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Crunch time: Girl Scouts in western Washington trying to sell thousands of boxes of cookies The pandemic slowed cookie sales in western Washington, which the Girl Scouts rely on to help fund programs. Author: Chris Cashman Updated: 5:15 PM PDT April 28, 2021 LACEY, Wash. The Girl Scouts of western Washington are approaching a century of youth leadership development and are hoping cookie fans haven t forget about them during the pandemic. The girls typically sell around 5 million boxes of cookies in front of grocery stores over a three-week period. But the pandemic created a complicated twist to the scouts most significant annual fundraiser. ....
Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Darigold and Seven Girl Scout Councils Announce New Fundraising Partnership for 2021 Cookie Season March 2, 2021 GMT Darigold and Girl Scouts are the perfect pairing of milk and cookies. (Photo: Business Wire) SEATTLE (BUSINESS WIRE) Mar 2, 2021 Darigold and Girl Scout councils across Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Utah and Washington have announced a community-building fundraising partnership as part of this year’s Girl Scout Cookie™ season. The partnership expands the existing relationship between Darigold and Girl Scouts of Western Washington into four new states, earmarking funds specifically for financial assistance for Girl Scouts who otherwise wouldn’t have the means to participate, as well as diversity, equity and inclusion efforts within the partnering Girl Scout councils. ....