Famous Cookies Delivered by Unusual Method
May 07, 2021
In this April 14, 2021, Girl Scouts Alice (right) and Gracie pose with a Wing delivery drone in Christiansburg, Va. The company is testing drone delivery of Girl Scout cookies in the area. (Sam Dean/ Wing LLC via AP)
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The Girl Scouts organization, founded in 1912, is well known for teaching important life and survival skills to girls.
Part of their goal, as stated on their website, is “to improve their
corner of the world.” One way they do that has become a beloved tradition. They sell Girl Scout
Cookie deliveries via drone Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.)
A Virginia Girl Scout council is offering a unique spin on contact-free cookie delivery by having the boxes distributed via drone.
The Girl Scouts of Virginia Skyline Council teamed up with Wing, a subsidiary of Google parent company Alphabet Inc., to offer drone delivery for Girl Scout cookies in Christiansburg.
“Even with loosening COVID restrictions, the traditional method of selling cookies outside of grocery stores or shops is difficult this year, and sales are down about 50% from prior years,” Lia Reich, Wing global communications lead, told USA Today. “It was a natural fit to partner with the Girl Scouts to help out in this situation.”
Virginia Girls Scouts making cookie deliveries via drone
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April 28 (UPI) A Virginia Girl Scout council is offering a unique spin on contact-free cookie delivery by having the boxes distributed via drone.
The Girl Scouts of Virginia Skyline Council teamed up with Wing, a subsidiary of Google parent company Alphabet Inc., to offer drone delivery for Girl Scout cookies in Christiansburg.
Advertisement Even with loosening COVID restrictions, the traditional method of selling cookies outside of grocery stores or shops is difficult this year, and sales are down about 50% from prior years, Lia Reich, Wing global communications lead, told USA Today. It was a natural fit to partner with the Girl Scouts to help out in this situation.