Who says there’s nothing to look forward to in January?At The Star office we’ve been anxiously awaiting the arrival of our Girl Scout cookies. We’ve all ordered — and consumed — our favorites, from Thin Mints to Lemonades.
Knowing that Girl Scout cookies are a simple way to lift someone’s spirit, the Girl Scouts of the Pioneer Council are again participating in a project to send cookies to our military forces.
Girl Scouts of the Pioneer Council has partnered with the Soldier and Family Assistance Center outreach in Fort Bragg to show our wounded soldiers that they are appreciated and not forgotten.
Local Girl Scouts will be sending cookies with personalized notes of thanks and appreciation to wounded soldiers who are recovering in both Fort Bragg and Camp LeJeune.
“The goal of this service project is to send recovering soldiers at Fort Bragg and Camp LeJeune a handwritten note of thanks and encouragement — what better way to do that than to attach it to a delicious box of Girl Scout cookies,” explains Johanna Lovvorn V.P of product sales for the Pioneer Council.
Girl Scouts throughout Gaston, Lincoln, Cleveland, Rutherford and Polk counties will be selling cookies and accepting donations toward cookies at local cookie “shops.”
Cookie shops will be held most weekends (now through mid March) at area stores. All of the donated cookies will be driven to Fort Bragg, courtesy of the Kings Mountain Armory. From there they will be distributed to wounded soldiers at Fort Bragg and forwarded to wounded soldiers at Camp LeJeune.
“We are honored to able to do this for the Girl Scouts and our Wounded Soldiers. Often, it takes a long time to heal from battle injuries and this is just an easy way to let our Soldiers know that we have not forgotten them during this long process,” said SFC Russell Thorington, 878th En Co.
If you want to help, look for Girl Scout cookie shops in your area (see list below) and make a donation. Participating troops will have a special wrap/tent card at their cookie shops. Cookies are $3.50 a box and $42 per case (12 boxes). Donations of any size can also be mailed or dropped off:Girl Scouts of the Pioneer Council, Attn. Wounded Soldier Service Project, 250 S. New Hope Rd., Gastonia, NC 28054
Local Cookie ShopsStop by any of these locations to donate a box of cookies to a wounded soldier at Fort Bragg or Camp LeJeune.
Cleveland Mall, 2001 E. Dixon Blvd., Shelby, Feb. 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 29 and March 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 14 and 15; Fridays: 4-7p.m.; Saturdays: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sundays: 1-6p.m.
Wal Mart, 704 E. Dixon Blvd., Shelby, Feb. 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 29 and March 1, 2, 14 and 15; Fridays: 4-7p.m.; Saturdays: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays, Noon-6p.m.
K Mart, 706 E. Dixon Blvd., Shelby, Feb. 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 29 and March 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 14 and 15; Fridays: 4-7p.m.; Saturdays: 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sundays: Noon-6 p.m.
Wal Mart, 197 Plaza Drive, Forest City, Feb. 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 29 and March 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 14 and 15; Fridays: 4-7p.m.; Saturdays: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sundays: Noon-6 p.m.
Web site: http://www.girlscoutspc.org/.
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