Girl Guides on the Sunshine Coast will be selling their cookies at various locations in the next few weeks.
At only $5 a box (tax included), Girl Guide cookies are a delicious way to make a difference in the lives of girls on the Coast and across the country. If cookies are not on your food plan list, consider buying a box and donating it to the local food bank.
Cookies will be on sale from March 27 through the month of April by individual girls.
Each box of cookies sold supports effective and meaningful Girl Guide programs and community based activities offering girls opportunities to discover new interests, form lasting friendships and develop leadership and life skills through experience, challenge and adventure. This important fundraiser helps to provide girls with the tools they need to be confident, courageous and resourceful – capable of achieving greatness in every area of their life.
There will be a cookie sale on April 1 at IGA in Gibsons between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
April 8 is the nation-wide cookie blitz. Cookies will be sold between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. at various locations on the Sunshine Coast, including Sunnycrest Mall and IGA in Gibsons, IGA in Wilson Creek and Trail Bay Mall in Sechelt.
Tiffany Vellios, commissioner of the Girl Guide Tetrahedron District, said, “Girl Guide cookies are a tasty Canadian tradition. When you buy a box of Girl Guide cookies, you’re buying more than just a cookie. Cookie sales help over 100 girls on the Sunshine Coast to try exciting activities, develop leadership skills and participate in dynamic community service projects.”
The Girl Guide cookie tradition started in 1927, when a Guide leader in Regina baked cookies for her girls to sell as a simple way to raise money for uniforms and camping equipment. Today, Canadians eagerly await the arrival of classic vanilla and chocolate cookies each spring and chocolate mint cookies every fall. Over 4.4 million boxes of Girl Guide cookies are sold each year across Canada.
Since 1910, Girl Guides of Canada - Guides du Canada (GGC) has been a trail-blazing movement advocating for girls and women, while offering them opportunities to discover new interests and develop leadership skills. Throughout its history, Guiding has prepared girls to meet the challenges they face. Today’s girls can learn about global and cultural awareness, career exploration, science, technology and the arts. They work on environmental projects and explore important issues such as cyber-bullying, self-esteem and body image, and develop the skills needed to speak out and take action on important issues.
To see how cookies and other fundraising events benefit local girls, visit their Facebook page.
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