GOING TO DISNEY: ONE TROOP'S BEEN SAVING FOR TWO YEARS
Arryelle Vines watched as parents and scout leaders worked to unload thousands of boxes of Girl Scout cookies into waiting SUVs, trucks and vans at the Piedmont Triad Farmers Market in Colfax yesterday.
"I'm thinking of all the work I'm going to have to do," said Vines, a Girl Scout in Troop 4401 in High Point.
Yesterday was delivery day for the 1,200 troops in the 40-county Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont. It included twelve tractor-trailer loads of cookies that were distributed yesterday at the Farmers Market, one of two Triad distribution centers. The cookies were to be delivered to customers who had ordered them from Girl Scouts members from 650 Triad-area troops.
Although it takes a lot of effort, Vines said she gained valuable skills from selling cookies, including how to manage money.
Mary Southern, the leader of Vines' troop, said the girls have been raising money for the last two years for a trip to Disney World.
Delivery day means getting closer to that goal, Southern said.
"It's an exciting time, and a busy time," said Southern, whose troop ordered more than 2,000 boxes of cookies.
Beth Polomski, the leader of Troop 41583 in Kernersville, was loading about 90 boxes of cookies, many of which were bound for sale at a booth set up yesterday afternoon at the Sonic in Kernersville.
"They are very organized in getting out the cookies," she said just after filling up her van. "Hopefully in five to ten minutes you can be loaded and gone."
Polomski said sales are slower this year, because of the economy, and the weather has reduced selling opportunities.
This year, her troop of 14 third-grade girls ordered 600 fewer boxes than last year.
"It's been tougher this year," said Polomski, whose troop is trying to raise money for a train trip to Raleigh.
The cookies cost $3.50 a box. Lisa Crawford, a marketing and communications specialist for the regional Girl Scouts office in Hickory, said 55 to 60 cents of each box goes directly to the individual troops who sold them for their local projects. Additional proceeds are used to pay for larger Girl Scout programs such as camps.
The booth sales will continue through March 9. The Girl Scouts have set up a booth locator where the cookies will be sold at their Web site, www.girlscoutsp2p.org.
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