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Show Girl Scout cookies ' sale helps mark 80th birthday It's cookie time again and Utah Girl Scouts are gearing up for another an-other great cookie sale. But the Girl Scouts are doing more than selling cookies. This year as they celebrate the 80th birthday of Girl Scouting, they will take part in a national service ser-vice project, "Girl Scouts Care for the Earth." With every order of Girl Scout cookies, Utah Girl Scouts will be handing out a valuable flier containing contain-ing earth-friendly tips. The Utah Girl Scout Council's associate director Cindy Vargo said, "I've found that the girls in Utah have been great teachers for adults in showing them how to be more environmentally responsible. Because kids care for the Earth, we decided to utilize the efforts of more than 7,500 Utah Girl Scouts to get across an environmental message so we all can enjoy Girl Scouting for another 80 years." Brownie, Junior, Cadette and Senior Girl Scouts will participate in the cookie sale and environmental environmen-tal service project, learning responsibility, respon-sibility, sales techniques, money management, and community pride. A portion of cookie sale proceeds directly supports local Girl Scout troops in a variety of activities, and council programs such as the national service project, "Girl Scouts Care for the Earth," scholar- ' ships for summer camp, and , mathscience workshops. For each box sold, individual Girl Scouts receive credits which can be used to pay for camping and council event fees. Last year, more than 900,000 1 boxes of Girl Scout cookies were ' sold in Utah. This year's goal is one ' million! The very first Girl Scout cookie was the Trefoil but the favorite cookie is the thin mint. There are seven cookie choices this year including: Samoas, Do-Si -Dos, ' Tagalongs, Chalet Cremes, Golden Nut Clusters, Thin Mint and Trefoil. Girl Scouts will be taking orders from Feb. 20 through March 5. The I cookies are $2.50 per box and orders will be delivered April 4-22. i Cookies may also be purchased at ' Girl Scout cookie booths April 10- 19. |