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Girl Scout Cookies help hungry
Mary Anne Jacobs and Ambassador Girl Scout Jessica Banachsingh were featured today on WJXT Channel 4’s The Morning Show. Talking with anchor Jennifer Waugh, Mary Anne and Jessica shared information about Digital Cookie, new cookie flavors, and Gift of Caring. Jessica has been a Girl Scout for 12 years, and plans to use her cookie proceeds to buy her lifetime Girl Scout membership. Mary Anne shared her newly discovered Girl Scout cookie recipe. Watch the segment to learn what she does with Thin Mints!
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Ximenez Fatio House Museum Training
Date: Fri Jan 30 2015, 12 AM - Sat Jan 31 2015, 11:45 PM
Location: 20 Aviles St, St Augustine, FL 32084
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Date: Sat Jan 31 2015, 10 AM - 12 PM
Location: Stephen Foster State Park
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NEWS
St. Johns Girl Scout event draws 700 people
27 Jan 2015
Girl Scouts of Gateway Council is taking action to take a bite out of hunger and make Northeast Florida a better place one cookie box at a time. This year, GSGC has designated Feeding Northeast Florida, which supports 150 food pantries across 17 counties in Northeast Florida, as the recipient of its annual Virtual Gift of Caring program.
19 Jan 2015
Girl Scouts helps girls explore their world, introducing them to new experiences, places and activities. Girl Scouts from the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind experienced a couple of “firsts” in early January when they went camping and and received archery instruction at Camp Kateri.
The Evolution of Girl Scout Cookies, From Grandma’s Kitchen to Your iPhone
16 Jan 2015
Selma Rutledge, Girl Scouts of Gateway Council volunteer and former Girl Scout, tells TIME Magazine about her experience selling Girl Scout cookies. Selma Rutledge recalls her grandmother making the cookies she sold in a small paper bag with a ribbon round it. While the Girl Scout Cookie program has evolved since then, the benefits are still just as amazing! According to Selma, “selling cookies taught me how to meet people and how to present myself. It gave me the courage to stand up and speak up.”
