Girl Scout Cookies Go On Sale

Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri kick off their annual cookie drive today (Saturday). On Cookie Go! Day, as the kickoff is called, girls will begin taking orders and raising money to benefit Girl Scouts.

The cookies will come in the same seven flavors as last year: Thanks-A-Lot, Lemonades, Shout Out!, Peanut Butter Sandwich, Peanut Butter Patties, Thin Mints and Caramel deLites.

Girl Scouts from troops across eastern Missouri, from St. Louis to the north in Putnam Country to the south in Ste. Genevieve, will begin selling cookies on Saturday at $3.50 per package.

All proceeds from cookie sales stay within the community to benefit local girls. Troops use the money for everything from field trips to community service projects; with these funds, Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri also deliver programs for girls, provide training for adult volunteers, and maintain three, local Girl Scout camps.

Kathryn Kiefer, chief communications officer for Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri. said door-to-door initial orders will be taken until Sunday, Feb. 5. Additional orders will be taken up until March 18. Cookies will be delivered beginning on Feb. 29, and for those who don't place orders, cookie booths will be set up in various locations around eastern Missouri from Feb. 29 until March 18.