The Uplift: Girl Scout glory
A 6-year-old Girl Scout overcomes the odds to set a record for more boxes of cookies sold. Plus, more heartwarming news.
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A 6-year-old Girl Scout overcomes the odds to set a record for more boxes of cookies sold. Plus, more heartwarming news.
Some of the changes mirror Scouting America's suggestions to the Department of Justice, including discontinuing its Citizenship in Society merit badge.
The new Frosty flavor will be available at Wendy's locations beginning in late February.
Fans of the Girl Scout S'mores and Toast-Yay! cookies need to stock up if they want the sweet treats; the varieties are being retired this year.
Girl Scouts USA says charging steeper annual dues will avoid it having to slash programs and services.
The new treats are being resold online on sites like eBay for as much as five times their original price.
Frances Hesselbein, who was the first CEO of the Girl Scouts, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1998.
The donation, the largest the organization has ever received from an individual, comes as membership dropped in the pandemic.
The Girl Scouts say the new cookie – which will only be available online – will enhance girls' e-commerce sales and entrepreneurial skills.
Amerie Joe Garza, 10, had tried to call 911 for help when she was killed by the Robb Elementary School gunman, her stepfather said.
Between nixing their traditional cookie booths for pandemic safety reasons and a news story linking the palm oil used in their cookies to child labor, the Girl Scouts are dealing with millions of boxes of unsold cookies. The impact will be felt by local councils and troops that depend on cookie sales to fund programming, travel and camps.
The girls set a goal of selling 1,000 boxes and far surpassed that. So, they set another goal for their cookie sales.
Troop 6000 is a program for girls living in the New York City shelter system – and you can buy cookies from them online.
Used in many food products, palm oil is a $65 billion global industry known for its exploitation of children overseas. An 11-year-old Tennessee Girl Scout decided to take action.
Girl Scouts say Boy Scouts are using unfair recruiting tactics to confuse the public and steal its members.
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Pandemic-related business closures left scouts in southern Alaska with 144,000 unsold boxes.
Motorboats were used to get crews to the first portage point, then rescuers used canoes the rest of the way to retrieve the members
Detric McGowan is accused of "intentionally and unlawfully" possessing heroin, cocaine and fentanyl with the intent to distribute
The 11-year-old earned a Screen Actors Guild Award – and a badge, too
Girl Scouts file trademark infringement lawsuit against Boy Scouts for dropping word "boy" from flagship program
Police say the driver said he'd been "huffing" from an aerosol cleaner before the crash that killed three girls and one of their mothers
Colten Treu, 21, sped off after the collision in Lake Hallie Saturday morning, but later surrendered
Fourth Scout was in critical condition; police said 21-year-old man was behind wheel of pickup truck that veered into ditch
Police said the driver initially fled the scene but later turned himself in; will be charged with four counts of homicide