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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just wish they (and all the other groups) weren’t outside the grocery stores.  I hate being accosted as I’m going in and out of the store.[/quote]

If it helps put it in context, cookie sales are how our Girl Scout troop raises money for the entire year. We have a quarter of our girls on financial aid (I know because I’m a leader), and without cookies we wouldn’t be able to afford badges, supplies, take our girls camping, do service projects, or go on field trips. Our troop also donates about a quarter of our annual sales to a local food bank every year. [/quote]

[b]But don't you as the troop only receive a small portion of the cookie sale, like less than $1 for a $5 box of cookies[/b]. That's my beef. I'm more than happy to donate the money, but I wish more of it went to the girls selling. [/quote]

Not exactly! The individual troop gets about $1 a box (which adds up) but the remainder of the profit goes to the local council to pay for things the girls directly use such as the amazing camps we have in this area, or financial aid for girls who can't afford dues and activities. The only money that leaves the DMV is the cost of cookies themselves and associated expenses like transport and advertising (about $1.25 per box) . [/quote]

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