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The Local Skinny! It’s Girl Scout Cookie Time

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It’s that time of year again – Girl Scout Cookie time begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday. And NC Coastal Pines Membership Director Teresa Wimbrow says there’s something for everyone in this year’s offering.

Vance County has about 100 girls who participate in the scouting program, but Wimbrow said she is always ready to welcome new scouts, from kindergarten through high school.

Scouts will have nine varieties of cookies for sale – the old reliables like Thin Mints, peanut butter sandwich and shortbreads – but there’s a new variety out this year called Adventurefuls, which is a brownie-inspired cookie, topped with caramel crème with a hint of sea salt.

“I was sold after one,” Wimbrow told John C. Rose on Thursday’s The Local Skinny! “But I tried a few more, just to be sure.”

Visit the nccoastalpines.org to find out just where the cookie booths will be located beginning on Jan. 22. There’s a Cookies+ tab that has lots of information, from local booth locations to descriptions of all the cookies.

“We are trying to be as COVID careful as we can,” Wimbrow said, so the scouts may not be fanning out across neighborhoods and knocking on doors as much this year.

There is the option of purchasing online as well, she said.

The cookies freeze well, Wimbrow said, so you don’t have to eat them all at once. The Buy 5 program enters your name into a drawing to win Girl Scout cookies for a whole year. And then there’s Operation Cookie Drop that sends cookies to U.S. troops.

Wimbrow oversees membership for four counties – Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren – and said “the organization builds girls of courage, confidence and character.  We have so many opportunities for young girls in STEM, travel, building leaders, community service and outdoor activities.”

In addition to looking for new scouts, Wimbrow said she always welcomes new adult volunteers to join the cadre of 50 or so she already has. “I promise (it) will be the most rewarding job you’ve ever had, that‘s not really a job.”

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At Least There Will Be Girl Scout Cookies; Local Sales Start Jan.16

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The countdown to cookie season is almost here! In just over a week, area residents will see the colorful boxes in the hands of local Girl Scouts, many familiar types and one new variety to enjoy. Each box is $5.

Sales kick off at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 16 and conclude on March 7. In addition to the traditional door-to-door sales and tables outside big box stores and groceries, Teresa Wimbrow, local membership director for the North Carolina Coastal Pines Council, reminds anyone looking to satisfy their cookie craving can order online by visiting  https://www.nccoastalpines.org/.

She said, “Some who live in neighborhoods will be knocking on doors but that practice is being discouraged for safety reasons and because of Covid. ”

The troops are “quite competitive in normal times” and Winbrow hopes that this year’s cookie sale will be another success. “We’ve never sold cookies in a pandemic before,” she said, and expressed gratitude that Walmart is allowing the troops to set up their booths again this year. Customers can find the cookie booths outside retailers such as Walmart by Jan. 24. All the scouts and the adult volunteers will wear masks and will follow all state-directed pandemic protocols. Expect to see them in operation on Saturdays and Sundays, Winbrow added.

Winbrow oversees Girl Scout troops in Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren counties. Franklin County has 11 troops, Granville has 10, Vance has 4 and Warren has 2 troops. Anyone interested in learning more about Girl Scout membership or volunteering can contact Winbrow. “The cookie sale usually sparks some interest,” she said, adding that the troops do get some new members during and after the cookie sale.

This year’s cookie list has favorites customers have been gobbling down for years, but there is a new cookie called Toast-Yay!, a French toast-inspired flavor. Traditional favorites such as Thin Mint, Shortbread, Tag-along and Do-si-do are all available as well, Wimbrow said.

Most of the local troops will pick up their cookies at a Durham warehouse this Saturday in advance of the Jan. 16 opening day. Proceeds from the cookie sale support troop activities such as trips and other outings, but the girls also choose to support land donate to local programs in their area.

For more information about scouting, visit the North Carolina Coastal Pines website at  https://www.nccoastalpines.org/. Contact Winbrow at 252.438.8103 or twimbrow@nccoastalpines.org.