2013 Operation Cookie Send-off
Girl Scouts Are Proud to Take Part in Girl Scouts of Nassau County's 2013 Operation Cookie Send-off Event, Where Tens of Thousands of Boxes of Cookies Begin Shipment to Military Personnel Serving Overseas . By Cassie R, Guest Writer Over the past 8 years, Girl Scouts of Nassau County(GSNC) with the help from DHL has shipped over 300,000 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies ® to our servicemen and women in Bahrain, Afghanistan and surrounding areas. These Girl Scout Cookies® come from community members who purchase cookies for our Troops rather than for themselves through our program, Operation Cookie. Last Thursday, March 28, 2013, Girl Scouts of Nassau County, in partnership with DHL, hosted their annual Operation Cookie Send-off, where GSNC and local media, police and government officials waved good-bye and wished safe travels to the first major shipment of Girl Scout Cookies® which would be transported to military bases overseas. These cookies were donated with the inten...