Help thank local heroes for all they do to help our community cope with the COVID-19 pandemic

As Girl Scout troops across Central Florida were winding up their 2020 Girl Scout Cookie Program, they suddenly found themselves facing an unlikely dilemma. The spread of COVID-19 had led the local council, Girl Scouts of Citrus (GSC), to cancel all Girl Scout activities until further notice – including cookie booths.

With nearly 2000 cases of cookies still sitting in homes and cookie cupboards across the region, girls were beginning to worry about how they would fund future troop activities, such as outdoor adventures, community service projects, and those broader experiences that build leadership skills. In an effort to eliminate financial hardship for troops, GSC implemented a pandemic relief transfer program to help those troops left holding five or more cases of cookies.

With your help, Cookies for Heroes will deliver cookies to the special people who have stood by their communities during these trying times – first responders, local hospitals, assisted living facilities and nursing homes, essential workers, and military men and women. Your gift of $60 ensures that a case of cookies will be delivered to one of our many essential workers throughout Central Florida.

Funds earned from the Girl Scout Cookie Program remain local and provide life-changing experiences and adventure. Girls who participate develop essential life skills such as goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills, and business ethics. All while soaring in confidence and practicing leadership the Girl Scout way.