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This year, 4,072 Girl Scouts in the area participated in the Girl Scout Cookie Program and learned valuable skills along the way. With every transaction, the community and local volunteers were invaluable in supporting Girl Scouts’ ability to learn, grow, and thrive through the program’s adventures. The best part is that all proceeds stay local to help fund life-changing, girl-led programs, experiences, and learning for Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast (GSCCC).

GSCCC’s Top 10 Entrepreneurs for 2024 were Girl Scout Junior Sophia Hart, an individually registered member of Norfolk Service Unit 375 (6,602 boxes sold), Girl Scout Cadette Alexa Richardson of Chesapeake Troop 782 (4,534 boxes sold), Girl Scout Senior Lorelei Timmons of Hampton Troop 1026 (4,533 boxes sold), Girl Scout Ambassador Maureen Keller of Virginia Beach Troop 359 (4,076 boxes sold), Girl Scout Ambassador Alexis Vann of Roanoke/Chowan Troop 628 (3,952 boxes sold), Girl Scout Cadette Kylie Bohrer, an individually registered member of Williamsburg Service Unit 140 (3,715 boxes sold), Girl Scout Ambassador Elgin Raymond, an individually registered member of Virginia Beach Service Unit 230 (3,532 boxes sold), Girl Scout Junior Chelsea Simonsen of York/Poquoson Troop 1205 (2,900 boxes sold), Girl Scout Cadette Amiyah Snagg, an individually registered member of Norfolk Service Unit 375 (2,881 boxes sold), and Girl Scout Brownie Sceva Jenkins of Newport News Troop 1333 (2,761 boxes sold).

When girls participate in the Girl Scout Cookie Program, they’re part of the largest girl-led entrepreneurial program in the world. Through “learning by earning,” Girl Scouting aims to empower girls through the development of five essential skills: goal setting, money management, people skills, decision making, and business ethics. Having the opportunity to run their very own cookie business gives girls priceless skills essential for life — today and into the future.

Girl Scouts pool their money as a troop and use it to fuel their Girl Scout adventures throughout the year, including in STEM, outdoor experiences, travel, and community projects.

For more information about Girl Scout Cookies and how the Girl Scout Cookie Program supports girls’ success, visit gscccc.org/cookies.

Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast, a United Way agency, serves over 8,000 girls in grades K through 12 with the help of more than 4,000 adult volunteers in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. Girl Scouts offers a one-of-a-kind leadership development program for girls, unleashing leadership skills in every girl in an all-girl environment.