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NJ Girl Scout Troop Joins Cookie Sale Boycott in Stand Against Child Labor
A New Jersey Girl Scout troop is joining a movement started by a little girl in Tennessee, boycotting their biggest fundraiser of the year after they learned that it has ties to child labor. The annual Girl Scout Cookies sale is usually an exciting time for Troop 1226 of Jersey City, and lovers of sweet treats, but that all changed…
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Jersey City Girl Scout Troop Boycotts Cookie Sale Over Child Labor
NBC New York’s Phil Lipoff reports.
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Girl Scout Cookie Season Has Begun, and You Can Buy the Cookies Online
It’s Girl Scout Cookie time! Thin Mints, Tagalogs and other scrumptious Girl Scout Cookie varieties are now for sale in many parts of the country as the 2021 Girl Scout Cookie season kicks off. Start dates vary by location, but many Girl Scouts of USA councils launched their annual cookie sales on Jan. 8, with others beginning later this month. In-person...
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Child Labor in Palm Oil Industry Tied to Girl Scout Cookies
An Associated Press investigation has found an army of children toiling beneath a canopy of towering palm oil trees in Indonesia and Malaysia, the main suppliers of the world’s most consumed vegetable oil.
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Cookie Shortage Leaves Girl Scouts Scrambling
Officials say delivery issue resulted in shortage of 66,000 boxes bound for Central Texas Girl Scout troops. KXAN’s Tom Miller reports.
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NYC Girl Scouts Honored on Famous Cookie Boxes
Along with a new flavor (lemon-ups), Girl Scout cookies are featuring some New York City members, shown highlighting what they have done with the proceeds they earn. NBC New York’s Jen Maxfield reports.
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Girl Scout Uses Shirtless Picture of Jason Momoa to Sell More Boxes
Samoas are among the top-selling Girl Scout cookies each season but one crafty girl has found a unique way to sell even more boxes of the popular treat. Charlotte Holmberg, a Girl Scout in the fifth grade from Highlands Ranch, Colorado, may exceed her reputation as her troop’s Top Cookie CEO — the title a Girl Scout can earn for...
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Here's Where You Can Buy Girl Scout Cookies in New York City on Tuesday
You’re in luck, for one day only you can buy Girl Scout Cookies practically everywhere in New York City.
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Sisters Lost in Michigan Woods Survive on Girl Scout Cookies, Love
Two sisters from Oklahoma and Nebraska said Saturday that they survived in a remote part of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula on love for their family, melted snow and the little food they had in their snow-crippled SUV.
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Denied by Supermarket, Man Swindles Girl Scouts With Counterfeit $100 Bill
Police are searching for a man who bought three boxes of Girl Scout cookies with a counterfeit $100 bill outside a South Pasadena supermarket on Friday.
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“I Didn't Know People Would Do Such a Thing”: Girl Scout on Thief Who Stole $600 Cash Box
Ten-year-old Sophia Contos was selling Girl Scout Cookies with her troop in front of a San Jose grocery store — but a man yanked a cash box right out of her hands.
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Girl Scout Cookies Cash Box Stolen Outside San Jose Safeway During Sale; Suspect Arrested
Ten-year-old Sophia Contos was selling Girl Scout Cookies with her troop in front of a San Jose grocery store — but a man yanked a cash box right out of her hands.