Girl Scout leader Teresa Nero is expecting great things of the new Girl Scout cookie Lemon Ups.
“I used to like Savannah Smiles,” Nero said. “Now, they’ve got a new lemon cookie taking the place of Savannah Smiles. It’s going to have to be really good to take the place of the Savannahs.”
The newest addition to the Girl Scout Cookie lineup was one of the things about a hundred Girl Scouts from across the island got to learn about Saturday at the Girl Scout Cookie Rally at Kukui Grove Center.
“The girls have been taking pre-sale orders from earlier in January,” said Angela Hoover, the Kauai Girl Scout coordinator.
“The Cookie Rally marks the end of pre-sale. However, people can still order cookies through their favorite Girl Scout. The delivery of cookies for Kauai arrives Feb. 20, and the first of the market sales take place Feb. 21, and will continue on weekends through the end of March.”
Hoover said the market sales sites will be around the island and limited to weekends only, while supplies last, or until the end of March.
The 2020 Girl Scout cookie lineup for flavors available in Hawaii include the new Lemon-Ups, Trefoills, Do-Si-Dos, Tagalongs, Samoas, Thin Mints, Toffee-Tastic and S’mores.
These were available at a special tasting table where scouts were treated to a preview of this year’s sales.
Themed “Think Outside the Cookie Box,” the budding female entrepreneurs were treated to fun, hands-on lessons in not only cookie knowledge, but a variety of skills needed to operate a successful business, with information on decision-making, money management, people skills and business ethics. The scouts started off by reciting the Girl Scout Pledge.
“Not everyone who buys Girl Scout cookies can eat them,” said Jamie Prem, a Girl Scout leader handling the money manners instructional table.
“There are gifts of caring in every troop, and for people who can’t enjoy the cookies due to health and other reasons, the Girl Scouts accept contributions in box-sized increments that go toward buying boxes of cookies that are passed on to a nonprofit organization of the troop’s choosing. Everyone should be able to enjoy Girl Scout cookies, and some of the groups getting awards of cookies include the food banks, youth groups and others.”
Proceeds from the sales of Girl Scout cookies are used for service projects undertaken by the troops.
“What is inside the box is super tasty, but it’s the amazing experiences that happen outside the cookie box that make Girl Scout cookies extra special,” Hoover said. “It’s not just cute, little girls selling cookies. They’re Girl Scouts.”
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Dennis Fujimoto, staff writer and photographer, can be reached at 245-0453 or dfujimoto@thegardenisland.com.
