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Girl Scouts Give Back: the McKenzie Harris Story

8 April, 2014 Announcement, Cookies, Girl Stories No comments

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We are always impressed by how our Girl Scouts use their cookie money, but this cookie season we were blown away by the support for one of our local Brownies: McKenzie Harris.

On New Year’s Day, seven-year-old McKenzie and her family were in head-on car accident. The collision left her paralyzed from the neck down. McKenzie and her family were facing a long road to recovery, along with thousands of dollars of medical bills and a big list of needs (including a special wheelchair and retrofitting their entire house) before they could bring McKenzie home.

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Awesome Woman: Kylee Kitchens

10 December, 2013 Awesome Woman of the Month, Camp, Cookies, Education, Featured, Girl Scout Alumnae No comments
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This time of year, visions of sugar plums frequently dance through our heads. What perfect timing! Kylee Kitchens, a soloist for the Pacific Northwest Ballet, is dancing her way through the Nutcracker! It’s probably every little girl’s dream to be a ballet dancer, and Kylee is one of the few (and lucky) dancers who gets to dance professionally for one of the country’s most acclaimed dance companies.

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Awesome Woman: Shannon O’Donnell

5 November, 2013 Awesome Woman of the Month, Cookies, Featured, Girl Scout Alumnae, Job Preparedness, Spotlight, STEM No comments
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When you turn on your TV to watch the weather, it usually appears as though the people you’re watching could give their reports with their eyes closed. They’re confident, funny, comfortable behind the camera and super knowledgeable about the subject.

Ever wonder what things look like before the camera starts to roll?

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A Vegan Take On Girl Scout Cookies

30 July, 2013 Cookies, Featured, Girl Stories 6 comments
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It takes courage for a 9-year-old to come up with an idea and then do what it takes to make it happen. That’s just what Anzia from Troop 41486 on Mercer Island did when she had a great idea, fulfilling the Girl Scout mission every step of the way. Anzia and her family follow a vegan diet and lifestyle, which means they don’t eat any animal products or by-products. Since Girl Scouts of Western Washington doesn’t currently offer a vegan Girl Scout Cookie, Anzia decided to have her own vegan cookie and baked goods sale. Read more

Awesome Woman: J.A. Jance

6 February, 2013 Awesome Woman of the Month, Cookies, Girl Scout Alumnae No comments
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How many New York Times best-selling authors do you know who were on official Girl Scout business when they held their first novel in their hands for the “I can’t believe this is actually happening, I wrote this and now the world will see this” time? First, as in the first of 47 novels, and first in a 28-year career involving totally unexpected acclaim in the literary field?

We know of at least one. That would be J.A. Jance. Read more

Awesome Woman of the Month: Jessie Oleson (aka Cakespy!)

10 September, 2012 Awesome Woman of the Month, Cookies, Girl Scout Alumnae No comments

Jessie and her Cakespy creations!

How would you like to be a dessert detective? You could eat your way through bakeries across every city you ever live in or visit, and tell people about your sweet discoveries. And people would listen. In fact, millions of people would reference your (very famous) blog every time they needed some advice about how they might best spend their calories. Read more

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