Did you cross paths with a Girl Scout Cookie booth over the weekend?

Chester Troop 140 operated a drive-thru cookie booth in the Chester Village Shopping Center on Saturday. It looked like they were giving Dunkin' Donuts across the street a run for its money.

Brian and Dina Phelps were on site to help their seven-year-old daughter Marian, a Girl Scout Daisy, gain a deeper understanding of the world of business and earn another cookie badge to symbolize her achievement.

To attract customers, Phelps’s mom walked on the sidewalk along Rt. 10 holding a sign that read, “Cookie Season is Here." Girl Scout Cookie fans beeped their horns.

Sporting a vest loaded with well-earned badges, Marian sold cookies to drivers on wheels and walkers on foot. Brian Phelps enthusiastically assisted his daughter operate her business.

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Girl Scout Cookies

While supplies last, the following cookies are available at cookie booths in the Commonwealth this year:

• Thin Mints

• Peanut Butter Patties

• Toast-Yay!

• Adventurefuls

• Peanut Butter Sandwich

• Lemonades

• Trefoils

• Caramel Chocolate Chip

• Caramel DeLites

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Win five cases of Girl Scout Cookies

If you purchase five packages of Girl Scout Cookies, you get a chance to win a mighty, tasty prize: five cases of Girl Scout Cookies. After you make your purchase, you will receive a card with instructions on how to enter the “5 for 5" contest. Each case holds 12 individual boxes.

The "5 for 5" program was designed to give customers a fun chance to win more cookies and help girls and troops increase cookie sales. The new cookie in town, the Raspberry Rally, may only be purchased online via the Digital Cookie Platform through Friday, March 31, the final day of the 2023 cookie season.

Support Girl Scouts as they develop business skills, make amazing memories and earn badges/pins to wear proudly. To find a booth, enter your zip code into the Girl Scout Cookie Finder at girlscouts.org.

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