NASHVILLE, TENN. — Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee (GSMIDTN) donated approximately 31,108 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies to Fort Campbell soldiers through its Gift of Caring program on April 1.
This donation amount was a 28.52 percent increase from last year’s gift.
Through Gift of Caring, Girl Scouts are able to show their appreciation for men and women in uniform or support those in need by giving them Girl Scout Cookies.
Girls choose an organization they want to benefit and give customers the opportunity to purchase cookies as a donation. For the past five years, Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee has been partnering with Hugs for Our Soldiers to donate cookies to the soldiers at Fort Campbell.
“We are extremely fortunate to be the organization that Girl Scouts chooses to support,” said Kathy Orcutt, founder of Hugs for Our Soldiers. “Thirty thousand boxes of cookies is a lot! It takes a team of soldiers, HUGS volunteers, Girl Scouts and military spouses working together to distribute these cookies across Fort Campbell in a day’s time. Of course, our first priority is our deployed troops. We place labels on each box that goes overseas thanking that soldier for his or her sacrifice.”
The delivery of these cookies would not have been possible without the generosity of M&W Logistics Group. M&W enjoys the opportunity to donate a driver, trailer and tractor to deliver Girl Scout Cookies to Fort Campbell each year.
In addition to the Girl Scout Cookies donated to Fort Campbell, local troops also donated over 15,000 packages of cookies to various organizations across Middle Tennessee.
“Our Gift of Caring program is one of my favorite components of the Girl Scout Cookie program,” said Cathy Ratliff, director of product programs, Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee. “Not only are we able to donate thousands of Girl Scout Cookie packages to our local soldiers and local organizations, it also teaches Girl Scouts about giving back to the community.”