Girl Scout Cookies prepare to say 'so long' for another year

Cookie season is winding down. Area Girl Scouts will continue to sell cookies through Sunday, March 20, at local businesses.

This weekend is the public's final opportunity stock up on classic favorites as well as Toffee-tastic, a gluten free variety only available during booth sales.

To find a nearby cookie booth, visit www.girlscoutcookies.org or use the official Girl Scout Cookie Finder app, free for smartphones and mobile devices!

When you purchase a box of Girl Scout Cookies, you are investing in a girl's future. Did you know Girl Scout Cookies is the largest girl-run business in the world? Girls who sell cookies are raising money to fund their own Girl Scout experience. The money raised goes toward earning leadership awards, financing community projects, attending camp, or she and her troop may plan to donate their earnings back to a worthy cause. It's up to the girls, because Girl Scouts is completely girl-led.

The Girl Scout Cookie Program teaches girls five essential life skills including goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills, and business ethics. One hundred percent of the net revenue raised through Girl Scout Cookie sales in northern Illinois stays with Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois and its local troops, so customers who purchase Girl Scout Cookies are not only getting a treat - they are also making an important investment in their communities!

Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois serve 16 counties including parts or all of Boone, Carroll, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Jo Daviess, Kane, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, and Winnebago. To volunteer, donate, or join, visit www.girlscoutsni.org or call (800) 242-5591.