{"id":11051,"date":"2025-02-03T10:30:40","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T10:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/?p=11051"},"modified":"2025-10-28T18:21:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T18:21:13","slug":"chip-chip-hooray-exchange-delivers-over-217800-boxes-of-girl-scout-cookies-to-troops-overseas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/2025\/02\/03\/chip-chip-hooray-exchange-delivers-over-217800-boxes-of-girl-scout-cookies-to-troops-overseas\/","title":{"rendered":"Chip, Chip, Hooray! Exchange Delivers Over 217,800 Boxes of Girl Scout Cookies to Troops Overseas"},"content":{"rendered":"

DALLAS <\/strong>\u2013 The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is delivering a taste of home by shipping more than 217,800 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies to military communities in Europe and the Pacific.<\/p>\n

Girl Scout councils in more than 35 overseas military communities, including Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea and remote locations, such as Kwajalein and Saipan, received cookies in January to sell outside participating Exchange stores. Selling season starts Feb. 7.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving been deployed several times in my career, the Exchange and the Girl Scouts always found a way to get cookies to me and my soldiers,\u201d said Col. Everett \u201cBud\u201d Lacroix, the Exchange\u2019s Europe, Southwest Asia, and Africa Region commander. \u201cIt was a special taste that meant a lot. Now that I\u2019m stationed in Germany, I always get excited when I see the Girl Scouts selling cookies at the PX. I\u2019m especially looking forward to them this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more than 20 years, the Exchange has shipped Girl Scout Cookies to military communities overseas.<\/p>\n

The USA Girl Scouts Overseas (USAGSO), the Girl Scouts of USA\u2019s overseas branch, supplied the Exchange with order requests in late October. The Exchange processed the order requests with the vendor\u2019s bakery in Louisville, Kentucky, then arranged a carrier to pick up the orders for delivery to the Exchange\u2019s Dan Daniel and West Coast distribution centers. Orders were shipped in January.<\/p>\n

The mission exemplifies the Exchange\u2019s \u201cWe Go Where You Go\u201d motto so service members such as Army Capt. Taylor Love, who serves with 68th<\/sup> Theater Medical Command in Sembach, Germany, can savor a taste of home.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter a year without Thin Mints, I can\u2019t wait to grab a box,\u201d Love said. \u201cIt\u2019s the little things that make being away from home easier.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Col. Robert Allman III, 21st<\/sup> Theater Sustainment Command Chaplain at Panzer Kaserne, Germany, a box of Girl Scout cookies is a boon for morale.<\/p>\n

\u201cGirl Scout cookies were always a huge morale booster when I was deployed in a remote location,\u201d Allman said. \u201cIt\u2019s one of those small things that keeps us connected to home.\u201d<\/p>\n

The collaboration also demonstrates the Exchange\u2019s commitment to support military children.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis mission exemplifies what the Exchange is all about \u2013 family serving family,\u201d said Col. Jason Beck, the Exchange\u2019s Pacific region commander. \u201cIt is important to remember service is a family affair and children, in many ways, also \u2018serve\u2019 and make sacrifices as members of the community. This collaboration ensures military children do not have to miss out on opportunities such as the Girl Scouts, no matter where service takes families.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kristina Wise, USAGSO membership manager at the Kaiserslautern Military Community, said the collaboration allows Girl Scouts living overseas to participate in the one of the world\u2019s largest entrepreneurial programs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe cookie program helps teach Girl Scouts key skills, which are not only important for selling cookies, but also for use in their daily lives,\u201d Wise said. \u201cIt is through positive relations like this that Scouts are able to fully participate in the Girl Scout leadership experience, even when they are far from home. The Exchange helped ensure the success of the program by providing a safe and accessible location for Scouts to set up booths and bring a taste of home.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shoppers may purchase cookies from booths set up in front of participating PXs, BXs and other locations on overseas installations. Shoppers can contact their local Exchange for more information.<\/p>\n

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Since 1895, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service (Exchange) has gone where Soldiers, Airmen, Guardians and their families go to improve the quality of their lives by providing valued goods and services at exclusive military pricing. The Exchange is the 52nd<\/sup>-largest retailer in the United States. 100% of Exchange earnings support military communities. In the last 10 years, your Exchange benefit has provided $3.7 billion in earnings for critical military Quality-of-Life programs. The Exchange is a non-appropriated fund entity of the Department of Defense and is directed by a Board of Directors. The Exchange is a 50th Anniversary Vietnam War Commemorative Partner, planning and conducting events and activities that recognize the service, valor and sacrifice of Vietnam Veterans and their families in conjunction with the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration. To find out more about the Exchange history and mission or to view recent press releases please visit our website at http:\/\/www.shopmyexchange.com<\/a> or follow us on Twitter at https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExchangePAO<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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For more information or to schedule an interview with an Exchange representative, please contact Zach Wright, WrightZ@aafes.com<\/a>, or 214-312-6300.<\/p>\n

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