{"id":7577,"date":"2022-02-02T18:11:07","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T18:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/?p=7577"},"modified":"2022-02-02T19:32:26","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T19:32:26","slug":"sweet-support-exchange-ships-nearly-200000-boxes-of-girl-scout-cookies-to-troops-overseas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/2022\/02\/02\/sweet-support-exchange-ships-nearly-200000-boxes-of-girl-scout-cookies-to-troops-overseas\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweet Support: Exchange Ships Nearly 200,000 Boxes of Girl Scout Cookies to Troops Overseas"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"GirlDALLAS \u2013 <\/strong>It\u2019s Girl Scout Cookie season, and the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is continuing its longstanding support of Girl Scout troops by shipping nearly 200,000 boxes to Europe and the Pacific<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor more than 20 years, the Exchange has provided a taste of home by shipping Girl Scout Cookies to locations outside the United States in time for selling season,\u201d said Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Osby, the Exchange\u2019s senior enlisted advisor. \u201cWe do this as a morale booster for service members and their families who are far from home.\u201d<\/p>\n

More than 103,000 boxes were shipped to the Exchange\u2019s distribution center in Germany this year, and nearly 91,000 were shipped to distribution centers in South Korea and Japan. In Europe, they were then sent to pickup locations in Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Belgium and Egypt. In the Pacific, they moved to nearly 15 pickup locations in Japan and Korea.<\/p>\n

For the Girl Scouts, the cookies are about more than selling sweet treats.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would like to thank the Exchange for their continued support for all our Girl Scout troops in Okinawa,\u201d said Tischa Kahrs, wife of Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matthew Kahrs, Assistant Flight Chief, 67th<\/sup> Support Section, and mother of Kaila Kahrs, Junior Girl Scout, and Emilie Kahrs, Brownie Girl Scout. \u201cThe cookie program is so important to the Girl Scouts because it teaches the girls life skills and the money raised helps them determine what activities our Scout troops will be able to participate in this.\u201d<\/p>\n

In early November, the Girl Scouts supplied the Exchange with the exact orders they wanted for their troops overseas. Shipping began in mid-November, when the Exchange picks up the cookies from the Kentucky bakery that makes them. In mid-January, the cookies arrived at the Exchange distribution centers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe process starts early because we want to make sure everything is in place,\u201d Osby said. \u201cWe know what we need to do, how many containers we need, the size container we need and every location the shipment is going so that we can get the containers to all the Girl Scout pickups.\u201d<\/p>\n

The cookie deliveries exemplify the Exchange\u2019s motto, \u201cWe Go Where You Go,\u201d and its core value of family serving family.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s great for the families who are stationed overseas with service members,\u201d Osby said. \u201cIt helps them be able to participate and it brings a little bit of comfort. When their families are happy, their morale is up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Facebook-friendly version:\u00a0 <\/strong>For more than 20 years, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service has ensured that Girl Scouts from families serving in Europe and the Pacific have cookies in time for the selling season. Read more: https:\/\/wp.me\/p9Q7PG-1Yd<\/a>.<\/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 54th<\/sup>-largest retailer in the United States. 100% of Exchange earnings support military communities. In the last 10 years, your Exchange benefit has provided $3.4 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 Robert Philpot, 214-312-3831 or philpotrj@aafes.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Follow the Exchange:<\/p>\n

Facebook:\u00a0 www.facebook.com\/shopmyexchange<\/a><\/p>\n

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