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[email protected] Local Girl Scouts Successfully Conclude 2021 Cookie Season GSNYPENN girls sold 1,260,493 boxes of cookies, donated 24,556 to Meals on Wheels and first responders, and worked with Grubhub and community partners d uring another unique year Girls from GSNYPENN Troops 10752 and 60023 from Cicero, NY, stand with officers from Town of Dewitt Police Benevolent Association at a cookie booth at the East Syracuse Walmart during the 2021 program. The Dewitt PBA purchased 100 boxes and asked that they be distributed to people walking into the store as a sign of goodwill and to help the girls achieve their sales goals. (Photo courtesy of GSNYPENN) Cicero, N.Y. (April 13, 2021) — Troops in the Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways Council (GSNYPENN) sold 1,260,493 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies during the 2021 season, roughly 88 percent to the projected fundraising goal of 1.4 million boxes. The program ran December 19 through March 28. Regional goals were adjusted due to the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic for a second cookie season and as fewer girls than usual chose to participate in the organization’s largest annual fundraiser. All members had the option to safely take part in any way they felt most comfortable: online, in-person following safety protocols or by taking this season off. “Through the assistance of generous community partners and the public, our Girl Scouts were able to do what they do best this cookie season: lead.