Girl Scouts to Fill the Truck with Cookies for Heroes

March 17, 2010

Event Aims to Sell 100,000 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies to send to service men and women around the world.

WHO: Girl Scouts of Connecticut

WHAT: "Fill the Truck" with Cookies for Heroes

WHEN: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm • Saturday, March 20, 2010

WHY: Girl Scouts of Connecticut will be filling trucks with Girl Scout Cookies for Cookies for Heroes, a Gift of Caring service project that allows community members to purchase cookies and have them sent to service personnel around the world.

WHERE: Wallingford Walmart Supercenter
1092 North Colony Road, Wallingford, CT

Northford VFW Post 8294
1038 Middletown Ave. (Route 17), Northford, CT

Stratford VFW
100 Veterans Blvd., Stratford, CT

Vernon/Rockville (American Legion Post #14)
114 West St., Vernon Rockville, CT

Winsted VFW
114 Colebrook River Road, Winsted, CT

On Saturday, Girl Scouts of Connecticut will "Fill the Truck" at locations across the state in support of their Cookies for Heroes service project, which allows customers to purchase Girl Scout Cookies to be shipped to service men and women at home and overseas. This year, Girl Scouts of Connecticut aim to ship 100,000 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies to our dedicated service women and men around the world.

Volunteers, Girl Scouts, and military personnel will be on hand at locations across the state to help load the cookies into the trucks so they can be prepared for delivery worldwide. Patrons can purchase cookies at each location.

KC101 radio personality Michael Maze and 960/WELI host Vinnie Penn will host the event at the Wallingford Walmart location from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm.

The public is encouraged to visit www.CookieVote.com to vote for their favorite Girl Scout Cookie and submit their own notes to service men and women around the world.