​Girl Scout Cookie Sales Coming Up In Arlington

ARLINGTON, VA — Girl Scout Cookie season has returned. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, there are still multiple ways for Arlington residents to order their beloved Thin Mints, Samoas, or Trefoils.

This year's cookie season began on Feb. 1 with virtual and socially distant cookie events. Options include virtual cookie booths, drive-thru locations, online ordering, and delivery through a new national collaboration with Grubhub.

Cookie-loving Arlington residents will also be able to support local Girl Scout Troops in person, at one of the many cookie booths that pop up around the region. To order cookies, people can also contact a local Girl Scout, or order online from Troop 997005.

"We're proud of the resourceful ways Girl Scouts are running their cookie businesses safely and using their earnings to make the world a better place," said Judith Batty, interim CEO of Girls Scouts of The USA, in a press release. "This season, our girls will continue to exemplify what the cookie program taught them—how to think like entrepreneurs, use innovative sales tactics, and pivot to new ways of doing business when things don't go according to plan."

Girl Scout Cookie sales help fund programs, experiences, and learning for Girl Scouts and their troops throughout the year. Cookie sales fund programs to teach Girl Scouts different life skills, and the sales themselves teach them effective business techniques and principles.

A list of upcoming in-person Girl Scout Cookie booths is below. Other cookie sales can be found by entering a ZIP code on the Girl Scouts' website.

• Metro Station, Friday, Feb. 12, 4-7 p.m., 3600 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22201
• Central Place Plaza, Friday, Feb. 12, 4-7 p.m.,1800 N. Lynn St., Arlington, VA 22209
• Neighborhood Food Truck, Friday, Feb. 12, 4:30-7:30 p.m., 300 S Kensington St., Arlington, VA 22204
• Market Common, Saturday, Feb. 13, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 2801 Clarendon Blvd. Arlington, VA 22201
• Westover Market, Saturday, Feb. 13, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 5863 Washington Blvd., Arlington, VA 22205
• Market Common, Sunday, Feb. 14, 1-5 p.m., 2801 Clarendon Blvd. Arlington, VA 22201
• Metro Station, Friday, Feb. 19, 4-7 p.m., 3600 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22201
• Central Place Plaza, Friday, Feb. 19, 4-7:30 p.m.,1800 N. Lynn St., Arlington, VA 22209
• Market Common, Saturday, Feb. 20, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 2801 Clarendon Blvd. Arlington, VA 22201
• Westover Market, Saturday, Feb. 20, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 5863 Washington Blvd., Arlington, VA 22205
• Market Common, Sunday, Feb. 21, 1-5 p.m., 2801 Clarendon Blvd. Arlington, VA 22201
• Metro Station, Friday, Feb. 26, 4-7 p.m., 3600 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22201
• Central Place Plaza, Friday, Feb. 26, 4-7:30 p.m.,1800 N. Lynn St., Arlington, VA 22209
• Westover Market, Saturday, Feb. 27, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 5863 Washington Blvd., Arlington, VA 22205
• Metro Station, Friday, March 5, 4-7 p.m., 3600 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22201
• Central Place Plaza, Friday, March 5, 4-7:30 p.m.,1800 N. Lynn St., Arlington, VA 22209
• Westover Market, Saturday, March 6, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 5863 Washington Blvd., Arlington, VA 22205

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