Top Scout cookie sellers named

Thu., May 8, 2008

From Staff Reports The Spokesman-Review

Thirty-five hundred local Girl Scouts sold more than 500,000 boxes of cookies this spring, making 2008 another successful year for the program, according to Girl Scouts of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho CEO Pam Lund.

As part of this year’s cookie program, Girl Scouts encouraged their customers to purchase and donate boxes of cookies to U.S. military troops as part of a community service project called Operation: Troop 2 Troop. As a result, more than 9,000 boxes of cookies are being donated.

The average number of cookies sold by Girl Scouts this year was 148 boxes. The top 15 sellers are:

“Krystal Kelly, 13, of Spokane, who sold 2,501 boxes

“Lindsay Nuxoll, 9, of Lewiston, 1,839 boxes

“Bailee Ball, age 8, of Kennewick, 1,572 boxes

“Delani Robbins, 10, of Coeur d’Alene, 1,112 boxes

“Alexandria Mulholland, 9, of Kennewick, 1,088 boxes

“Autumn Forrest, 6, of Spokane, 1,087 boxes

“Makayla Chamberlin, 7, of Veradale, 1,080 boxes

“Savannah Mendenhall, 11, of Naples, Idaho, 1,062 boxes

“Karissa Elliott, 14, of Veradale, 1,053 boxes

“Alexandra Krames, 12 of Sagle, 1,034 boxes

“Megan Dammann, 8 of Carlton, Wash., 1,028 boxes

“Mercedes Macomber, 7, of Spokane, 1,015 boxes

“Selena Elliott, 10, of Veradale, 1,010 boxes

“Kimberly Wentzel, 14, of Coeur d’Alene1,008 boxes

“Alexis Nordman, 10, of Walla Walla, 1,007 boxes

Girl Scouts of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho serves girls ages 5 to 17, in 32 counties. For more information about Girl Scouting, visit www.gsewni.org or call (800) 827-9478.

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