Annual Girl Scout cookie sale approaches

Come find the Girl Scouts at Kona Commons Shopping Center later this month to buy your favorite Girl Scout cookies.

Kona Junio Girl Scout Troop 277’s cookie sale booth will be located in front of Jeansʻ Warehouse at the shopping center on Feb. 18 and Feb. 25 between 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Nine cookie flavors will be available to purchase.

For those not familiar with these annual treats, flavors include: Adventurefuls, Lemon-Ups, Trefoils, Do-si-dos, Samoas, Tagalongs, Thin Mints, Girl Scout S’mores and Toffee-tastics. This year’s new flavor – Raspberry Rally – will be available for sale online soon.

All proceeds from the sale will support activities for these Kona scouts throughout the year. For information about the Girl Scouts visit GirlScouts.org.

The Girl Scouts’ annual cookie sale began as early as 1917 where girl members baked the treats with moms volunteering as technical advisers. The sale of cookies to finance troop activities. Click here to learn more about the history of the Girl Scout cookies.