Avery Ranch Connects January 2022 issue
very Ranch Connects is online social news produced exclusively for the residents of Avery Ranch by Ki Connect, LLC. Our mission is to help our very large and diverse neighborhood feel informed and connected as a community. We exist to share uplifting and positive stories about the families, kids, pets, social groups, charities, events, and businesses that make up our wonderful community. This publication is published free of charge each and every month to all residents of Avery Ranch. We are not subsidized by the Avery Ranch Owners Association (AROA) in any way. Instead, our efforts are 100-percent funded by the publisher. If you enjoy reading our stories and feel compelled to help defray the operating costs, you can donate online at averyranchconnects.com or send donations via PayPal to hello@averyranchconnects.com.
very Ranch Connects is online social news produced exclusively for the residents of Avery Ranch by Ki Connect, LLC. Our mission is to help our very large and diverse neighborhood feel informed and connected as a community.
We exist to share uplifting and positive stories about the families, kids, pets, social groups, charities, events, and businesses that make up our wonderful community.
This publication is published free of charge each and every month to all residents of Avery Ranch. We are not subsidized by the Avery Ranch Owners Association (AROA) in any way. Instead, our efforts are 100-percent funded by the publisher. If you enjoy reading our stories and feel compelled to help defray the operating costs, you can donate online at averyranchconnects.com or send donations via PayPal to hello@averyranchconnects.com.
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Scouting Update<br />
Story by Scarlet Oliveira, Waters Edge resident<br />
Hi everyone! Cookie selling time is almost here, and I have a lot to tell you.<br />
Did you know that Girl Scouts have been selling cookies since 1917? It’s true! The<br />
Mistletoe Troop in Muskogee, Oklahoma is credited with selling the first Girl Scout<br />
Cookies as a service project. Since then, cookie selling has grown to become<br />
synonymous with Girl Scouts themselves.<br />
Girl Scout Cookie Season is a time that gives Girl Scouts a chance to have fun, all<br />
while they’re learning important entrepreneurship skills, such as money management<br />
and business ethics. Thousands of Girl Scouts join cookie selling each year, earning<br />
their troops a lot of money. Each girl sets a goal, then tries to meet and pass it.<br />
Girl Scouts sell cookies for many things. For example, my troop is trying to earn<br />
money for the Junior Snow or Climbing Adventure badge. We are going to do slope<br />
sliding (skiing and snowboarding) and tree climbing. Both activities are expensive—we<br />
are hoping to travel to Colorado to ski—and we need as much money as we can get.<br />
Other common reasons for earning money are for a Journey, Take Action Project, or<br />
service project. I am finishing a Take Action Project right now which involves placing<br />
and painting trash cans in Heritage Oak Park in Cedar Park. This summer while I was<br />
visiting the park, I realized there weren’t any trash cans. So, I sent a letter to the<br />
Parks and Recreation Department and now we are working together to make sure<br />
some trash cans are delivered. Money from cookie sales can help to buy supplies, like<br />
paint and paintbrushes, for projects like mine.<br />
This year there is a new cookie, called Adventurefuls, which is a brownie-inspired<br />
cookie filled with caramel crème and drizzled with caramel. There are also many old<br />
favorites, including: Thin Mints (a mint cookie covered in chocolate), Caramel deLites<br />
(a caramel cookie with chocolate and coconut), Peanut Butter Patties (a peanut<br />
butter cookie covered in chocolate), Toast Yays (a cinnamon, French Toast-inspired<br />
cookie), Peanut Butter Sandwich (a peanut butter center between oatmeal sandwich<br />
cookies), Shortbread (the traditional shortbread cookie), Lemonades (a shortbread<br />
cookie with lemon icing), and Caramel Chocolate Chip (gluten free). Sometimes<br />
people wonder why the cookies have different names in different places. It’s because<br />
there are two bakers that make Girl Scout cookies and they use different names. For<br />
example, Caramel deLites are called Samoas in some places.<br />
Cookie sales will go from <strong>January</strong> 19th to February 27th and girls sell at booths,<br />
door-to-door, and online. You can find troops that are selling by using the online<br />
Cookie Finder at https://www.gsctx.org/en/cookies/about-girl-scout-cookies.html.<br />
This year, cookies cost $5 per box (Gluten Free are $6 per box).<br />
I hope my article has encouraged you to support Girl Scouts by buying cookies. Bye!<br />
<strong>Avery</strong> <strong>Ranch</strong> <strong>Connects</strong> • <strong>January</strong> <strong>2022</strong> p. 21
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