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Girl Scout cookie sales begin in eastern Pennsylvania

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8 months ago

January 18, 2024

Girl Scout cookie sales begin in eastern Pennsylvania

LAFAYETTE HILL, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — Girl Scouts cookie sales are starting again Thursday, and we have good news for those of you looking to get those Thin Mints and Samoas.

The Girl Scouts cookie program is the largest girl-led entrepreneurial program in the world, teaching the girls business and money management skills and so much more.

And while some councils have had to make the tough decision to raise their prices to offset rising costs, one of our local councils, the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania, is keeping prices flat at $5 a box, except for the gluten-free cookies, which are $6 a box.

Girl Scout life is nonstop.

“We’ve made toys for people. We’ve made lunches,” said Kyra Thompson, a fifth grader.

“I do activities, I go to camp, I go on trips and I sell cookies,” said Diahna Stubbs.

And sell she does. Last year Stubbs sold 8,070, making her the top seller for the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania and helping the council bring in $19 million of gross sales.

“I walked around my neighborhood and I sold cookies. I sold them at school,” said Diahna.

Raising more than funds but also fulfilling the Girl Scouts mission to build character, confidence, and courage.

“I learned how to get out of my comfort zone and talk to more people,” said Amber Thompson a seventh grader.

Amber and Kyra Thompson each sold more than 5,000 boxes last year, making them top sellers, too.

“It’s a really awesome program that we’ve had for 110 years,” explained Kim Fraites-Dow, CEO of Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania.

Fraites-Dow, says the Girl Scouts is a great equalizer.

“Girls from all over our Girl Scout council are selling these cookies no matter what financial background she comes from, and it gives her an opportunity to earn money for herself, and for her troop and to do amazing things,” said Fraites-Dow.

The Thin Mints, Caramel deLites and Peanut Butter Patties are all on the top 10 list of highest-selling cookies in the country. Girls who sell just a few months out of the year can beat out big companies that sell all year long.

“It’s a lot of work but it’s all worth it in the end,” said Kyra.

“I like meeting new people and I like the rewards I get,” said Diahna.

And Diahna happens to be part of our extended Action News family. Her grandmother, Carita Hernandez, was one of our beloved photographers and certainly, the apple did not fall far from the tree.

Cookie sales for the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania continues through March 10. You can view the flavors at: https://www.gsep.org/en/cookies/cookie-flavors-abc.html

Sales in Southern New Jersey began January 12.

Digital sales in Northern Delaware are on now, with in-person sales beginning February 9.

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Trump to hold rally in Erie as Pennsylvania becomes key 2024 battleground

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9 hours ago

September 29, 2024

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Trump to hold rally in Erie as Pennsylvania becomes key 2024 battleground

Of the seven competitive states that both Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, his Democratic rival, have a realistic shot at winning, Pennsylvania is the most populous and awards the most votes in the Electoral College, which in turn is used to select the overall winner of the election.
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Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate is set to hold a rally in Pennsylvania today, his fourth campaign stop in the state this month. Erie, located in the northwest corner of Pennsylvania, will host the former president at 2 pm local time.

This rally comes one month after his running mate, US Senator JD Vance held a similar event in the same city. Trump has another rally scheduled in western Pennsylvania for October 5.

Pennsylvania has emerged as a crucial battleground state in the 2024 election, with many of Trump’s allies considering it the most important state to win. The state’s significance stems from its large population and the substantial number of electoral votes it awards, making it a critical factor in determining the overall winner of the election.

In fact, among the seven competitive states that both Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have a realistic chance of winning, Pennsylvania stands out as the most populous and electorally valuable.

Trump allies broadly believe that if the former president beats Harris there, he is likely to return to the White House. But if Trump loses to Harris in Pennsylvania, the vice president has the inside track, in their opinion.

In a reflection of the stakes, Harris and Trump have spent hundreds of millions of dollars on ads in Pennsylvania in the months before the election, more than any other state in both gross and per capita terms.

Erie, the site of Trump’s rally, is a battleground inside a battleground. Erie County is one of two Pennsylvania counties that favored Trump in the 2016 election against Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton before favoring President Joe Biden against Trump in 2020.

Trump narrowly won the state and the election overall in 2016, before losing both in 2020.

This time around, Pennsylvania is again competitive, according to surveys. Harris leads Trump by 1.6 percentage points in the state, according to an average of polls maintained by polling and analysis website FiveThirtyEight. That difference is well within almost all polls’ margin of error.

Trump’s next rally in Pennsylvania, on Oct. 5, will take place in Butler, about 100 miles (160 km) south of Erie. That town was the site of a failed assassination attempt on Trump in July. A bullet grazed the former president’s ear.

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JD Vance crisscrosses battleground Pennsylvania at a rally in Newtown, Bucks County

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17 hours ago

September 29, 2024

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JD Vance crisscrosses battleground Pennsylvania at a rally in Newtown, Bucks County – CBS Philadelphia

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The vice presidential nominees are getting ready for Tuesday’s debate.
Meantime, Republican JD Vance is crisscrossing battleground Pennsylvania.
He held a rally in Newtown, Bucks County Saturday afternoon.
Earlier, he took part in a town hall in Monroeville, Allegheny County.

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How to be a poll worker in Pennsylvania

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1 day ago

September 28, 2024

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Who can I contact if I have more questions?

You can call 1-877-VOTESPA (1-877-868-3772) or email ra-voterreg@pa.gov with questions about the poll worker interest form. You can also reach out to your local county’s election office for more details. For the Greater Philadelphia area, the contacts are the following: