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Olive Garden Buys All Of Fairfield County Girl Scout's Cookies For Disney World Trip Olive Garden Buys All Of Fairfield County Girl Scout's Cookies For Disney World Trip
Olive Garden Buys All Of Fairfield County Girl Scout's Cookies For Disney World Trip One Connecticut girl’s dreams came true when her favorite restaurant bought the dozens of boxes of Girl Scout cookies her troop needed to sell to win a trip to Disney World. Good things come in small packages – roughly the size of a Thin Mints box, it seems. When 12-year-old Fairfield County girl Emily Uquillas, of Stamford, sent an Instagram DM to her favorite restaurant, Olive Garden, she was on a deadline. With only days left for her Girl Scout troop to meet their 100-box sales goal, she asked the company if they wanted to help her out. “So you know it’s Girl Scout cookie season an…

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by Sophie Grieser
Lifestyle
COVID-19: Here's How You Can Still Get Girl Scout Cookies During Pandemic COVID-19: Here's How You Can Still Get Girl Scout Cookies During Pandemic
Covid-19: Here's How You Can Still Get Girl Scout Cookies During Pandemic All cooped up amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and thinking a thin mint Girl Scout cookie might be just what you need?  Well, don't despair. Although all booths and sales of Girl Scouts have been put on hold due to the outbreak, one smart cookie came up with an idea to hold a virtual sale online through the Girl Scouts website. All one has to do to get their hands on a Samoas with all that wonderful chocolate and coconut is click on the New York Girl Scouts finder and New York Hudson Valley website. Once on the site, find your area, click on a pop-up and or…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Brewster HS Three-Sport Standout Named Coca-Cola Scholars Semifinalist Brewster HS Three-Sport Standout Named Coca-Cola Scholars Semifinalist
Brewster HS Three-Sport Standout Named Coca-Cola Scholars Semifinalist A three-sport standout from Brewster High School has been named as a semifinalist for Coca-Cola’s class of 2019 Scholars Program. Brianna Sayegh was one of the 95,000 original applicants for the scholarship, and of these applicants, Coca-Cola chose 1,896 semifinalists based on academic achievements, leadership, and community support services. In the end, 150 semifinalists will be rewarded with a college scholarship worth $20,000. “We believe that identifying these young leaders throughout the country and encouraging their passion for serving others not only empowers the students but also li…

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by Valerie Musson