WHAT/WHY: Girl Scouts San Diego will host the Operation Thin Mint℠ Sendoff and Family Festival on Saturday, May 4 for more than 1,500 attendees. The event commemorates 23 years of Operation Thin Mint℠ (OTM), a service project launched in San Diego that has inspired the donation of more than 4.2 million Girl Scout Cookie packages for U.S. military personnel since its inception in 2002.
Girl Scouts San Diego will also recognize two groups of Girl Scouts who rose above and beyond during the 2024 cookie program, the world’s largest girl-led entrepreneurial program:
- The top 10 Operation Thin Mint℠ Entrepreneurs, who reached the highest numbers of OTM donations
- 69 Elite Entrepreneurs, who marketed 2,024 cookie packages or more
WHERE: USS Midway Museum, 910 N Harbor Dr. San Diego, CA 92101
WHEN: Saturday, May 4, 2024, 6-9 p.m. I Live program begins at 7:30 p.m.
WHO: Carol Dedrich, CEO of Girl Scouts San Diego, and Sky Williams. Co-Host of The Show on Rock 105.3 and event emcee, will lead a patriotic pep rally on the Midway’s flight deck to honor top Girl Scout cookie entrepreneurs and military troops, “send off” cookies, and highlight the impact of the Girl Scout Cookie Program and OTM. The program will feature remarks from CDR Robin Dirickson, Executive Officer for Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Fourteen on Coronado.
“As an Army veteran who served overseas, I know firsthand how the Operation Thin Mint℠ program can support the military community with ‘a taste of home’ from the Girl Scout Cookie Program,” said Dedrich. “This service project is especially important to us because we have a significant military presence in San Diego. It is an honor to teach our girls important entrepreneurial skills while also showing them the value of giving back to the community.”
VISUALS: Girl Scouts, family, friends, and service members enjoying patriotic pep rally, booths, and more aboard USS Midway; portions of event program and remarks
Sponsors making the Operation Thin Mint℠ Sendoff and Family Festival include Mission Fed Credit Union and Southwest Airlines.
For more information about Operation Thin MintsM or to purchase tickets, visit sdgirlscouts.org/OTM.
About Girl Scouts San Diego
Girl Scouts of the USA is the nation’s preeminent leadership development organization for girls, with a mission of building girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. As one of 111 councils, Girl Scouts San Diego provides year-round activities and volunteer training for more than 24,000 girls and adults in San Diego and Imperial counties.
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