Mmmmmilk & Cookies 2005

Saturday morning was the 4th Annual Mmmmmilk and Cookies event here at St Mary's. Imagine.... Between 7 AM and 11 AM 800 Girl Scouts, Brownies and their leaders came by St Mary's to drop off Girl Scout Cookies. During the annual Girl Scout cookie sale this year, a cookie buyer had the option of buying the cookies and donating them to the food bank instead of taking delivery themselves. The Girl Scouts called it their "Gift of Caring Project". To complete the Milk and Cookie relationship Shamrock Farms donated 10,000 8 ounce cartons of 2% milk......what a combination. The kids delivered 12,510 boxes of cookies to the food bank for us to use over the next month during our school distribution programs. They also brought $400 in cash donations which they had received for the food bank

It was a great day! The girls and their leaders not only dropped off the cookies but they stayed and went for a tour of the food bank to learn about the hunger issue and the role St Mary's plays in serving the needs of our community. It was an eye opener for both the kids and their leaders. Their favorite part of the tour was the trip through our 22,000 square foot cooler/freezer to see the cases and cases of milk donated by Shamrock Farms. We also had live entertainment, a special visit by Miss Junior Arizona and Channel 5 TV stopped by to film a segment for the late news.

Thanks to Kate Thoene from the food bank for all her efforts in pulling together another successful Mmmmmilk & Cookies event.