The Shadow
Local Girl Scout Troop 375 recently had another member achieve the rare milestone of selling 1,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies sold.
Savannah Ingram, an eight-year-old third grade student at Mountain View Elementary School and the daughter of Mindy Selleck, joined this exclusive group several weeks ago.
When she first joined the troop two years ago, Savannah was a self-described shy girl who did not want to talk to anyone.
When asked what got her to open up more to her fellow scout members, Savannah said, “My friend Gabi [Woodson].”
Savannah attends church with Woodson at Good News and that is where she signed up for scouting, according to troop leader Beth Woodson, Gabi’s mother.
Savannah stated that out of all of the things she’s done as a Girl Scout, painting is her favorite. Some of the things she has painted are rocks and windows on various buildings on Main Street.
After discussing her favorite activities, Savannah revealed that she sold her 1,000th box of cookies March 17, joining Gabi in this exclusive group.
“I?think I have at least 1,020,” Savannah said of how many boxes she’s sold as of earlier this month.
Her business strategy for selling the cookies is going everywhere locally and selling to people she knows.
“That helps a lot,” Savannah said of her sales strategy.
Since eclipsing the 1,000 mark in sales, she will join Gabi in attending the “String of Pearls” Reception which will be held in Roanoke, Saturday, May 4.
The reception is in honor of Girl Scouts Founder Juliette Low, who sold her own pearl necklace to finance Girl Scouts in its early stages.
Savannah said that she is excited to attend the event and she had prior knowledge of it before reaching the 1,000-boxes-sold mark.
When asked who will accompany her to the event, she said, “Just my mom.”
Savannah stated that she has until the end of the month to increase her sales, which she intends to do.
She then went back to discussing the leadership and life skills she’s learned since joining Troop 375.
“I think that it’s made me more kinder. It’s helped me with a lot of things,” Savannah said.
She has also said that she’s talked to other girls about joining scouts, mainly the Daisies group, which is the group below her.
Savannah has said she hopes to be a Girl Scout for a long time and she says to any girl who is interested that it will make you a kinder person, help you come out into the world and help people.
A final remark Savannah said, “I have opened up more and made some great new friends. Girl Scouts has helped me with my leadership skills. I am more involved in our community and love caring about other people.
“I?am so happy that I am a Girl Scout,”?Savannah concluded.
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Savannah Ingram, an eight-year-old third grader at Mountain View Elementary School and member of Girl Scout Troop 375, recently sold her 1,000th box of Girl Scout cookies. She will join troop member Gabi Woodson in attending next month’s “String of Pearls”?reception in Roanoke. (Gavin Dressler Photo)
