Washington's first homeless shelter-based Girl Scout troop is back in business
BURIEN – It's cold and windy and a half-dozen girls are standing outside of a Mary's Place family homeless shelter trying to stay warm, hoping for ...
BURIEN – It's cold and windy and a half-dozen girls are standing outside of a Mary's Place family homeless shelter trying to stay warm, hoping for some cookie customers. Their folding table, covered in brightly-colored boxes, hasn't seen much action so far, but below them, plenty of cars are passing by on a busy thoroughfare through Burien. For many members of Troop 40103, Washington's first to be based in a homeless shelter, this is their first introduction to the economic ups and downs of selling Girl Scout Cookies.