82R3913 JGH-D
By: Strama H.R. No. 92
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Operation Cookie program provides a taste of
home to American military personnel around the world, and from
January 19 to February 25, 2011, the Girl Scouts of Central Texas
are collecting boxes of donated cookies for servicemen and
servicewomen as part of their annual cookie sale; and
WHEREAS, The cookie fund-raiser has been an important part of
the Girl Scouts' business and economic literacy initiative every
year since December 1917, helping girls learn such life skills as
money management, teamwork, and public speaking; in 2010, 12,692
Girl Scouts in Central Texas sold 2,109,912 boxes, raising more
than $5 million to support their activities; and
WHEREAS, For the past six years, Operation Cookie has been
part of the GSCTX cookie drive, as Girl Scouts send boxes of donated
cookies and letters of support to U.S. military men and women who
are serving at home or overseas, as well as to wounded veterans
recovering in military and veterans hospitals; GSCTX works with
Operation Interdependence and Soldiers' Angels to ship care
packages to troops overseas; and
WHEREAS, In 2010, Operation Cookie collected 43,501 boxes of
cookies, created 18,945 care packages, and sent 25,000 letters to
service personnel; cookies were distributed to such places as the
Brooke Army Medical Center, the VA hospitals in Waco and Temple,
Goodfellow Air Force Base, and Fort Hood, among many other
destinations; and
WHEREAS, The Girl Scout movement inspires young women to
become leaders and provides them with a solid foundation for future
achievement, and the Girl Scouts of Central Texas may take great
pride in their special efforts in behalf of the men and women of
America's armed forces; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the start of Operation Cookie 2011
and commend all participants for their support of our brave troops
at home and abroad; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the Girl Scouts of Central Texas as an expression of
high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.