ELIZABETHTOWN — Girl Scout cookies are back, and several centralized opportunities are available.

To find where Girl Scouts are selling cookies nearby, go to girlscoutcookies.org or use the official Girl Scout Cookie Finder app, free on iOS and Android devices.

Saturday, Girl Scouts will be at the Elizabethtown Walmart, 1347 W. Broad St. The following Saturday, Feb. 23, they’ll also be back there and at Kinlaw Furniture, 141 W. Broad St.

Another location nearby but outside of Bladen County this Saturday is the Food Lion north of Whiteville, at 28 North Field Center.

This is the largest financial investment in girls annually in the U.S., a news release from Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines says. More than 50 percent of women entrepreneurs and business owners are Girl Scout alums, and this annual initiative is billed as an entrepreneurship incubator for the next generation.

Earnings help the individuals and their troops with travel, outdoor adventures, and the STEM programming. STEM is an acronym for science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Some proceeds are put to use by the Scouts for community projects, such as animal shelters, food banks, and helping lawmakers change laws. In the past year, Girl Scouts were able to donate supplies for victims of Hurricane Florence.

The program emphasizes goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics.

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