LAKEVILLE— Twenty-two Freetown-Lakeville Girl Scouts  made the “500 Club” recognition program as part of Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts.

In order to make the “500 Club,” these scouts all sold 500 or more boxes of cookies. These scouts include  Sadie Rasar, Hailey George, Thea Bogle of Junior Troop 77338 and  Mila Saliby, Abigail DesLisle, Reagan Jacome, Clara Matos, Isabella Valdez, Nora Hecht, Bella Hernandez, Violet Morgado, Ella Hecht, Abigail-Mae Brule, Emma DesRoches, Audrey Corrao, Norah Duclos, Madison Corrao, Autumn Desmarais, Braegha Ellis of Daisy Troop 77318 and Brownie Troop 76200. Also achieving 500 club recognition but not pictured from Brownie Troop 82237 Hannah Pierce and Madison Bomes and Austyn Barlett from Troop 72080.
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This year, cookie sales will begin Nov. 20 and will have cookies on hand starting on Dec. 5.

Cookies will be offered to Freetown and Lakeville town employees and at the Lakeville Senior Center on Dec. 7.

Cookie booths will be set up at local businesses starting Dec. 8 through March. Each week the schedule will be posted to the town Facebook pages: Lakeville Helping Lakeville, Freetown Helping Freetown

Boxes are now $6 each. They had been $5 each since 2015. Given inflation and the rising cost of goods this change had to be made. Local troops earn $1.10 for each box sold. These funds are used for troop programming and community events like cards and cozy socks for nursing home residents, Easter candy for St Vincent DePaul food pantry, and pet treats to Lakeville Animal Shelter.