From press release

Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois will celebrate the “girl” in Girl Scouting when they host the Third Annual “Evening of Sweet Deals” March 20 at Eagle Ridge Resort and Spa in Galena, Ill. The event will begin at 6 p.m. with hors d’oeuvres. A buffet dinner will be served at 7 p.m. Five rounds of live and silent auctions will also be hosted.

Highlights of the evening include a celebrity chef competition in which area chefs will create gourmet desserts using Girl Scout cookies. These edible art creations will be judged and auctioned off, along with other great items during the live auction. Items include golf outings, Chicago Cubs tickets, a vineyard tour, wine tasting, and other unique items of interest.

Emcee for the evening will be Nicole Kilmer, WTVO Weekday anchor. Celebrity judges this year include Galena Mayor Terry Renner, Steve Summers of Q98.5 and Sheri Goldammer of ABC Cookie Company. Judges will critique desserts in three categories: overall taste, ingredient creativity and visual appeal.

Tickets are $50 per person with reservations accepted until March 15. Reservations are available online at www.girlscoutsni.org ^[1] or by calling the Freeport Service Center at (815) 235-8777.

Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois

Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois (GSNI) was established Oct. 1, 2009, with the joining together of four area Girl Scout councils: Girl Scouts—Green Hills Council (Freeport), Girl Scouts—Fox Valley Council (Sugar Grove), Girl Scouts—Rock River Valley Council (Rockford), and Girl Scouts—Sybaquay Council (Elgin). GSNI builds courage, confidence, and character of more than 22,000 girls served in 16 counties including Boone, Carroll, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Jo Daviess, Kane, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Stephenson, Winnebago, and Whiteside counties.

Visit www.girlscoutsni.org ^[1] for more information.

Girl Scout Cookie Program

If you haven’t been approached by a Girl Scout, e-mail cookies4you@girlscoutsni.org ^[2], and your cookie order will be passed on to a local Girl Scout. Cookie booth sales began March 1. Visit www.girlscoutsni.org ^[1] for locations.

Through the Girl Scout Cookie Program, girls develop the five essential skills of goal-setting, decision-making, money management, people skills and business ethics.

Proceeds from the Girl Scout Cookie Program benefit troop activities and support Girl Scout programs including camp scholarships, volunteer training, membership assistance, and outreach programs.

Girl Scouts of the USA

Founded in 1912, Girl Scouts of the USA is the preeminent leadership development organization for girls with 3.4 million girl and adult members nationwide. Through membership in the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS), Girl Scouts is part of a worldwide family of 10 million girls and adults in 45 countries. Girl Scouting is the leading authority on girls’ healthy development and builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. The organization serves girls from every corner of the United States and its territories. Girl Scouts of the USA also serves American girls and their classmates attending American or international schools overseas in 90 countries. For more information about how to join, volunteer, reconnect, or donate to Girl Scouts, call (800) GSUSA 4 U (800-478-7248) or visit www.girlscouts.org ^[3].