Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England Enjoyed Successful Eighth Annual Cookies & Cocktails Event!
Emcee, Mario Hilario with GSSNE CEO, Dana Borrelli-Murray
Warwick, RI (March 21, 2024) — On March 7, 2024, Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England (GSSNE) celebrated our eighth annual Cookies & Cocktails event at Farm Fresh RI in Providence. Guests enjoyed delicious desserts, cocktails, and beer samples from local restaurants and bars, participated in silent and live auctions, enjoyed live music, and heard from our wonderful emcee, Mario Hilario, News Anchor at NBC 10 WJAR and GSSNE Board Member!
Boat House with Cookies & Cocktails Attendees
We partnered with some of the best Rhode Island restaurants and bars: Res American Bistro, Siena, Bettola, Boat House, Barnaby’s Public House, Coast Guard House, Waterman Grille, Wright’s Dairy Farm, The Jefferson Speakeasy, and Narragansett Brewery! We are so grateful for the wonderful restaurants and bars who joined us, and we thank them for their creativity in utilizing tasty Girl Scout Cookies “out of the box”.
Jefferson Speakeasy pouring one of their cocktail samples
With the help of our incredible event sponsors, silent auction donors, silent auction and live auction purchasers, we raised over $60,000! “The eighth annual Cookies & Cocktails event was our most successful event yet! Proceeds from Cookies & Cocktails will directly support our high-level programming focusing on mental health and well-being, camperships for youth in foster care, and making Girl Scouting accessible to all who want to participate.
Coast Guard House Dessert made with the gluten free Caramel Chocolate Chip cookie
We want to ensure that everyone who wants to be a Girl Scout can be a Girl Scout,” said GSSNE COO, Ginger Lallo. In today’s environment with increased inflation, we understand the impact this has on many families’ ability to take on additional expenses such as their children’s activities. Thank you to everyone who has supported this event for helping provide exciting and valuable opportunities to youth in our community!
We Are Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts bring their dreams to life and work together to build a better world. Through programs across Southeastern New England, Girl Scouts of all backgrounds and abilities can be unapologetically themselves as they discover their strengths and rise to meet new challenges—whether they want to climb to the top of a tree or the top of their class, lace up their boots for a hike or advocate for climate justice, or make their first best friends. Backed by trusted adult volunteers, mentors, and millions of alums, Girl Scouts lead the way as they find their voices and make changes that affect the issues most important to them. To join us, volunteer, reconnect, or donate, visit gssne.org, follow @gssne on Instagram, follow @GirlScoutsofSNE on Twitter, and like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GSSNE.