Pennsylvania Girl Scout, 6, breaks record selling 87,000 boxes of cookies: Unstoppable
A dedicated Girl Scout in Pennsylvania has smashed the record for most cookies sold in a single season and isn’t letting anything stop her from earning the top prize.Little 6-year-old Pim Neill sold nearly 87,000 boxes of the seasonal treat as of Saturday morning for her fundraiser, which started with the modest goal of selling enough cookies to earn a spot at scout camp.“Pim is literally unstoppable,” Pim’s father, Luke Anorak-Neill, told People.The young Pittsburgh scout had her eyes set on selling the most boxes within her group of 11 kindergartners.She then aimed to sell 5,000 boxes before setting her sights on breaking the state record then quickly aimed for selling over 10,000 boxes.Her new goal is set for 100,000 boxes.“Pim’s goal is 100,026 boxes so she can go to Girl Scout Camp this summer, go on adventures with her troop and bring some amazing service projects to her community,” Anorak-Neill wrote on Facebook on Friday night.
“Pim is hoping to sell “more cookies than anyone” and we are tackling her goal a few (thousand) at a time.Pim has shattered several national records and is looking to crumble the world record for most boxes sold.”Pim, currently a Daisy scout – the youngest of all scouts — began selling cookies on Tuesday, January 6, and by that Friday, she had sold 800 boxes, according to CBS News Pittsburgh.The Girl Scouts’ cookie season often runs from January to April, the organization said.
The family has utilized Facebook and TikTok accounts to market the little girl’s ventures, updating followers on the daily count of cookies sold.Anorak-Neill has shared the young girl’s adventures on social media, where he routinely tracks the number of cookies that Pim sold.Anorak-Neill helped Pim by advertising on multiple Facebook groups and telling family members his daughter wanted cookie sales instead of Christmas gifts.They have also gone the traditional route, going door-to-door offering the goodies.“Pim has been out ...