One Knoxville Girl Scout just raised the bar regarding Girl Scout cookie sales; she announced that she sold 2,600 boxes. Needless to say, the Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachia Sweet-Sellerbration Gala is honoring Tigerlily Collier and numerous other girl scouts for their accomplishments.

In total, about 350 girls are expected to attend the gala, where they will be exchanging their uniforms.

Heather Hatmaker, director of revenue for the Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians, laments that, “each Girl Scout works incredibly hard during the Cookie Program to learn important life skills, and each one deserves to be celebrated. The Sweet-Sellerbration is a special honor for the girls who prove that entrepreneurship is really a huge part of Girl Scouting. We’re just so proud of them!”

On average, Girl Scouts who have been invited to the Gala in order to receive recognition for their dedication and to honor their achievements, have sold about 221 boxes. While selling 221 boxes is no small feat – the 2,600 boxes that Tigerlily sold has her troop going through the roof. In total, out of all of the boxes sold from each girl going to the gala, almost one million dollars was earned. All of the money will be going to Troop Treasuries – an amount that the organization is beyond grateful for.

What’s more, the troops not only received the proceeds from the cookies sold by the Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians, but they also were the recipients of over 16,000 boxes of cookies.

If you are moving to Knoxville and have young girls, have them consider joining Girl Scouts, a popular group for young girls in the Knoxville community.