Fayetteville Today

A Fayetteville Girl Scout troop used money raised from cookie sales to fund a local Easter celebration, ABC 11 reported.

Troop 1588 raised $7,000 from selling cookies, exceeding their goal despite inflation's impact on prices, the story said.

Then the Scouts used the money to hold an Easter celebration for children at Unity Home Care at Haymount United Methodist Church, the station reported.

"I think what it taught the girls was to give back and not just use the money on themselves but to give back to the community," Troop leader Lisa Courter told the station. "We're getting to be in a world where it's just all about me, and to teach these girls, you know, to be a part of teaching them that they should look out for other people as well, that makes me proud."

The celebration included egg hunts, games, goodies and Easter baskets, all designed to let the foster children know that they have a family in the troop members, the story said. Without the troop's effort, ABC 11 reports, the children may not have had such an opportunity.

"Since so many gave back to us, you want to give back even more to them, because you know you would love it and it's a fun activity for a bunch of kids to do, and I love seeing the smiles on their faces," troop member Jordan Courter told the station.

Sophia Vernon of Troop 1588 explained why she liked the idea of using the cookie money this way: "Because we are the troop of this community, and the Girl Scouts are helpful and caring and it's helping other kids."