Girl Scouts and Western Dairy Association to host Milk & Cookies event April 28 in Morgan County

***Girl Scouts Press Release***

Girl Scouts of Colorado has partnered with the Western Dairy Association on an exciting new event and program venture: Milk & Cookies.  The Western Dairy Association provided a $10,000 statewide sponsorship for a series of Milk & Cookies events to take place at various locations in Colorado.  The Morgan County event will be held on Saturday, April 28^th from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the 4-H Building at the Morgan County Fair Grounds.   

The purpose of the Milk & Cookies events is to raise money in support of Girl Scout programming, while also providing children and their families a fun and tasty experience—enjoying Girl Scout cookies with a variety of dairy products.  The event will also feature hands-on information stations and games, which will enable participants to learn and get excited about calcium, bone health, and nutrition.  The partnership between Girl Scouts and the Western Dairy Association will also facilitate statewide programmatic opportunities for girls—promoting nutrition, health science, and agriculture. 

Meadow Gold will serve as the event’s exclusive product sponsor and will showcase several of their dairy products to include a variety of milk products, assorted flavors of ice cream, yogurt varieties to be paired with fresh fruit, and a selection of sour cream dips to be paired with fresh vegetables.

Girl Scouts of Colorado received enough support through financial sponsorships and individual contributions to make this event free and open to the public.  Local sponsors include the Colorado Plains Medical Center and Wells Fargo Bank.  The event is geared toward girls and boys and children and adults of all ages.  This is a wonderful opportunity for children and their parents to learn about the benefits of health and nutrition together in a fun hands-on learning environment.

All proceeds raised from the Morgan County Milk & Cookies event will fund Girl Scout programming efforts in Morgan County.  If you would like additional information about the Milk & Cookies event, please contact Elizabeth Winn at 970-319-3037.