SAN ANTONIO \u2013 A group of San Antonio Girl Scouts is getting ready to trade cookie booths for Broadway and historic landmarks after spending years working toward a shared goal.<\/p>\n
Eleven girls from Girl Scout Troop 702 will travel to New York City from August 5-8, a trip they funded largely through Girl Scout cookie sales.<\/p>\n
The troop has spent the past three years working toward the experience, selling about 8,000 boxes of cookies each year. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe had our goal and we reached our goal, and now we get to go to New York,\u201d said Bella Lozano, who is entering sixth grade at St. Matthew\u2019s Catholic School and has been a Girl Scout for seven years.<\/p>\n
For many of the girls, it will be their first visit to New York City. Lozano said she\u2019s most excited to see a Broadway show and learn more about American history. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe all have our history lessons, so the history that happened in New York was, I think, really eye-catching to us,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The itinerary also includes visits to the Statue of Liberty and the National Sept. 11 Memorial & Museum.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m most looking forward to the Statue of Liberty because I think it\u2019s a key monument for our country,\u201d Ava Barrera said.<\/p>\n
Julianna Reyes said visiting the 9\/11 Memorial will be especially meaningful. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a way to honor all the people who helped get people to safety and to remember everyone who sadly died,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Along the way, the girls say selling cookies has taught them lessons that extend far beyond business. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve learned how much it means to be a leader and how it means to work as a group,\u201d Maeve Tynan said.<\/p>\n
The scouts also credited patience, a positive attitude and confidence for helping them meet their fundraising goal.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnything is possible,\u201d Barrera said. \u201cWe never gave up.\u201d<\/p>\n
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