ST. PAULS — Chloe Edge is turning the “dough” she earned selling Girl Scout cookies into a European adventure.
Chloe, who is from St. Pauls, was recently honored as the top cookie seller in Robeson County by the Girl Scouts of North Carolina Coastal Pines after selling 1,830 boxes of cookies during the annual cookie sale — a lucky 13 times the nationwide average for number of boxes sold, according to the organization.
At 11 years old, Chloe has been a Girl Scout for six years and sold the most cookies in Robeson County in 2014 and came in third place in 2011.
Other top sellers in Robeson County were Savannah Sawyer, who placed second with 1,675 boxes sold, and Jordan Revels, who placed third with 1,575 boxes sold. Both Sawyer and Revels are from Lumberton.
Chloe was in part rewarded for her efforts in Girl Scout currency Cookie Dough, which can be used to purchase merchandise and pay for trips.
According to Amy Vitale, the product sales manager with the Girl Scouts of North Carolina Coastal Pines, Chloe is a part of the Girl Scout Superstar Destinations program for Girl Scouts who sell 500 boxes of cookies or more. Chloe earned 15 points from her sales, which she turned into Cookie Dough.
“She got $450 in Cookie Dough that she put toward her Italy and Greece trip for next summer with the Girl Scouts International Troop 7000,” Crystal Edge, Chloe’s mom, said.
Chloe also earned Girl Scout merchandise, a T-shirt, duffle bag and plush polar bear, as well as a $150 Best Buy card, according to Vitale. She also received a medal for first place in the county.
“I love going on the trips. I am looking forward to the culture and learning how they work,” she said about her upcoming trip to Europe.
Chloe said that she’s been able to go on several trips with her Girl Scout Troop — Troop 3588, including to Disney parks in Florida and the Coca-Cola factory, aquarium, Six Flags and the CNN offices in Atlanta.
Crystal the trips can make memories that the girls never thought would be possible.
“It’s more than just a fun aspect to see their customers,” she said. “It’s the main way that the troop earns their money.”
Chloe and her troop sell cookies in Lumberton at Walmart, Lowes, Sams Club and Biggs Park Mall January through March. The troop also recently donated cookies to soldiers at Fort Bragg in Fayetteville. But now that cookie season is over, Chloe and her troop plan to spend some time with some hairier clients.
“We’re making adoption kits for the Robeson County Animal Shelter,” she said.
Chloe has earned her habitat, instrument, first aid, cookie CEO and Brownie teaching badges along with several medals for her cookie sales. She is currently working towards earning the Bronze award, the highest junior award in the Girl Scout program.
She said that she loves the Girl Scout program because it is “very rewarding” and she gets to learn new things. She and her troop sell cookies and volunteer rain or shine.
“I work so hard to do all the activities, but also to learn,” she said. “I owe my dedication to my family support and my hard work.”
Chloe is already setting her sights on next’s year top seller award — she’s hoping to sell 2,000 boxes.
