January 19, 2021 3:15 a.m. 

Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington and Girl Scouts of the USA has kicked off the 2021 Girl Scout Cookie season nationally.

A release said many scouts are selling in creative, socially distant and contact-free ways to keep themselves and their customers safe. In light of COVID-19, girls are adapting their sales methods through the largest girl-led entrepreneurship program in the world.

GSUSA is making online cookie ordering available nationwide on February 1st, so consumers who don’t know a girl scout can still purchase cookies from a local troop for direct shipment to their homes, or donation to local organizations. The site to access after that time is: www.girlscoutcookies.org.

Girl Scout cookie season in the region will run through March 14th.