Photos: Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona Cookie Drop
More than 7,000 cases, some 86,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies, were distributed at the GSSOAZ Cookie Drop, January 16, 2026, to 67 troops in preparation to hit the streets of Tucson, Ariz.
Volunteers load up one of the last loads of the day just as the daylight ends on the Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona Cookie Drop, January 16, 2026, Tucson, Ariz. The site using the dock of Ralph's Transfer Moving and Storage distributed more than 86,000 boxes of cookies to 67 troops in preparation for the beginning of sales Saturday. To find where cookies can be had, go to www.girlscoutssoaz.org/cookies.
Danette Camacho transfers more cases of Tagalongs into a van for Troop #494, one of the 67 troops picking up more than 7,000 cases of cookies, for the Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona Cookie Drop, January 16, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.
Volunteer Nick Perez teases a case of Exploremores out of the stack to help fill an order at the Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona Cookie Drop, January 16, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.
John Campbell, left, with Troop #595 and Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona board chair Sheila Kressler-Crowley get more cases of Thin Mints while helping load up a van at the annual Cookie Drop, January 16, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.
Acorn Allen sorts out the cases of cookies being stacked for easy loading into the next vehicle for the Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona Cookie Drop, January 16, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.
Timothy Hernandez works in the cramped quarters of a van to get an order of Tagalongs loaded for the Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona Cookie Drop, January 16, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.
Gabby Garayzar applies a little extra force to get a case of Samoas wedged in the trailer load of cookies headed to Troop #1031 for the Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona Cookie Drop, January 16, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.
Volunteers grab boxes of Thin Mints off a pallet stack to get them counted and sorted for an order at the Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona Cookie Drop, January 16, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.
Lynn Borders takes a breather on some of the nearly 400 cases of an order awaiting the arrival of a troop at the Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona Cookie Drop, January 16, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.
Kelly Presnell
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