St Louis group wished to donate money from bracelet sale to children\u2019s relief fund but Girl Scouts said it could make political statement<\/p>\n
At the height of cookie season, a time when Girl Scouts across America fundraise by selling their famous Thin Mints, Caramel deLites and shortbread, one troop in Missouri wasn\u2019t in the mood.<\/p>\n
Instead, the eight girls of Troop 149 decided to make and sell bracelets, and donate the proceeds to a cause they felt was more urgent than their own: the Palestine Children\u2019s Relief Fund. As the violent siege in Gaza rages on with more than 30,000 killed, many of whom are children, troop leader Nawal Abuhamdeh agreed to the girls\u2019 wishes.<\/p>\n
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