Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois Announces 19^th Annual Thin Mint Sprint

Beloved community race raises funds to increase access for local Girl Scout memberships, uniforms, dues, programs, and summer camp sessions. 

Fox River Grove, IL – Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois (GSNI) will host its 19^th Annual Thin Mint Sprint fundraising 5K fun run/walk on Saturday, September 16, from 8:30 a.m.–Noon in partnership with the Fox River Grove Memorial Library Running Club. The race route will begin and end at Lions Park in Fox River Grove and take participants through scenic streets and neighborhoods along the Fox River for a timed run, ending with a post-race party.

Registration is $35 per person from April 29–July 31; $40 per person from August 1–September 15, and $45 per person on race day, September 16. Registration fee includes Thin Mint Sprint T-shirt, chipped-timing bib, medal, fun patch, box of official Girl Scout Thin Mints^® Cookies, and extra swag items. Race packet pick-up will be available the week of September 3. Register online at www.girlscoutsni.org/tms.

All funds raised through the 19^th Annual Thin Mint Sprint will support GSNI's financial assistance programs ensuring increased access for more local Girl Scout memberships, activities, and leadership experiences.

We’re Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois

Girl Scouts bring their dreams to life and work together to build a better world. Through programs from coast to coast, Girl Scouts of all backgrounds and abilities can be unapologetically themselves as they discover their strengths and rise to meet new challenges—whether they want to climb to the top of a tree or the top of their class, lace up their boots for a hike or advocate for climate justice, or make their first best friends. Backed by trusted adult volunteers, mentors, and millions of alums, Girl Scouts lead the way as they find their voices and make changes that affect the issues most important to them. To join us, volunteer, reconnect, or donate, visit www.girlscoutsni.org.

We serve 16 counties including parts or all of Boone, Carroll, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Jo Daviess, Kane, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, and Winnebago. To volunteer, reconnect, donate, or join, visit www.girlscoutsni.org or call 844-GSNI-4-ME (844-476-4463).

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