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Posted 1/26/16

The Arpin Van Lines warehouse in West Warwick is “cookie central” for the annual Girl Scout cookie distribution. According to Jerry Plante, who helped oversee operations Jan. 16, 15 trailer …

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WAY UP THERE: Cases of cookies – an estimated 55,000 – are stacked nearly roof-high at the Arpin Van Lines warehouse in West Warwick. With a case in had are MacKenzie Seel and Lizzie Pickering, both of Cumberland.

THE LOGISTICS: Jerry Plante of Paul Arpin Van Lines and Amanda McLaughlin, a service unit manager with the Girl Scouts helped plan for the Jan. 16 distribution. Plante said Peanut Butter Patties are his favorite and credited them in part for his waist.

THIS IS THEIR CASE: Cumberland Troop 73 Girl Scouts Julia and Laurel Giasson and Olivia Carney make a cookie pickup from Arpin Van Lines. The Giasson twins sold 50 boxes of cookies each and they say they aren’t finished yet. Overall, the troop sold more than 515 boxes.

Posted Tuesday, January 26, 2016 3:25 pm

The Arpin Van Lines warehouse in West Warwick is “cookie central” for the annual Girl Scout cookie distribution. According to Jerry Plante, who helped oversee operations Jan. 16, 15 trailer trucks loaded with an estimated 55,000 cases of cookies – that’s more than 660,000 boxes – started arriving last fall. Over the next several weeks, local Girl Scout districts are scheduled to make pickups and distribute the cookies, the sale of which finance camperships, recruiting and training of volunteers, outdoor programs and property maintenance. Also, a beneficiary of this year’s sale is The Katie DeCubellis Memorial Foundation. (Warwick Beacon photos)