Local Girl Scout Julianne Arthur has sold 50,000 boxes of Cookies over 13 years.

Julianne (center) sold 50,000 Cookies over 13 years. From left to right: Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida (GSGCF) Board President Juliana Meek, mom Christianne Payne Arthur, GSGCF Product Program Manager Jodi Miller, and GSGCF CEO Mary Anne Servian.

Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida Ambassador Julianne Arthur achieved a new council record officially selling her 50,000th box of Girl Scout Cookies on Saturday, Feb. 28th in Naples.

To total 50,000 boxes in 13 years, Julianne has sold an astonishing average of 3,846 boxes per year! For reference, the 2025 national per-girl average was 245 boxes.

Hitting a goal like this takes entrepreneurial grit and the consistent application of the five skills cultivated through the Cookie Program—goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills, and business ethics—all honed year after year through perseverance, confidence, and connection to community.

The 50,000^th sale occurred at approximately 2:45 PM in front of the Publix Super Market at Pelican Bay in Naples.

In attendance were Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida’s Board President Juliana Meek, CEO Mary Anne Servian, Product Program Manager Jodi Miller, Service Unit Manager Kim White, and Julianne’s family — her mom Christianne Payne Arthur, her dad Doug Arthur, brother Samuel, and her grandparents Dianne and Griff Payne — who came out to support the milestone moment.

“Julianne’s dedication and leadership over the past 13 years are truly remarkable,” said Mary Anne Servian, CEO of Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida. “When you support local girls, they not only grow personally but also strengthen their communities, just as Julianne has. Through the Cookie Program, girls learn to set goals, manage money, build relationships, and run a business with integrity. Julianne has mastered these skills and used them to create learning opportunities and make a meaningful impact right here in our community. That is why this accomplishment is so significant—for our local council and for Girl Scouting as a whole.”

In the same week, Julianne completed her Girl Scout Gold Award project, the highest award a Girl Scout can earn. Her project, Enrichment Matters, addressed the lack of varied enrichment opportunities for small mammals and shorebirds undergoing rehabilitation at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida in Naples.

Julianne funded her project through proceeds earned during the Girl Scout Cookie Sale. Every dollar raised stays local, and Girl Scouts set individual goals for how they will use their earnings.

In previous years, Julianne’s Cookie proceeds helped her fund her Bronze Award and Silver Award projects, and even took her halfway across the world last summer when she embarked on a Girl Scouts Destinations trip to Japan!

In 2025, Julianne (second from left) and 10 other Girl Scouts embarked on a Girl Scout Destinations Trip to Japan, visiting the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove. For Julianne, the trip was funded entirelyby her Girl Scout Cookie sales.

Every year, her troop has donated hundreds of cases of Cookies to local veterans and to the Shelter for Abused Women and Children. Through the Gift of Caring and Hometown Heroes donation programs, customers can also contribute boxes that are distributed to organizations such as Soldiers’ Angels, military members overseas, and local hometown heroes including teachers, nurses, firefighters, pharmacists, doctors, and sheriff’s deputies.

Whether participating in educational programs, exploring new experiences and travel opportunities, or, like Julianne, funding impactful Take Action projects that benefit the community at large, every box sold directly supports the ambitions of local Girl Scouts.