Two Florida Girl Scouts from the troop Girl Scouts of Tropical Florida (GSTF) are working as youth ambassadors at the Coral Restoration Foundation to raise awareness of coral reef destruction. They learned about the importance of coral reefs and the urgent need for action to save them. The girls are now pitching a potential idea for a new Girl Scout cookie that could help elevate the need for awareness.
Two Florida Girl Scouts came together recently in a ‘sweet’ way to raise awareness of coral reef destruction . Olivia Antillon and Alejandra Jiménez, from the troop Girl Scouts of Tropical Florida , serve as youth ambassadors at the Coral Restoration Foundation .
Why don’t we make a Girl Scout cookie based off of coral with flavors from the sea?," Antillon continued.Jiménez and Antillon developed a coral-themed cookie prototype with guidance from professional chef, Ignacia Valdes Novik. They prepared two dozen fluorescent blue coral-shaped cookies decorated with sea salt caramel and algae superfood Spirulina.
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