Girl Scouts Deliver 780,000 Cookie Packages to Sacramento Region

Annual 'Mega Drop' event kicks off cookie season with massive shipment to troops and families.

Published on Feb. 19, 2026

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Girl Scouts Heart of Central California held its annual 'Mega Drop' event in Sacramento, where multiple 18-wheelers delivered over 780,000 packages of Girl Scout cookies. Troops and families formed caravans at Sutter Health Park to load cases into their vehicles, marking the start of cookie season across local communities.

Why it matters

The Mega Drop is an exciting annual event that signifies the arrival of the year's biggest cookie shipment and the beginning of the Girl Scouts' largest fundraising effort. The cookie program teaches girls valuable entrepreneurial skills like decision-making, goal-setting, money management, and communication.

The details

About 300 volunteers helped load the cookie cases into vehicles ranging from compact cars to large moving trucks. This year's lineup includes a new 'rocky road' style chocolate sandwich cookie. Girl Scout leaders say the cookie program is much more than just the treats, as it helps girls build important life skills.

  • The Mega Drop event took place on February 17, 2026 in Sacramento.

The players

Girl Scouts Heart of Central California

The local Girl Scouts council that organized the Mega Drop event and oversees cookie sales in the Sacramento region.

Natalie Rubio

A seventh-grade Girl Scout who says cookie sales have helped her improve her communication and public speaking skills.

Quinn Bernal

A Girl Scout who says selling cookies has taught her how to communicate with customers, handle money, meet new people, and participate in activities like camping trips.

Marwa Abbas

A parent who says she is willing to do everything to support her daughters in the Girl Scouts cookie program because 'They love to learn how to be leaders.'

Khai Rybon

A volunteer who says the energy at the Mega Drop event reflects the impact of the cookie program in helping young girls start their own businesses.

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What they’re saying

“For our communities, it means they are going to get their Girl Scout cookie fix. You will see them out in the community selling their cookies.”

— Linda Farley, with Girl Scouts Heart of Central California

“When you are buying a box you are putting money back into the community.”

— Linda Farley, with Girl Scouts Heart of Central California

“We are passionate about what they do, helping young ladies in the community start their own businesses.”

— Khai Rybon, Volunteer

What’s next

The Girl Scouts will now begin selling cookies across the Sacramento region, with troops and families distributing the 780,000 packages delivered at the Mega Drop event.

The takeaway

The annual Girl Scout cookie season is more than just a chance for people to indulge in their favorite treats - it's a valuable entrepreneurial program that teaches young girls critical life skills like decision-making, goal-setting, money management, and communication.