On Friday, February 6, from 5 to 9 p.m., Girl Scouts in crisp uniforms will once again take up friendly posts inside Duffy’s Sports Grill locations across Broward, Palm Beach, Martin, and St. Lucie Counties—armed not with clipboards, but with cookie boxes and a mission.
The annual Give a Box, Get a Box returns, bringing together Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida and Duffy’s Sports Grill for an evening that blends casual dining with meaningful impact. The idea is elegantly simple: purchase a box of Girl Scout Cookies to donate to service members through the Cookies for the Military program, and receive a free box to take home as a thank-you.
Now in its second decade, the event has quietly become one of South Florida’s most enduring acts of communal generosity—less spectacle, more substance, and just enough sweetness to keep people coming back.
“Give a Box, Get a Box is a powerful way for our community to show appreciation for the men and women in uniform,” says Lisa Johnson, CEO of Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida. Since the partnership began in 2013, more than 45,000 boxes of cookies have been delivered to military members in the U.S. and overseas. This year’s goal: 2,950 boxes, sent as tangible reminders of home, comfort, and appreciation.
The appeal lies in its ease. No tickets, no speeches, no pageantry—just a Friday night already on the calendar, made slightly more meaningful. Duffy’s, a Palm Beach County–based sports grill with 29 locations statewide, offers a familiar backdrop: televisions tuned to sports highlights, baskets of wings circulating the room, conversations rising and falling with the score. The Girl Scouts simply step into that rhythm, meeting the community where it already gathers.
For the Girl Scouts, the cookie booth doubles as a lesson in leadership through action. For diners, the reward is immediate—but the impact stretches far beyond the table. Somewhere else, someone far from home opens a familiar box and feels remembered.
Sometimes, that’s all it takes.
