Girl Scouts get helping hand from employees of Freudenberg-NOK in Northfield

NORTHFIELD – Girl Scouts from 14 area troops received a helping hand sorting, counting, and packing hundreds of boxes of cookies from employees at Freudenberg-NOK’s Manufacturing Technology Center.

Plant employees helped the young entrepreneurs move 13,212 boxes of their famous baked goods into the 40,000 square-foot Freudenberg-NOK plant, providing space and assistance in packing them into orders.

“It’s important to support the youth of our communities and to demonstrate that we take pride in their efforts to support themselves through annual activities like the Girl Scout cookie sale,” said Freudenberg-NOK General Manager Tom Boardman. “We want to encourage this kind of entrepreneurial spirit and we were able to do so in a small but important way by providing these girls with the room and help they needed to get hundreds of boxes of cookies sorted, counted, and packed for delivery.”

“We are so pleased that Freudenberg-NOK stepped forward to help the girls with this monumental task,” said Sue Berry, leader of Girl Scouts Troops 10327, 11327, and 10364. “We rely upon the generosity and support of local citizens and companies like Freudenberg-NOK to ensure that our annual cookie sale is a success.”

CAPTION: Freudenberg-NOK recently pitched in to help area Girl Scouts sort, count, and pack hundreds of boxes of cookies to raise funds for the organization's community service and leadership projects. Pictured (left to right) are John Whitney, Freudenberg engineer; Liz Martin, Girl Scout leader; Steve Allard, Freudenberg facilities manager; Lisa Byars, Freudenberg Human Resources manager; Janine, Girl Scout; Sue Berry, Girl Scout leader; Chelsea, Girl Scout; Mary Gove, Girl Scout leader; Kimmy, Girl Scout; Tom Boardman, Freudenberg Manufacturing Technology Center general manager. (Courtesy photo)