From Peanut Butter Patties to Caramel deLites, it’s time again to buy and enjoy Girl Scout Cookies. And Inland Empire Girl Scouts are ready. They picked up boxes to sell during Mega Drop events across the region on Saturday, Jan. 24. Volunteer Valine Estrada, who graduated from Girl Scouts last ye ar, helps with Lemonades cookies Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, at the Mega Drop event in Riverside, where girls pick up cookies for the sales season. (Courtesy of Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Council) Girls Scouts pick up cookies Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, at the Mega Drop event hosted in Riverside by the Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Council to kick-off the annual cookie sales season. (Courtesy of Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Council) Volunteer Zoë Minter, who graduated from Girl Scouts last year, helps Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, at the Mega Drop event in Riverside, where girls pick up cookies for the sales season. (Courtesy of Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Council) Joyce Knoll, chief operating officer for the Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Council, helps Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, at the Mega Drop event in Riverside, where girls pick up cookies to start the cookie sales season. (Courtesy of Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Council) Show Caption1 of 4Volunteer Valine Estrada, who graduated from Girl Scouts last year, helps with Lemonades cookies Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, at the Mega Drop event in Riverside, where girls pick up cookies for the sales season. (Courtesy of Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Council) Expand Hundreds of volunteers gathered at four sites — in Riverside, Lake Elsinore, Apple Valley and Palm Desert — to sort and distribute more than a million boxes of cookies, a news release states. Related Articles San Bernardino police get glimpse of Dodgers’ World Series trophy Community Impact Fund reaches milestone in the Inland Empire despite federal funding cuts Ask The Lawyer: When does the attorney-client privilege get tossed? Riverside Elks Lodge will hold 125th anniversary open house Retired columnist Dan Bernstein will be honored with writing room in Riverside The Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Council hosts the event each year to launch the cookie sales season. Across the Inland Empire, 326 troops signed up to sell nearly 900,000 packets of cookies — nearly 73,000 cases, according to the council. The sales helps girls learn entrepreneurial skills, how to manage money and business ethics, the release states. For information on buying Girl Scout Cookies, click here. ...read more read less