Press Release: Early Bird Registration Opens for Annual Thin Mint Sprint with Local Girl Scouts
April 02, 2025
It’s the 21st year for this celebrated community walk/run which raises funds to provide Girl Scout memberships, uniforms, programs, and camp sessions to children who might not otherwise have access.
Fox River Grove – Early Bird Registration is now open for Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois’ 21st Annual Thin Mint Sprint! The run’s 2025 theme is I run like a Girl Scout. Try to keep up.
This fundraising 5K fun run/walk will be Saturday, September 13, 2025, from 8:30 a.m.–Noon in partnership with the Fox River Grove Memorial Library Running Club. The race route will begin and end at Lions Park in Fox River Grove and take participants along a scenic path through Fox River for a timed run, ending with a post-race party!
Early Bird Registration is $40 per person through July 31; $45 per person from August 1–September 12, and $50 per person on race day, September 13. Registration fee includes Thin Mint Sprint T-shirt, chipped-timing bib, medal, fun patch, box of official Girl Scout Thin Mints® Cookies, and extra swag items. Register at https://www.girlscoutsni.org/fundraising#thin.
All funds raised through the 21st Annual Thin Mint Sprint will support GSNI's financial assistance programs ensuring increased access for more local Girl Scout memberships, activities, and leadership experiences.
