Our community is home to the largest Cuban exile population in the United States and the  world. We are families who fled dictatorship, political imprisonment, and economic collapse. We know that the time is now to increase pressure on the regime, cut off the lifelines that sustain it, and finally bring freedom back to the Cuban people. With the tightening of sanctions on Venezuela, reduced access to Venezuelan oil by the regime, and decisive actions by President Donald J. Trump, the dictatorship is facing unprecedented external pressure. 

In honor of those who serve, Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida has launched the 18th annual Cookies for the Military program, inviting the community to donate boxes or cases of Girl Scout cookies that will be sent to service members stationed in the U.S. or overseas. This year’s goal is to donate 50,000. During the 2025 campaign, the community contributed 44,947 boxes to service members. Since the program began in 2009, Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida has shipped more than 858,000 boxes to the military through partnerships with nonprofit organizations that provide care packages and support to service members and their families, including Forgotten Soldiers, Operation Homefront, American Legion and Soldiers’ Angels.