Pim Neill is a 6-year-old girl from Pennsylvania, and she is already a Girl Scout legend. When she was just 3 years old, she saw other girls selling cookies and wished she could be just like them. On January 6, 2026, she finally got her chance as a Daisy Scout.
Because of her late birthday, she couldn't join a troop right away. Once she did, one adult told her family she would "hold a troop back," her father Luke Mandel Anorak-Neill said in an interview with People.
Luke Anorak-Neill said, "At one cookie booth, when we asked the adult ladies running the booth, before we knew anything about Girl Scouts, the one lady literally screamed at us (in front of all the girls) that my child's disabilities would hold a troop back and that she didn’t want Pim in her troop. She told us to go find a playgroup for disabled kids."
But Pim never gave up, and she went door to door after school and on weekends. She posted videos on her TikTok page and shared her cookie count every day. Soon, people everywhere started cheering her on and helping to support her by buying cookies from her Digital Cookie store.
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Pim's big goal was finally reached on February 15, 2026, when she sold 100,026 boxes of cookies so she can go to Girl Scout Camp and do fun and helpful projects with her troop. She also hopes to win a trip to Niagara Falls, a place her family really loves.
On February 14, 2026, she broke a national record previously held by former Girl Scout and motivational speaker Lilly Bumpus, who sold 32,484 boxes in one season in 2021.
In an statement, Pim's father, Luke Anorak-Neill, said, "Pim is literally unstoppable… We watched the cookie counter. People were excited to help a 6-year-old crush a record that was literally set the season after she was born."
Even though Pim is just 6 years old, she has already shown that courage, hope, and kindness can inspire people all over the world to believe that no dream is too big. Her determination shows that sometimes when you stay ready, you never know when your breakthrough is coming.