WORCESTER, Mass. - If you're a fan of Girl Scout cookies, we have some good news: cookie season is just about here.

Saturday, the Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts hosted their annual cookie drop. The tradition is more than a century old. Thousands of cases of cookies were unloaded by scouts and volunteers and will be shipped off to be sold. 

Nearly 4,000 girls in the region sell cookies. It's the largest entrepreneurial program for girls in the country.

"The skills these girls learn from the program go on to serve them for a lifetime and it's wonderful," said Brandi Maloni of the Girl Scouts of Central and Western Mass. "We're all about building girls courage, confidence and character and this just supports that mission so much."

"It's really exciting because you get to pick up cookies and bring them to people and make them smile," said scout Yolanda Claudio.

"It's really fun to experience this and everyone's really nice and I love it here," said scout Quinn Geer. "I get to meet new people and I get to experience this behind-the-scenes of Girl Scouts."

"It's actually really fun. This is my first year doing it and I'm having a blast. It's more than I ever expected it to be," said scout Allison Belliveau.

Sgt. Thomas Stevens recently returned from a nine month deployment in Kuwait. His daughter is a Girl Scout, and was happy to take part.

"Oh it's excellent seeing my coworkers," said Sgt. Stevens. "I'm actually one of the camp rangers so being able to reminisce with them and discuss how the past year have been is wonderful to be back and everyone has welcomed me with open arms and it's just wonderful."

The Girl Scouts said all proceeds from cookie sales stay with local councils and troops to fund Girl Scouts experiences year-round. You can go to their website to find locations to buy cookies.