A personal and a professional touch has been the mark of an outstanding cookie salesgirl this year.

Lexi Burcham, 9, sold 1,009 boxes of Girl Scout cookies to her neighbors and at businesses across town.

"I learned it's a lot of work, and you have to put all your effort into it or you won't get your goal," she said.

The Holy Spirit Catholic School fourth-grader was the top salesgirl last year in Girl Scout Troup 3126 when her sales numbered an impressive 521.

Nearly every extra minute of the two-week sales period was packed with cookie selling. Every day after school, she made sales visits. When on the road, she called potential customers.

She called ahead to ask for permission to sell in banks, stores, car dealerships, law offices and restaurants.

Lexi said she wasn't nervous about approaching people, but she did get better at interacting with customers as sales progressed. When they'd tease her, she could zing right back.

Learning to graciously accept rejection was part of the lesson, too. She learned not to take it personally.

If someone said no, "I'd say thank you, hang up and call someone else," she said.

Her mom, Ginger Burcham, said many times she's seen parents do the selling.

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Great Falls Girl Scout's sales savvy brings sweet success