MEDIA ALERT * MEDIA ALERT * MEDIA ALERT GIRL SCOUTS OF NASSAU COUNTY 100TH ANNIVERSARY BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION  

Garden City, NY October 27, 2011 – The Girl Scouts of Nassau County will be hosting a “Birthday Bash on the Bay” to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Girl Scouting and Theodore Roosevelt’s 153rd birthday. The joint celebration will take place on Sunday, October 30th from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00p.m. at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site in Oyster Bay, NY, the home of Theodore Roosevelt. The celebration will feature the famous Girl Scouts of Nassau County Chorus, Ceremonial Unit and hundreds of Girl Scouts of all ages.  

Attendees will participate in fun activities including Point-to-Point Walks, guided nature trail programs, Roosevelt House Tours, Sagamore Hill old time games, bee keeping demonstrations, wind turbine activities, bulb planting, vegetable print-making and more.  

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WHAT: A “Birthday Bash on the Bay” celebrating the 100th anniversary of Girl Scouting, Theodore Roosevelt’s 153rd birthday and Girl Scouts founder, Juliette Gordon Low’s 151st birthday.  

WHO: The Girl Scouts of Nassau County, hundreds of Girl Scouts of all ages and local community members.  

WHEN: Sunday, October 30th from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Opening Ceremony – 12:30pm/Birthday Bash – 2:00pm/Closing Ceremony – 4:30pm  

WHERE: Sagamore Hill National Historic Site in Oyster Bay, NY, the home of Theodore Roosevelt.  

WHY: To celebrate the 100 years of building girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place.  

CONTACT: Please visit www.gsnc.org or contact Girl Scouts of Nassau County at 516 741-2550 ext. 260.  

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