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GIRL SCOUTS COOKIES ARE BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER!

Garden City, NY January 5, 2008—The wait is over! Starting January 10th through March 30th, the long awaited famous Girl Scout Cookies® will be available from your local Girl Scouts or at the Annual Cookie Kick-Off on January 10, 2009 at the Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City, the Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream, the Wesfield Sunrise in Massapequa, the Broadway Mall in Hicksville and the Westfield South Shore Mall in Bay Shore.
 
“This time of year is especially exciting for us as everyone in the community eagerly anticipates the start of Girl Scout Cookie® season!” said Donna Ceravolo, Executive Director of the Girl Scouts of Nassau County.  “The Girl Scouts of Nassau County are thrilled to start selling Cookies and to introduce the newest addition to the 2009 cookie line-up, Dulce de Leche!”
 
This year, Girl Scout Daisies can even participate in selling during the Cookie season. Girl Scouts will be selling eight Cookie varieties, all containing zero grams of trans fat.  They are Lemon Chalet Cremes, Trefoils, Do-Si-Dos, Samoas, Sugar-Free Chocolate Chips, Tagalongs, Thin Mints and the newest Cookie, Dulce de Leche. The newest Cookie, Dulce de Leche, is inspired by the classic confections of Latin America. The sweet Cookies are rich with milk, caramel chips and stripes.

This year’s cookie kickoff at surrounding area malls will also feature the famous Girl Scouts of Nassau County Chorus! The Chorus will treat those patrons buying Cookies to a repertoire of patriotic, American standards and traditional Girl Scout songs.
 
In addition to individual Girl Scouts selling Cookies, Booth Sales throughout the county will begin in February. It’s easier to find your Girl Scout Cookies® with our Cookie Booth Locator tool on our website, www.gsnc.org. On Saturday, March 7th and Sunday, March 8th be sure to keep an eye out for your local Girl Scout as she walks through her neighborhood along with her fellow Girl Scouts throughout Nassau County during the Girl Scout Cookie® Walk About Weekend. Saturday, March 14th and Sunday, March 15th marks the Military Weekend where Cookies sold go to our military troops overseas through the Girl Scouts of Nassau County program, Operation Cookie.
 
The Girl Scout Cookies Program® is the world's largest Business and Financial literacy program. In the 83 years that the Girl Scouts Cookie Program® has been in existence, it has continuously offered new ways to help girls grow strong. Girls learn important lessons about business, math, organization, sales, money management, negotiation, responsibility and most importantly, self-confidence. The Cookie Program also teaches girls to appreciate and take pride in the work that they've accomplished for themselves and for Girl Scouts. Because of the earning power of the Girl Scout Cookie Program®, no girl is ever turned away from Girl Scouts of Nassau County because of financial need.

Girl Scouts of Nassau County builds girls of courage, confidence and character. Girl Scouting in Nassau County creates an accepting and nurturing environment, which gives girls a chance to build character and receive skills for success in the real world. In partnership with committed adult volunteers, girls develop qualities that will serve them throughout their lives, like leadership, strong values, social conscience, and conviction about their own potential and self-worth. With more than 22,000 girl and 7,000 adult members, Girl Scouts of Nassau County has become the preeminent organization and leading authority for girls. The organization, now in its 96th year, continues to make the world a better place one girl at a time.