GIRL SCOUT COOKIE BOOTHS ARE BACK – GET YOURS TODAY!
Garden City, NY February 5, 2009 – Don’t run to the vending machine for a sweet pick me up mid work day. Instead, find the nearest Girl Scouts of Nassau County Cookie Booth and pick up a box of your favorite Girl Scout Cookies®! The Girl Scouts of Nassau County are selling their world-renown Cookies in offices, hospitals, railroad stations, grocery stores and even malls starting February 6th through the end of March. But don’t worry, if you can’t make it to your nearest Cookie booth, be on the lookout for your local Girl Scout selling Cookies in your neighborhood through March 30th!
“The Girl Scout Cookie® program teaches girls important life lessons as they learn business, math, organization, sales, money management, negotiation, responsibility and most importantly, self-confidence,” said Donna Ceravolo, Executive Director of the Girl Scouts of Nassau County. “The Cookie Program also teaches girls to appreciate and take pride in the work that they've accomplished for themselves and for Girl Scouts.”
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 make a difference. 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.
This year, it’s even easier to find your Girl Scout Cookies® with the Girl Scouts of Nassau County Cookie Booth Locator tool on their website, www.gsnc.org or please contact the Girl Scouts of Nassau County at 516-741-2550.
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 97th year, continues to make the world a better place one girl at a time.