FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 12, 2025
GIRL SCOUTS OF NORTHEASTERN NEW YORK KICK OFF
2025 COOKIE SEASON
–At Crossgates February 14 – March 30, 2025-
Guilderland, NY – On Thursday, January 23, thousands of Girl Scouts from the Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York (GSNENY) Council started their sales for the annual cookie season. All of the favorite flavors – Girl Scout S’mores, Thin Mints (vegan), Samoas, Tagalongs, Dos-si-dos, Trefoils, Lemon-Ups, Toffee-tastic (gluten free) and Adventurefuls – have returned.
Troops will be at Crossgates from February 14th to March 30th for their annual booths selling all your favorites.
The Girl Scout Cookie Program is the world’s largest entrepreneurial program for girls. The program encourages Girl Scouts to be risk-takers, think outside the box, and be confident in their own abilities. Whether they are working towards earning their Cookie Goal Setter Badge as a Daisy or their My Cookie Business Resume badge as an Ambassador, Girl Scouts are learning qualities crucial for all forms of leadership and life skills, such as financial literacy, planning, budgeting, teamwork, innovative thinking, and confident decision making.
“We are so excited to kick off Cookie Season! While Girl Scout cookies are an iconic treat, the more important outcome of Cookie Season is watching Girl Scouts learn business skills and set entrepreneurial goals for themselves to achieve. Watching Girl Scouts learn these life lessons while they help their troops for the future is the best part of the Girl Scout Cookie Program. Their sense of accomplishment as they meet and exceed their personal and troop goals is inspiring and their enthusiasm is contagious,” said GSNENY CEO Brenda Episcopo.
All proceeds raised from in-person and online cookie orders are kept local to benefit Girl Scouts and their troops.
To purchase cookies from a local Girl Scout, visit the cookiefinder at www.girlscouts.org/cookies.
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About Crossgates:
Crossgates is the Capital Region’s premier shopping, dining and entertainment destination offering an impressive selection of national brands and the newest retail concepts. The center is anchored by Macy’s, JCPenney, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Primark and Best Buy, while offering more than 180 retail shops, including Apple. Crossgates offers 10 entertainment venues and over 20 on-site eateries, such as Dave & Buster’s, Get Air, Billy Beez, Apex Entertainment, The Standard Restaurant & Lounge, Maggie McFly’s and Regal Cinemas with IMAX. Or simply relax at our award-winning day spa, Spa Mirbeau. Located adjacent to a dual-branded 192-room Homewood Suites and Tru by Hilton hotel, Crossgates is your destination to EAT. SHOP. PLAY. STAY. Additional information regarding Crossgates can be found at shopcrossgates.com, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
About Pyramid Management Group, LLC:
Pyramid Management Group, owner of Crossgates, is one of the largest, most innovative, privately-held real estate developers in the northeast. Headquartered in Syracuse, New York, Pyramid’s portfolio of dynamic shopping, dining and entertainment destinations dominate the northeast with 9 properties located throughout New York and Massachusetts. For nearly 50 years, Pyramid has built its reputation on being first, fast, ahead of the curve and always what’s next, leading the industry in combining the best elements of traditional retail with world-class dining and entertainment, all under one roof. For more information, visit www.pyramidmg.com
About Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York (GSNENY)
Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York (GSNENY), established in June 2007 from the union of four Girl Scout Councils (Hudson Valley, Mohawk Pathways, Adirondack and North Country), represents almost 8,500 Girl Scouts in 15 counties including Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Greene, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Montgomery, Hamilton, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren and Washington. For more information, visit girlscoutsneny.org.