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Girl Scouts Kick Off Cookie Box Creations on March 13 DALLAS – The Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas will launch its annual Cookie Box Creations design contest and exhibit on Sunday, March 13. This year’s exhibit features a theme of “Explore the Outdoors” and will be on display through April 3 at Galleria Dallas. The contest is designed for Girl Scouts interested in architecture or engineering careers to develop critical thinking skills and promote cooperation and team building. WHO:
Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas and local women architects and engineers
WHAT:
Girl Scout teams will gather with local women architects and engineers to create free-standing structures using empty Girl Scout cookie boxes. Designs will be judged by local community leaders and evaluated based on technical difficulty, creativity in design, engineering difficulty and best use of color and materials. Judging will take place on Monday, March 14, and winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on Sunday, April 3 at Galleria Dallas. The public can vote on a People’s Choice Award by scanning a structure’s QR code, which will link to an online survey.
WHEN:
Sunday, March 13, 2016 8 AM - Noon
WHERE:
Galleria Dallas (Level 1 - South end) 13350 Dallas Parkway Dallas, TX 75240 Mall Map: www.galleriadallas.com/visitor-guest-services/map/
MEDIA CONTACTS:
For on-site photo/video opportunities, please contact the following: Kelly Hunter, shiroma | southwest Elizabeth Zamora, HCK2 Partners 972.732.6100 ofc (ext. 123) 972.499.6631 ofc 972.489.4361 cell 972.762.1964 cell kelly@shiromasouthwest.com elizabeth.zamora@hck2.com
About Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas: Girl Scouts is the premier leadership organization and is the largest pipeline for female leadership. Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place. Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas serves more than 27,000 girls and 17,000 adults in 32 northeast Texas counties. For information on how to join, volunteer, donate or reconnect to the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas, call (800) 442-2260 or visit www.gsnetx.org.
About Galleria Dallas: Galleria Dallas is an iconic shopping center with a unique collection of more than 200 retailers, restaurants and experiences including a flagship Belk, Nordstrom, Macy’s, the world’s only GAP, Banana Republic and Old Navy combo anchor, a market-exclusive American Girl, The Westin Galleria Dallas hotel and the signature Galleria Ice Skating Center. Welcoming more than 19 million visitors annually, only Galleria Dallas delivers the consummate Dallas shopping experience. Visit http://www.galleriadallas.com for hours and to learn more about the shopping center. Galleria Dallas is managed by Simon Property Group, Inc. Galleria Dallas, 13350 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, Texas, 75240. For Social Media: @GalleriaDallas #GalleriaDallas ###