Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas to Host “Out of this World” Awards Ceremony March 17

PRLog (Press Release) - Mar. 13, 2013 - ADDISON, Texas -- DALLAS – Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas (http://www.gsnetx.org/) will host the Cookie Box Creations (http://www.gsnetx.org/Default.aspx?tabid=200) awards ceremony on March 17 at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science (http://www.perotmuseum.org/). Themed “Out of This World,” this year’s design contest featured eight teams consisting of Girl Scouts and mentors in the architecture and engineering fields. The creations are currently being displayed at the Perot Museum and will be taken down following the awards ceremony. In support of its mission to inspire minds through nature and science, this is the third year that the Perot Museum has collaborated with Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas to host and help judge the unique Cookie Box Creations.

WHAT:          Cookie Box Creations teamed up Girl Scouts in Northeast Texas with women architects and engineers to turn empty Girl Scout cookie boxes into free-standing structures. The contest helps girls interested in architecture or engineering careers to develop critical thinking skills and promote cooperation and team building.

         The awards ceremony will highlight the success of this year’s program. Awards will be given for the first, second and third place winners as well as the 2013 People’s Choice Award.

To view photos of this year’s creations and to vote for the People’s Choice Award, please visit: http://www.gsnetx.org/Default.aspx?tabid=200

WHEN:          Sunday, March 17, 2013 from 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Media is invited to attend for interviews and/or photo opportunities.

WHERE:         Perot Museum of Nature & Science

         2201 N. Field St.

         Dallas, TX  75201

         (Click here (https://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF-8&q=perot+museum+...) for directions)

Please meet a Perot Museum Marketing representative at the Concierge Desk in the main lobby to check in and receive a media credential.

WHO:          Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas

About Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas:  

Girl Scouts is the premiere 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 nearly 35,000 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 the Perot Museum of Nature and Science

Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, the Perot Museum of Nature and Science is a nonprofit educational organization located in Dallas, Texas, with campuses in Victory Park and Fair Park. In support of its mission to inspire minds through nature and science, the Perot Museum delivers exciting, engaging and innovative visitor and outreach experiences through its education, exhibition, and research and collections programming for children, students, teachers, families and life-long learners. The $185 million Victory Park museum, designed by 2005 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate Thom Mayne and his firm Morphosis Architects, opened to the public December 1, 2012. The Perot Museum is named in honor of Margot and Ross Perot, the result of a $50 million gift made by their five adult children. To learn more about the Perot Museum, please visit perotmuseum.org.