Monday, November 21, 2022

The 2022 Cookie Walk has been canceled

Photo from 2019 by Stacie Joy

Organizers have decided not to host a Cookie Walk again this year at St. Nicholas of Myra Orthodox Church on Avenue A and 10th Street. 

The Cookie Walk website shows that this year's event, expected to occur early next month, has been canceled.

"Our hearts are broken to make this announcement," per the site...
There wasn't an official reason given for the cancellation of what would have been the 12th Cookie Walk.
We will wait until 2023 when we can all enjoy the excitement and fun of "walking The Walk" together once again.

Be well. Stay safe. Eat Cookies!
The always-festive event, held in early December in the church basement, offers about 75 varieties of homemade cookies and pastries. As the name implies, you take a walk around cookie-filled tables and pick your favorites. 

The last Cookie Walk took place in 2019.

21 comments:

Anonymous said...

My internal cookie monster is sad.

Anonymous said...

I think they made the right decision, difficult as it must have been for them AND for all those who love the cookies.

Anonymous said...

Bummer - just when things were looking up

Anonymous said...

Aww. I love cookies! Too bad. I wonder if Santa Con could be canceled as well, indefinitely would be fabulous. :)

Anonymous said...

Why is this cancelled? Public safety concerns?

Anonymous said...

Santacon is like mold in the bathroom.

Anonymous said...

I am pretty stunned they cancelled. does not make sense.

Anonymous said...

Charity fundraising opportunity for some other East Village organization? Everyone loves holiday cookies!

noble neolani said...

Sad but my waistline just took a sigh or relief.

Wink2x said...

Noooooo! I am stunned. My heart is broken. The one day of the year that makes struggling through the other 364 days worthwhile. Damn you, Covid🤬. Let’s see, 365 plus 18...let the countdown begin.

Anonymous said...

Why is this the right decision?

MrNiceGuy said...

That's the way the cookie crumbles! (Sorry, that was an awful pun, I know!)

This is a bummer. The Cookie Walk is such a fun, wholesome tradition. Hoping to see its return in 2023!

Anonymous said...

@4:09pm: IMO, it's the right decision b/c holding the Cookie Walk would very likely expose everyone in attendance (church members/cookie makers, AND all cookie buyers) to Covid, the flu, and maybe RSV for all I know, in a confined space that does not (and probably cannot) have sufficiently good ventilation.

Anonymous said...

It is the right decision since most of the star cookie makers are the older church ladies that sure know how to make those delicious cookies. Stay safe ladies and we will see you next year!

mvd said...

I too am curious.

Anonymous said...

Next year there will STILL sadly be Flu, RSV and cold viruses -- even if Covid has faded some what. When will "safe" be safe enough? There was some talk last year about doing the walk outside in Tompkins and I think thats what they should do!

Anonymous said...

If they are going to keep canceling this because of Covid and winter ailments, then there will never be a Cookie Walk again. Time for some other church to step up and reap the financial and goodwill benefits by replicating this event. Sorry, but this is an OVERabundance of caution. Life has to go on.

Anonymous said...

I am far from the "Covid is over" crowd but I wish this event could go on with some rules in place. Why not require masks, and maybe gloves when handling the cookies to mitigate some germs. Require people to sign up ahead of time for a half hour or hour time slot to control crowd flow. Surely anyone who wants to go to a cookie event at a church won't argue these small concessions to keep the elderly population who puts on the Cookie Walk as safe as possible. But in this day and age, who knows. Crossing my fingers for next year!

Anonymous said...

@7:32am: They should have it outdoors in the park?? And if it's raining or snowing or freezing cold? I guess it doesn't matter to you, b/c you wouldn't be among the people who have to be there all day to run the event. It's very easy to "solve" other people's problems if it won't impact you.

@10:11am: How nice that you've decided for everyone at the church that it's an "overabundance" of caution. Maybe the church values its members (and especially values the lives & well-being of all those older women who MAKE the cookies). Yes, "life has to go on" - and it will for many people b/c of these precautions. And hopefully we'll all get through one more year without the Cookie Walk, while very much looking forward to it in 2023.

I personally couldn't enjoy the cookies if I thought someone's health had been put at risk just to have the Cookie Walk.

Giovanni said...

Sorry to see this but there are too many viruses infecting people right now. Covid, Flu, RSV, and now adenovirus are putting too many people into the ICU. I had RSV a couple of years ago and it was by far the worst virus I have ever had, it’s like a truck hit you, the coughing knocks you out, and then your sinuses are like a waterfall for days. The crowd of ambulances unloading patients I saw up at NYU emergency room the other day was astounding. Several of my neighbors have been hospitalized with Covid and RSV in the past month.

People need to wear masks in crowded spaces, and at least cover your mouth when you cough. It’s astounding how many people don't even bother to cover their mouths when they cough now. And in addition to being airborne, RSV is also transmitted on surfaces (which is why so many young children get it), so go back to hand washing if you don't want to get a very bad virus that can knock you out for a few weeks.

Anonymous said...

Sad to hear, but the longer I have to wait for cookies, the more delicious they will taste when I finally do get to indulge again. Rest up, cookie people, and have a safe and healthy winter!