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Troop 50636
FAMILY
FEBRUARY 19* - MARCH 22
*DIGITAL COOKIE BEGINS FEBRUARY 12
FAMILY MANUAL | 1
The largest girl-led entrepreneurial program in
the world is moving forward in bold ways. We’re
offering families more options than ever to
help build the foundation for entrepreneurship
and guide girls to success, while keeping their
safety in clear focus.
No matter which path you take—virtual, in-
person or both—we’ve got tips and resources to
support you the whole way.
FOR GIRLS FOR GIRLS FOR GIRLS
Dakota Dough Troop Proceeds Service Unit Proceeds
Dakota Dough is a Girl Scouts Dakota Troops earn $0.65 for every package Proceeds are given to service units for
Horizons (GSDH) issued incentive of cookies sold. It is important to their support, time, and energy with the
that can be spent on most Girl Scout remember that troop proceeds Product Programs. These proceeds are
related activities. This can include belong to the Girl Scout troop and not to be used to enhance and support the
program and event fees, retail store the individual members of a troop. Girl Scout Leadership Experience and
purchases and girl membership Decisions about spending troop deliver successful programs to all girls
registration fees. Dakota Dough will be proceeds need to be discussed and within the service unit.
distributed through the Troop Cookie reflect the wishes and interests of all
Coordinator (CC) to be dispersed to the girls in the troop.
each girl. For complete guidelines on How much can your troop earn?
Dakota Dough, visit Note: Individually Registered Members Follow these steps to help guide your
gsdakotahorizons.org/DakotaDough. (IRM) or girls not in a traditional troop, troop in the discussion.
earn additional Dakota Dough in place
of Troop Proceeds. More information 1. Get to know the cookies!
can be found under Cookie Resources at 2. Did someone mention rewards? Check
gsdakotahorizons.org/cookieresources. out the order card to see all of the fun
items you can earn along the way!
3. Set your goal! Use the steps above to
Helpful Info help guide you in setting an achievable
goal.
COOKIE Need additional help? Scan
the code to access all of our # packages you want to sell
RESOURCES resources to help your Girl Scout x $0.65 Troop Funds = $
have a successful cookie season. What will your troop do with the funds?
Buy uniforms? Attend a program? Travel?
The opportunities are endless!
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Girls and adults are expected to act respectfully and abide by the Girl
Scout Promise and Law at all times. They should be honest and fair,
friendly and helpful, respectful of others, and a sister to every Girl
Scout. Assume good intent; mistakes and misunderstandings happen to
everyone. The intent of these program standards are to ensure a positive
and safe experience for all.
FOR GIRLS FOR FAMILIES
5 Essential Skills for Girls Basic Cookie Standards
With your support, girls in the program Digital Cookie start date: Friday, February 12, 2021
build essential skills and learn to think Official start date: Friday, February 19, 2021
like entrepreneurs.
• Girls are on their honor not to begin selling in-person before the official start
GOAL SETTING date: February 19, 2021.
Girls learn how to set goals and create • Sales links should never be posted to online resale sites (eBay, Facebook
a plan to reach them. Marketplace, Craigslist, etc).
• All girls must be registered Girl Scouts for the 2020-21 membership year.
DECISION MAKING
Girls learn to make decisions on their • The price of cookies is non-negotiable with no discounts.
own and as a team.
MONEY MANAGEMENT FOR PARENTS
Girls learn to create a budget and
Responsible for:
handle money.
• Cookies that are ordered, signed for and received.
• Customer payments collected, until turned in to your troop.
PEOPLE SKILLS • Signing a receipt for each exchange of money/product.
Girls find their voice and build • Following through on girl delivery purchases accepted through order cards and
confidence through customer Digital Cookie.
interactions. • Assuming financial responsibility for all cookies taken from the troop.
BUSINESS ETHICS Remember to:
Girls learn to act ethically, both in • Determine how many cookies you are willing to accept.
business and in life. • Sell at a level that is comfortable for you and your Girl Scout, regardless of the
council recommendation or troop goal.
MAKE IT VIRTUAL!
Look for this icon for more ideas and resources to take your cookie season to the next level,
digitally! For even more fun, visit gsdakotahorizons.org/cookieresources and littlebrownie.com.
As we continue to keep safety top of mind, there may be updates to these printed materials. Please
look to council communications for real time updates throughout the Cookie Program. Find the
most current updates to the Cookie Program at gsdakotahorizons.org/cookieresources.
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FOR FAMILIES FOR FAMILIES
Important Dates Safety Guidelines
January An essential part of your action plan for a successful Girl Scout Cookie Season
Girl Scout Initial Order Due to Troop is reviewing safety guidelines.
• Stay Safe—Follow local government and CDC guidelines when selling cookies.
January 25 • Show you’re a Girl Scout—Wear uniforms, Girl Scout membership pin and/or
Digital Cookie Email Invitation Girl Scout clothing to identify yourself as a Girl Scout.
February 12 • Partner with adults—If you are a Girl Scout Daisy, Brownie or Junior you
Digital Cookie Begins must be accompanied by an adult when taking orders or selling and delivering
product. If you are a Girl Scout Cadette, Senior or Ambassador you must
February 19 “buddy up” when selling door-to-door. Adults must be present at all times
Cookie Program Begins during cookie booth sales.
• Plan ahead—Avoid walking around with large amounts of money or keeping it
Feb. 19 - 21 at home or school.
Nat’l Girl Scout Cookie Weekend
• Do not enter—Never enter the home or vehicle of a person when you are
March 22 selling or making deliveries.
Cookie Program Ends • Protect privacy—Girls’ names, addresses and email addresses should never
be given out to customers. Sales links should never be posted to online resale
March sites (eBay, Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, etc.).
Turn in Money to Troop
Girl Scouts offers additional resources on girlscoutcookies.org/troopleaders.
FOR FAMILIES
5 Ways Families can Support Girls
Encourage Goal Setting
Goal setting is an important life skill. She’ll go far if she knows how to set a high
goal and reaches it.
• Ask about her troop’s goals and help her to set personal goals.
• Encourage her to share her goal with customers. Customers want to help girls
FOR GIRLS succeed.
Support Her Sale
Girl Scouts’ National
She needs you to be on her side as she develops the confidence to ask people
Badge Portfolio
for orders.
Girls can earn Cookie Business and
Financial Literacy badges every year • Ask her questions and help her practice her sales message.
they participate in the Girl Scout • Help her sell and deliver at work, places of worship or other locations
®
Cookie Program. Check out the Girl frequented by people who love Girl Scout Cookies.
Scout Badge Explorer or search the • Help her network with family and friends, but let her do the “ask” so she can
Volunteer Toolkit (VTK) for badges by learn important business skills. Share email addresses of family and friends
grade level. for online orders.
What it includes: Help Her Sell Online
• Badges that girls can earn through Hosted by Girl Scouts of the USA, Digital Cookie enables girls to set up their
participation in the Cookie Program own personalized storefront, take credit card payments and ship or hand deliver
• Requirements for earning badges cookies directly to their customers.
Volunteer
Where you’ll find it: Her group needs help chaperoning cookie booths, picking up cookies and more!
• gsdakotahorizons.org Ask your Troop CC what their needs are.
• girlscouts.org/cookiebadges
Practice Safety
Help your girl understand the Girl Scout Safety Guidelines.
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G I R L S C O U TS
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FOR GIRLS
Share Her Cookie Story* Girl Scouts My Cookie Friend
®
Encourage your girl to share Girls love earning the newest mascot
their inspiring Girl Scout Cookie™ plush! Pump up the excitement
stories with the world for a chance by encouraging her to explore our
to be featured on Girl Scouts’ “Think mascot’s official website. We designed
Outside the Cookie Box” gallery, the it to be educational and inspirational!
Girl Scout blog, Facebook, Twitter, What it includes:
Instagram and more. • Fun facts
What it includes: • Games
• Online form to submit her cookie • Videos
story • Activities and crafts
Where you’ll find it: Where you’ll find it:
• girlscouts.org/poweredbycookies • MyCookieFriend.com
Social Media Shareables
How can you help tomorrow’s female
entrepreneurs promote their Girl Scout Cookie
businesses? We’ve got all the social resources you
need on LittleBrownie.com.
• Resources are easily searchable by category,
including cookie news, special promotions,
holiday themes, profile pictures and more
• Each post includes a professionally designed
FOR GIRLS FOR FAMILIES graphic and customizable message
• New posts are added throughout the year
Goal-setting Activities Cookie Entrepreneur
Teach her everything she need to Family Pin collection
know about reaching high goals, while Support her as she learns to
having loads of fun. think like an entrepreneur and
These downloadable crafts run her own cookie businesses.
can be done together or She can earn all 13 pins in the We’ve got all the
individually—online or in-person—to collection—one unique pin for social resources
every year they participate.
help her track her progress through you need on
the season. What it includes:
• Activity sheets to help girls at
LittleBrownie.com.
What it includes:
• Quick, inspiring ideas for making all levels
the most of Girl Scout Cookie • Tips for families
Season Where you’ll find it:
Where you’ll find it: • girlscouts.org/
• LittleBrownie.com, Volunteers entrepreneurfamily
section
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FOR GIRLS
Girl Order Cards Digital Cookie platform
®
Booth Events
Many customers look forward to girls Girls can personalize their Troops can set up booths in high-
paying them a visit with an order card own e-commerce site and traffic areas such as grocery stores,
in hand. Girls take down orders for invite friends and family to support! malls or sporting events to market
cookies and then turn in their card to Customers have two delivery options: their Girl Scout Cookies to customers.
you or a designated cookie volunteer, in-person drop-off or direct shipment Sign up for booth sales and get council
who enters the orders into eBudde. to their home. approval.
Want to keep a safe distance? Use the Features that allow girls to set their Girls can open Virtual Girl Scout
door hanger order cards, or encourage cookie goals, track their progress, Cookie Booths on social
customers to order over the phone. manage orders and inventory, learn media! Social media is a great way to
Internet safety skills and more. spread the word about their cookie
businesses. Parents and guardians
should do the posting on social media
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marketing their cookie business.
View the Booth Kit for more creative
ways to have booths with your troop
or a parent.
FOR TRO OPS AND GIRLS
Girl Scouts Cookie ®
Help girls organize and host
House Party a Virtual Cookie Party using
This winning strategy is a lot of fun for Facebook Live, Google Meet or Zoom.
girls. With your guidance, girls invite To drive success, girls can deliver
friends and family to hear stories about their business pitch to their guests,
their plans for cookie earnings. Guests demonstrate a cookie recipe and
learn they can support girls’ goals in a more!*
big way when they purchase cookies by What it includes:
the case. • Video overview
• Invitations
TIP: Host the party at a local school or
• Recipe cards
community center. Often, these sites
• Décor and giveaway ideas
have a central location, and it could
save you some clean-up time. Where you’ll find it:
Blog.LittleBrownieBakers.com
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FOR TRO OPS AND GIRLS FOR TROOPS AND GIRLS
Promote your Business Cookie Booth Kit
Girl Scout Cookie gear is available to Your Girl Scout has decided to have a
help promote your business whether cookie booth to expand their Cookie
walking in your neighborhood or at a Program experience and work toward
cookie booth. Learn how to purchase their goals, now what?
these new items at
gsdakotahorizons.org/shop. This Cookie Booth Kit will provide you FOR TROOPS AND GIRLS
information and ideas to ensure you
and your girls have a great experience Heroes on the Horizon
whether in-person or online! Formerly Gift of Caring
Heroes on the Horizon is our council
What it includes:
cookie donation program that encourages
• Booth Promotions
girls to ask customers/businesses to
• Supplies List
donate $5 for cookies to be donated to
Banner • Etiquette
military organizations, first responders
• Recording your Sales
and other non-profit organizations
throughout Girl Scouts Dakota Horizons
(GSDH).
Money Pouch
What a sweet deal! Encourage customers
to buy one box of cookies for themselves
and another to give – buy one, give one!
GSDH facilitates all deliveries of cookies
donated through this program. Troops will
not receive the cookies for donation, they
just collect the funds. GSDH handles all
the work!
FOR TROOPS AND GIRLS
Yard Sign
Booth Promotion
When your girls are comfortable with
“ In 2020, GSDH partnered
with VA Hospitals, military
hosting a Cookie Booth, try offering the outreach clinics, Feeding
5 for 5 promotion to your customers to America/Backpack
Window Adhesive help increase booth sales. Program and several police
Cookie Cart
departments throughout the
When customers buy 5 boxes of council to donate over 11,400
cookies, they can enter into an online packages of cookies!
drawing to win 5 cases (60 boxes)! The
5 for 5 Promotion was designed to not
only give customers a fun chance to
win more cookies, but also help girls
“
Girls will earn the Heroes on the Horizon
patch for collecting enough funds for 10
and troops increase their cookie sales. packages of cookies ($50), a horse mirror
Find all the details in the Cookie Booth for 25 packages ($125) and a fashion
Table Cloth Kit. beanie for 50 packages ($250)! All Heroes
on the Horizon donations count toward girl
rewards totals and troop proceeds.
Cookie Booth guidelines
Helpful may change based 2021 Cookie Program
Info COOKIE on evolving COVID-19
outbreak conditions. Visit
Need additional help? BOOTH gsdakotahorizons.org/
Scan the code for KIT cookieresources for the
more information most current information
about Cookie Booths. regarding Cookie Booths. FAMILY MANUAL | 7
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