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2019 –2020
GIRL SCOUT
COOKIE
PROGRAM ®
FAMILY
GUIDE
Remember to
keep the new
Lemon-Ups cookie
confidential until
UP THE
January 7, 2020.
WOW
FACTOR with Lemon-Ups™!
Meet the positively fun new
TM
Girl Scout Cookie
Everything you
need for a successful
cookie season
Dear Girl Scout Family,
This Girl Scout Cookie Season, we are celebrating the spirit and creativity of all Girl
Scouts as they sell America’s favorite treats and Wow the World.
Whether embarking on a brave new adventure or finding the courage to talk to
her first customer, every girl finds her own type of wow in the Girl Scout Cookie
Program®. Girls have amazing experiences and build lifelong skills, friendships and
confidence along the way.
The Girl Scout Cookie Program is a council-sponsored money-earning opportunity
that enables troops to earn funds at the beginning of the Girl Scout year. It also
allows family and friends the opportunity to support their daughter’s Girl Scout
troop and Girl Scouting in their community. 100% of the proceeds from the program
stays locally within our council.
The theme of this year’s program is
Wow the World!
We can't wait to take this journey with you!
— Your Product Program team
Girl Scout cookie program Participation Checklist
You and your Girl Scout can prepare for the best possible experience by gathering a
few tools for a successful cookie program:
� Make sure you are registered for the 2019-2020 membership year.
� R ead this guide to participating in the cookie program.
� F ill out and sign the Parent Responsibility & Permission form. (All girls must turn
in a signed Parent Responsibility & Permission form to their troop before they
begin participating.
� A ttend parent meeting provided by your troop to get all of the information you'll
need for the cookie program.
Learn more about the Cookie Product Program at GirlScoutCookieTime.com.
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6 Steps to Success Important Info
Girls succeed when families get involved. You to Remember
can support your girl by giving her love, guidance
and inspiration. � Adhere to all cookie program dates.
(See back cover for important dates.)
Help your girl set goals and show how she
can reach her goals.
� Check with your troop for the dates that the
weekly orders are due.
• Discuss your girl's goals with her and together, come up
with a game plan for how she can achieve them. � Verify the date that cookie funds are due to
your troop.
isit your family and friends, and support
V
more ways to sell in person!
� Accept financial responsibility for all products
and money received.
• Nothing beats a face-to-face connection through Cookies
on the Spot sales. Go door-to-door with cookies and � When picking up her cookies, you must count
visit family and friends. If they are not home, leave your your inventory to confirm you received all
business card so they can shop online later. cookies you ordered.
• Volunteer to assist at a cookie booth or help her troop in � Make sure you sign and get a copy of
other ways. your receipt.
• Consider hosting house parties, Lemon-Ups stands, and
™
mobile booths.
� Cookies are not returnable to troop or council.
Register and participate in digital cookie
� Collect payment when your Girl Scout delivers
to the customer but not before.
• Participating in Digital Cookie has never been so fun and
exciting. Girls can customize their avatar, set up their � Turn in troop cookie money when stated.
online storefront, and start sending emails to family and
friends in a matter of minutes.
� Check your girl's Digital Cookie site weekly
to view all “Girl Delivery” orders. If you don’t
• On Jan. 2, 2020, girls can register on Digital Cookie, create have enough cookies to fulfill your orders, you
her avatar, and start sending emails. must contact your troop cookie chair to get
the cookies you need.
Share on social media
• Before participating in any money-earning Girl Scout
� When picking up extra cookies, remember to
sign and get a copy of the receipt.
activity, it is important that girls and adults review the
following materials, and remember to print and sign the � The troop cookie chair is responsible to report
forms listed below. all parents with outstanding funds to council
• Internet Safety Pledge after the program.
• Product Sale Activity Checkpoints
• Girl Scout Online Safety Pledge � Any parents with outstanding funds on
Mar. 13, 2020 will be reported to the Product
• Online Activity Checkpoints
Program department for collections.
• Practical Tips for Parents
• Remember, girls and parent cannot post on Marketplace, � Provide your troop cookie manager with
cookie orders. Don’t forget to include her girl
Nextdoor, garage sale, community pages, eBay, Craigslist
delivery orders!
or any other page that is not a privately controlled page
by that girl/parent.
� IMPORTANT: Do not store cookies in a car,
direct sunlight, a garage, on a cement floor,
Track your progress and celebrate success! porch, patio, or in any warm place as well as a
• Check your online page so you can track your progress to location where animals, bugs or water can get
hitting your goal. to them. Remember, you are responsible for
these cookies, even if they get wet, melt from
Celebrate success with your Girl Scout! heat, or otherwise become unsaleable.
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What’s New in 2020 How the Cookie Crumbles
Ever wonder what the cost of cookies covers? Here's a breakdown of how
• NEW Girl Scout Cookie: the funds are distributed per box.
Introducing Lemon-Ups™—
our confidential new flavor
waiting for it’s big national debut
on Jan. 7, 2020
• NEW Girl Scout
Cookie pricing:
Core varieties: $5
Girl Scout S’mores® and
Toffee-Tastics® are
staying at $6
• NEW! S'mores Club:
Opportunity for girls and troop
cookie volunteers to earn
exclusive rewards
Remember to keep the
new Lemon-Ups cookie
confidential until
Jan. 7, 2020.
Customers look forward to our cookies every year!
Girl Scout Cookies® are $5 per package for core varieties.
Specialty cookies are $6 per package.
Remember to keep the
new Lemon-Ups cookie
confidential until
Jan. 7, 2020.
Core Varieties Specialty Cookies
Do-si-dos® Girl Scout S’mores®
Lemon-Ups™ Toffee-tastic®
Samoas®
Tagalongs®
Thin Mints®
Trefoils®
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5 SKILLLSS
FOR GIR
Safety Tips
All girls who participate in the Girl Scout Cookie
Program® follow 10 Basic Safety Guidelines.
1. Show that you’re a Girl Scout. Wear the Girl Scout
membership pin, your uniform, and/or Girl Scout clothing to
The Girl Scout identify yourself as a Girl Scout.
®
Cookie Program teaches 2. Buddy up! Always use the buddy system. It’s not just safe,
it’s more fun.
5 ESSENTIAL SKILLS that will last
3. Be streetwise. Become familiar with the areas and
a lifetime and help girls develop an
neighborhoods where you will be selling Girl Scout Cookies®.
entrepreneurial mindset.
4. Partner with adults. Adults must accompany Girl Scout
Daisies, Brownies, and Juniors when they are taking orders,
selling, or delivering product. Girls in grades 6–12 must be
supervised by an adult when selling door-to-door and must
1: GOAL SETTING never sell alone. Adults should be present at a cookie booth
in any public place at all times.
5. Plan ahead. Always have a plan for safeguarding money—
Girls learn how to set goals and
avoid walking around with large amounts of it or keeping it
create a plan to reach them. at home or school. Give proceeds to supervising adults who
should deposit it as directed by your Girl Scout council as
soon as possible.
2: DECISION MAKING
6. Do not enter! Never enter the home or vehicle of a person
when you are selling or making deliveries. Do not sell to
Girls learn to make decisions on people in vehicles or go into alleys.
their own and as a team.
7. Sell during the daytime. Sell only during daylight hours,
unless accompanied by an adult.
3: MONEY MANAGEMENT 8. Protect privacy. Girls’ names, addresses, and email
addresses should never be given out to customers. Use
Girls learn to create a budget and a group contact number or address overseen by an adult
for customers to request information, reorder, or give
handle money. comments. Protect customer privacy by not sharing their
information except for the product sale. Girls should never
take credit card numbers.
4: PEOPLE SKILLS
9. Be Safe on the road. Always
follow safe pedestrian
Girls find their voice and build practices, especially when
confidence through customer crossing at intersections
or walking along roadways.
interactions. Be aware of traffic when
unloading product and
passengers from vehicles.
5: BUSINESS ETHICS
10. Be safe on the Internet.
Girls learn to act ethically, both Take the GSUSA Internet
Safety Pledge before going
in business and life. online and follow the
specific guidelines related to
marketing online. Girl Scouts
cannot collect money online.
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Online Instructions
Selling Strategies for Digital Cookies
· Go to gsdigitalcookie.com/gswcf
Girl Scouts have a number of options to reach customers during
the Girl Scout Cookie Program®: · If you participated in 2019 Fall Product Program or used Digital
Cookie in 2018, click on the "LOGIN" button. If you do not
remember your password, you will be able to reset it after hitting
Cookies on the Spot the login button.
(In-Person Orders) · If you have never participated in either Product Program online,
After girls receive their cookie inventory, click on the "REGISTER" button.
they can visit family members, friends · Enter your zip code.
and neighbors and sell cookies right then and there. Want to get a · Watch the mandatory safety video. You will be able to continue
jump on it? You can use your paper order card to take preorders. registering once the video has finished playing.
Once the cookies arrive in February, you deliver the preorders and
collect payment. · Read the Girl Scout Parent/Guardian Internet Safety Pledge.
· Have the girl read the Girl Scout Participant Internet
Girl Scout Cookie Booths Safety Pledge.
Troops obtain cookies from a cupboard (locations across the · You will need to read the entire pledge and agree in
council supplied with stock inventory) and sell them directly to order to continue.
customers, often at booths in high-traffic areas such as grocery · You will find a lot of good information and links to additional
stores, malls, or sporting events. Booth sale times and locations information that can help you navigate through the program.
are either organized by our council or approved by the Service Unit
Cookie Manager. · Next, enter your 5-digit troop number or select it from the
drop down menu. If you don't know or see your troop number
listed, click on the box that says, “I don’t know/see my troop
Digital Cookie®- or group#.”
Direct Ship · If you click on the box, GSWCF will need to verify the girl's troop
Girls create a customized webpage and number and will move her into the correct troop.
send emails with a personalized message to family and friends · If you see your troop number, select it and then choose your
asking them to buy Girl Scout Cookies®. Customers purchase girls name from the list. If you do not see the girl’s name, select
cookies through the webpage and they are shipped directly to "I do not see her name" and type it in.
their home (shipping and handling charges apply). Orders appear
· Council will verify she is a registered Girl Scout and you will
automatically in eBudde and girls can track their progress and send
receive an email to proceed with the set up.
follow up messages.
· Answer the questions about your girl and what scouting means
Digital Cookie - Girl Delivery
® to you and click next.
· Girls can custom design an avatar to her very own likeness by
Girls who have customers that are local and wish to have the
choosing her skin tone, hair style, hair color, eye color, shape of
ease of shopping online without the adding costs of shipping, can
face and eyes. Girls can add their own-recorded message about
request the “Girl Delivery” option. For the initial sale, the Girl Delivery
her cookie goals.
orders should be added to the in-person orders by the leader so
they will be delivered with your other Cookies on the Spot. (Verify · Girls will earn virtual rewards from their "Me2 room" by taking
with troop cookie manager if order card includes girl delivered various actions in the system.
packages.) · Share the news of your cookie program with family and friends
by sending emails and sharing it on Facebook.
Go to GirlScoutCookieTime.com for more details.
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· Girls are in charge of selling of the cookies. Adults are there to
Girl Scout Cookie Booths provide guidance and handle money for younger Girl Scouts.
· Donation jars are not allowed.
Troops sell cookies directly to customers, often at booths in high- · “BLING YOUR BOOTHS” with posters and other items to attract
traffic areas such as grocery stores, malls or sporting events. Your customers; no graffiti.
troop leader will reach out to you when booth times and locations
· Girls must remain close to their booths at all times; no running
are scheduled. Parents and girls must follow the rules at booths.
around or approaching people inside the store location.
The rules and guidelines put into place are to insure girl safety and
to have a successful, fair, fun and safe cookie season. If rules are · Girl Scouts are polite and should never yell to customers
broken, the troop and/or girl could be penalized. to attract sales, block access to store entrance, or employ
aggressive sales techniques.
Mobile Booth Sales · No eating at the booth location.
• Mobile cookie booths can be a decorated car, van, truck, or even
· No smoking at booth location.
a wagon filled with delicious Girl Scout Cookies®. Be creative and
visit events happening in your community. Mobile booth sales · Keep cell phone usage to a minimum and focus on customer
can be a troop activity or by individual girls with their parents. engagement.
• Remember that “mobile” means mobile. You may not bring · Remove all trash, including empty cookie boxes. Store trash
tables, chairs, or tents. Mobile cookie booths are limited to no receptacles are not for public trash or recycling.
longer than 30 minutes at each location. Girls and troops cannot · Before leaving the location, one girl and one adult should thank
approach any high-traffic locations (such as grocery stores, malls, store manager.
and universities) or any location where there is a cookie booth
set up or planned. Mobile booths may not be held until Feb. 14. Consequences
Lemon-Ups™ Stands · If girls and/or troops (including troop parents) are not
participating within the established rules and guidelines, they
• Girls can set up a simple stand similar to a classic lemonade stand.
may be penalized in the following ways:
• Stands may only be set up on residential property where the girl
or close family member (grandparents, aunts, uncles) resides. · 1st offense: Verbal counseling regarding any offense outlined in
• Stands must adhere to local city/government ordinances the guidelines
and/or HOA approval. · 2nd offense: Removal from troops next scheduled council Level
• Never leave cookies and/or money unattended at a stand. booth location
• A parent/adult must be present to supervise.
· 3rd offense: Girl/troop will not be allowed to hold any further
• Lemon-ups stands begin on Feb. 1.
cookie booths for the season.
Cookie Booth Etiquette Rules Money Management
· Minimum of two registered and screened adults and at least one · Parents are financially responsible for all cookies received and all
registered girl. No siblings or tag-a-longs. money received from customers.
· Arrive and leave on time. Please pack up five minutes before end · There are NO return of cookies to the troop or GSWCF.
of shift in order to allow arriving booth participants time to set up. · Payment for cookies—schedule date and time with troop’s cookie
· Booths should be set up a minimum of 15 feet from doors or manager to give cookie payments. Make sure you get a receipt
remain in the location designated by store. every time you hand in the payments.
· Booths at Publix locations must conclude by 7:00 pm. · Safeguarding the money collected is important. Girls should
not carry large amounts of cash but be in the hands of the
· Store locations cannot grant permission to stay any later than parent/guardian.
the allotted time as GSWCF has agreements with corporations for
specific times/dates. · Checks—verify with troop leader regarding accepting checks from
customers.
· Store managers may cancel booths for any reason.
· Handling money is a serious matter and any misuse of girl funds
· If a store manager asks booth attendees to leave the store collected is a criminal offense.
location, do so immediately. Politely thank the store manager and
notify the SU Cookie Manager or Product Program Department. · Parents with outstanding funds owed will be report to council for
collections.
· Do not ask the store location to make announcements regarding
booth sales. · Girls with outstanding parents will not receive rewards
and will not be able to participate in future
· Girls should allow entering/exiting customers to approach them product programs.
and never approach customers as they enter or exit the store.
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Troop Proceeds Rewards
Rewards are based on an individual girl’s
Troop proceeds are based on a per-girl-average (PGA)
sales. All rewards and patches are cumulative
basis with a chance for troops to earn greater proceeds
except for the Extreme Team Rewards. GSWCF
with a higher PGA. Troops must have a minimum of two
reserves the right to substitute rewards
participating girls in the cookie program to receive troop
based on availability. For a full list of rewards,
proceeds. Troops with only one participating girl are not
please view the girl order card or visit
considered a troop and the girl will receive council credits
GirlScoutCookieTime.com.
only (see the Juliette Cookie Program Guide for more
information.)
Council Dough
eBudde™ will automatically calculate troop proceeds,
adjusting for PGA. Troops must enter total cases of Council Dough can be used as payment for any Girl Scouts
cookies picked up into eBudde for troop proceeds to be of West Central Florida programs, camps, memberships,
determined correctly. events, or Girl Scout Destinations, as well as purchases at the
Girl Scout Stores (Leadership Center and Camp Wildwood),
Girl Scout Junior, Cadette, Senior and Ambassador level Saturday Shops or camp trading post locations.
troops can opt-out of rewards to receive additional
proceeds. All girls in a J/C/S/A troop must agree as a Digital Cookie Rewards
whole troop to opt-out of rewards. While girls who opt-
out will not receive general rewards, they can still earn Packages Sold Girl Reward
patches, and rewards for starting inventory orders (SIO), 30+ packages Techie Wing Patch
Digital Cookie and Gift of Caring sales, as well as the Top-
Seller reward. Multi-level troops with girls below Juniors do 60+ packages Inflatable Ottoman
not qualify to opt-out of rewards. 100+ packages Chalk Board
Troop Proceeds For J/C/S/A
with Rewards Opt Out
Troop PGA Troop Proceeds
Less than 200 $0.87/box
200–274.99 $0.89/box
275 or more $0.92/box
*Proceeds earned belong to the Girl Scout troop and do not
become the property of individual members.
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Council Gift of Caring Corporate Gift of
and Hometown Heroes Caring Sponsors
The Council Gift of Caring (GOC) program is a Girl Scout Through the Gift of Caring Corporate Sponsorship program,
community service project that provides donated Girl Scout girls ask businesses to become a Gift of Caring sponsor.
Cookies® to active overseas military men and women through Depending on their level of sponsorship, companies receive
Support the Troops, Inc. In addition,GSWCF also disburses some of various benefits. Girls who obtain these sponsorships receive
the donated cookies to Feeding Tampa Bay. credit for the total number of packages sold in eBudde. Girls who
receive $500 or more in sponsorships will earn a surprise gift.
The Hometown Heroes (HTH) program is a community service Complete information and a Gift of Caring Corporate Sponsorship
opportunity where troops/girls choose a local organization to program form can be found at GirlScoutCookieTime.com.
receive donated cookies. Recipients can be “heroes” in the
community such as non-profit organizations, shelters, firefighters, Gift of Caring sponsors can choose to support council GOC or the
police department, blood banks or food banks. Girls should contact HTH program, or both. Forms must be received by Mar. 8.
the selected organization for their approval prior to collecting cookie
$500 Bronze Corporate Sponsor
donations.
100 boxes of cookies donated, the sponsor receives:
• Twenty-five 4 For More coupons
How the program works: • Company name listed on website cookie section
For various reasons, some customers may not want to buy cookies
for themselves. Through the Gift of Caring and Hometown Heroes
A Girl Scout with corporate sponsorships totaling
programs, they have a chance to give to others while supporting Girl $500–$999.99 receives:
Scouting at the same time. • Engraved item from Things Remembered
While taking regular orders, girls communicate to customers that $1,000 Silver Corporate Sponsor
they can purchase cookies to donate to troops (through Gift of 200 boxes of cookies donated, the sponsor receives:
Caring) or to the chosen Hometown Hero. Using the Gift of Caring/
Hometown Heroes poster, girls explain that this is a Girl Scout • Fifty 4 For More coupons
community service program, which will send Girl Scout Cookies® • Company name listed on website cookie section
not only to active overseas military personnel and veteran’s A Girl Scout with corporate sponsorships totaling
organizations but also to local non-profit organizations. $1,000–$1,499.99 receives:
• Engraved item from Things Remembered
Girls who get a minimum of 12 or more GOC/HTH orders
earn the Gift of Caring patch. $1,500 Gold Corporate Sponsor
300 boxes of cookies donated, the sponsor receives:
For 30 or more GOC/HTH orders, girls also receive the • Seventy-five 4 For More coupons
Butterfly Pouch • Company name listed on website cookie section
• Office plaque
For 50 or more GOC/HTH orders, girls also receive a Tapestry
A Girl Scout with corporate sponsorships totaling
For 75 or more GOC/HTH orders, girls also receive $1,500–$2,499.99 receives:
a Butterfly T-Shirt • Engraved item from Things Remembered
• Each cookie box donation for the Gift of Caring/Hometown Heroes $2,500 Platinum Corporate Sponsor
program is at the $5 level. 500 boxes of cookies donated, the sponsor receives:
• Gift of Caring cookies can be purchased in-person or online. • One hundred twenty-five 4 For More coupons
Girls should email relatives and friends (especially those who live • Commemorative brick paver at Camp Wai Lani and an
outside of their area) and ask them to donate for your council Gift office plaque
of Caring program. • Company name listed on website cookie section
• Presentation by GSWCF product program department
• Hometown Heroes cookies can be purchased in-person only at
cookie booths or during Cookies on the Spot. A Girl Scout with corporate sponsorships totaling
• Since there are no products to deliver to customers who support $2,500 or more receives:
council Gift of Caring, girls should collect money from customers • Brick paver installed at Camp Wai Lani or Camp Wildwood with
at the time of the order and turn it in to the troop cookie manager. message of their choice.
• Engraved item from Things Remembered
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NEW! S’MORE’S CLUB
The S’mores Club is exclusively for GSWCF girl members and adult
product program volunteers who excel in both the 2019 Fall Product
Program and 2020 Girl Scout Cookie programs.
Girls and volunteers who earn a place in the S’mores Club during the
2019-2020 membership year receive a special S’mores Club patch and
an exclusive sterling silver bracelet with uniquely designed charms.
To qualify for the S’mores Club, girls must sell:
• 70 items during the 2019 Fall Product Program, and
• 400 packages during the 2020 Girl Scout Cookie Program
To qualify for the S’mores Club. product program volunteers* must:
• Have a minimum of two girls in their troop who participate In both 2019 Fall Product
Program and the 2020 Girl Scout Cookie Program
• Have total sales of at least $2,000 in the 2019 Fall Product Program
• Have a PGA of 350 packages during the 2020 Girl Scout Cookie Program (based on girls participating)
* Only the troop fall product manager (TFPM) and the troop cookie manager (TCM) are eligible for rewards.
If the TFPM and TCM are the same person, only one reward will be given.
NEW! 4 FOR MORE
get more + give back!
4 For More is a new sales incentive to help girls/troops
increase their cookie sales by encouraging customers to
spend a minimum of $20 when they make a purchase from
one of our Cookie CEOs. This is a replacement for the 5 for
NEW! COOKIE FAMILY
5 Program and now includes a give-back component that
supports either Gift of Caring or the troop’s designated
Hometown Hero. With 4 For More, a customer will be given a
ENTREPRENEUR PIN receipt with a unique code for every four boxes purchased.
This code lets them enter into a contest where they could
Earning the year-by-year Cookie Entrepreneur Family
Pin is the best way to make the Girl Scouts Cookie
Program a family affair! The simple, age specific
get more + give back
win three cases of their favorite Girl Scout Cookie AND give
back by donating an additional three cases to either our Gift
of Caring Program or a troop’s designated Hometown Hero
guidelines have been tailored for girls' developing (where applicable.) Be sure that your girls write their troop
skill set, making success easy. Plus, Girl Scouts at number on each receipt. Get details at gswcf.org/4formore.
4more!
every level—from Daisies to Ambassadors—can earn
badges representing proficiency in skills ranging from
financial management to business planning and
more. Learn more about the badges a girl can earn
by selling cookies.
for
For more information and to download all level
criteria, go to GirlScoutCookieTime.com and look
for Badges & Resources under the "For Cookie
Sellers" page.
10COOKIE PRO 2020 2020 patches
Girls will have an opportunity
to enter for a chance to win
an exciting trip to Orlando for Cookie Crossover Patch
a once-in-a-lifetime Cookie Did your daughter's troop participate in the 2019
Entrepreneur Experience Fall Product Program? Girls who sent at least
including full VIP access to 15 emails in the Fall Product Program can earn
G.I.R.L. 2020, the largest event this personalized Crossover Patch by also selling 270
for girls in the world! packages of cookies during the 2020 Girl Scout Cookie Program.
Who is eligible to participate? Cookie Rookie Patch
Registered Girl Scout Cookie
The Cookie Rookie patch is for first time cookies
Program participants who are
sellers ONLY. Parents, troop cookie chairs, troop
selling cookies during the 2019-2020 season.
leaders or Cookie Captains help new cookie sellers
When can girls enter? Feb. 1–Mar. 31, 2020 learn all about the cookie program while having fun.
All cookie rookies who complete the program will
How do girls participate? By submitting a complete entry earn this patch. For full details go to gswcf.org/cookierookie.
at girlscouts.org/cookiepro, which will include answering a
set of required questions and uploading a personal photo. Cookie Captain Patch
This program is designed specifically for Girl Scout
What will girls win? 24 girls nationwide (four per Girl Scout Juniors, Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors
grade level) will win an exciting trip to sunny Orlando for who want to use their years of cookie program
the Cookie Entrepreneur Experience of a lifetime at G.I.R.L. experience to help younger girls succeed. Girl
2020! The 24 lucky winners will get an opportunity to: Scout Daisies and Brownies look up to older
• Travel to Orlando for an epic Cookie Entrepreneur girls, so there's no one better to teach them the
Experience with their parent/guardian cookie program!
• Enjoy full VIP access to all G.I.R.L. 2020 activities Participating in this program is easy! Become a Cookie Captain by
• Have breakfast with GSUSA CEO and Council CEOs participating in any of the activities below. You can do any activity
• Embark on epic adventures at a local amusement park more than once, but you must work with different troops. For
• Attend a Girl Scout alums coaching session to build example, help Daisy Troop 12345 at a cookie booth as well as Brownie
entrepreneurial skills Troop 67890, which counts as completion of two requirements met.
• Get recognized on the EXPO Hall main stage and through a However, if you help Daisy Troop 12345 at a cookie booth twice, it
featured story at the Entrepreneurship Pavilion would count as completion of one requirement.
Activities Required for Cookie Captain:
• A Cookie Rally. When your service unit holds its cookie rally, pitch
in and take ownership of a cookie rally station. Plan an activity
(it can be a game or a craft) that will help girls learn more about
the cookie program, prepare the supplies needed, decorate
your activity site and then help girls at the rally with your game
or project.
• Find a troop that has a lot of first time cookie sellers. Ask your
troop cookie chair about the Cookie Rookie patch requirements and
help Girl Scout Daisies and Brownies become Cookie Rookies. Show
them the Cookie Rookie video and complete at least two activities.
•B e their Cookie Captain when booth sales start. CCookie
Captains can join the troop at their cookie booth to provide selling
tips, product information, help make change, and be an example
of how Girl Scouts should treat their customers and their cookie
Fun Fact If some of the faces and booth location.
Complete one activity: You'll receive the Cookie Captain patch
places of the girls featured
in this guide and many of our promotional Complete two activities: You'll receive the Cookie Captain patch
materials this year look familiar, it’s because they and $10 council dough
are! Little Brownie Bakers selected Girl Scouts Complete three activities: You'll receive the Cookie Captain patch
of West Central Florida to be the home of their and $25 council dough (awards are not cumulative)
photoshoot for this year’s program featuring Go to gswcf.org/cookiecaptain for more details and application.
actual Girl Scouts from throughout our council.
11We hope you have an exciting Go to www.gswcf.org/cookiecaptain for more details and application.
season and we are always Cookie Resources
here for you if you have
any questions.
Important Dates
Council Website: Visit our site to find procedu
forms, manuals and other helpful information a
www.gswcf.org/cookietime.com
Baker Website: The website of our official Girl
DECEMBER 2019 Scout Cookie baker. Find girl activities, market
ideas, cookie facts, program resources and clip
December: Regional troop trainings
to help girls prepare for the cookie program.
www.littlebrowniebakers.com
JANUARY 2020 Cookie VIP eTraining: Get the ins and outs of
Girl Scout Cookie Program. Get FAQs about
Jan. 2: Cookie program begins (girls will begin
cookies to great selling ideas – everything a
accepting orders via their Digital Cookie website)
volunteer might need to know is at your fingerti
Patricia Hemenway
24/7 www.littlebrowniebakers.com
Director of Product Programs Jan. 12: Troop submit Starting Inventory Order (SIO)
Phone/fax: 813-262-1838 Digital Cookie: Join the fun at
www.gsdigitalcookie.com/gswcf
productsales@gswcf.org FEBRUARY 2020
Cookie Locator: Help friends locate the closes
Feb. 1: Girls begin Cookies on the Spot and
cookie booth with this app.
Lemon-ups stand sales
www.cookielocator.littlebrownie.com
Feb. 1-3: Troops pick up Starting Inventory Orders
eBudde Troop App: Place orders on your mob
Feb. 6: Cupboards open (hours of devices.
operation Video, training and eBudde help are b
vary by location) right in. Learn more and download the app at
www.littlebrownie.com
Feb. 14: Cookie booths begin! No booths
(includes mobile) can happen before this date
Girl Scouts of the USA: Locate info on GS Coo
Feb. 28–Mar 1: National Girl Scout Program
Cookie and national cookie badges and pins.
Weekend
Jessica Hadley www.girlscoutcookies.org
Product Program Administrator MARCH 2020
Phone/fax: 813-262-1839 Insert new graphics
productsales@gswcf.org Mar. 5: Last day for online customers to choose
girl delivery
What’s in a Box
Mar. 8: Cookie program ends (Cookies-On-The-Spot
andWhen
online
you sales)
buy delicious Girl Scout Cookies, you are helping to
26 for girls –
power new, unique and amazing experiences
Mar. 13: Parents
experiences with outstanding
that broaden funds
their worlds, help them will
learnbe
essential
reported
life skills,to Council
and prepare them to practice a lifetime of leadership.
MAY 2020
May 2020: Rewards distributed to girls by Troop
Esther Rivera
Product Program Coordinator
Phone/fax: 813-262-1763
productsales@gswcf.org
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and logotypes, including but not limited to the Trefoil Design, are owned
by Girl Scouts of the USA. Little Brownie Bakers is an official GSUSA licensee.
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