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2020 COOKIE CALENDAR DATE ACTIVITY January 6 Digital Cookie registration begins January 11 Cookie Rally (Check Adventures book for registration and details) January 14 Initial troop cookie order due to the Program Specialist by 4:00 p.m. Jan. 31 - Feb. 6 Delivery of product to delivery sites February 7 Direct Sale begins, girls begin to use Facebook, Digital Cookie, and social media, and first day for Booth Sales February 9 E-mail your Program Specialist if additional cookies are needed Feb. 28 - Mar. 1 National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend March 16 Let the Program Specialist know your choice of incentives March 31 Turn in all money to the Program Specialist April 20 Rewards will be available for pickup May 11 Reward pickup due date May 27 Last day to submit NSF checks May 31 Super Seller Celebration (Camp Tapawingo) If additional cookies are neede contact your Program Specialist with your order.
This book belongs to:
Customer Care Name ___________________________Troop ____________
888-623-1237
customercare@girlscouts-gsci.org MY COOKIE CONTACT:
Name __________________________Service Unit ________
Address ___________________________________________
Bloomington Service Center
3 Westport Court
City/State/Zip _______________________________________
Bloomington, IL 61704
Email ______________________________________________
Champaign Service Center
2001 Round Barn Road, Suite C
Phone (_____) ____________ Best Time to Call ____________
Champaign, IL 61820
Decatur Urban Program Center
1170 E. Pershing Road
Decatur, IL 62526
Peoria Service Center
1103 W. Lake Ave.
Peoria IL, 61614
Quincy Service Center
3837 Eastlake Centre Drive
Suite 400B
Quincy, IL 62305
Springfield Service Center
3020 Baker Drive
Springfield, IL 62703
GSCI Website
www.GetYourGirlPower.org
Cookie Order Management Site
https://www.littlebrowniebakers.com/
GSUSA Website
www.girlscouts.org
Girls may begin selling Girl Scout cookies on February 7, 2020.
FAMILIAR TERMS
ON THE INSIDE
COOKIE BOOTHS - Locations, usually stores, where girls sell cookies
Cookie Calendar IFC to customers. Girls should bring tables, chairs, cookies and change.
GSCI works with some of the local retailers to secure locations for
Glossary of Terms Page 2 booth sales. To see the list and to schedule, contact your Program Spe-
cialist. Girls are encouraged to set up their own cookie booth locations
What's New! Page 4 since most cookie reservations set up by the council go fast. Suc-
What Is a Direct Sale? Page 5 cessful cookie booths are in high traffic areas, display troop goals and
incorporate eye-catching marketing.
The 5 Skills For Girls Page 5
Social Media Page 6 COOKIE CUPBOARDS - Locations where cupboard orders arrive and
are picked up by the troop. Some regions will have multiple location
Cookie Success Page 7 choices for cupboard order pickups.
Girl Safety Page 8 COOKIE DOUGH - Credit earned by selling cookies. Cookie Dough
may be used toward day and resident camp, council-sponsored
Estimating Your Initial Girl Orders Page 9 programs and items in the Trefoil Boutique (except gift cards). Cookie
Dough expires on September 19, 2020, and will not be accepted as
Operation Cookie Share Page 10 payment after this date.
Rewards Page 11 DIGITAL COOKIES - The new online way to sell cookies to custom-
ers. Digital Cookie customers can have their cookies shipped directly to
Reward Levels Page 12 their home or donated to Operation Cookie Share. Customers can even
request their cookies be delivered by the Girl Scout, all while paying
Cookie Dough Rewards Page 13 with a credit card. Each family and must have an email address
How the Cookie Crumbles Page 14 on file to gain access to Digital Cookies.
Cookie-Related Awards Page 15 DIRECT SALE FORMAT - Allows girls to have cookies in-hand to sell
door-to-door to family, friends, and neighbors. With the direct sale
Are you Booth Ready? Page 16 format there is only one transaction, and selling is condensed into one
simple step.
Cookie Resources Page 17
INITIAL ORDER - The first order a girl places. The initial order must be
Cookie Pro Contest 2020 Page 18 given to your Program Specialist by January 14, 2020.
Meet the Cookies Page 19 CUPBOARD ORDERS - Used to supply girls with additional cookies
they need after the initial order. There will be 6 cupboard orders after
the initial order. Cupboard orders are due by 8 p.m. on Sunday nights.
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Get ready to WOW THE WORLD this Girl Scout season!
There is a reason the Girl Scout Cookie Program is a celebrated tradition. It's an amazing opportunity for girls to WOW THE
WORLD and build lifelong skills!
The largest girl-led entrepreneurial program in the world also offers an incredible opportunity for you
A NEW as a volunteer. You get to see firsthand how girls grow, learn and come into their own.
YEAR
A Direct Sale format will provide you more opportunity in sales. Girls will earn Cookie Dough and
OF THE rewards throughout the entire program, including during Cookie Booths. This means that girls will
GIRL SCOUT earn more Cookie Dough and rewards and parents/guardians will save lots of time because cookies
COOKIE in hand means just one transaction. Returning to customers’ homes after an order has been placed
is now a thing of the past!
PROGRAM
AWAITS! To help you manage your cookie inventory, and also to provide cookies for additional sales, you will
be provided seven opportunities to place a troop order. You will have one initial order and six additional cupboard orders. As in
previous
years, your initial order will arrive at your local delivery site. (After your initial order you will have six opportunities to place
additional cupboard troop orders.) The cupboard orders will arrive at strategic locations and you will have an opportunity to
choose your cupboard delivery location. Cookie inventory management will be very important to you. The resources on GetY-
ourGirlPower.org contain several tools that will help you determine troop orders as well as tools that will help you keep track
and manage your inventory.
If you have questions we are here to help! Our Coordinators, Program Specialists, Membership Recruiters, Support
Specialists, and Product Sales team will be happy to assist. Have a safe and fun cookie season!
The Girl Scout Cookie Program is a great responsibility - it could not happen without you. We are confident you will find the
experience to be both enjoyable and rewarding. Thank you for your support and dedication to the success of the program.
In Girl Scouting,
Clark (CJ) Hinrichsen Kelly Day Emma Meyer
Director of Product Sales Chief Operating Officer Product Sales Specialist
kday@girlscouts-gsci.org
chinrichsen@girlscouts-gsci.org emeyer@girlscouts-gsci.org
217-720-2092 (cell) 217-620-7791 (cell) 309-846-5923 (cell)
Customer Care 888-623-1237 or customercare@girlscouts-gsci.org
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STANDARDIZING PRICING. All cookies will be $5 per box. This is advantageous to all.
• All varieties will be available to "trade out" at your local service center
DIGITAL ORDER CARD! Girls learn more, earn more and have lots more fun. It takes learning Goal
Setting, Decision Making, Money Management, People Skills and Business Ethics to the next level.
Digital Cookies is a great opportunity to learn and participate in E-commerce. To take full advantage
of Digital Order card opportunities Girl Scouts may begin the Digital Order card program on Monday
January 6. On that day, girls will receive a DOC registration email and may begin to email customers
to have cookies shipped to their door or in-person delivery.
Please note that Girls may not make any deliveries until February 7.
NEW! LEMON-UPSTM
Introducing Lemon-Ups, the newest addition to the Girl Scout Cookie lineup!
Inspired by real girls in the Girl Scout Cookie Program, and created for all Girl
Scout Cookie lovers, these new lemon cookies are positively fun. Just like G.I.R.L.,
each cookie has something bright and motivating to say.
As a part of "Cookie Confidential" we need your help to keep this information confidential
until we announce it to the public during the Jan. 7 launch of Cookie Season 2020.
Disney World Trip - Back Again!
Reward for selling 2500+ boxes.
GSCI will again provide 4 day/3 night lodging at Disney World
Resort, a 3 day Hopper pass to the parks and airfare for the
Girl Scout and one chaperone. Transportation to and from Disney
World Resort and Sanford international Airport is included. Parking at and /or transporta-
tion to/from your home airport, baggage fees, meals/food, souvenirs, etc. are not included.
As an alternative to the Disney World trip we are offering an iPad Pro with 512MG
memory.
All rewards are cumulative except at the 2500 box level. Girls who earn the 2500 boxlevel reward will earn and keep all levels up to and
including the 1000 box levels. The 1500 box level is not included with the Disney Trip or iPad Pro. GSCI reserves the right to substitute a
similar iPad if Apple’s product lineup changes. Please note: Parent/Guardian balance due must be paid by ACH date (April 7) to receive
the Disney Trip/iPad reward.
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THE FIVE SKILLS FOR GIRLS
Everything girls do in Girl Scouting is designed to help them grow into leaders of courage, confidence, and character. The five
skills girls learn through the Girl Scout Cookie Program are an important ingredient in the Girl Scout Leadership Experience and
teaches Girl Scouts skills that will help them grow into leaders in their own lives, leaders in business, and leaders in the world.
GOAL SETTING DECISION MONEY PEOPLE SKILLS BUSINESS
Girl Scouts set cookie MAKING MANAGEMENT Girl Scouts learn ETHICS
goals individually and, Girls help decide how Girls take cookie how to talk to, listen Girls are honest and
with a team, create a the team will spend orders, handle to, and work with responsible at every
plan to reach them. their cookie money, customers' money, all kinds of people step of the cookie
They develop furthering critical and gain valuable while selling cookies. sale. Their business
cooperation and team thinking and problem and practical life These experiences ethics reinforce the
building skills along solving skills that will skills around financial help them to develop positive values they
the way. help in many aspects literacy. healthy relationship are developing as
of life. and conflict Girl Scouts.
resolution skills they
can use througout
their lives.
“I know I can do it!” “I make smarter “I make change “I get a lifetime “Selling cookies is
decisions.” happen!” supply of confidence more
in every box.” than just business.”
WHAT IS A DIRECT SALE?
WHAT IS A DIRECT SALE?
Girl Scouts of Central Illinois will be using a direct-sale format to sell cookies for the cookie program. Girls will have
boxes IN HAND to sell door-to-door to family, friends, and neighbors. Girl Scouts exchange cookies and payment in one easy
step! No more taking orders, waiting weeks, and then returning for the delivery and money collection. A direct sale program
condenses all that work into one simple step.
HOW DO I ORDER COOKIES?
Your first cookie order is called the Initial Order. For you to have
cookies in hand by February 7, 2020 you must place an Initial order
with your Program Specialist.
NO RETURN POLICY
Little Brownie Bakers does not allow GSCI to return unsold cookies.
GSCI does not allow Girl Scouts to return unsold cookies.
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SOCIAL MEDIA
Today’s Girl Scouts are tech-savvy and have grown up in a world where social media always existed. Girl
Scouts of Central Illinois (GSCI) allows parents/guardians to make decisions with their girls about using
social media to achieve their Cookie Goals.
Social Media can be a great tool, but the time-tested methods of booth sales, door-to-door and online
sales through Digital Order Card have proven to be the highest performing sales channels!
BEST PRACTICES:
• Social media or online posts should be signed with the girl’s first name only and council name (Girl Scouts of Central Illinois).
You may also include community, as customer may prefer to support local girls!
• Personal emails or street address of girls should NEVER be used.
• Girls should be involved in the process-for example, she can share her goals, photos, or artwork and messages of thanks.
Remember customers are getting more than delicious cookies-they are supporting the development of female leaders!
• Be age appropriate-most sites state that children should not have their own accounts until age 13.
• Ultimately families will make different choices about how their Girl Scouts can use social media to promote the Cookie
Program. If you see something your disagree with, please be respectful and move forward. Neither GSCI nor other parents/
volunteers have the authority to remove posts or reprimand others.
• It is appropriate to let friends, family and community become aware your Girl Scout is participating in this year's Cookie
Program but it is not appropriate to take orders or ask for orders via Social Media until February 7, 2020. By following this
“Golden Cookie Rule” every Girl Scouts will start the program on a level playing field.
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COOKIE SUCCESS
GOAL SETTING
Goal setting is one of the most valuable life skills you can pass on to girls. Research has shown
that girls who set goals will increase their sales by approximately 35%. We have the perfect online
tool for the girls to set goals AND have fun! When you help girls set high goals for the cookie
season, they learn an important skill for life. Encourage girls to set two types of goals: Something
they’d like to try and something they can do to help others.
Visit the Volunteer Blog for goal-setting games and crafts (http://blog.littlebrownie.com).
SELL BEYOND FAMILY AND FRIENDS
For girls to reach high goals; they will need to expand their circle of customers. Don’t worry; customers are eagerly looking for
their favorite Girl Scout cookies!
DIGITAL COOKIE
On this online selling platform, girls can personalize their Digital Cookie site and send emails to invite friends and family to buy
cookies with the option of getting in-person delivery or direct shipment to their home, based on council approved methods of
delivery.
DOOR-TO-DOOR SALES
Encourage girls to canvas their community with buddies and adult partners, leaving no doorbell unrung! Sell door-to-door with
cookies in hand. Load up a wagon with cookies, make signs, and you are ready for a neighborhood walk-about.
SOCIAL NETWORKING
Online social networking sites are a great place for teens (13 and older with parent permission) to ask for cookie orders. Be
sure girls follow the GSUSA safety guidelines for online marketing!
TELEPHONE SALES
It’s fast and easy to sell Girl Scout Cookies by phone. Review order cards from previous years and contact customers again.
Once cookies have been delivered, call customers, thank them for their orders and ask if they need additional cookies. Try a
text-a-thon. Girls may want to text their friends and family to let them know it’s cookie time and ask for orders.
WORKPLACE SALES
With a parent as a guide, contact business owners to request permission to sell cookies. Girls can make either a quick “sales
pitch” at a staff meeting or make sales calls around the office, depending on the wishes of the business. You may be able
to leave an order card or have an adult oversee a sales card. Just remember it’s the girl’s responsibility to fill the order. Girls
should establish a date and time to pick up the order cards and deliver the cookies.
BOOTH SALES
Booth sales are a great way to increase your success. Remember, you must have the appropriate
permission from the booth location. Grocery stores, malls, banks, sporting events, community events
and high traffic locations are great for booth sales.
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GIRL SAFETY ALWAYS COMES FIRST
Always follow the safety rules for selling Girl Scout cookies:
• Show you’re a Girl Scout—Wear the Girl Scout membership pin and/or Girl Scout clothing to identify yourself as a Girl Scout.
• Buddy up—Always use the buddy system. It’s not just safe, it’s more fun.
• Be streetwise—Become familiar with the areas and neighborhoods where you will be selling Girl Scout cookies.
• Partner with adults—Adults must accompany Girl Scout Daisies, Brownies and Juniors when they are taking orders, selling
or delivering product. Girls grades 6-12 must be supervised by an adult when selling door-to-door and must never sell alone.
Adults should be present at a cookie booth in any public place at all times.
• Plan ahead—Always have a plan for safeguarding money, and avoid walking around with large amounts of it or keeping it at
home or school. Give proceeds to supervising adults, who should deposit it as directed by your Girl Scout council as soon as
possible.
• Do not enter—Never enter the home or vehicle of a person when you are selling or making deliveries. Avoid selling to people
in vehicles or going into alleys.
• Sell in the daytime—Sell only during daylight hours, unless accompanied by an adult.
• Protect privacy—Girls’ names, addresses, or email addresses should never be given out to customers. Use a group contact
number or address overseen by an adult for customers to request information, reorder or give comments. Protect customer
privacy by not sharing their information except for the product sale.
• Be safe on the road—Always follow safe pedestrian practices, especially when crossing at intersections or walking along
roadways. Be aware of traffic when unloading product and passengers from vehicles.
• Social Media and online posts should be signed with a girls first name only, troop number (optional) and council name
(Girl Scouts of Central Illinois).
8ESTIMATING AN INITIAL ORDER
TOTAL SALES METHOD
It can be challenging to determine how many cookies to order. Use the numbers below to help you determine how many
cookies are sold. GSCI recommends only ordering 75% of the total average. You can get more cookies, but you can't return
cookies.
2019 council per girl average Percentage of cookies sold by variety
Daisy =162 boxes Thin Mints 28% ~ Samoas 17% ~ Tagalongs 16%
Brownie=185 boxes Do Si Dos 12% ~ Trefoils 8% ~ Lemon-Ups 7%
Junior=217 boxes S’mores 9% ~ Toffee-tastic 3%
Cadettes= 200 boxes
Sen, Ambas=250 boxes
Other=187 boxes
Things to consider when setting your goal
• What activities are the girls planning for the year?
• Are they working on an award or bridging this spring?
• Do they have a special community service project?
In the cookie form section of our website we provide an interactive spreadsheet called “Initial Order Estimate New Troops”.
This spreadsheet will calculate your girl orders for you. If you prefer not to use the spreadsheet, follow the steps to determine
the girl orders for your troop. We recommend that your girl orders are 75% of the per girl average. To estimate the girl orders
refer to the Council per-girl-average (above). Order by
To determine a girls Thin Mint order for a new Daisy troop multiple the-per-girl average by the percentage of variety
cookies sold by variety then multiply by 75%. In this example 162 X 28% X 75%= 34 boxes of Thin Mints. 162
x .28
x .75
34.02
May 27, 2020, is the final day to submit insufficient funds (NSF) checks from the troop bank account for reimbursement
by the council. Bring the NSF check, along with bank notification and any fees associated, to your service center for repay-
ment. Troops will receive credit for bad check(s) through an ACH credit. Please allow approximately 10 business days to
process. All money is due March 31, 2020. Money can be turned into your regional Girl Scout Service Center.
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9February 7, 2020 - Direct Sale Begins
OPERATION COOKIE SHARE
Operation Cookie Share has been a huge success. Girl Scouts of Central Illinois has provided over $1,000,000 worth of
Girl Scout cookies to the women and men of our armed forces at home and abroad. In fact, our Girl Scouts were so successful
that this achievement is entered in the Illinois Congressional Records.
HOW OPERATION COOKIE SHARE WORKS
Even though we are using a directs-sale format, girls should still take along their order cards. On each girl’s order card there is
a column listing each variety of cookie plus one additional column labeled “Cookie Share.” When the girls go out with cookies
in hand (and during cookie booths!), please encourage them to not only ask the customer to purchase Girl Scout cookies for
themselves, but also to ask the customers to purchase cookies for our military troops. Girls will enter the number of boxes
each customer donates on the Cookie Boxes Donated column. Customers do not have a choice of the variety of cookies to
be sent to troops. Operation Cookie Share cookies are held in a “virtual warehouse”, troops do not take possession of these
cookies. At the end of the program, all Operation Cookie Share orders are accounted for and then shipped to military soldiers
at home and abroad.
DIGITAL ORDER CARD When Girl Scouts send out emails through Digital Cookies, customers will have the opportu-
nity to donate to Operation Cookie Share.
SHARE PATCH AND MORE
Girls that sell 12 boxes for Operation Cookie Share will earn a Gift of Caring patch. Girls that sell 24 boxes will earn a
Butterfly Carabiner and girls that sell 50 or more Operation Cookie Share will earn the Mini Disco Ball!
HOW ARE THE COOKIES DELIVERED TO MILITARY TROOPS?
A special thanks to Soldiers Angels and Operation Santa. Many of the donated cookies will arrive at home and abroad through
these organizations. Also, donated cookies are sent to Great Lakes Naval facility, Illinois Veteran Retirement Homes and medi-
cal facilities, local USO’s and the Illinois National Guard.
10REWARDS (INCLUDING COOKIE DOUGH!)
Girl Scouts of Central Illinois offers an empowering reward program that affords Girl Scouts the opportunity to make a variety
of choices. Through this reward program, the girls will follow a decision-making process that includes goal setting, product
choice evaluation, and making purchasing decisions based on what they have earned. Our reward program not only rewards
and encourages girls to set goals and work as a team, but they also provide girls with a hands-on experience with purchasing
and financial decision making.
HOW COOKIE DOUGH WORKS
• Cookie Dough and rewards will be earned throughout the entire cookie program, including booth sales!
• To encourage goal setting, girls must sell 75 boxes of cookies to qualify for Cookie Dough.
• Cookie Dough will be distributed on a Girl Scout Cookie Dough card. Every girl who sells 75 boxes of cookies or more will
receive a Girl Scout Cookie Dough card.
• Cookie Dough may be used to pay for GSCI sponsored activities and events (resident camp, day camp, one-day events,
and bus trips), membership registration, cookie rewards, and merchandise in council Trefoil Boutiques.
Cookie Dough expires September 19, 2020
30 emails sent on
DIGITAL ORDER CARD
= TECHIE PATCH
12 boxes
ordered for
OCS =
Gift of Caring Patch
60 boxes
ordered on
DIGITAL ORDER 24 boxes =
CARD = Butterfly
Flying Disc
Carabiner
100 boxes
ordered on
DIGITAL 50 boxes = Mini
ORDER CARD Disco Ball
=
Aluminum
Water Bottle
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11REWARD LEVELS
25 boxes Theme Patch
75 boxes Origami Bandana PLUS $7.50 Cookie Dough
125 boxes Butterfly Journal PLUS $7.50 Cookie Dough
150 boxes Light up Butterflies PLUS $7.50 Cookie Dough
200 boxes Butterfly Plush PLUS Goal Getter Patch
PLUS $7.50 Cookie Dough
250 boxes Free Membership PLUS $7.50 Cookie Dough
300 boxes $15 Cookie Dough
400 boxes $15 Cookie Dough
500 boxes $75 Amazon, American Girl, Walmart Gift Card
OR $75 Cookie Dough PLUS $30 Cookie Dough
600-900 At each 100 box increment girls will earn $30 Cookie Dough
1000+ $150 Amazon, American Girl, Walmart Gift Card
OR $150 Cookie Dough PLUS $30 Cookie Dough
1100-1400 At each 100 box increment girls will earn $20 Cookie Dough
1500 boxes $350 Amazon, American Girl, Walmart Gift Card
OR $350 Cookie Dough Plus $30 Cookie Dough
1600-2400 At each 100 box increment girls will earn $30 Cookie Dough
2500 boxes Disney World Trip or iPad Pro 11” 512 MG
2500+ At each 100 box increment girls will earn $30 Cookie Dough
DISNEY TRIP: GSCI will provide 4 days/3 nights lodging at Disney World Resort, a 3-day
Hopper pass to the parks and airfare for the Girl Scout and one adult chaperone. Transportation to and from Disney World
Resort and Sanford International Airport is included. Parking at and /or transportation to/from your home airport, baggage
fees, meals/food, souvenirs, etc. are not included.
All rewards are cumulative except at the 2500 box level. Girls who earn the Disney World Trip or iPad Pro will earn and keep
all levels up to and including the 1000 box levels. The 1500 box level is not included with the Disney World Trip or iPad Pro.
Please Note: Parent/Guardian balance due must be paid by final ACH date (April 7) to receive the Disney Trip Reward.
COOKIE DOUGH
FREE
MEMBERSGHS
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PATCHES AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN TREFOIL BOUTIQUES FOR $1 EACH:
Booth Sales 2020 year cookie rookie
Patch bar patch
12COOKIE DOUGH REWARDS
AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE WITH COOKIE DOUGH IN
TREFOIL BOUTIQUES WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.
Weekender Tote
$10
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Table Top Sig
$8
Charm Bracelet
Shadow Box w/WOW Charm
Bank $8 $3
Wow T-Shirt
$6
Butterfly Pouch
$5
Sleepover Butterfly
Toothbrush Case $1
Mini Plush
Dangler $4HOW THE COOKIE CRUMBLES
60.6% per package-Girl and
Volunteer Services
Council Service Centers, shops, and camps:
council-sponsored programs and events; financial
assistance; outreach to girls in under served
areas; volunteer training and materials
22.7% per package-Cost of Sale
Payment to cookie company; payment to delivery
company; cookie program material, forms and
printed resources
16.7% per package-Girl Recognitions
Includes girl recognitions, Cookie Dough, and troop profit
16.7%
60.6%
22.7%
14COOKIE-RELATED AWARDS
COOKIE ENTREPRENEUR FAMILY
GIRL’S GUIDE TO GIRL SCOUTING
The Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting contains two sets of skill-building badges related to the Girl Scout Cookie Program at each of
the six levels. Each badge has 5 steps. Girls will complete all 5 steps to earn the badge.
• FINANCIAL LITERACY badges teach girls how to use money wisely.
• COOKIE BUSINESS badges put girls’ financial literacy skills into practice during the Girl Scout Cookie Program.
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15Are you Girl Scout Cookie booth ready?
This cookie season, show cookie customers how the iconic Girl Scout Cookie Program
(the largest girl-led entrepreneurial program in the world!) prepares girls in their
communities to lead, learn, and succeed, all while making it possible for them to embark
on amazing adventures, form a lifetime of memories, and unleash the power of
G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader)™ to change the world!
When talking to cookie customers about the sale and why
girls participate, make sure to:
� Tell them about all the things girls are learning by selling Girl Scout Cookies, like goal setting,
decision making, money management, people skills, and business ethics.
� Share your girls’ sales goals and what the troop plans to do with its cookie proceeds in the
coming year.
PRO TIP: Knowing how troops use cookie money is what customers really want to hear about
when they consider supporting your sale and stocking up on cookies!
Remind them that 100 percent of cookie proceeds stay local. The money raised through the cookie
� sale helps your council power unique, amazing experiences for girls year-round. And the best part?
The girls get to decide what they’ll spend their hard-earned cookie cash on—it’s their world!
16COOKIE RESOURCES
Be sure to take advantage of the wealth of resources available online to guide
your through a fun and successful Girl Scout Cookie Program.
GSCI Website: www.getyourgirlpower.org
Visit our site to find forms, procedures, manuals and other helpful information
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