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Family Guide to the Cookie ProgramJanuary 12 - February 25, 2018Welcome to the largest girl-led business in the world – the Girl Scout Cookie Program!
Key DatesJanuary 12th: Order Taking & Cookie Sales Begin
January 12th – February 25th: My Family Booth Sales
January 26th – February 25th: My Troop Booth Sales & Council Booth Sales
February 25th: 2018 Cookie Program Ends
May 31st: Last Day Cookies May Be Sold*
Troop #: ________________
Service Unit #: __________
Have questions? Contact your Troop Cookie Manager!Troop Cookie Manager (TCM):Name: _____________________
Email: _____________________
Phone: _____________________
Initial Order due to TCM: _____
Money due to TCM: __________
Money due to TCM: __________
Money due to TCM: __________
*In order to receive rewards, girl/troop
balances must be paid in full, on-time. Ask
your Troop Cookie Manager for your troop’s
payment deadlines.
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Be Honest and Fair Girls may not sell or take orders for cookies before January 12th.
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Meet the Cookies
Cookies may only be sold for the prices listed above. Transaction fees for credit card processing may not be passed on to the customer.
The S’Mores and Toffee-Tastic varieties are available while supplies last. Your Girl Scout should consider this when placing her initial order, which is the only time they are guaranteed to be on hand!
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Why participate in the Girl Scout Cookie Program?
GOALSETTING
Let her take the lead to develop a plan to set and reach her goals.- Role play with her to help her create a great pitch. - Help her set practical and achievable personal goals. What rewards is she most excited about?- Support her in tracking her sales progress.
DECISION MAKING
Watch her hone her decision making skills by setting up for booth sales, choosing how to market her cookies to customers and what her troop will do with the money they earn.- Encourage her to try new things for herself.- Allow her to decide on how to sell – online, door-to-door, booths, etc.- Let her take charge of inventory. What does she have, does she need more, etc.
MONEY MANAGEMENT
See her take cookie orders, handle payments and gain practical money management skills.- Let her add up orders and make change. Ask her what she wants to learn about managing money?- Girls and parents may accept credit cards, using a mobile device. Fees may not be passed onto the customer.
PEOPLE SKILLS
Support her as she grows her people skills when she talks to and listens to her customers.- Help your Girl Scout ask friends and family to support her cookie goals.- Encourage her to share her goals with customers.- Remind her to say thank you, even if someone did not buy cookies.
BUSINESS ETHICS
Be there for your Girl Scout as she runs her very own business, learning business ethics as she acts honestly and responsibly through every step of the Cookie Program.- Wait until the cookie program begins on January 12, 2018, before taking orders or selling cookies.- Review all booth etiquette guidelines with her to ensure she has a successful booth sale and adheres to Girl Scout expectations.- Girls may only post about her participation in the Cookie Program and Digital Cookie on social media sites where her friends and family—and not the general public—can see her social media page.
Cookie Business Badges
Our cookies are on a mission: to help girls learn 5 skills that are essential to leadership, to success, and to life.
When Girl Scouts participate in the cookie program, they’re already completing a number of badge-earning steps. From
goal setting to giving back to perfecting customer service, Girl Scouts start the badge process without even realizing it!
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How to Get Started
cookie tips: • If she orders and picks up at least 100
packages with her TCM on the troop’s
Initial Order, she will earn her first 2018 patch!
• You can use smartphone card readers (like Square or Venmo.) You cannot pass the transaction fees to customers.
• Check with your TCM regarding your troop’s policies on taking
credit cards.
ways to sell cookiesDirect Sales: support your Girl Scout as she
reaches her goal by canvasing her neighborhood,
selling door-to-door with cookies in-hand. Girl
Scouts exchange cookies and payment in one easy
step. Check with your TCM for any required sales
permits.
Order Taking: requires girls to make two trips,
once to ask them to order and a second to deliver
cookies.
Booth Sales: At booth sales, girls work together at
local retailers to achieve troop and individual sales
goals. See page 7 for more details.
Online Sales: Watch your girl build her online
marketing skills as she sets up her very own Digital
Cookie Website and send out her personal website
to friends and family via email and social media to
increase her sales through online orders. This new
tool will allow customers to shop from your girl’s
very own website and ship directly to them. Note
the base shipping rate is $9.95 – see more on page 6.
Track customer orders
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SAMOAS, TAGALONGS, DO-SI-DOS and SAVANNAH SMILES are registered trademarks of Kellogg NA Co. THANK U BERRY MUNCH is a trademark
of Kellogg NA Co. The GIRL SCOUTS® name, mark and all associated trademarks and logotypes, including GIRL SCOUT COOKIES®, THIN MINTS®,
TREFOILS®, GIRL SCOUT COOKIE SALE®, GIRL SCOUT COOKIE PROGRAM and the Trefoil Design, are owned by Girl Scouts of the USA.
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You can help us reach them.This year’s earnings will help us:
With your support,
we’re building a lifetime
of skills and confidence.
Thank you!
Learn all about the Girl Scout
Cookie Program and download the
Cookie App at girlscoutcookies.org.
The GIRL SCOUTS® name, mark, and all associated trademarks and logotypes, including GIRL SCOUT COOKIES®,
THIN MINTS®, TREFOILS®, GIRL SCOUT COOKIE PROGRAM, and the Trefoil Design, are owned by Girl Scouts of the USA.
Share your goals with customers
Track Troop to Troop Orders. Donations count
toward your goal!
Steps to Get Your #CookieEntrepreneur ready with her very own Cookie Business!
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Register/renew your girl as a member of Girl Scouts: ✸ gsnetx.org/renew ✸ gsnetx.org/join
Complete the online parent permission form: texascookietime.org/permission
Connect with your Troop Cookie Manager to place your Girl Scout’s order in November!
Go to texascookietime.org to find tons of cookie program resources, forms, and ideas!
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Social Media Guidelines
Troop Proceeds & Girl RewardsHow the Cookie Crumbles:
How is the price per box divided?
Girl RewardsGirls can earn rewards, including items, patches and invitations to
exclusive events for reaching certain package levels. Most rewards are
cumulative, meaning they get all of the items up to the highest level
they reach.
Cookie Dough Cookie Dough is a credit that a girl can earn while participating in the Cookie
Program and selecting Cookie Dough in lieu of a reward item at certain
levels. These credits can be used towards most programs, events and camp
opportunities, hosted by Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas and/or purchases in
our shops (not online).
On Time Payment MattersFamilies – In order to guarantee rewards, girls must pay their cookie bill,
in full, by the due date set by your Troop Cookie Manager.
Troops – Rewards for troops who do not pay in full, by the date set
by council, and have not filed an Outstanding Funds Report, are not
guaranteed.
Troop ProceedsTroops earn proceeds of $0.57 for each package of cookies their girls sell.
Cadette, Senior and Ambassadors may vote as a troop to opt-out of all
reward items and events, as a group to receive $0.10 more per package.
These troops will still be eligible to earn all patches as well as Project
Troop to Troop rewards.
The determination of how proceeds from Girl Scout troop money-earning
activities are used must be a girl decision. Additionally, the proceeds
from the Cookie Program does not become the property of individual girl
members based on their individual cookie sales and participation levels.
Safety Guideline - Protect privacy! Girls’ names, addresses, and 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.
9%Council Infrastructure, Admin & Fundraising SupportTechnology, infrastructure, equipment and resources.
Staff support for administration.
26%Cost of Cookies and Girl RewardsCovers cost, delivery and storage of product from the
bakery as well as the cost of girl rewards including swim
club, resident camp, cookie dough and earned rewards.
16%Troop and Service Unit ProceedsFunds returned to troops and service units to cover local
activities, events and trainings.
35%Troop Programming, Service Centers and Adult TrainingProgram & curriculum development, staff support and
volunteer training. Service center facilities for troop
meetings, retail shops, offices and girl programs.
10%Outdoor Programs and Camp FacilitiesMaintain and operate 5 camp properties including STEM,
archery, ropes, swimming and equestrian activities.
Community OutreachThe gift of Girl Scouting to over 4,000 girls annually 4%
• Complete the Girl Scout Internet Safety Pledge found on texascookietime.org/forms.
• Only use first names when signing emails or cookie alerts regarding sales.
• Girl Scouts may only post about her participation in the Cookie Program and Digital Cookie on social media sites where her friends and family—and not the general public—can see her social media page.
• Posts about cookies for sale or a girl’s participation in Digital Cookie on websites such as Twitter, Facebook, eBay, Craigslist, or any other website, where her posts can be viewed by the public are not allowed.
• We encourage Girl Scouts to write their own messages, within which they share their cookie goal and what their troop plans to do with
the funds they earn.
• Girl Scouts ages 13+ may post on their personal social media sites.
• The Girl Scout’s participation in Digital Cookie may be terminated if these guidelines are not followed.
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Digital Cookie - NEW!
Encourage her to step up today to show everyone how the world’slargest girl-led entrepreneurial program helped her be abarrier breakin’, challenge crushin’, lead takin’ cookie pro!
Unlock this awesome, limited-editionCookie Pro 2018 patch
Travel to NYC for anall-expenses-paidGirl Scout Cookie Entrepreneur Experience, where girls will talk business with GSUSA leaders and be recognized as a Top Cookie Pro 2018
Be featured on our iconicGirl Scout Cookie box
HERE’S HOW IT WORKS:
Who can participate?Registered Girl Scout Cookie sellers from participating councils
How do girls enter?By completing their very own Cookie Pro Resume Survey online and submitting it along with a photo
Her cookie pro submission should include things like: Cookie badges she’s earned and skills she’s learned What she’s done or plans to do with her cookie earnings Best selling tips for crushing cookie sale goals like a PRO!
BY ENTERING THE CONTEST, GIRLS GET A CHANCE TO:
girlscouts.org/cookiepro
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FUN FACT:200 million Girl Scout Cookie boxes are distributedeach year to more than 50 million cookie buyers!
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The GIRL SCOUTS® name, mark, and all associated trademarks and logotypes, including the Trefoil Design, are owned by Girl Scouts of the USA.
Entries accepted January 2, 2018, through April 30, 2018.One entry per girl from participating councils.
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Booth Sales
Types of Booths
My Family Sales My Troop SalesCouncil
Organized Sales
Who Girl Scouts & their families Only Troops Girl Scouts & Troops
Where Local retailers NOT listed as a council partner
Local retailers NOT listed as a council partner
Council Partners like Kroger, Tom Thumb, Walmart and more!
When January 12, 2018 – February 25, 2018
January 26, 2018 – February 25, 2018
January 26, 2018 – February 25, 2018
How 1. Complete a My Sale Request Form for a retailer who is NOT a council partner.
2. Give to your TCM to input into eBudde at least 48 hours prior to the start of the booth.
3. Wait for TCM to receive approval from local Service Unit Cookie Coordinator.
4. Follow Booth Sales Etiquette.
1. Troops organize and coordinate completion of My Sale Request Form for a retailer who is NOT a council partner.
2. Input into eBudde at least 48 hours prior to the start of the booth.
3. Wait for TCM to receive approval from local Service Unit Cookie Coordinator.
4. Follow Booth Sales Etiquette.
1. Council organizes and coordinates booth approvals.
2. Troops sign up for booths in limited releases through eBudde.
3. Follow Booth Sales Etiquette.
Booth sales are sales that families & girls/troops participate in by setting up tables outside local retail locations such as restaurants, grocery stores and hardware stores. Packages sold during booth sales count toward your Girl Scout’s goal!
It is a privilege to be trusted by our retail partners with their storefront space and it is of utmost importance that we take great care to honor all of booth sale etiquette guidelines. Let’s ensure that all of our interactions at booth sale locations are always positive and appreciative – we are so grateful for our retail partners support of our #CookieEntrepreneurs!
• Always be polite and friendly and follow all instructions given
by store management.
• Never block or impede a store’s foot traffic with your booth
setup.
• At least one girl must always be present at booth sales.
• If a store decides to cancel a booth sale, politely pack up and
respect the change of plans.
• Girl Scouts should wear a uniform (vest, tunic, sash), or GS
t-shirt, to identify themselves as Girl Scouts at booth sales.
• The super six flavors (Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs, Do-
si-dos, Trefoils and Savannah Smiles) are $4 per package
and specialty flavors (S’mores and Toffee-tastic) are $5 per
package. Selling these cookies for any other price is strictly
prohibited.
• Selling cookies from neighboring Girl Scout councils is not al-
lowed – girls may only sell Little Brownie Baker cookie flavors
as listed above.
• Plan ahead and always safeguard money during booth sales.
• Stores may occasionally double book My Sales. Your SU
Cookie Coordinator can help determine who had the My Sale
approved first in eBudde and therefore, who will be permit-
ted to stay.
• My Family and My Troop Sales must be input into eBudde
by your TCM, and approved by your SU Cookie Coordinator,
before the booth sale begins.
• Failure to follow booth sale procedures, guidelines and
etiquette may affect your troop’s approval and sign-ups for
future booths.
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When a girl reaches
30+ packages of
Project Troop to
Troop donations,
she will earn this
patriotic inflatable
ball!
Encourage customers to send the delicious gift of Girl Scout Cookies to
military personnel at home and abroad through Project Troop to Troop!
Cookies donated through Project Troop to Troop are transported to Fort Hood
and the USO.
New This Year! Customers may donate using their credit card through your
girl’s personal Digital Cookie website.
Girls may earn this
Project Troop to Troop
patch at 10+ donated packages!
Support our Troops! The
Girl Scout with the most Project Troop to Troop
donations will earn a trip
to Washington, D.C.!
Check out the resources that we haveto help you meet your goals!
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Project Troop to Troop offers an opportunity for customers and Girl Scout troopsto send the gift of Girl Scout Cookies to military personnel at home and abroad.
You can support our servicemen and servicewomen by makinga donation using our secure donation form found on
texascookietime.org/t2t
If you can’t eat
‘em, treat ’em!
Help me reach my goal of 100 packages!
For every donated package, place a foil star in a block above to track your progress to your goal!
Promotional poster
Donation Receipt
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2018 Rewards Line Up!
30+ PackagesParticipation Patch
60+ PackagesBandana
100+ Packages Samoa Zipper Pouch
100+ Packages
Bar Patches230+ Packages
Hatching Turtle Plush OR
$10 Cookie Dough
450+ PackagesMermaid Blanket OR
$5 Cookie Dough
1000+ PackagesWeekender Tote OR $10
Cookie Dough
300+ PackagesCreate your own sunglasses
OR $5 Cookie Dough
150+ PackagesAwesome Bracelet Set
and 150+ Patch
180+ PackagesJournal
750+ PackagesBluetooth Speaker and Tagalong
Turtle OR $10 Cookie Dough
Super Seller Levels1200+ Packages 1500+ Packages 2018+ Packages
Plus ONE of
the following:
ONE of the following:
ONE of the following:ONE of the following:
The top 3 sellers in GSNETX also
earn Friday, May 4, 2018 too!
American Girl Doll
Dallas ZooMembership
Tablet
Create your own shoe
ZipliningExperience
Perot MuseumMembershipBow &
Arrow
2800+ Packages
Great Wolf Lodge
Event • May 5, 2018.
See event details for
more information!
Swim Club
600+ PackagesWaterpark Program Event
See event details for
more information.
One GSNETX Resident Camp Session of 5 nights or less†
One GSNETX Resident Camp Session of 5 nights or less†
$100 Cookie Dough $75 Cookie Dough $75 Cookie Dough $75 Cookie Dough
Instant Camera
Youth
Microscope Kit
Camp
Chair &
Lantern
All girls who reach this level will also receive the Super Seller Patch and t-shirt in addition to their reward selection.
NEW!Digital Cookie
RewardCookie Techie Patch
Earn the Cookie Techie patch when
you setup your Digital Cookie web-
site and send 12 emails through
the site to friends and family.
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2018 Bar Patch
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May 26th – Canton
(Splash Kingdom)
June 2nd – Greenville
(Splash Kingdom)
June 2nd – Garland
(Hawaiian Falls)
June 9th – The Colony
(Hawaiian Falls)
June 16th – Mansfield
(Hawaiian Falls)
June 23rd – Roanoke
(Hawaiian Falls)
June 30th – Rain Date
See event details for more
information!
600+ Packages sold
1200+ Packages soldDates & Locations
Initial Order Rewards: Project Troop To Troop Rewards:For the Girl: 100+Packages 10 Packages Donated
For the Troop: 240 PGA+ 30 Packages Donated
Girls can earn the first Patch Pin of the
cookie season by ordering and picking up
at least 100 packages for their individual
initial order.
Girls can earn this patch for 10+ packages
donated through GSNETX’s Project Troop
to Troop Program.
With a troop per girl average (PGA) of
240 or more for the troop’s initial order,
girls will earn this Altogether Awesome
Pillowcase
Girls can earn this patriotic inflatable
ball for 30+ packages donated through
GSNETX’s Project Troop to Troop Program.
- Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador Troops can earn extra profit in lieu of reward items, clubs, events and trip, but do qualify for patches and Troop to Troop rewards.
- No substitutions/no transfers of winnings. If area top seller is not able to attend, the next area top seller will be invited. All packages must be picked up from TCM, reflected in the online cookie software system and
paid for in full to qualify.
- Camp spaces are reserved on a first come, first served basis. GSNETX does not guarantee space at any specific camp or session.
- Initial Order troop reward of 240 PGA is calculated automatically in eBudde to include Girls who have at least one package allocated at the time of the troop’s Initial Order, who meet the PGA requirement.
- To receive the Initial Order 100 patch pin, girl must have at least 100 packages allocated to her in eBudde at the time of the Initial Order.
- The Council reserves the right to replace an item of equal or higher value.
Event DetailsSwim Club Great Wolf LodgeWhat’s included? Admission for the Girl Scout
and one chaperone to attend ONE of the
various Girl Scout Swim Club Events as well as
a fun Swim Club patch. The Girl Scout and one
chaperone will also each receive a meal and
sweet treat at the waterpark on the day of the
event. An email invitation with specific details
will be sent to the email address of the parent
or guardian as listed on the parent permission
form. Tickets are non-transferrable and are
only valid on date at location received. Should
any park cancel a Swim Club Event, it will
automatically be rescheduled for June 30th at
the location that was forced to cancel.
Who is eligible? Girls in troops who opt to
receive rewards, not additional proceeds and
who pay in full, on time.
What’s included? A one night stay with hotel
room and waterpark wrist bands for the Girl
Scout and one adult guest (must be 21 or older)
on May 5, 2018, plus a programmatic activity for
the girl. Specific room types and capacity are
not guaranteed. Programmatic activity is avail-
able on a first come, first serve basis and are
selected via a survey sent at the conclusion of
cookie season to the email address of the parent
or guardian as listed on the parent permission
form.
Who is eligible? Girls in troops who opt to re-
ceive rewards, not additional proceeds and who
pay in full, on time.
Super Trip for the Super Six
One top seller from each of GSNETX’s Area 1, Area, 2, Areas 3 & 5, Area 4 and Area 6 as
well as the top Project Troop to Troop seller will earn a whirlwind trip to Washington, D.C.,
July 13, 2018 – July 15, 2018, for herself and a chaperone. Winners will be announced in
March 2018!
What’s included? Flight and hotel accommodations for the girl and her chaperone, an
exciting programmatic experience, a special dinner with GSNETX Staff and a keepsake to
bring back home.
Who is eligible? One top seller from each of GSNETX’s Area 1, Area, 2, Areas 3 & 5, Area 4
and Area 6 and the top Troop to Troop seller in GSNETX who opt to receive rewards, not
additional proceeds, and who pay in full, on time.
My Project Troop to Troop Goal: I plan to have packages donated.
Family and FriendsNeighbors/ Door-to-Door
# ofpkgs
# ofpkgs
Ex: Grandma & Grandpa 12 How many houses will I visit? Ex: Mom/Dad’s Office 50
Ex: Starbucks 20
School, Workplace, Activities
# ofpkgs
Total of School, Workplace, Activities
My Family Booth Sales
Total of Family and Friends
Total of Neighbors/ Door-to-Door
Total of My Family Booth Sales
Add all of your totals to equal your Individual Order GRAND TOTAL
# ofpkgs
Goal Setting WorksheetCircle the rewards on page 10 that you plan to earn! What is the highest reward you circled? _____________
That means, my 2018 Goal is packages!
My Individual Order: Use the table below to estimate who will
purchase cookies from you and which My Family Sales you will hold.
My Troop Booth Sale Goal: I plan to sell packages during troop booth sales.
Parents: When your Girl Scout places an order and picks up at least 100 packages or more with the Troop’s
Initial Order and she will earn her first patch of the 2018 Cookie Program. Check with your Troop Cookie
Manager for the due date of the troop’s initial order.
Cookie CEO Patch
Order and pick up at least 100 packages with
your intial order to earn this
patch.
TOTAL 2018 GOAL