2016 Cookie Program!
Family Training for this year’s Cookie Program
What We’ll Cover Today:
1. Theme | Cookies | Vendor2. 5 Essential Skills3. Safety Guidelines4. Resources for Success5. How Girls Sell Cookies6. Tech Tools
7. Program Dates8. Managing Money9. What Troops & Girls Earn10. Important Guidelines11.Our Troop Goals
Theme and Mascot
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Hallie the Hedgehog!
The Cookies
Thanks-A-Lot ®
Cranberry Citrus Crisps
Lemonades ™
Shortbread Thin Mints ®
Peanut Butter Patties ®
Caramel deLites ®
Peanut Butter Sandwich
Trios
ABC Bakers is the oldest and most experienced licensed Girl Scout Cookie baker. We became “Official Girl Scout Cookie Bakers” in 1937. ABC is part of Interbake Foods, LLC, a Richmond, Virginia-based manufacturer that has been baking cookies and crackers for 100 years.
$4.00 per package (12 packages per case)
$5 per pkg
5 Essential Skills
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5 Essential Skills (Cont.)
Safety Guidelines
1. Show you’re a girl scout
2. Use the buddy system
3. Be streetwise & safe on the road
4. Adults, be present
5. Plan ahead
6. Do not enter
7. Sell in the daytime
8. Protect privacy
9. Be net wise
Family Resources
(Not shown: Money
Envelopes)
How Girls Sell Cookies
Order-Taking•Take order then delivery & collect
money later.
Direct Sale•Exchange product
& money in one visit.
How Girls Sell Cookies: Order-Taking
Girls collect customer orders, then return to deliver product & collect money.
New dedicated order-taking period this year! February 1-11
Girls can continue to take orders through March 13
How Girls Sell Cookies : Booth Sales
Troops onlyCookieFinder app uses zip
code search to promote booth sales!
Cookie Share
Customers give back to their community & support Girl Scouts.Donate locally or to the council partner: Iowa Military &
VeteransInformation in the Family Guide & online
www.girlscoutsiowa.org > Cookies > For Cookie Sellers > Resources
Tech Tools
Cookie Command (COCO): Tools & resources to reach customers virtually & manage their cookie business online!
Ecard Marketing: Send ecards to collect orders & deliver product later. Perfect for those that live close by.
COCOdirect: Optional COCOdirect ecard that includes a secure link for customers to order, pay and have cookies shipped to their door!
Girls can use COCOdirect from February 1- March 20
Tech Tools (Cont.)
COCOmobile: This app allows girls with a COCO username and password to set, track and take orders from any iPhone ®, or Android device ™. You can access COCOdirect through COCOmobile.
Program Dates
Girl Order-Taking | February 1 - March 13 Direct Sales | February 12 - March 20 COCOdirect | February 1- March 20
Managing Money: Collecting from Customers
Acceptable Forms of PaymentCash Check | Make them out to GS Troop##, GSGI, or Girl Scouts
Customer Orders through COCOdirect
Managing Money: Credits for Online Sales
For this to work: Girls’ names HAVE to match between their Cookie Command account & Snap
What They Earn: Troop Proceeds
The Basic Plan
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Start at $0.45/pkg
Troop reaches 185 PGA = $0.50/pkg
Troop reaches 250 PGA= $0.52/pkg
Start at $0.55/pkgTroop reaches 185 PGA = $0.60/pkg
Troop reaches 250 PGA= $0.62/pkg
Older Troop (C,S,A) the Opt-Out Plan
What They Earn: Troop Proceeds (Next Year)
Or, if you’re taking over an existing troop…
Troop reaches 185 PGA = $0.50/pkgTroop reaches 250 PGA= $0.52/pkg
Troop sells 1% more than last year = $0.53/pkgTroop sells 2% more than last year = $0.54/pkgTroop sells 3% more than last year= $0.55/pkg
What They Earn: Cookie Dough
o Earned by individual girls. o Used towards her Girl Scout Experience. o Base Cookie Dough + optional additions.o Credits are emailed directly to each family.o EXPIRE September 15, 2016
Recognitions: Items & Patches
Patch layout & descriptions in Family GuideAchievement Bars New Troop Incentives!New Lifetime membership! (Graduating Girl Scouts only)
Recognitions: Items & Patches
Important Guidelines
1. Register for the 2015-2016 Girl Scout year
2. Fill out and turn in a Permission Form to their TPM
3. Receive your program materials
4. Wait until February 1 to start contacting customers
Online Resources
Girlscoutsiowa.org > Cookies > For Cookie Sellers > Resources
o What’s New for 2016!o Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQ’s)o Cookie Dough Policyo Cookie Command Center
Guides & Videoso Cookie Share Guideo Safety Resourceso Getting Started with
MyGS
Cookie Kick OffsNew! Cookie Kick Off x 3 (New event locations!)January 16th at 4 PM (4:30 PM in Mason City)Registration is open now!
Omaha Des Moines Mason City
Cookie Rally
ABC
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