January 9 Troop deadline to place cookie initial order January 20 Cookie Kickoff in Anaheim (new location!) January 16-22 Cookie mailing to Girls January 22 Cookie registration email to Girls from NoReply@abcsmartcookies.com January 26 - 29 Troop cookie pick-up Check with troop for details January 28 Cookie Program begins! February 1- March 11 Girls turn in money to Troop Cookie Coordinator February 16 Booth Sales begin Door-to-door & cookie stands continue February 20 Troop Walkabout & Mystery House begin March 9-11 Girls turn in final balance due March 11 Cookie Program ends May 1-15 Rewards distributed to girls Visit GSCookiesETC.org for more information about the Girl Scout Cookie Program
See order card for nutritional information, pictures, and descriptions of cookies or visit ABCbakers.com Thanks-A-Lot
Peanut Butter Patties
Girl Scout S’mores
Caramel deLites
Lemonades
Peanut Butter Sandwich
Shortbread
Gluten-Free Trios Cookies & Cookie Share sell for $5.00 a package Cookies cannot be returned or exchanged.
Girl Scouts participating in the Girl Scout Cookie Program also give back to their community through Cookie Share. In 2017 Orange County Girl Scouts collected 64,213 boxes of cookies for donation to the U.S. Military and local food banks!
Online Patch Order Taking: Girls can use a cookie order card to collect orders then deliver! Direct: Girls can go door-to-door, participate in booth sales, and join in troop or group walkabouts to mentor and encourage one another!
Digital: To learn more about how to help your Girl Scout sell cookies online
Set goals and sell 12+packages via Direct Ship option
go to www.ABCSmartCookies.com, click on to view video for instructions OR click on the link in girl’s registration email to help her get started today!
When your Girl Scout participates in the Cookie Program, she’s powering new, unique, and amazing experiences that will broaden her world, help her learn essential life skills and prepare her to practice a lifetime of leadership. 100 percent of the net proceeds from a $5 box of cookies stays in Orange County to benefit local Girl Scouts! Below is the breakdown of where the cookie money will go in 2018:
¢ (service projects, camping, activities, travel & more)
¢
(Girl Scout Program, Volunteer Training, Camp Scherman, Facilities & financial assistance) (Cookies, Kickoff event, Service Unit Bonus, & program materials)
(patches, prizes, Cookie Dough & experiences)
When a girl participates in the Cookie Program, she’s not only benefitting herself and her troop, she’s providing enriching experiences for all of her Girl Scout sisters. Girls who sell cookies make it possible for Girl Scouts of Orange County to support and expand girl programs, volunteer training and facilities, and financial assistance that keeps Girl Scouting available and affordable for all. Page 1
Your encouragement will help your daughter receive the greatest benefit from the Cookie Program. As she participates in the program activities, she is building a lifetime of skills and confidence. Goal Setting: Empowering her to define what she wants and to create a plan to succeed. Role-play with her. Ask how her troop will use the money earned. Help your daughter set learning and sales goals, view rewards & send e-cards via ABCsmartcookies.com Decision Making: Teaching her about critical thinking and problem solving. Encourage her to try new things for herself. Troops may not set quotas Let her decide how she likes to sell with order card, direct, and/or online.
for individual girls or require
payment from parents in Money Management: Enabling her to become financially literate. advance. Let her add up orders and make change. Girls and parents may accept credit cards using a smart phone device. Parent is responsible for any fees and fees may not be passed onto the consumer. Turn in money to the troop by the due dates. Parents are responsible for all money collected from customers. Parents obtain signed receipts for all cookies received and for all money submitted to troop. Cookies are not returnable. Parents are People Skills: To better communicate with and understand customers. responsible for payment of Help your daughter ask friends and family to support her cookie activities. all cookies received. Help her arrange to take orders from your co-workers, bunco group, or place of worship. Review the Internet Safety Pledge located on the Forms & Documents page at www.GirlScoutsOC.org. Complete online Booth Sale training to help out at booth sales.
Business Ethics: Reinforcing the positive values she is developing. Wait until the cookie program begins on January 28, 2018 before taking orders or selling cookies. Troop proceeds belong to the troop, not to individual girl members. Girls may send e-cards to family and friends for customers to purchase online only through ABCsmartcookies.com. Girls do NOT sell on eBay or Craigslist. Girls with parent supervision may sell in Orange County residential areas only and at Cookie Stands placed on their own OC residence. Girls need permission from Service Unit Booth Sale Coordinator to sell anywhere else.
A booth sale is a Cookie Stand placed in front of a business, on a street corner or in any public space. Only Service Unit Booth Sale Coordinators or their designees may arrange for booth sale locations and assign troops. Setting up a booth display in any location other than in front of one’s own Orange County residence is considered a booth sale and is only allowed during the booth sale period. All booth sales must be arranged through the Booth Sale Coordinator to ensure that all permissions and insurance requirements are met.
All adults participating in booth sales must complete our online Booth Sale training, even for parent/daughter booth sales. Training is available at www.GSCookiesETC.org/cookies. Page 2
Visit GSCookiesEtc.org/cookies for more information about Booth Sales.
Girls earn individual rewards when selling cookies. Troops earn proceeds to fund troop activities.
All reward items are cumulative except for Achievement Bar.
Girls can also earn special event experiences as rewards for participating in our Cookie Program.
Set individual girl goals in ABCSmartCookies, go door-to-door as a troop/ group and more. See details online at www.GSCookiesETC.org/cookies.
Troops earn at least 71¢ per package of cookies sold to fund troop activities. Troops may earn more based on the Council’s overall cookie program results. Page 3
My Girl Scout has my permission to participate in the 2018 Girl Scout Cookie Program. I agree to accept payment responsibility for all cookies she receives and to ensure she has adult supervision at all times. I agree to the following: √ My daughter is currently registered as a Girl Scout. √ My Girl Scout and I will sign the Girl Scout Internet Safety Pledge. √ No cookie orders will be taken or sales made prior to Sunday, January 28, 2018. √ Girls may market to customers in person within the Council’s zip codes only (except for family members, friends and parents’ co-workers). √ There is no jurisdiction for online sales, but customers must order and pay online through the ABCsmartcookies site. √ I will accept responsibility for all cookies received and understand cookies cannot be returned. √ I will obtain signed receipts for all cookies received/exchanged and for money submitted to the troop/ group. √ My Girl Scout and I will follow ALL Girl Scout Cookie Program guidelines. √ Cookie payment ($5 per package including Cookie Share) is collected from customers when cookies are delivered. √ I will submit cookie money to the Troop/Group Cookie Coordinator by the February and March deadlines. √ I understand all cookies must be paid for no later than March 11, 2018. In consideration of my daughter being permitted to participate in the Cookie Program , I (we) hereby release, waive, discharge and covenant not to sue the Girl Scouts of Orange County, its directors, officers, employees, volunteers and agents (collectively the "Council") from any and all liability to myself or my daughter for any loss or damage, including property damage, personal injury, or death, whether caused by the negligence of the Council or otherwise, resulting from or related to my daughter's participation in the Event. I understand that all unpaid accounts may result in collection procedures.
Troop/Group # ____________________________ Date ___________________ Girl’s Name ______________________________________________________ Parent/Guardian Name _____________________________________________ Address _________________________________________________________ Street
City
Zip
Home Phone # ___________________ Cell Phone # _____________________ Email ___________________________________________________________ Signature—Parent or Guardian ______________________________________ Please fill out reverse side for reward options your daughter has chosen to receive if she achieves these reward levels. Parent/Guardian must fill-out, sign and return this document to Troop/Group Cookie Coordinator prior to receiving order card and/or cookies.
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