Welcome Cookie Rookies to the Girl Scout Cookie Program! The Girl Scout Cookie Program is the largest girl-led entrepreneurial program in the world. Girl Scouts learn lifelong skills while earning fun rewards and troop proceeds to fuel their adventures. As the troop cookie manager, you will help Girl Scouts Embrace Possibilities!
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Sample Cookie Pack - entrepreneurs need to know their product! 2025 troop print material packet
Quick Tips Review your 2025 Quick Bites and attend Tuesday Night Live Chats: Don’t be afraid to ask questions! Don’t be overwhelmed by the amount of information available to you. We offer live trainings throughout the cookie program to keep you up to date on all things Girl Scout Cookies. Hold a caregiver meeting: This is your first chance to inform Girl Scout entrepreneurs and caregivers about the cookie program, pass out materials, have caregivers fill out the online Caregiver Agreement, and get everyone on the same page. Keep an eye on your email: Email communications will be sent every Monday during the cookie program via an eBudde blast to help you keep on track. These emails tell you exactly what to be thinking about each week and serve as reminders for important deadlines and due dates! Banking: As a new troop you have extra time to confirm your banking information as we know you may need cookie funds to open your troop account. All new troops need to place their troop banking information on the Settings Tab in eBudde no later than Feb. 20, 2025. Check with your troop leader for your troop account information if you are not a signer on the bank account. Receipt everything: Always ensure that you are keeping receipts from money received and cookies you hand out.
Five Essential Skills Girl Scout entrepreneurs learn Five Essential Skills through the Girl Scout Cookie Program, please go over these with your Girl Scouts:
Cookie Rookie patches available for purchase at the Girl Scout Shop!
Goal Setting
Decision Making
Money Management
People Skills
Business Ethics
Girls learn to create a plan to reach their goals.
Girls learn to make decisions on their own and as a team.
Girls learn to create a budget and handle money.
Girls find their voice and up their confidence through customer interactions that build relationships.
Girls learn to act responsibly and honestly, both in business and in life.
Note: cookie booths must be coordinated by troop cookie managers: these may happen at hot-spots and non-hot spots, enter into the eBudde system and approved by council. Locations must be legally open to, accessible, and safe for all Girl Scouts and potential customers.