2020 Family Cookie Guide by Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona

Family Cookie Guide

Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona Cookie Team GSSOAZ Staff Director of Product Program: Kristin Wakefield Heim kwakefield-heim@girlscoutssoaz.org Product Program Coordinator: Kaylie Leslie-Larson kleslielarson@girlscoutssoaz.org

My Troop Cookie Manager: _________________________ Name: _________________________ Phone: _________________________ Email: _________________________ Best Time to Contact: _________________________

My Troop Cookie Information: _________________________ Cookie Payment Due Dates: _________________________ Troop Gift of Caring Project: _________________________ My Personal Cookie Goal: _________________________

Dear Families: Your girl is starting a family business and you are on her Board of Directors. Your support will help her WOW the World during her cookie journey. The cookie program gives girls the opportunity to experience what it takes to set and meet goals, learn business ethics and people skills, make decisions and manage money. All of this wrapped up in a single box of cookies and the relationship that is built with your girl and her customers. Whether she is setting up her digital cookie website or designing posters for her booth she is gaining marketing skills that will last a lifetime. It is so rewarding when I see our top cookie sellers of the past pursuing careers in business because they got their start selling cookies as Daisy Girl Scouts. Over and over again I hear from parents “my daughter was so shy before she began her cookie journey”. I also hear things like my daughter understands how to manage money now and she understands why budgets are important. Another common remark is, it was wonderful to go with our troop as we delivered our gift of caring proceeds to the Hermitage Cat Shelter. Do you know that the cookie program allows girls to invest over $700,000 in our community. This year we are asking you to support girl’s success by reinforcing what she is learning as she builds her business. Encourage her to attend the Cookies Rally, Digital Cookie Day and Financial Literacy Badge Nights. You can enjoy these experiences side by side with your girl. Help her understand why she is participating in the program. Listen to her pitch. Cheer her on as she builds her website. Let her take the lead at her cookie booth. As your girl sets her goals for the program please help her understand the importance of Girl Scouts Give Back. The cookie program gives your family an opportunity to support our Heroes in the military and our first responders. Our Public Servants need our support and they love getting Girl Scout cookies especially with a personal note from you and your girl attached. Also your girl can decide with her troop how they will support the community with their cookie earning. Please talk with her about community issues that are important to you as a family. Help her do some research and visit organizations that she might like to support. These family activities will help your girl become a life-long community advocate for things she cares about. Let her know she can WOW the WORLD one box of cookies at time. I look forward to seeing you and your girl out and about during the cookie program.

Yours in Girl Scouting,

Debbie Sisco Rich CEO, Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona

YOU ARE YOUR GIRL’S BIGGEST SUPPORTER! Thank you for taking the time to familiarize yourself with

WHY PARTICIPATE IN THE COOKIE PROGRAM

this guide. As a parent or guardian, your encouragement and guidance is essential to your girl’s positive and safe Cookie Program experience. What that experience looks like is up to you, your girl, and her troop! We understand

COOKIE PROGRAM CALENDAR

how busy you are, and encourage you to talk with your troop’s leader and cookie manager to determine the

right level of Cookie Program participation for you and your girl.

12 Don’t stop here! There’s more inspiration and information

COOKIE BOOTH SALES

COOKIE SEASON CONTESTS

online. Head to www.girlscoutssoaz.org/cookies to find

more resources for the 2020 Cookie Program. Highlights include: practical tips for parents, social media toolkits for cookie sellers, creative ideas to brand your cookie business, digital workshops for teen cookie sellers, printable booth decorations, and so much more!

GIRL REWARDS

GET YOUR COOKIE SEASON SWAG ON!

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in the cookie program?

GIVE GIRLS THE LEADERSHIP ADVANTAGE: Serious fun. Serious skills.

73 % 80 %

of female Senators were Girl Scouts of female entrepreneurs were Girl Scouts

58 % 90 %

of female members of the 116th Congress were Girl Scouts of female astronauts were Girl Scouts

And for many of them, the cookie Program was a major learning event.

Former First Ladies of the United States Michelle Obama and Barbara Bush, news anchor Barbara Walters, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, labor leader Dolores Huerta, actress Carrie Fisher, and Mrs. Fields Cookies founder Debbi Fields are but a few of the long list of amazing women who took part in this longstanding tradition.

What are your hopes for your girl? Certainly, you want her to make good decisions, know how to manage money, and feel confident setting and reaching goals, like attending college. The Girl Scout Cookie Program helps her succeed today and prepares her for future success! The money raised will help your girl and her troopmates try new things, like travel, camping, and STEM, but the real experience is the program itself. As part of the world's largest girl-led business, your girl will develop the skills it takes to be a successful entrepreneur—like teamwork, planning, and money management—while also growing the confidence she needs to shine, no matter what path she chooses. You’re the key to making this happen—so keep reminding your girl about the 5 Cookie Skills (see left). Recognize milestones as she reaches them, and encourage her to share and reflect on her experiences with you as she learns and grows.

COOKIE BOSS TODAY.

CEO TOMORROW.

The Girl Scout Cookie Program is the country’s largest and most successful entrepreneurship program for girls! What’s our secret? The Cookie Business and Financial Literacy badges, which teach girls the skills they need to become financially-empowered young women, who use their values to change the world.

COOKIE BUSINESS BADGES

FINANCIAL LITERACY BADGES

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AMBASSADOR The year-by-year Cookie Entrepreneur Family pin collection is the latest addition to the Girl Scout Cookie Program—and was inspired by and designed for families just like yours! It’s never been easier to support your girl as she develops business skills, makes amazing memories, and earns a different pin for her uniform every cookie season. For more information head to: girlscouts.org/entrepreneurfamily

Support her S UCC E S S At Home It’s A Team Effort! Attend your troop’s cookie information meeting. If you can, offer to provide transportation, chaperone booth sales, or even take the lead as Troop Cookie Manager for the season—there are lots of opportunities to lend a hand! Coach Your Girl Scout! Listen to her practice her sales pitch, review cookie materials together to help her learn more about her product, and accompany her as she sells and delivers cookies. Support Her Sale! Guide your Girl Scout in setting practical goals. Talk about what she hopes to learn and earn. Help her network with family and friends. Arrange a time for her to sell at your workplace or place of worship, but let her do the “ask” so she can learn important business skills. Never do things for your Girl Scout she can do for herself! Practice Safety. Help your girl understand and follow the Girl Scout safety and social media rules (see pages 14 and 15 for more info), and be a role model for business ethics. Have Fun! Encourage your girl to enjoy the experience—and don’t forget to have fun right alongside her!

At Girl Scouts: Digital Cookie Day For both girls and families! Join us for Digital Cookie Day on January 4th, 2020 from 10:00 am 12:00 pm at Angel’s Charity Place for Girls, where you can set up your Digital Cookie site, take part in fun activities to complete badge requirements, and taste test the cookies. Financial Literacy Badge Nights Strengthen your 5 Cookie Skills by attending one of our Financial Literacy Badge Nights, where you’ll learn to apply these skills to everyday situations and earn the badge at your Girl Scout level. Find more cookie-selling resources online, at www.girlscoutssoaz.org/cookieresources. These great tools will help your girl reach her cookie sales goals and make it her best cookie season yet!

Cookie Program C A L E N DA R Cookie Sale Dates

Cookie Rallies

December 7

Yuma County Cookie Kickoff

December 12

Cochise County Cookie Kickoff

January 18

Cookie sales begin!

February 28-March 1

National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend

December 14

Graham & Greenlee Cookie Kickoff

Last day of the Cookie Sale!

Early January

Bear Down Cookie Kickoff

March 1

Reward Experiences

Girls earn individual rewards for participating in the Cookie Program. All rewards are cumulative and based on the total number of boxes a girl sells. Please note event dates as your Girl Scout plans her goals! There are no rainchecks, as dates are firm. Girls who achieve these experience-based rewards will receive event invitations after the sale and program have ended. Disneyland & California Adventures May 29 - May 31, 2020 Universal Studios July 17 - July 19, 2020 Butterfly Wonderland and Butterfly Zoo August 29, 2020 Medieval Times Experience May 16, 2020 Funtasticks/Cactus Springs May 2, 2020 Great Wolf Lodge Experience August 15 - August 16, 2020 New York Adventure June 18 - June 21, 2020 Canada & New England Cruise June 21 - June 27, 2020

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ALL OUR COOKIES HAVE... NO High-Fructose Corn Syrup NO Partially Hydrogenated Oils (PHOs) Zero Grams Trans Fat per Serving RSPO Certified (Mass Balance) Palm Oil

BAKED WITH ONE PURPOSE

Remember to keep the new Lemon-Ups cookie confidential until January 7, 2020.

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NEW • 100% Real Cocoa • Real Coconut

LEMON-UPS

NATURALLY FLAVORED WITH OTHER NATURAL FLAVORS Crispy lemon cookies baked with inspiring messages to lift your spirits

Crisp cookies coated in caramel, sprinkled with toasted coconut and striped with dark chocolaty coating

• Made with Natural Flavors • Real Peanut Butter • Whole Grain Oats

• 100% Real Cocoa • Real Peanut Butter

TAGALONGS

SAMOAS

Crispy cookies layered with peanut butter and covered with a chocolaty coating

DO-SI-DOS

Crunchy oatmeal sandwich cookies with creamy peanut butter filling

• Made with Vegan Ingredients • 100% Real Cocoa

TREFOILS

THIN MINTS

Delicate-tasting shortbread that is delightfully simple and satisfying

Crisp wafers covered in chocolaty coating made with natural oil of peppermint

• Made with Natural Flavors • 100% Real Cocoa

• NO Artificial Flavors

GIRL SCOUT S’MORES

TOFFEE-TASTIC

Crunchy graham sandwich cookies with creamy chocolate and marshmallowy filling

Rich, buttery cookies with sweet, crunchy toffee bits

specialty innovation

GLUTEN-FREE

The GIRL SCOUTS® name and mark, and all other associated trademarks and logotypes, including but not limited to the Trefoil Design, Girl Scout Cookies®, Thin Mints®, Trefoils®, Girl Scout S’mores® and Lemon-UpsTM are owned by Girl Scouts of the USA. Little Brownie Bakers is an official GSUSA licensee. The LITTLE BROWNIE BAKERS® name and mark, and all associated trademarks, including SAMOAS, TAGALONGS, DO-SI-DOS and TOFFEE-TASTIC are registered trademarks of Kellogg NA Co. Copyright ®, TM, © 2019 Kellogg NA Co. 051519

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Introducing Lemon-Ups™, the newest addition to the Girl Scout Cookie™ lineup!

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. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader),™ each cookie has something bright and motivating to say.

I am a GO-GETTER

I am an INNOVATOR

I am a RISK-TAKER

I am an INNOVATOR

I am a RISK-TAKER

I am a LEADER

Remember to keep the new Lemon-Ups cookie confidential until January 7, 2020.

I am BOLD

I am a LEADER

I am BOLD I am CREATIVE

I am STRONG Perfect for sharing

Grab one that expresses your personality, or give one to a friend!

I am CREATIVE I am STRONG

I am GUTSY

Safety Tips Do not enter.

Show you’re a Girl Scout.

Never enter someone’s home or vehicle when you are selling or making deliveries. Avoid selling to people in vehicles or going into alleys.

Wear uniforms, 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 cookies. 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 or keeping it at home or school. Give proceeds to supervising adults, who should return it to troop leaders. They will deposit it as directed by your Girl Scout council as soon as possible.

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Be Netwise. Take the GSUSA Internet Safety Pledge before going online, and follow the specific guidelines related to marketing online (see page 14). Girl Scouts cannot collect money online.

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 passengers and cookie boxes from vehicles.

Protect privacy. Girls’ names, addresses, or email addresses should never be given out to customers. Use a troop contact number or address overseen by an adult for customers to request information, re-order, or give comments. Protect customer privacy by not sharing their information. Girls should never take credit card numbers.

COOKIE BOSS 101: SELLING STRATEGIES. Try these awesome tips from real Girl Scout cookie sellers: Cookie Boss Tip #1: Load up a wagon with cookies, make signs, and head out on a neighborhood walkabout!

Door-to-Door Sales Leave no doorbell unrung! We encourage you to visit friends, family, and neighbors to make sales. The number one reason people say they didn’t buy Girl Scout Cookies last year? They were never asked!

Cookie Boss Tip #2: Bring along some printed door hangers or letters to leave if folks are out. Make sure to include your Digital Cookie URL! Important Note: Please do not bring a wagon to the University of Arizona campus, through the Gem Show, or through city parks during sporting events. Per Arizona law, you can be fined for doing so.

Cookie Boss Tip #3: Try a text-a-thon! Let friends and family know it’s cookie time and ask for orders.

Telephone Sales It’s fast and easy to sell Girl Scout Cookies by phone.

Cookie Boss Tip #4: Once cookies have been delivered, reach out to thank your customers—and ask if they need to re-stock!

Workplace Sales Ask business owners or managers for permission to sell cookies at a workplace. Remember, even if an adult helps make the connection, it is always a girl’s responsibility to fill all orders, oversee their delivery, and thank her customers!

Cookie Boss Tip #5: Make a quick sales pitch at a staff meeting! Cookie Boss Tip #6: Leave an order card in a visible spot, along with a note from your troop outlining your goals and plans for the cookie proceeds. (Remember not to list girls’ last names, phone numbers, or email addresses.)

Cookie Booth SA L E S At cookie booths, troops have the opportunity to reach customers directly in high-traffic areas like grocery stores, gas stations, and retail stores. Make the most of your booth sales by participating in our 2020 cookie contests! (See page 18 for more info.) Remember, you represent all Girl Scouts! Wear your uniform, and be on your best Girl Scout behavior! Cookie Boss Tip #7: Always follow the Girl Scout Promise and Law. Be polite to customers, show off your 5 Skills, and stay engaged! After all, if you are not enthusiastic about your product, who will be? Cookie Boss Tip #8: Check-in with store managers at your booth locations, and follow store instructions. Selling in front of local businesses is a privilege and you want to be able to return next year! Cookie Boss Tip #9: Find loads more tips for booth strategies, etiquette, and success, including how to respond to impromptu “What If?” scenarios, at www.girlscoutssoaz.org/cookieresources. In the spirit of sisterhood, Girl Scout Councils always respect council boundaries. All public sales must be within GSSoAZ’s council jurisdiction.

Cookie Booth BA S I C S Booth Schedule Booths are scheduled Monday through Friday, 4:00pm to 7:00pm; and Saturday and Sunday, 8:00am to 8:00pm. No selling is allowed after 8:00pm, regardless of girls’ ages or levels! How To Sign Up Your troop leader will sign up for booths in advance and will share dates and locations with families once booths are scheduled. Lemonade Stands Want to set up a booth in your front yard? Go for it! These are called “lemonade stands.” If no other Girl Scouts are present, you do not require a chaperone besides your parent or caregiver. MySales Booths Want to set up a booth at a business NOT on the council list? These are called “MySales” booths. Talk to your Troop Cookie Manager first, so they can make sure council did not already approach the business. Safety First! Booth Rules & Regulations Daisies through Cadettes require at least TWO adult chaperones. Seniors and Ambassadors require just one adult chaperone. All adult chaperones must pass a background check, and at least one chaperone must be a registered member of Girl Scouts. If just one Girl Scout is present, only one chaperone is required, which may be her parent or guardian. No more than four girls at a time should sell at a booth. Siblings, friends, and pets are NOT permitted to hang out at booths. Girls may not sell cookies at locations where they are not old enough to be a patron. For more information, and to sign up to support your girl’s troop as a booth chaperone, visit www.girlscoutssoaz.org/boothsupport. Individual sellers may contact the Cookie Team to discuss booth opportunities.

ONLINE COOKIE SALES DO’S & DON’TS

The Internet is a wonderful tool! It allows us to connect with others and promote our amazing entrepreneurship program further than ever before. To ensure these online resources are used in a safe and fair manner, all girls and their families must follow Girl Scouts USA’s guidelines regarding online Cookie Program sales.

Digital Cookie is the ONLY approved platform for accepting Girl Scout Cookie money online. You may not use any additional online payment platforms. Digital Cookie links should never be posted publicly where it can reach people a girl does not know in real life. This ensures a safe, secure, and protected online environment for girls to sell cookies. Friends and family of a girl participating in the cookie program must not market or share a girl’s contact information, sales links, or sales information on public-facing online sites. Digital Cookie links may NOT be posted in any online forum, including but not limited to NextDoor, Facebook Marketplace, Facebook groups, Craigslist, garage sale pages, swap meet pages, or other public-facing online sites. Girl Scout Cookies may NOT be sold on Amazon, eBay, Craigslist, Etsy, Facebook Marketplace, or any other online marketplaces besides Digital Cookie.

The Girl Scout Cookie Program is a girl-led program. Online marketing and sales should always be led by a girl, with supervision by her parents or guardians. For cookie entrepreneurs ages 13 and up, social media platforms are a great place to promote cookie season! Girls should only use accounts set to “private.” Caregivers may share on social media that their girl is selling cookies, and make the connection between interested friends and family and their Girl Scout, but remember: girls should be building their skills and making the sale themselves!

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Troop 1234 is saving up to go to the Grand Canyon! Please share my daughter’s Digital Cookie link to help her troop reach their goal: digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/susie12345

Troop 1234 is having a booth sale today at Walmart from 10 am-2 pm. Stop by and see us! The girls are selling cookies to fund their end-ofthe-year trip to the Grand Canyon!

Susie is selling Girl Scout Cookies again this year. Buy them here through the Facebook Marketplace and Susie will deliver them!

Susie is selling Girl Scout Cookies again this year. If you would like to help her grow her entrepreneurship skills, let me know! She can give you a call or email you the link to her Digital Cookie site.

Media Guidelines We represent all Girl Scouts! Please keep social media posts positive, and please do not approach the media independently of council. Friends and family of a girl should not share their sales link with any news outlets (this includes online and traditional news media, such as radio, television, newspapers, or magazines). Please contact the Cookie Team for guidance if you encounter any negative social media posts. Likewise, let us know if you are approached by the local media so we can support you! If you have a fantastic cookie program story to share, submit it at www.girlscoutssoaz.org/shareyourstory, and we can help you and your Girl Scout spread the news!

Girl Rewards Survey 225+ Boxes

280+ Boxes

 Light-up butterflies or  $3 Cookie Dough

 Butterfly Plush or  $4 Cookie Dough

500+ Boxes

650+ Boxes

 Funtasticks/Cactus  Portable Charger Springs May 2, 2020 or or  Hammock w/straps  STEAM Weather

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Girls earn individual rewards for participating in the Cookie Program

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 Aluminum Water Bottle and Butterfly Carabiner or  $6 Cookie Dough

5+ Boxes

25+ Boxes

80+ Boxes

Participation Patch

Wow the World Slide Charm and Bracelet

Flying Disk

1000+ Boxes

800+ Boxes

1500+ Boxes

 Disneyland Turnaround  Custom 40oz Trip May 29- 31, 2020 or Hydroflask or  Free Week at Day Camp  Custom Converse (exclusions apply) or  Lego Boost Robot Building 225+ Boxes Set  Light-up butterflies or  $3 Cookie Dough

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4500+ Boxes

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 Funtasticks/Cactus  Portable Charger  Disneyland Tu By adding online and mobile sales strategies TripBoxes May 29- 3 Springs May 2, 2020 or 15+ Emails Digital Cookie or 50+ Digital Cookie CFOH Boxes CFM Boxes to your25+ toolbox, you can build 50+ 21st-century  Hammock w/straps  Free Week at D  STEAM Weather  CFOH Dog Tag entrepreneurship skills while selling cookies  Phone Stand  CFOH Shirt  Cookie Techie Patch (exclusions ap Station to friends and family down the block or  Lego Boost Ro across the country, right from the comfort Set of home! Using Digital Cookie is easy and Through Digital Cookie, girls create customized websites and send convenient for everyone. emails to people they know, asking them to buy cookies. Customers can place orders and have the option for the cookies to be shipped • The data proves it! Girls who sold online directly to their homes or delivered by the girl. last year had a per-girl-average of 419 boxes, compared to 191 boxes for those Girl Scouts or caregivers will receive an email from the Digital Cookie who did not sell online. system, inviting you2020+ to setBoxes up your online storefront before the sale 2500+ Boxes begins. On thefirst day of sales the system will launch emails to Medieval Times  Inflatable Kayak and Life • Girls who personalized their Digital your customers. Experience Watch for (see the family Digital Cookie invitation to arrive in Jacket or Cookie site with their own photo or video your email. guide for dates) or  Great Wolf Lodge on average sold more than double the  162 pc Drawing and Experience (see family Painting Kit number of boxes. for dates) Cookies for Our Heroesguide Rewards

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The Girl Scout Cookie Program also provides girls with lifelong lessons in philanthropy! Girl Scouts across the country use Girl Scout Cookies and their proceeds to show their appreciation for men and women in uniform and to support those in need.

Cookies For Our Heroes To widen our girls’ reach in the community, Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona is expanding the Cookies for Military program to become Cookies for Our Heroes, supporting first responders in law enforcement and firefighting as well as our brave women and men serving overseas with delicious boxes of Girl Scout Cookies. All Girl Scout cookie sellers can participate by collecting money for Cookies for Our Heroes as they would for a regular box of cookies. However, this is a “virtual” donation— cookies do NOT come of your troop’s (or your girl’s) inventory. Girls are encouraged to promote Cookies for Our Heroes with a collection box, cookie box wrap, or signage. Find these resources and more at www.girlscoutssoaz.org/cookieresources. The Mission Military patch program gives girls the opportunity to reflect on and honor our armed forces by learning about military service and history. Learn more at www.girlscoutssoaz.org/cfoh.

Uniform-to-Uniform The Uniform-to-Uniform program gives girls the opportunity to invite local uniformed police officers and firefighters to visit Girl Scouts at their cookie booths. Girls can learn more about the work these amazing women and men do for our communities! Show Us How You Care! Share Your Troop’s Story Every year Girl Scouts all over Southern Arizona use their cookie earnings to do amazing things. Help us spread the word across our council (and the country!) about the amazing impact Girl Scout cookie sellers make on our community. Share your girl’s Gift of Caring project at www.girlscoutssoaz.org/shareyourstory to see her and her troop featured on our social media, website, or even in the news!

Gifts of Caring The Gift of Caring program is a nationwide community service project where Girl Scout troops decide on a charitable organization that they would like to support with cookies or donations. Girls may choose to donate physical boxes of cookies to food banks, homeless shelters, and senior citizens’ homes, and other local organizations. Or, girls may choose to use a portion of their cookie proceeds to provide local organizations with goods or resources. For example, stocking animal shelters with cat and dog food, purchasing paint to refurbish a local non-profit’s 17 playground, or providing children’s books to a youth literacy organization.

Cookie Season C ON T E S T S Don’t miss out on these fun and creative ways to participate in the Cookie Program!

Wow The World Contest (January 18 - March 1) Show us how you’re wowing the world this cookie season! We invite all Girl Scouts in Southern Arizona to snap a selfie that shows you putting one of the 5 Cookie Skills into action. Submit it at www.girlscoutssoaz.org/shareyourstory for a chance to win big! Goal Setting: Girls set both short-term (daily or weekly) and long term sales goals and make a plan of action to accomplish them: Decision Making: Girls call the shots! They decide how many cookies to sell, when and where to sell, how to market their business, and what to do with their earnings. Money Management: Girls develop a budget, take cookie orders, handle customers’ money, learn about philanthropy, and track troop income and expenses. People Skills: Girls learn how to talk (and listen!) to their customers and each other as they work together towards a common goal. Business Ethics: Girls act honestly and responsibly during every step of the Cookie Program, from managing their inventory and handling money, to be being clear and honest with customers Grand Prize: 5 wow-worthy winners (one for every skill!) will be selected to appear on the cover of next year’s Family Cookie Guide (yep, this same guide you’re holding in your hands right now!).

Fly High Booth Contest (January 18 - March 1) Encourage your troop to go all-in on cookie booths this year! When 75% of your troop’s cookie sellers each participate in 3 council-scheduled cookie booths, the troop will automatically be entered into the grand prize drawing. Grand Prize: One go-getting troop will be randomly drawn to win a free ziplining adventure! Level up! For more chances to send your troop flying high, sign up for additional booths. Each time 75% of your cookie sellers each participate in 4, 5, or more booths, your troop will receive another entry into the drawing for the grand prize. Important Note: Remember, no more than 4 girls may sell at a booth at a time.

Late-Breaking Cookie Contest - Dates TBD!

Shhhh! There’s a surprise in store! Every year, we announce a super-special surprise contest about halfway through the Cookie Season, to keep the fun going strong. Stay tuned to social media @GirlScoutsSoAz to stay in the loop!

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5+ Boxes Participation Patch

280+ Boxes Butterfly Plush OR $4 Cookie Dough

1000+ Boxes Custom 40oz Hydroflask OR Custom Converse

25+ Boxes Wow the World Slide Charm and Bracelet

350+ Boxes Butterfly Hat OR $5 Cookie Dough

1500+ Boxes Universal Studios Turnaround Trip (Juniors+) (July 17 - July 19) OR Butterfly Zoo (All Levels) (August 29, 2020)

80+ Boxes Flying Disk

425+ Boxes Aluminum Water Bottle & Butterfly Carabiner OR $6 Cookie Dough

2020+ Boxes Medieval Times Experience (May 16, 2020) OR 162 pc Painting & Drawing Kit

135+ Boxes Origami Bandana OR $1 Cookie Dough

500+ Boxes Funtasticks/Cactus Springs May 2, 2020 OR Hammock w/straps

2500+ Boxes Inflatable Kayak and Life Jacket OR Great Wolf Lodge Experience (August 15 - August 16)

175+ Boxes Spa Headband OR $2 Cookie Dough

650+ Boxes Portable Charger OR STEAM Weather Station Kit

3500+ Boxes New York Experience June 18 - June 21, 2020

225+ Boxes Light-up Butterflies OR $3 Cookie Dough

800+ Boxes Disneyland Turnaround Trip May 29 - May 31 OR Free Week at Day Camp (exclusions apply) OR Lego Boost Robot Building Set

4500+ Boxes 6 night Canada & New England Cruise June 21 - June 27, 2020

REWARD EXPERIENCES Per GSUSA guidelines, any out-of-state experience with a Daisy or Brownie Girl Scout requires a parent/caregiver chaperone. We have provided experiences in which all Juniors and above will travel with staff chaperones, helping them build courage, confidence and character by experiencing time with other girls their age.

Disneyland and California Adventure Turnaround Trip May 29 - May 31, 2020 Daisy and Brownie Girl Scouts must have a parent/caregiver chaperone on the trip. Chaperones’ tickets into the park will be the financial responsibility of each chaperone. All Junior Girl Scouts and up will be chaperoned by a staff member. Leave the night of May 29th for California. Arrive in the early AM of May 30th to Anaheim. Brief pit stop to change, eat breakfast, and get ready for the day. Snack items and continental-style breakfast will be provided. Additional items may be purchased at your leisure at our pit stop, but is the financial responsibility of the individual Girl Scout. Spend the day hopping between both Disneyland and California Adventure. Board buses for home after the fireworks, and return home by 9am on May 31. Girl safety is our number one priority while on this trip! We strongly encourage all girls to ride the bus to and from Disneyland. Girls will not be permitted to ride the bus one direction or be picked up from any location other than their original drop-off and pick-up location. Additional family members are not permitted to ride the bus. Ticket exchanges or upgrades will not be permitted.

Universal Studios Turnaround Trip July 17 - July 19, 2020 This experience is for Junior level Girl Scouts and above. Please keep trip details and dates in mind when setting and working to achieve goals. All girls attending the experience will be required to travel to and from Universal with the group, as well as be chaperoned by staff members. Leave the night of July 17th for California. Arrive in the early AM of July 18 to California. Brief pit stop to change, eat breakfast, and get ready for the day. Snack items and continental-style breakfast will be provided. Additional items may be purchased at your leisure at our pit stop, but is the financial responsibility of the individual Girl Scout. Spend the full day enjoying all that Universal Studios has to offer including rides, shows and more! Board buses for home after the park closes, and return home by 9am on July 19th. Girl safety is our number one priority while on this trip! All girls are to ride the bus to and from Universal. Girls will not be permitted to ride the bus one direction or be picked up from any location other than their original drop-off and pick-up location. Additional family members are not permitted to on this trip. Ticket exchanges or upgrades will not be permitted Junior level scouts and above unable to attend the trip have the option of attending the Butterfly Wonderland experience.

Butterfly Wonderland August 29, 2020

Join us as we explore through the tropical rainforest habitat of over 3,000 butterflies, then take a visit to the 3D theater for a special version of “Flight of the Butterflies,” followed up by a visit into the Butterfly Emergence Gallery. We will cap off the day with lunch and a visit Tropical Waters Stingray and Shark observation pool. All girls will leave with their own butterfly zoo to continue the learning at home. Additional family members are welcome to attend and are financially responsible for themselves.

Medieval Times Experience May 31, 2020 Hang on to your helmet. The show is about to begin. Travel with your fellow Girl Scouts to Scottsdale as Queen Maria Isabella welcomes you to dine with her and her royal court. Always a generous host, the Queen has commanded her royal chefs to cook her favorite meal just for you. Inside the stone walls of their 11th Century-style castle, medieval Spain will come to life before your eyes in this two-hour show with 6 competing knights, beautiful choreographed dances performed by horses and more! All members in uniform receive a FREE Medieval Times participation patch! Additional family members are welcome to attend and are financially responsible for themselves.

Great Wolf Lodge Experience August 15 - August 16, 2020 Girl Scouts will enjoy a sleepover at the newly opened Great Wolf Lodge on Saturday, August 15th, in the Scottsdale area. We will begin our night by celebrating with dinner, night-time activities including going to the indoor water park, and breakfast on Sunday morning. Staff will chaperone this girl-only event. This experience is only open to girls who received and chose this reward. Meals, lodging and transportation are all included in this experience. No additional family members are permitted to attend. Girls unable to attend the sleepover have the option choosing the inflatable kayak and life jacket. Please keep experience dates and details in mind when setting and working towards goals.

New York Adventure June 18 - June 21, 2020 Get ready to explore the bright lights of the Big Apple. On this trip to New York City, you will explore Time Square and have some of the best pizza. Then we will Visit Girl Scout Central, and as we explore the city we will mark off our NYC Bingo spaces to earn our patch. We will cap off our trip to see one of Disneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hottest Broadway Productions. No additional family members are permitted to attend. The adult chaperone attending the trip MUST BE 18 years or older and a registered Girl Scout Adult Member. As you work to set and achieve goals, please note at this level, 3500+, an alternative is not given.

Canada & New England Cruise Jue 21 - June 27, 2020 Get your passports ready! Girls who sell 4500+ boxes will earn an unforgettable cruise for themselves and an adult chaperone. We will extend onto the end of the New York Adventure trip, where we will board a cruise and set sail for Canada and New England. For 6 nights and 7 days we will experience the local cuisine, explorer the Bay of Fundy, visit one of many lighthouse in Nova Scotia, and much more! No additional family members are permitted to attend. The adult chaperone attending the trip MUST BE 18 years or older and a registered Girl Scout Adult Member. A passport is required for international travel, and must be obtained by each Girl Scout and chaperone in order to attend. Council is not responsible for fees associated with obtaining a passport. As you work to set and achieve goals, please note at this level, 4500+, an alternative is not given.

Last but not least... COOKIE DOUGH The Cookie Dough card is earned and used by individual Girl Scouts. It is separate from troop proceeds, which are earned by troops to support activities and projects.

How can girls use Cookie Dough? Cookie Dough cards can be used at GSSOAZ retail stores and to pay for qualifying events, such as: Council program events & council travel Girl Membership Council resident camps and day camps GSUSA Destinations programs

Important!

Cookie Dough cards may not be used toward troop dues, as part of the troop treasury, or redeemed for cash. Cookie Dough cards from the 2020 season will expire on February 28, 2021.

CONVERTING COOKIE DOUGH TO

TRAVEL BUCKS

Girls also have the option to convert their Cookie Dough into virtual “travel bucks” that they can save up to use later on travel experiences!

Cookie Dough must be converted prior to their annual expiration date. Travel bucks expire 5 years from the original Cookie Dough expiration date, which means this year’s travel bucks will expire February 28, 2025. Cookie Dough is not transferrable to another person, and can only be used on council-sponsored trips or GSUSA’s Destinations program, not individual troop travel. Girl Scout Destinations offer tons of different trips around the country and the world for girls ages 11 and older! Scholarships are available in addition to travel bucks. Learn more at girlscouts.org/destinations. Please visit www.girlscoutssoaz.org/cookieresources to find the Travel Bucks Conversion form.

Get Your Cookie Season S WAG ON ! Tabletop Sign Get your message out there with this cookie booth tabletop sign.

$13

$10 Cookie Cart

Yard Sign

Canvas pull-behind cookie cart. Open top for easy access to all your cookie boxes. 23”x13”x18.5”

24”x16” Corrugated Plastic yard sign with steel stake.

$35 Table Cloth

Set up your booth in style with this Girl Scout tablecloth. 60”x60” square 100% Polyester

Money Pouch Use this handy zippered money pouch to safely hold all your cookie proceeds. PVC Vinyl, 11.5”x5.5”

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How the Cookie Crumbles

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more than cookies in every box! 100% of cookie proceeds stay in Southern Arizona and benefit local Girl Scouts. GSSOAZ proceeds support: high-quality council programming for your girl the maintenance of our camps and program properties volunteer training and background screening, community partnerships and programs financial assistance that keeps Girl Scouting available and affordable for all ... and so much more!