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Cookie Guide
2017 Family
Cookies 101 As a parent or guardian, you play a very important role in helping girls achieve cookie success. In addition to all your love, support and inspiration, there are some specific responsibilities you’ll need to assume to ensure your girl’s cookie sale is a success:
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• Help your Girl Scout set goals and coach her on how to sell. • Make sure your Girl Scout does not take orders prior to the sale start date, February 13, 2017. • Collect payment upon delivery, not before. Be sure to turn over all funds to the Troop Cookie Chair. • Remember that products cannot be returned to the troop or council once signed for. • Accept financial responsibility for all products and money received. • The cookie program helps Girl Scouts learn honesty and fairness. Please understand that failure to account for money and products received will be considered misappropriation of funds.
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Cookies 101 General Cookie Sale Information Program Highlights Get Prepared Attend Parent Meeting Set Goals Pick Up Your Initial Order Cookie Excitement is Building Three Ways to Sell Manage the Money Girl Rewards Girl Rewards Selection Sheet Celebrate & Reward Girls Every Cookie Has a Mission Cookie-Pa-Looza
Have questions?
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Contact your Troop Cookie Chair (TCC) for advice. They have been thoroughly trained and are excited to help you. For further assistance, contact a member of Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails (GSNMT) Product Program staff. My Troop Cookie Chair is: Name: Phone: Email: Best way to contact: Best time of day to contact: GSNMT Product Program Staff: Kimberly Hammon, Product Sales Manager KHammon@nmgirlscouts.org Sonia DeGuzman, Director of Sales SDeGuzman@nmgirlscouts.org
General Cookie Sale Information What is the Cookie Sale? The Council Product Program department focuses on money-earning activities that help sustain our Council and troops through two annual programs- the fall MagNut Program and the spring Cookie Program. Proceeds earned from the Cookie Sale can offset all, or a large part, of the cost of Girl Scout activities (and relieve parents of this obligation, too!). Financial Literacy Program Selling cookies is about more than just a girl handing over a box of cookies for money. It’s about learning the five financial literacy skills essential to success and to life: Goal Setting, Decision Making, Money Management, People Skills, and Business Ethics. Each age level has their own financial literacy and cookie badges that girls can earn while participating in the sale. There are many resources on the cookie program through GSUSA, Little Brownie Bakery, Digital Order Card, and GSNMT’s website. Sale Dates The cookie sale runs from February 13, 2017 through March 26, 2017. Troop Proceeds Troops will earn 65 cents for every box of cookies that they sell. In addition, if your troop participated in the 2016 MagNut sale and increased your sales by 35% over your 2015 MagNut sales, then your troop earns an extra penny for every box of cookies that your troop sells. Cookies Flavors (in order by popularity) $4.25 a box • Thin Mints • Do-Si-Dos • Samoas • Trefoils • Tagalongs • Savannah Smiles
Flavors $5.00 a box • Gluten Free Toffee-Tastic • Girl Scout S’mores
All cookie orders are placed in cases. Each case contains twelve boxes of cookies. No one can check out cookies by the box. Troops are responsible for selling all cookies checked out to the troop. Cookies must be stored in a cool, dry, pet-free and smoke-free environment at all times.
Types of Payment Cash and checks can be accepted as payment for cookies. However, checks should only be accepted by people you know. The council will not reimburse troops for bounced or NSF checks. A credit card option is available through the Digital Cookie phone app.
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Program Highlights Gift of Caring
There are two Gift of Caring options: The troop option or the council option. Troops can promote one or both programs, AND earn troop proceeds and girl rewards at the same time! Either is a fantastic way for our Girl Scouts to reach out to the community with cookies. Through the Council Gift of Caring option, troops receive the money and girls receive credit for their sales, but neither will take possession of the donated cookies. The Troop Cookie Chair will enter the number of Gift of Caring boxes sold per girl into eBudde. The cookies will be allocated from the council’s inventory and delivered to Blue Star Moms at the end of the 2017 Cookie Program. Girls that sell 12 or more Council Gift of Caring boxes, will receive a Gift of Caring Patch. Troops also have the option to donate cookies to a charitable organization of their choice. By selecting the Troop Gift of Caring option, troops will receive the money, girls will receive credit for their sales and the cookies will be pulled from the troop’s inventory and distributed by the troop to the organization of their choice at the end of the 2017 Cookie Program.
NEW Cookie!
In honor of 100 years of Girl Scout cookies, we have a new cookie... the Girl Scout S’mores cookie!
Troop Proceeds. Troops will receive
Digital Cookie
Digital Cookie allows girls to have their very own e-commerce store where customers can shop and pay for cookies online. It allows girls to manage their cookie business online with tools to: set goals, compile a contact list of names, phone numbers and email addresses, send digital order cards to customers where cookies can be paid for online with the option to have them shipped or delivered by their favorite Girl Scout! All parents with an email on file will receive an email invitation to register for online store access. Be sure to have the parents add this email to their address book (email@email.girlscouts.org) so that they receive all notifications. New this year, girls can take customer payments by using their smart phone or tablet. Simply download the free Digital Cookie Mobile App from the iTunes or Google Play store. Girls must be registered (it’s free!) for the Digital Order Card online store in order to use the app. For further instructions on how to use Digital Cookies and the Digital Cookies app, check out our quick sheet at http://www.nmgirlscouts.org/en/cookies/for-cookiesellers/digital-cookie.html.
65 cents per box. Per IRS guidelines, these funds are collective troop funds, not assigned to individual girls; all decisions about troop funds should be made collectively, by the girls in the troop. Help girls develop the 5 skills through the product program, from goal setting to spending of the proceeds.
Share your stories and photos with us GSNMT will have various contests throughout the cookie sale. Look for the requirements in our weekly newsletter. If you don’t receive the newsletter, contact the council and have your email added to the distribution list. GSUSA also has contests that offer great troop prizes. 1. National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend Share your cookie story: https://www.girlscouts.org/en/cookies/just-for-cookie-sellers/ Share-Your-Cookie-Story.html 2. Celebrate 100 years of cookie sales with the Cookie Troop 100: https://www.girlscouts.org/en/cookies/just-for-cookiesellers/cookie-troop-100.html
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Girl Experiences: Levels and Dates • 750+ boxes – A Day at Cliff’s on June 3, 2017 (alternate date is July 8, 2017) • 875+ boxes – Paint Party May 6, 2017 – Albuquerque, Clovis and Farmington May 7, 2017 – Santa Fe • 1000+ boxes – A Day at Main Event, all event pass – April 29, 2017 9am-1pm • 1250+ boxes – Cookie Camp – June 30-July 2, 2017 • 1500+ boxes – Limo Ride/ Meow Wolf Museum – July 22, 2017 10am - 4pm • 2000+ boxes – Sandia Tram Ride/Dinner at Sandiagos with CEO – June 2, 2017
About Program Vouchers.
What is a Girl Experience? Girl experiences are similar
Program vouchers are cumulative, so if a girl selects program vouchers for each level they are offered (starting at 185 boxes, on up), she will have a total of $375 in program vouchers.
However, if a girl cannot attend the set event date, she cannot and will not be reimbursed.
Program Vouchers are valid May 1, 2017 – April 30, 2018 and can be redeemed through council for program events, camp sessions and service unit events.
Program vouchers are transferable.
to programs, they are offered to girls on specific, pre-determined dates so that girls eligible for the girl experience have the experience as a group. GSNMT product program staff created quality, missionrelated girl experiences that girls can experience together.
Have Questions? Check out the Cookie Resources page for more information: www.nmgirlscouts.org / Cookies+ / For Cookie Sellers / Resources
Get Prepared
Participation Requirements •
Girls participating in the Girl Scout Cookie Sale need to be registered Girl Scouts and have a Product Permission Form on file prior to the start of the sale
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Participating girls must be free and clear of debt to council
Attend Parent Meeting Attend Parent Meeting
Your Troop Leader/Troop Cookie Chair will schedule a meeting with the girls to discuss the troop’s participation in the sale. What plans do they have? What will it cost to achieve those plans? Once they have planned the troop activities with the girls, they can share their goals with the parents at a parent meeting. Find out ways that you can help out with the sale- help out at cookie booths, offer to pick up cookies, etc. During this meeting the Troop Cookie Chair may also collect membership registrations and product permission forms from any of the girls that have not previously submitted them for the current year.
Help girls discover the cookie program through fun & games Find games at: littlebrowniebakers.com/girls/play-online-games Cookie Rookies or newbies to the cookie program can learn the names of the cookies by playing Top Secret Recipes game.
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Speaking to customers can sometimes be intimidating and a little nerve-racking--even for adults. Girls can play Script-OMatic and manufacture their own custom selling script.
Set Goals When girls set and reach their goals for the cookie season, they learn important skills for life!
There is more to Girl Scout Cookies than what is in the box. The Girl Scout Cookie Program provides an important ingredient for leadership by helping girls develop five key skills.
Goal Setting Decision Making Money Management People Skills Business Ethics
Encourage girls to set two types of goals: Something FUN they would like to try and Something they can do to help others
Set goals and track progress When you help a girl set high goals for the cookie season, you help her learn important skills for life. What reward would she like to earn. What new skills would she like to learn? Help her set practical and inspiring goals.
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Pick Up Your Initial Order Placing Initial Order
Council recommends that each girl begin with a minimum order of 160 boxes per girl. Troop leaders have the ability to increase or decrease the recommended amount of boxes based on the number of girls selling, troop and individual goals, and parent commitment. Remember to order enough cookies for the first week and a half of the sale as the cupboards will not open until March 1. The cookie varieties below are based on our council’s flavor preference: Thin Mints 30% of your order Do-si-dos 11% of your order Samoas 26.5% of your order Trefoils 8% of your order Tagalongs 13% of your order Savannah Smiles 6% of your order
Girl Scout S’mores 5% of your order Toffee-tastic 0.5% of your order
Troops that placed an initial order in January will be able to pick up their cookies the week of February 13. Your leader will let you know the day and time that you can pick up your daughter’s cookie order. Make sure that you count, double-count and triple check the number of cookies that are distributed to you. All product and money exchanges must be accompanied by a council receipt. Need More Cookies? If you need any additional cookies, please contact your Troop Leader/Troop Cookie Chair for more information. All cookies previously checked out must be paid in full before additional cookies can be obtained from your troop.
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Three Ways to Sell Now is a great time to think about some creative ways to continue to strive to reach your goals! Girls may begin selling door to door and through their online store beginning Monday, February 13, 2017. Any presales before this date are strictly forbidden and can result in the girl and/or troop’s removal from cookie sales. Remind girls to share their troop and individual goals as they sell door to door, to friends and family, online, or a combination of all three. Customers enjoy hearing about the troop’s plans and are more willing to help girls reach their goals if they know what the girls are working toward.
Door to Door Sales
Digital Cookie
• Take order cards and visit neighbors, family and friends. When going door to door, always use the buddy system. Daisies, Brownies and Juniors must be accompanied by an adult; Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors must be supervised by an adult. • Only sell in familiar areas of your neighborhood. • Never carry large amounts of cash. • Never enter anyone’s home while you are selling. • Always be aware of strange animals. • Never sell to people in cars or in other areas away from public access.
Digital Cookie allows girls to have their very own e-commerce store where customers can shop and pay for cookies online. It allows girls to manage their cookie business online with tools to: set goals, compile a contact list of names, phone numbers and email addresses, send digital order cards to customers where cookies can be paid for online with the option to have them shipped or delivered by their favorite Girl Scout! All parents will receive an invitation email to register for online store access. Be sure to add this email to your address book (email@email.girlscouts.org) so that you will receive all notifications. New this year, girls can take customer payments by using their smart phone or tablet. Simply download the free Digital Cookie Mobile App from the iTunes or Google Play store. Girls must be registered (it’s free!) for the Digital Order Card online store in order to use the app.
Tip: Bundle Your Boxes! A little ribbon, gift tags, & some creativity goes a long way--create names for your own bundles for a unique shopping experience!
For further instructions on how to use Digital Cookies and the Digital Cookies app, check out our quick sheet at http://www.nmgirlscouts.org/en/cookies/for-cookiesellers/digital-cookie.html.
Online Safety Rules
The Girl Scout Cookie Sale is a girl Financial Literacy Program. While your commitment and dedication to your Girl Scout is much appreciated, adults cannot sell cookies on a girl’s behalf. • While girls may use email or text messaging to inform and take orders from friends/family/previous customers, sending blast emails to a work distribution list is not acceptable.
• Girls and family members may use their personal social media accounts to promote the sale and share the link to the online store.
• Girls who are 13 years old or older may use social networking sites such as Facebook, Linked-In, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat to sell cookies. However, they must adhere to council and GSUSA guidelines. www.girlscouts.org/en/ cookies/all-about-cookies.html
• Girls and family members may not sell product using their personal email, Facebook accounts or public sites such as Ebay or Craig’s List. All online sales should be conducted through the online store. Each family should receive a copy of the GS Internet Safety Pledge at training. This is yours to keep for reference during the sale.
• Girls and/or parents or other adults may not place online ads for Girl Scout cookies on public sites such as Craigslist, Ebay, Facebook Groups, Pinterest, Yard Sale Groups, etc. Parents may facilitate their personal social networking sites to get the word out about their daughter selling cookies. Parents can use this approved message:
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• It is essential that all girls follow the GSUSA and GSNMT policies and procedures for Council sponsored product programs (see respective websites). “Hello family and friends, my daughter and her troop are selling Girl Scout cookies. We would appreciate your support. If you are interested in purchasing cookies, please send me a private message so that my daughter can contact you.”
Booth Sales
A cookie booth is set up by the Girl Scout troop through council to sell Girl Scout cookies directly to customers who were not solicited during door-to-door sales. Some examples of cookie booths include grocery stores, retail stores, restaurants, churches, schools, sporting events, fairs, theaters, malls, and coffee shops. Booths may not be held at liquor stores, medical dispensaries, store parking lots, casinos, or other locations deemed inappropriate by GSNMT. Booth sales will begin Friday, March 3, 2017. Council will secure all booth locations. Troops will have the ability to choose 3 booth locations during each of the first 3 rounds, of which 2 may be at the same location. At the end of Round 3, troops may have up to 9 booth slots with 6 of those slots being at the same location. Any new booth locations received during the first three rounds will be entered before the first day of each new round. Please ask your parents not to contact any business ‘chains’ on their own. If a troop knows of a location they feel might be open for allowing all troops to participate in a booth sale at their location, have them contact the council. The council will contact the business and if the business agrees, the council will enter the dates and times into eBudde. It is as important to go into eBudde and cancel a booth as it is to sign up for one. The cookie locator app for smart phones and the Cookie Locator button on our website receives information from the eBudde booth list. This is how the general public locates booths. My Sales Troops have the option of finding their own booth location using the ‘My Sales Tab’ in eBudde. Booths must be approved by council and should be secured in two-hour time increments. These booths must be entered into eBudde under the My Sales tab for council approval. Approvals require one day notice and should be submitted Monday-Friday only. Examples of My Sales booth locations: places of worship, schools, local stores, restaurants, banks, and other private institutions. Booth Rules • Troops - Have a minimum of two unrelated adults and two girls at the booth at all times. From time to time, volunteers might want to take breaks or will have to accompany your girls to the bathroom, so make sure additional adults are on hand. • Older girl Troops (CSA’s) - Older girl troops can have one girl and two unrelated adults at a booth. • Juliettes - Juliettes may conduct a booth so long as there are two adults present. Juliette’s must follow the My Sales rules when planning a cookie booth.
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Manage the Money Troops earn $0.65 in proceeds for every box sold! Troops earn $0.65 per box sold AND there is a bonus for troops that participated in MagNuts!
Girl to Customer
Money should be collected upon delivery of product. It is best practice to accept checks from people you know. If you decide to accept a check from your customer, please note that the council will not reimburse the troop for any bank charges from NSF checks. Credit cards can be accepted through the Digital Cookie app. Contact your Troop Cookie Chair for more details.
Girl to Troop
Parents should turn money in regularly to the Troop Cookie Chair. It is suggested that parents not accumulate more than $300 at any one time. Ask for a receipt when turning in any money to the troop.
Outstanding Balances
Troops are required to submit an Outstanding Balance Report to council for any balance not paid by the parent by the troop deadline. This is NOT a collection but a notice of non-payment. • Once an Outstanding Balance Report has been submitted, the parent must pay off their debt with the council, not the troop, by April 28, 2017. • Any family with an outstanding balance at the end of the sale will forfeit all rewards. • All outstanding balances will be turned over to a collection agency beginning April 28, 2017.
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Girl Rewards Girl Experiences. Girl experiences are similar to programs, they are offered to girls on specific, predetermined dates so that girls eligible for the girl experience have the experience as a group. Girl rewards/ benefits must support the Girl Scout Leadership Experience (camp, travel, events, and similar). Travel & events related to GS programming are highly encouraged by GSUSA and fall within the IRS guidelines. However, if a girl cannot attend the set event date, she cannot and will not be reimbursed. GSNMT product program staff created quality, mission-related girl experiences that girls can experience together. In an effort to maintain the spirit of earning individual and troop rewards through participation, girls must have paid their cookie balance in full by the troop deadline (typically a few days before the ACH withdrawal). Failure to do so will result in forfeiting rewards. No exceptions. Levels and Dates of girl experiences • 750+ boxes – A Day at Cliff’s on June 3, 2017 (alternate date is July 8, 2017) • 875+ boxes – Paint Party May 06, 2017 – Albuquerque, Clovis and Farmington
May 07, 2017 – Santa Fe
• 1000+ boxes – A Day at Main Event, all event pass – April 29, 2017 9am-1pm • 1250+ boxes – Cookie Camp – June 30-July 2, 2017 • 1500+ boxes – Limo Ride/ Meow Wolf Museum – July 22, 2017 10am -4pm • 2000+ boxes – Sandia Tram Ride/Dinner at Sandiagos with CEO – June 2, 2017 Girls that qualify for any of the girl experiences will receive an email after the sale with the details for their event.
About Program Vouchers Program Vouchers are valid May 1, 2017 – April 30, 2018 and can be redeemed through council for program events, camp sessions and service unit events. Program vouchers are cumulative, so if a girl selects program vouchers for each level they are offered (starting at 185 boxes, on up), she will have a total of $375 in program vouchers. Program vouchers are transferable.
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Girl Rewards Girl Reward Selections Girls get to choose their rewards beginning at the 185 box level. Have the girls make their choices early and turn them into the Troop Cookie Chair. If selections are not made, the girl will receive the themed toy or Girl Experience at that level.
Tip: Have girls fill out the reward selection sheet, also available online to print.
Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails
Theme Patch 36+ boxes
TROOP REWARDS
100 Years Patch Pin 80+ boxes
Top Selling Troop Paid 2018 Membership & Council Service Fees for girls and leaders
Troops that have at least a 500+ box Troop Average will earn the Baking Dreams Hobby Apron
Troops that have at least a 300+ box Troop Average will earn the Cookie Dough Stampers
Troops that have at least a 750+ box Troop Average will earn the 100 Yummy Years Mixing Bowl & Spoon
100-1000 Achievement Bars Earned at highest level sold
Gift of Caring Patch 12+ Council GOC Boxes Sold
Feathers & Flowers Bandana 125+ boxes
Organizer OR $5 Program Voucher 185+ boxes
Picnic Basket OR Cookie Tote OR $15 Program Voucher 625+ boxes
Bold Brave Kind T-Shirt OR $15 Program Voucher 500+ boxes
Cookie Power Padfolio Clipboard OR $5 Program Voucher 250+ boxes
Bubble Top Anniversary Owl Thermal Cup OR Plush OR $10 Program Voucher $10 Program Voucher 315+ boxes 375+ boxes
All Day Ride Pass to Cliff’s Amusement Park, Round Cookie Beach Towel, Cookie Power Patch & Certificate 750+ boxes
Kickball OR $15 Program Voucher 435+ boxes
Paint Party OR $25 Program Voucher 875+ boxes
Cookie Techie Patch 12+ boxes sold on DOC
WANT A PIZZA PARTY? Troops with at least 24+ box Troop Average Gift of Caring
Graduating Senior (12th grade) that sells 350+ boxes will earn a lifetime membership!
All-Access pass to Main Event OR $25 Program Voucher 1000+ boxes
Cookie Camp OR $50 Program Voucher 1250+ boxes
Meow Wolf Museum AND Lunch AND Limo Ride OR $50 Program Voucher 1500+ boxes
Tram Ride AND Dinner with the CEO at Sandiagos OR $50 Program Voucher 2000+ boxes
Top Seller Jacket AND Customize Your Own Converse OR $100 Program Voucher 3000+ boxes
ALL REWARDS ARE CUMULATIVE
Need to make some more cookie sales to reach your goals? Remember to promote Gift of Caring! In Girl Scouting, you learn the value of giving back, even through our Cookie program. The Gift of Caring program allows girls to choose organizations they want to support— and then they sell cookies to donate to these causes. This year, our council will designate our donated cookie to Blue Star Moms. Your customers can purchase Gift of Caring cookies from you at your cookie booth, on your Goal Getter Form, or they can even order from you online!
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Good luck reaching your goals!!!
Girl Rewards Selection Sheet Girl Reward Selections. Girls get to choose their rewards beginning at the
185 box level. At the levels where Program Vouchers are offered, a girl must choose either the themed reward OR the program voucher. Help your Girl Scout make their reward selections and give to your Troop Cookie Chair to input into eBudde by March 31. If selections are not made, the girl will receive the themed reward or Girl Experience at that level. For more information, see the previous page for pictures of the rewards and details on Girl Experiences & Program Vouchers. Use the following chart to select the reward(s) you have earned this year and then hand in to your Troop Cookie Chair.
Name:
# of boxes Reward(s) available at each level Theme Patch 36+ 100 Years Patch Pin 80+ Feathers & Flowers Bandanna 125+ Organizer 185+ Cookie Power Padfolio Clipboard 250+ Anniversary Owl Plush 315+ Bubbletop Thermal Cup 375+ Kickball 435+ Bold Brave Kind T-Shirt 500+ Picnic Basket OR Cookie Tote 625+ 750+ 875+ 1000+ 1250+
OR OR OR OR OR OR OR
$5 Program Voucher $5 Program Voucher $10 Program Voucher $10 Program Voucher $15 Program Voucher $15 Program Voucher $15 Program Voucher
Girl Experience! All Day Ride Pass to Cliff’s Amusement Park on June 3, 2017. Cookie Power Patch, Cookie Beach Towel, & Certificate Girl Experience! Paint Party $25 Program Voucher OR Girl Experience! All Access Pass to Main Event Girl Experience! Cookie Camp
OR OR
$25 Program Voucher $50 Program Voucher
OR
$50 Program Voucher
2000+
Girl Experience! Lunch & Limo Ride to Meow Wolf in Santa Fe Girl Experience! Sandia Tram Ride & Dinner with the CEO
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$50 Program Voucher
3000+
Top Seller Jacket AND Customize Your Own Converse Shoes
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$100 Program Voucher
1500+
Celebrate & Reward Girls When girls reach their goals, celebrate! Thank customers and share your stories and experiences Have a party Turn the reward distribution into a ceremony Take pictures of what the troop does with their proceeds Let each girl share what she learned this year Write thank you notes to the adults who helped this season
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Every Cookie Has a Mission The Girl Scout Cookie Program is a hands-on leadership and entrepreneurial program.
The program generates funds for a girl’s troop, while allowing her to earn individual rewards and contributes to Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails’ effectiveness to provide leadership experiences for girls. All proceeds stay in the local community.
Every year, customer purchases help fund programs that Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails offers to our over 3,000 girls and provides direct support to individual troop treasuries. 2% is used to provide financial assistance through the opportunity fund. 16% is troop proceeds for use by the troop for activities and/or community service projects and for girl incentives. 48% is returned to leaders and girls in program opportunities, camp operations, insurance, program supplies, financial assistance, training, background checks, website, and other business operations. 34% is the cost of the cookie program, including cookies paid to the baker.
Each box of cookies sold provides income to the Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails and helps offset operational costs for: • Delivering programs to over 3,000 girl members in a 23 county territory spanning 71,486 square miles. • Maintaining two camp properties covering over 1,700 acres--insurance, upkeep, proper land stewardship, tents, beds, commercial kitchens, and program supplies. • Providing membership and/or camp scholarship to girls whose families need financial assistance to participate. • Providing training to over 1,000 adult member volunteers. • Providing financial support for GSNMT sponsored events to keep activities affordable. • Operating the Albuquerque and regional service centers. • Providing volunteer screening and background checks. • Providing required insurance for Girl Scout activities.
The Girl Scout Cookie program has given me the opportunity to set and work towards a goal. “Since I was a Daisy, 10 years ago, the Girl Scout Cookie program has given me the opportunity to set and work towards a goal. I have learned that when you invest your time and effort, you can be rewarded greatly. We’ve spent hundreds of hours selling cookies over the years, but it’s all been worth it. Our troop has gone to Surf Camp in California and canoeing through the Boundary Waters in Minnesota, mostly funded by cookie sales! I will take these memories with me as I head off to college next year.” --Samantha, Ambassador Girl Scout
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Cookie-Pa-Looza!
! w o January 21, 2017 N r e t s i g Re Saturday, January 21, 2017 CSAs 8:30am - 11am DBJs 12pm-5pm
Embassy Suites on Lomas & I-25 $5 per Girl Scout Registration deadline: January 12 Registration information online: www.nmgirlscouts.org
Daisy, Brownie, & Junior Girl Scouts At Cookie-Pa-Looza, Daisy, Brownie, & Junior Girl Scouts will earn the 2017 Cookie Pin! Practice the five skills with your Girl Scout sisters, play games, make crafts, and sample a cookie. Plus, check out the 2017 girl rewards! For Daisy, Brownie, & Junior Girl Scouts, there will be four 75 minute sessions offered. Girls will sign up for one 75 minute session to better prepare them to be true Girl Scout Cookie Professionals! Parents and guardians: We have activities for you, too! A free Cookie Program parent training will be provided in the afternoon while girls are earning their cookie pin.
Cadette, Senior, & Ambassador Girl Scouts CSAs, are you ready to take the cookie program to a whole new level? With help from your Girl Scout sisters, we have planned a special event just for you! • Start your day with a tasty breakfast and inspiring speaker. • Earn your 2017 cookie pin and be totally prepared to set goals that will take you anywhere you want to go! • Complete Cookie Captain training so you can be a mentor and role model for younger Girl Scouts. Cookie Captains will put their skills to work the same afternoon helping Daisies, Brownies and Juniors earn their cookie pin. Lunch will be provided for CSAs who assist in the afternoon. Plus earn hours toward your Service to Girl Scouting or Program Aide awards!