Troop Cookie Manager Guide - Girl Scouts Heart of Central California
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Troop Cookie Manager Guide - Girl Scouts Heart of Central California
Troop Cookie Manager Guide 2015–2016 girlscoutshcc.org/cookies Questions? Abigayle Curtis, Product Sales Director Beth Hatch, Product Sales Specialist Samantha Rodrigue, Product Sales Specialist Elena Schwed, Product Sales Specialist 916-452-9181 or 800-322-4475 product.sales@girlscoutshcc.org Notes IMPORTANT DATES Girls Take Initial Orders: January 8-24, 2016 Girls Continue Taking Orders: January 24-March 13, 2016 Troop Booth Sales Begin: February 19, 2016 National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend: February 26-28, 2016 Final Cookie Payment Due: March 14, 2016 Troop Treasure Mailed: May 13, 2016 Rewards Distributed: End of May 2016 ABC Bakers 24/7 Help Desk Contact Information 800-853-3730 abctech@interbake.com 2 girlscoutshcc.org/cookies • 1-800-322-4475 TABLE OF CONTENTS Overview January Cookie Manager Responsibility 4 Troop Booth Sales 19 Troop Leader Responsibility 6 Booth Sale Selections 20 How the Cookie Crumbles 7 Initial Troop Order Review 21 November-December February-March Cookies We Sell 8 Initial Order Pick-up 22 Gluten Free Cookies 9 Mega Drop 24 Project Thank You 10 Troop Booth Sales 25 Cookie Program Materials 11 Troop Booth Sales Data 27 Proceeds and Reward Plans 13 Transfers and Planned Orders 28 Family Involvement 16 30 Setting Up Snap+ 17 Damages, Overages and Shortages COCO Registration 18 Theft , Loss and Product Complaints 31 Outstanding Cookie Accounts 32 Banking and Financial Transactions in Snap+ 33 Before March 16, 2016 Main Rewards Order, Reports and Final Paperwork 35 Training Videos • Be sure to visit girlscoutshcc.org/cookies to view the training videos posted. • Look for this notice throughout the service unit cookie manager and troop cookie manager user guides for specific video topic details. TRAINING VIDEO AVAILABLE girlscoutshcc.org/cookies • 1-800-322-4475 3 November—December Cookie Manager Responsibility The Girl Scout Cookie Program is designed to be a positive, fun and influential experience for girls. Girls can grow important life skills like goal-setting, decision-making, money management, people skills and business ethics while also observing the Girl Scout Promise and Law. Your Role • Register for the 2015-2016 Girl Scout membership year. • Have a current (within the last 5 years) background check on file with GSHCC. • Complete and return a Product Sales Volunteer Position Agreement. Submit it to your service unit cookie manager. • Attend troop cookie manager training and review all just-in-time training materials. • Assist the troop leader in ensuring all girls and required adults are registered. • Train each caregiver on the cookie program. • Have each caregiver receiving cookies complete and submit a Cookie Permission and Responsibility Record form. You will retain these forms until the end of the cookie program. • Give each caregiver a M-3 Money and/or Cookie Receipt every time they receive cookies and turn in funds. 4 girlscoutshcc.org/cookies • 1-800-322-4475 • Use the graph at the bottom of the Cookie Permission and Responsibility Record form to track balances of both cookies and money. This is a great tool to accurately track packages distributed to girls and financial payments made by the caregiver. • Always obtain and document signatures on all forms regarding cookie and money exchanges. • Only accept personal or business checks under $60. Checks should be pre-printed with name(s), address, phone number, checking and routing numbers. Do not accept un-printed (counter) checks. Never accept a check for more than $60 from a customer you do not know. Checks should be made out to Girl Scouts Heart of Central California or GSHCC. Do not accept checks at booth sales. • Please write the troop number and the girl’s initials in the memo line on all checks. November—December Cookie Manager Responsibility • In place of accepting a check, GSHCC encourages troops to utilize a credit/debit card reader. Check with your financial institution about the purchase or rental of a card reader as well as the fees associated. Card readers from Flint, Intuit or Square are options. Troops are responsible for all fees associated with using a card reader. Troops utilizing card readers cannot pass along the fees associated with the use of the card reader to a customer. Each package of cookies must sell for $5, no less and no more. • Deposit regularly and often into the GSHCC account and the troop account. • Enter all deposits into Snap+ as they are made and keep copies of all bank deposit receipts. • Review the notes about each of your booth sale locations prior to your booth sale. • Keep records of communication with caregivers (texts, emails, phone calls, etc.). • File a Collection Report and supporting documents if a caregiver defaults to the troop. • Turn in all deposit receipts and final paperwork to the service unit cookie manager by the due date given. • Provide a signed copy of the final Troop Balance Summary report from Snap+ to the troop leader. • Good luck and have fun! • Have each girl and the troop set a cookie sales goal. girlscoutshcc.org/cookies • 1-800-322-4475 5 November—December Troop Leader Responsibility Your Role • Please be particular when recruiting a troop cookie manager. • Have each girl and the troop set a cookie sales goal. • Have the troop cookie manager attend the troop cookie manager training provided by the service unit cookie manager. • Deposit regularly and often into the GSHCC account and the troop account. • Have your troop cookie manager register for the 2015-2016 Girl Scout year. • Have every girl within your troop register for the 2015-2016 Girl Scout year. • Verify you, co-leaders and assistant leaders are registered for the 2015-2016 Girl Scout year. • Have every adult handling money register for the 2015-2016 Girl Scout year. • Have a troop bank account approved by the service unit treasurer. This is a requirement to participate in the cookie program. • Discuss with the girls The 5 Skills: goal-setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics. • Discuss with each caregiver The 5 Skills. 6 girlscoutshcc.org/cookies • 1-800-322-4475 • Verify and collect validated deposit receipts from the troop cookie manager. • Review the notes about each of your booth sale locations prior to your booth sale. • File a Collection Report and supporting documents if a caregiver or the troop cookie manager defaults to the troop. • Assist the troop cookie manager with their duties. • Spend troop proceeds from the cookie program on Girl Scout troop activities. • Obtain a copy of the final Troop Balance Summary report from Snap+ from the troop cookie manager and review it, plus share it with the girls and their caregivers. • Good luck and have fun! November—December How the Cookie Crumbles How the Cookie Crumbles $0.20 $0.90 Total: $5.00 $2.91 PER PACKAGE Cost of Cookies Troop Proceeds* Rewards $0.99 Council Services* * What are council services? $2.92 from each package stays in our council and goes toward services that girls and volunteers, including: council-wide quality events and Older Girl Proceeds are $1.00 persupport package. ** for girlsApproximately such as resident and horses; program; adult volunteer What are GSHCCprograms council services? $2.91camp from each packageour soldoutreach stays in our council and goes towards services that support girls and training volunteers, including council-wide events and programs for girls such as resident campmaintenance. and horses, our outreach and development; financial assistance; administration; and property program, adult volunteer training and development, financial assistance, administration and property maintenance. * girlscoutshcc.org/cookies • 1-800-322-4475 7 November—December Cookies We Sell THANKS-A-LOT® Shortbread cookies dipped in rich fudge and topped with an embossed thank you message in one of 5 languages. CRANBERRY CITRUS CRISPS Crispy cookie, made with whole grain, full of tangy cranberry bits and zesty citrus flavor. LEMONADES™ Savory slices of shortbread with a refreshingly tangy lemon flavored icing. GF! TRIOS PEANUT BUTTER PATTIES® THIN MINTS® PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICH Chocolate chips nestled in a gluten free peanut butter oatmeal cookie. Crispy chocolate wafers dipped in a mint chocolaty coating. 8 Crispy vanilla cookies layered with peanut butter and covered with a chocolaty coating. Crisp and crunchy oatmeal cookies with creamy peanut butter filling. girlscoutshcc.org/cookies • 1-800-322-4475 CARAMEL DELITES® Vanilla cookies topped with caramel, sprinkled with toasted coconut, and laced with chocolaty stripes. SHORTBREAD Traditional shortbread cookies. November—December Gluten Free Cookies Your Role Did you know? • Troops wishing to sell the Trios Gluten Free cookie will need to place their order beginning December 1, 2015 at 12 p.m. • We are offering another year of the gluten free cookie, Trios. Developed in response to volunteers, girls and consumers who have asked for gluten free Girl Scout Cookies. • Troops can order up to five (5) cases (twelve packages per case). S O I R T FREE GLUTEN ERING ORD COOKIE BEGINS 2015 ER 1, B M E C E D . AT 12 P.M • Millions of Americans have problems eating food with gluten—so ABC Bakers created a delicious cookie just for them! Made with real chocolate chips, real peanut butter and certified gluten free whole grain oats. • Trios orders count towards the troop earning the Early Reward based on the per girl average (PGA) for the initial order. See Early Reward Opportunity section in this user guide. • Trios will be managed in Snap+. GSHCC will transfer the troop’s order into the troop’s inventory in Snap+. • Girls can earn rewards for their Trios Gluten Free cookie sales. The troop can transfer these sales in Snap+. • Trios are $5.00 per package. • If there is excess inventory of gluten free cookies after the initial order, they will be allotted on a first-come first-served basis. • Troops will pick up TRIOS orders when they pick up their initial order of Girl Scout cookies in February. • Supply is limited. Reference • Troops will visit our website at girlscoutshcc.org/glutenfree to place their order. girlscoutshcc.org/cookies • 1-800-322-4475 9 November—December Project Thank You GSHCC Project Thank You Troop Project Thank You • Inform troops that Project Thank You is a great opportunity for the public to support the Girl Scout Cookie Program and their community. • After the initial order of Project Thank You cookies, troops can host their own donation drive. • GSHCC Project Thank You is used to support military families as well as veterans in local hospitals. • Cookies ordered during the initial order are virtual and will be given directly to charity by GSHCC. • Troops will not pick up Project Thank You cookies sold during the initial order period at their scheduled pick-up location. • The troop remains financially responsible for these virtual cookies. • Project Thank You cookie orders are not rounded to the fullest case during the initial order process in Snap+. • The white column on the girl order card is for Project Thank You orders. • Project Thank You is referred to as “Cookie Share” in Snap+. • Project Thank You Cookies accepted at the Sacramento Regional and Modesto Regional GSHCC offices until March 18, 2016 at 5 p.m. 10 girlscoutshcc.org/cookies • 1-800-322-4475 • Troops may choose to donate their Project Thank You cookies to a local charity of their choice. • Examples of local charities are food closets, senior citizen centers and local shelters. • Great places to promote Project Thank You are at booth sales, troop events, and individual sales. • Troops must make their own arrangements to donate cookies to the charity of their choice. November—December Cookie Program Materials Your Role Did you know? • Be sure you have all the materials you need for your troops. • These resources are available on our website for your troop: • Troop Cookie Manager 2016 User Guide • Cookie Rally Guide • Booth Sale Behavior and Etiquette Pledge • Booth Sale Guidelines • Troop Booth Sale Worksheet • Sample Money and/or Cookie Receipts • Troop Final Envelope • Printable cookie order card (available after January 8, 2016.) • Just in-time training videos • Inform the girls and caregivers where to find information, useful tools and training videos. The Materials • 2016 Troop Final Envelope: one per troop • Money and/or Cookie Receipt books: three per troop • Troop Goal Setting Poster: one per troop • Cookie Permission and Responsibility Record forms: one per girl • Girl money envelopes: one per girl • Girl Order Card: one per girl • Deposit slip(s) • These forms are available on our website for your troops: • Cookie Permission and Responsibility Record form • Product Sales Volunteer Position Agreement form Reference For Volunteers, Girls and Families to use! • ABC Baker’s website: abcsmartcookies.com • COCO–Cookie Command • Find troop activities, crafts, and more! • Marketing ideas • Booth sale promotion •Recipes • Nutrition information • Themed clipart on Flickr • Helpful videos on the ABC Baker’s YouTube channel • Our Website—girlscoutshcc.org/cookies girlscoutshcc.org/cookies • 1-800-322-4475 11 November—December Cookie Program Materials Your Role Twitter • Help girls use social media to promote the Girl Scout Cookie Program. • Follow us @GirlScoutsHCC Did you know? • Technology is a great use of your resources. Reach out to your contacts if you can’t go door-to-door. Our Website • girlscoutshcc.org • Girl Scouts Heart of California’s website is your number one Girl Scout resource. • Be sure to follow us on Twitter to receive instant updates about GSHCC, particularly during the upcoming Girl Scout Cookie season. We’ll tweet when cookie cupboards are stocked and remind you about important dates. Instagram • Follow us @girlscoutshcc • You will receive updates about GSHCC, particularly during the upcoming Girl Scout Cookie season. Facebook Pinterest • For girls 13+ • Follow us at pinterest.com/girlscoutshcc • Like us on Facebook to receive marketing ideas, up-to date cookie information and more. • A perfect resource for troop leaders, volunteers and Girl Scouts planning activities and projects together. Snack recipes, craft ideas, camping tips, games, booth sale ideas– we pin it all! • Tag us in your pictures. • Facebook.com/GSHCC GSHCC Blog girlscoutshcc.org facebook.com/gshcc @girlscoutshcc @girlscoutshcc pinterest.com/girlscoutshcc girlscoutshcc.blogspot.com 12 girlscoutshcc.org/cookies • 1-800-322-4475 • Follow us at blog.girlscoutshcc.org • Our blog features stories about local troops, Girl Scout Award recipients, cookie-selling tips, and upcoming events. November—December Proceeds and Reward Plans Your Role • Be familiar with the proceed and reward plans, including the new Troop Treasure opportunity: • Troop Proceeds and Girl Rewards • Early Reward opportunity • Older Girl Proceeds and Older Girl Rewards • Troop Treasure opportunity • Do you have an older girl troop with all girls registered as Cadette, Senior and/or Ambassadors? Discuss choosing Older Girl Proceeds and Older Girl Rewards. Decision must be unanimous. See plan difference below. REWARDS GIRL SCOUTS HEART OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA Cookie Program Runs January 8 —March 13, 2016 OR Hedgehog Lip Gloss Theme Patch 40+ Packages 60+ Packages You will earn an achievement bar to display the number of packages sold (in increments of 100) 100+ Packages 210+ Packages REWARDS ARE CUMULATIVE! 150+ Packages OR Journal OR Fiber Optic Light 110+ Packages AND Small Hedgehog Plush OR Earring Mix Not Match Set Dream Design Do! T-Shirt 6-in-1 Scarf AND Folding Sunglasses 325+ Packages OR AND Large Hedgehog OR Duffel Bag 475+ Packages Sport Bottle AND Sporty Kooler 600+ Packages Dream Design Do! Hoodie Pullover OR Beach Towel 850+ Packages • Troop can earn the early reward bandana and lanyard. • Girls can earn patches, achievement bars, and reward items. Achievement Bar OR Troop Proceeds and Girl Rewards • Troop earns $0.90 per package sold. My Goal: OR Karaoke Machine* 950+ Packages *Item may not be exactly as shown. #Cookieboss Overnight Adventure June 11-12, 2016 1,200+ Packages Scooter & Helmet OR Skateboard & Helmet* 1,650+ Packages VIP Session at Camp Menzies June 20-24, 2016 2,250+ Packages GIRL SCOUTS HEART OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA • girlscoutshcc.org • 1-800-322-4475 • Troop can earn Troop Treasure. • All troops will be assigned Troop Proceeds and Girl Rewards in Snap+. Older Girl Proceeds and Older Girl Rewards • Available only to troops with all members registered as Cadettes, Seniors and/or Ambassadors. Multi-level troops with registered Daisy, Brownie and Junior members do not qualify. • Troop earns $1.00 per package sold. • Troop can earn the early reward bandana and lanyard. Selecting Older Girl Proceeds and Older Girl Rewards in Snap+: • Log into Snap+. • Click the Troop link in the navigation bar. • Select Edit Troop Information. • Double click on the row with your troop number; or click the green pencil icon on the right side of the row. • Click Proceed Plan–select Older Girl Proceeds. • Click Main Recog. Plan–select Older Girl Rewards. • Click Save. • Girls can earn patches and achievement bars. • Troop can earn Troop Treasure. • Troops that choose this option will need to select these in Snap+. girlscoutshcc.org/cookies • 1-800-322-4475 13 November—December Proceeds and Reward Plans Early Reward Opportunity • Every registered Girl Scout in the troop will earn a GSHCC bandana and GSHCC lanyard when the troop submits their initial order in Snap+ with a per girl average (PGA) of 165+ packages. • Trios orders will count towards the troop earning the Early Reward. • The per girl average is calculated using the total number of packages ordered divided by the number of girls registered in the troop, per our membership database as of January 24, 2016. • Troops choosing Older Girl Proceeds and Older Girl Rewards are eligible for the Early Reward. 14 girlscoutshcc.org/cookies • 1-800-322-4475 NEW! Troop Treasure • Troop Treasure is a new reward opportunity allowing girls to help their troop earn funds to support their Girl Scout experience. • Troop Treasure may be applied towards GSHCC events, day and resident camps, membership registration fees and in-store GSHCC shop purchases. • Check out our website to find ways to earn Troop Treasure at girlscoutshcc.org/rewards November—December Proceeds and Reward Plans Sample Troop Initial Order in Snap+ # of Packages ordered Girl One 40 Girl Two 150 Girl Three 350 Girl Four 0 Girl Five 180 Girl Six 60 Girl Seven 0 Girl Eight 110 Girl Nine 190 Girl Ten 250 Total packages PGA (Total ÷ # of Girls) 1330 133 The current PGA is 133 Booth Sales Store #1 Store #2 Store #3 Store #4 Approx. packages Dates and times needed Saturday, February 27, 2016 100 4–6 p.m. Friday, March 4, 2016 80 3–5 p.m. Sunday, March 6, 2016 75 1–3 p.m. Saturday, March 12, 2016 75 10–12 p.m. Total 330 Adding these 330 packages under Booth/Extra cookies in Snap+ to the troop’s initial order (1,330 packages) changes the PGA to: 166 All 10 girls in the troop will receive the bandana and lanyard! girlscoutshcc.org/cookies • 1-800-322-4475 15 November—December Family Involvement We strongly encourage troops to hold a meeting with the caregivers of the Girl Scouts in their troop. By providing families with detailed information as well as your expectations of them, you will help the success of your troop’s cookie program. Include the caregivers in your goal setting activities and encourage everyone to participate in helping the troop achieve their goals. Your Role • Teach girls and parents safety. • Set goals as a troop and have girls set individual goals. • Teach the girls and parents the five skills to success. • Make it fun by doing cookie activities. • Have each caregiver complete a Cookie Permission and Responsibility Record for each Girl Scout participating. • Encourage parents to help at booth sales or picking up the troop’s initial order. Did you know? • The Girl Scout Cookie Program begins January 8, 2016. No orders should be taken before this date. • Goal setting should be done before girls start selling. • Here are some topics to cover with caregivers: • Cookie program dates. • Share the girl and troop rewards, patches and pins the Girl Scouts are able to earn. • Remind families that all proceeds earned by members of the troop belongs to the whole troop and are not available to any individual girl. The girls decide as a troop on how to spend the proceeds earned. • Discuss ordering Trios Gluten Free cookies before December 1, 2015. • Discuss COCO, COCOdirect and COCOmobile. Be sure girls and caregivers know how all three tools can impact their sales. 16 girlscoutshcc.org/cookies • 1-800-322-4475 • Promote and plan to participate in National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend, February 26-28, 2016. • Discuss booth sale opportunities, booth sale decorations and promotional ideas. • Ask parents to volunteer to help at cookie booths. • Discuss booth sale guidelines and behavior. • Let parents know they will sign a receipt every time they receive cookies and/or turn in money. • Give your parents the date you would like for them to submit their Girl Scout’s initial order to you. • Make a troop plan in the event the troop has unsold cookies at the end of the program. Having a plan and sticking to it can relieve tension regarding unsold product–work as a team! • Let parents know what your troop plans to do with the money they earn. • Who to contact if they need more cookies. • Discuss what happens if money is not turned in. References • Our website: girlscoutshcc.org/cookies • ABC Baker’s website: abcsmartcookies.com • ABC Snap+: abcsnap.com • COCO–Cookie Command: abcsmartcookies.com • Girl Scouts of the USA website: girlscouts.org • Cookie Locator for booth sales: girlscoutscookies.org November—December Setting Up Snap+ Your Role • Get your log in credentials from your service unit cookie manager. •Visit abcsnap.com • Log into Snap+ to update or correct the contact information listed for you as the troop cookie manager. My Snap+ Log in: Email: _________________________________ Password: _____________________________ • Review the girl names uploaded in your troop. Add girl names to the troop, if necessary. • Please do not delete any girls. • Cadette, Senior and Ambassador Troops can select the Older Girl Proceeds and Older Girl Rewards. • It is critical to enter correct information. Did you know? • GSHCC will be uploading girl data throughout the cookie program. • All GSHCC troops will be assigned in Snap+ the Troop Proceeds and Troop Rewards Plan. • To qualify for the Older Girl Proceeds and Older Girl Rewards the troop must meet these qualifications: • All registered girls are Cadettes, Seniors or Ambassadors • All members must agree to change the plan • For some of you, you serve as a troop cookie manager for multiple troops. You can toggle between your troops by clicking My Account (upper, right-hand side) then Select Account. Reference •Visit girlscoutshcc.org/cookies to watch a training video how to set up SNAP+, how to manage the girls in the troop and COCO registration. • Log into abcsnap.com. TRAINING VIDEO AVAILABLE Click My Account then Edit My Profile Update: • Name • Email • Password—please change at this time • Address • Contact numbers Click Edit User to save changes Manage Girls in Snap+ • From the Troop link on the green navigation bar you will be able to view the girl names listed in your troop and you will be able make changes to the girl names, if necessary. • When adding a girl name in Snap+, leave the GSUSA ID Number blank. • The name listed in Snap+ is the name each girl should register on COCO with. Exact spelling of the Girl Scout’s name, council name and troop number will ensure COCOdirect sales will be credited correctly. • GSHCC will be uploading data frequently during this time. • Watch the Manage Girls video provided on girlscoutshcc.org/cookies for detailed information. • You can add girl names to the troop. Do not delete any girl names. girlscoutshcc.org/cookies • 1-800-322-4475 17 November—December COCO Registration COCO Registration • The 2016 Girl Scout Cookie Program is more connected than ever by using technology to help Girl Scouts reach their sales goals. Check out these three digital tools: COCO, COCOdirect and COCOmobile. •Visit abcsmartcookies.com; click on the COCO graphic. • COCO (Cookie Command) is an online marketing tool for Girl Scouts to use to set cookie sale goals, view reward items and send invitations, also known as eCards, to family and friends asking for their support. • To earn the Goal Getter patch girls will need to set their sales goal on COCO by January 31, 2016. 18 girlscoutshcc.org/cookies • 1-800-322-4475 • Girls can send eCards and take cookie orders throughout the cookie program dates: • Send an eCard to local family and friends asking for their support. Responses to these eCards can be viewed on COCO in the Online Marketing tab. These orders should be entered on the girl’s order card, ordered through the troop and delivered to the customer. • Send an eCard with the COCOdirect link to out of town family and friends asking for their support. Customers can order, pay and ship cookie online. Customers can order a half dozen, or dozen of their favorite cookie variety, including Trios, or a sampler pack with one of each of the eight varieties. Trios are available on a first come, first serve basis through COCOdirect. • COCOmobile can be downloaded from your app store. It is available for iOS and Android. Sign on to COCOmobile with your COCO credentials to get started. Girls can use COCOmobile as their “digital order card” to enter and track their orders. eCards for local family and friends can be sent through COCOmobile, too! January Troop Booth Sales Booth sales are a great opportunity for girls to utilize The 5 Skills: goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics. Your Role Cancelling Booth Sales • Schedule booth sales for your troop to support the troop’s sales goals. If a troop cannot attend their scheduled booth sale, they are required to login to Snap+ to cancel as soon as possible. The booth sale schedule is shared with the community through several websites, including the national Girl Scout Cookie Locator. Customers searching for Girl Scout Cookies are directed to locations that show as secured in Snap+. Canceling unwanted booth sales gives other troops the courtesy and opportunity to fill the time slot. A cancelation email will be sent to the Snap+ account associated with that troop. It will indicate who canceled the time slot. Did you know? • When entering your troop’s initial order in Snap+, your troop could have up to six (6) scheduled booth sales. • Be sure to include in your initial order enough cookies to be used at these scheduled booth sales. Reference •Visit girlscoutshcc.org/cookies to watch a training video how to schedule booth sales. • Log into abcsnap.com to secure locations. TRAINING VIDEO AVAILABLE girlscoutshcc.org/cookies • 1-800-322-4475 19 January Booth Sale Selections Booth Sale Round Zero • You will have the opportunity to secure up to two (2) booth sale locations within your service unit boundaries. Round Zero will be administered locally by service unit cookie managers and will not be administered online using Snap+. Service unit cookie managers will impartially conduct Round Zero for all troops within the service unit. The selections made during this round will be uploaded into Snap+ before Round One opens. • Each service unit conducts this round uniquely. Connect with your service unit cookie manager for more specific information. 20 girlscoutshcc.org/cookies • 1-800-322-4475 Booth Sale Round One and Round Two Selections are done in Snap+ • Round One • Opens Sunday January 17, 2016 at 8 p.m. • Closes Wednesday January 20, 2016 at 8 p.m. • You will have the opportunity to secure up to four (4) additional booth sale locations. Locations and time slots are offered on a first-come, first-served basis and are available council-wide. • Booth sale assignments will be emailed to the troop cookie manager after each secured selection. • Round Two • Opens Sunday January 31, 2016 at 8 p.m. • Remains open until the end of the cookie program • Please only secure in Snap+ the number booth sale opportunities that your troop will realistically be able to attend. • Locations and time slots are offered on a first-come, first-served basis and are available council-wide. • Booth sale assignments will be emailed to the troop cookie manager after each secured selection. January Initial Troop Order Review Your Role Reference • Collect the package totals from the girls in your troop. •Visit girlscoutshcc.org/cookies to watch a training video how to enter your troop initial order. • Ask to see a girl’s order card if you have questions or concerns about the accuracy of the order. • You will enter each girl’s order individually in Snap+. • Place your troop’s initial order in Snap+ no later than Monday January 25, 2016 at 8 p.m. • You will be locked out of making changes after 8:01 p.m. January 25, 2016. • Log into abcsnap.com to place your order. TRAINING VIDEO AVAILABLE Enter Your Troop’s Initial Order in Snap+ • Click the Cookies icon. • If you need help completing your order, please contact your service unit cookie manager. • Select Initial Order. Did you know? • Use your tab key on your keyboard to move through each field, type the quantity of each variety that each girl has ordered in packages. • Only place initial orders in Snap+ for girls who are registered members of GSHCC. • Initial orders in Snap+ are placed in PACKAGES. • All cookies ordered are non-returnable. • Review the sample troop initial order provided in the Troop Proceeds and Girl Rewards section in this user guide. • In the Booth/Extras row, order enough cookies for your first 2-4 scheduled booth sales. • Cookies ordered under Booth/Extras will make up your general inventory in Snap+. This inventory will be transferred to the girls in your troop based on booth sales and additional girl sales. • For booth sale cookie inventory suggestions please review the Booth Sale section in this user guide. • Keep in mind that the girls in your troop may continue to sell cookies and will need additional inventory before you receive your initial order mid-February and/or before cookie cupboards are open. • All girl names will appear in the order grid. • Repeat this process for each girl in the troop. • Use the Cookie Share column in Snap+ to order Project Thank You cookies. These are not ordered by specific variety. • Note! Snap+ will round all varieties of cookies required to fill the case in the Extra Packages/Even Cases row. Quantities ordered under the Cookie Share column will not round to fill whole cases. ALL INITAL ORD ARE DUE ERS BY MOND J ANUARY AY 25 • In the Booth Sale/Extras row, AT 8 P.M, 2016 . order by packages the cookies that will be needed for your booth sales. See the Booth Sale section in this user guide for more information. • By clicking Save, Snap+ will allow you to exit and return to complete the initial order. • By clicking Commit, you will be locked out from further data entry. This will submit your competed order to the service unit cookie manager for review. girlscoutshcc.org/cookies • 1-800-322-4475 21 February—March Initial Order Pick-up Your Role Did you know? • Coordinate the pick-up of your troop’s initial order. • Pick-ups are based on your service unit. Review service unit tables to determine if you will attend a mega drop or a service unit location drop. • Review service unit tables to determine if your troop will attend a service unit location drop or a mega drop. • Review your total initial order by cases in Snap+ and compare to the table below for approx. vehicle capacity. • Your troop will need a large enough vehicle to transport their entire order. You can arrange to bring up to three (3) vehicles for pick-up, but they must all arrive at the same time and enter the line together. Up to 23 cases Hatchback or Small Wagon 25-30 cases 22 • Vehicles must be emptied before arriving to pick-up the troop order. This includes passengers, children, pets, toys, groceries, car seats, garbage, etc. • At the mega drop(s), drivers will remain in the vehicles at all times. • The quality of the cookies that our customers receive is important. Please transport them in clean vehicles. • If picking up cookies in a pickup truck without a bed cover or camper, it is your responsibility to bring tie-downs. After cookies are loaded, you will have an opportunity to secure the load. Vehicle Size Capacity Recommendations Compact Car or 3-Door • Pick-up is RAIN OR SHINE! Mid-size Sedan 35 cases 8-Passenger Mini Van or Sport Utility 60 cases Full-size Station Wagon 75 cases Standard Pick-up Truck 100 cases Full-size Van with Seats 150 cases Full-size Van without Seats 200 cases 14’ U-Haul 600 cases girlscoutshcc.org/cookies • 1-800-322-4475 • The Early Reward bandanas and lanyards will be distributed at your pick-up location, if your troop qualified for them. February—March Initial Order Pick-up Service Unit Location Drops A service unit location drop is arranged by the service unit cookie manager for troops to pick up at a location (fire station, school, church, etc.) within the service unit boundaries. Your service unit cookie manager will inform you in advance how the pick-up will be coordinated as well as the date, time and location. SU101 COLUSA SU116 TRACY SU157 FORTY NINER SU102 OLLIYUMA SU122 WOODLAND SU158 NORTHERN MINES SU103 BEALE SU123 YOLANO SU601 YOMAR SU106 MIWOK TRAILS SU151 EL DORADO HILLS SU602 GOLDEN TIMBERS SU107 SIERRA TRAILS SU152 FOOTHILL GOLD SU616 PACHECO SU111 DRY CREEK SU153 SIERRA PINES SU626 TIOGA SU113 LODI SU156 BEAR RIVER Troop 569 BUDDHIST CHURCH Distributing Cookies–Always Use Receipts! • Protect yourself! • Caregivers should sign receipts, not girls. Girls are not held financially responsible, caregivers are. • Fill out a money/cookie receipt for every package of cookies/money distributed and received. • Include on the receipt the variety, how many of each, to whom, troop number, date and signatures. • When receiving money, count all money before the parent leaves. Both parties should sign the receipt. • Give caregivers a copy; you retain a copy. Caregivers are responsible for all Girl Scout Cookies and money they receive. • Keep all receipts until the end of the cookie program. • Keep accurate accounting in Snap+ of all transfers and financial transactions. girlscoutshcc.org/cookies • 1-800-322-4475 23 February—March Mega Drop Mega Drop Information A Mega Drop is a large community event where troops from multiple service units pick up their initial order of cookies. The event is staffed by service unit and troop volunteers, community organizations, and council staff. Together we check troops in and out and load cookies into their vehicles.. Sacramento Mega Drop Saturday, February 13, 2016 Raley Field, 400 Ballpark Drive, West Sacramento, CA 95691 See table below for the service units that will participate in the Sacramento Mega Drop. SU119 DAVIS SU134 FOLSOM TRAILS SU144 ELK GROVE SU121 RIVERBANK SU135 ALMOND SU146 KIT CARSON SU124 ARDEN STARR SU137 SIERRA CREEK SU147 LAND PARK SU126 SOUTH STARR SU138 RANCHO CORDOVA SU148 SEQUOIA ROSE SU127 DEL GARDEN SU139 SIERRA ROSE SU150 LAGUNA SU128 LOS AMIGOS SU140 SUNRISE OAKS SU154 COSUMNES RIVER SU129 MAIDU CREEK SU141 WINDING WAY SU159 MCBEAN SU132 ANT. HIGHLANDS SU142 PLACER GOLD SU133 SUTTER OAKS SU143 GRANITE HILLS Modesto Mega Drop Monday, February 15, 2016 Big Valley Grace Community Church, 4040 Tully Road, Modesto, CA 95356 See table below for the service units that will participate in the Modesto Mega Drop. 24 SU110 BIG VALLEY SU623 FOX GROVE SU112 LINCOLN SU626 SCENIC MODESTO SU115 NEW CALAVERAS SU645 GOLDEN RIVER SU613 VINTAGE GROVE SU655 DEL PUERTO SU615 NORTHROSE SU675 THREE RIVERS girlscoutshcc.org/cookies • 1-800-322-4475 February—March Troop Booth Sales Your Role Did you know? • Coordinate the details for booth sales: • Print each booth sale confirmation from Snap+ • Schedule girls for shifts • Request additional adult help •Cookies • Table, chairs •Decorations • A cash box with change available • A credit card reader (if applicable) • Booth Sale Worksheet form • Any activity that involves more than one Girl Scout and a caregiver is considered a troop activity and must meet all GSHCC safety guidelines. • Review the safety guidelines in your Volunteer Essentials and Safety Activity Checkpoints. Only registered Girl Scouts may attend booth sales. • Know the Girl Scout booth sale guidelines. These can be found on our website, girlscoutshcc.org/cookies. BOOTH STAARTLFREIDS AY S 19, 2016 FEBRUARY TINUE AND CON NDAY SU THROUGH , 2016 MARCH 13 • We encourage adults handling money at booth sales to be registered GSHCC members. • Sell only Girl Scout Cookies at your booth sale. • Booth sales provide an opportunity for girl-led experiences and further their progress towards the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. • Your service unit cookie manager is responsible for securing booth sale locations within your service unit. If you have ideas for locations please contact your service unit cookie manager. • It is important for the girls to know why they are selling cookies. Have them in their uniform so they are identified as a Girl Scout. They should be prepared to discuss their Girl Scout experiences, troop goals, awards, patches or badges they have obtained. • Cookies purchased as Project Thank You at booth sales are not virtual. You must set aside these packages of cookies from your inventory to donate. GSHCC Project Thank You Cookies will be accepted at the Sacramento Regional and Modesto Regional GSHCC offices until Friday March 18, 2016 at 5 p.m. girlscoutshcc.org/cookies • 1-800-322-4475 25 February—March Troop Booth Sales Financial Transactions at Booth Sales • Allow the girls the opportunity to utilize the five skills by making them aware of the different financial transactions and how to handle unique situations. • Accepted payments are: •cash • credit card app • The decision to use a credit card app should be a decision made collectively by all members of the troop. • The troop assumes all added costs associated with accepting credit/debit cards. • The price per package is $5.00. No more, no less. • GSHCC encourages troops to not accept checks at booth sales. Cookie Bundles! Cookie bundles make great gift options for birthdays, anniversaries and much more! To create cookie bundles take three to five packages of cookies and tie them together using ribbon, netting, freezer bags, etc. Use these ideas or come up with your own: • Chocolate Lovers Thin Mints and Peanut Butter Patties • Love of Peanut Butter Peanut Butter Patties and Peanut Butter Sandwiches • Explore S’more Thanks-A-Lots, Lemonades and Caramel DeLites • Shortbread Lovers Shortbread, Thanks-A-Lot and Lemonades • Coffee Mates Cranberry Citrus Crisps, Lemonades and Shortbread • Easy to Recycle Lemonades, Thanks-A-Lot and Cranberry Citrus Crisps -28, 2016 FEBRUARY 26 26 girlscoutshcc.org/cookies • 1-800-322-4475 February—March Troop Booth Sales Data Your Role • Use the following booth sales data to help you formulate your initial order and cookie cupboard orders. Sales data by each two hour timeslot and by week during the 2015 Cookie Program • Please remember that the following is only a guide. Sales percentages may vary from year to year and by location. First Friday Average packages sold/ 2 hour time slot 85 First Saturday 95 First Sunday 79 First Week (Mon-Fri) 77 Second Saturday 62 Second Sunday 58 Second Week (Mon-Fri) 62 Third Saturday 51 Third Sunday 58 Fourth Week (Mon-Fri) 62 Booth Sales By Week Percentage of each variety sold during the 2015 Cookie Program By Variety All Locations/ All Dates Thanks-A-Lots 6% Cranberry Citrus Crisps 2% Lemonades 9% Fourth Saturday 52 Shortbread 6% Fourth Sunday 45 Thin Mints 30% Peanut Butter Patties 16% By 2 hour time slot Average packages sold Caramel DeLites 24% 8 a.m.–10 a.m. 33 Peanut Butter Sandwich 6% 9 a.m.–11 a.m. 56 Trios– Gluten Free 1% 10 a.m.–12 p.m. 72 11 a.m.–1 p.m. 67 12 p.m.–2 p.m. 63 1 p.m.–3 p.m. 73 2 p.m.–4 p.m. 66 3 p.m.–5 p.m. 58 4 p.m.–6 p.m. 75 5 p.m.–7 p.m. 42 6 p.m.–8 p.m. 88 girlscoutshcc.org/cookies • 1-800-322-4475 27 February—March Transfers and Planned Orders Your Role Did you know? • Manage your troop inventory. Cookie inventory management is a critical component of the cookie program for your troop and the participating girls. • Cupboards only distribute full cases. If you need less, consider doing a Troop to Troop Transfer for the packages you need. • Run the Troop On Hand Inventory Report in the Reports section of Snap+ often. • Monitor and update the troop inventory in Snap+. • Decide if you should get more cookies from a cookie cupboard or transfer cookies from another troop. • Additional cookies are available for pick up at any cookie cupboard. • Damaged packages/cases will be replaced with like variety only at any cookie cupboard. • Your troop assumes financial responsibility for all cookies transferred into your troop from a cupboard or from a troop. • Every transfer from a cookie cupboard and to/from other troops must have a documented receipt. • Cookies cannot be returned or exchanged. • Your service unit cookie manager can help connect you with other troops in your area for cookie transfers. nteers. re run by volu nd Cupboards a r their time a Thank them fo Scout Cookies irl for making G p. for your troo le ib access • Girls can continue to take orders until the end of the cookie program. • All transferred inventory from a cookie cupboard or a troop into your troop will go to your troop inventory. • Contact your service unit cookie manager should you find any discrepancies. References •Visit girlscoutshcc.org/cookies to watch a training video how to enter Planned Orders and process transfers in Snap+. • Log into abcsnap.com to place your order. TRAINING VIDEO AVAILABLE 28 girlscoutshcc.org/cookies • 1-800-322-4475 February—March Transfers and Planned Orders Transfers Girl to Troop Snap+ made enhancements to the transfer system. Multiple same type transfers will now be processed without exiting the transfer system after each transfer is done. You will exit the transfer system when your transfers are completed or when you have a different transfer type to process. It is important you only transfer to the girls in the troop or to other troops as many packages that you own in your troop inventory in Snap+. Do not create a negative inventory. • To transfer inventory from a girl back to the troop you will process a Girl to Troop Transfer (G2T). Troop to Troop • To transfer inventory to another troop you will process a Troop to Troop Transfer (T2T). • Only the troop transferring the inventory out will process the transfer in Snap+. Troop to Girl • To transfer inventory to the girls in your troop you will process a Troop to Girl Transfer (T2G). • This will reduce the troop inventory and help each individual girl’s reward level. • There are two T2G transfer types: 1. Transfer with financial responsibility under the QUANTITY field. • This transfer adds to the amount the girl would owe the troop. • Packages transferred will count towards the girl reward levels. 2.Transfer without financial responsibility under the BOOTH field. • This transfer does not add to the amount the girl would owe the troop. • Money was collected at a booth sale. • Packages transferred will count towards the girl reward levels. • The troop leader/troop cookie manager can choose to accept or decline excess inventory from a girl in the event she has cancelled sales. • By accepting unsold cookies from a girl, you may be able to fill other orders or sell these at booth sales. • The transfer will be processed under the QUANTITY field. • This will reduce the financial responsibility the girl owes to the troop. Planned Orders Again this year, we are using planned orders for cookies from cupboards! Planned orders help ensure that the cookies you need for your booth/ additional girl orders are available when you need them. Troop cookie managers must place the planned order to obtain additional cookies. • A planned order for booth sales must be placed in Snap+ the Sunday before the cookie booth is held in order for the cookie cupboard to guarantee they will have the cookies you need. • The deadline for planned orders is 11:59 p.m. on Sunday nights. Orders must be in by that time to guarantee an order. • Troop cookie managers will be able to set a date for pickup in Snap+, but will have to contact the cupboard manager to arrange a time to pick up cookies. • Please remember, this is a request for cookies. If the variety or quantity of cookies you requested isn’t available, the cupboard manager may recommend a different flavor or quantity. girlscoutshcc.org/cookies • 1-800-322-4475 29 February—March Damages, Overages and Shortages Your Role Damages • Good communication with all the families in your troop throughout the sale is the best way to ensure your troop does not have excess unsold inventory. • If a troop received damaged cookies, they are to exchange the damaged cookies at their local cookie cupboard. Exchanges are made for same variety only. • If your troop has extra cookies, work with other troops in your service unit who need additional inventory. • If a customer received damaged cookies, they can email the product sales department at product.sales@girlscutshcc.org for replacement. • Make a plan with your troop in the event the troop has unsold cookies. See sample suggestions below. Preventing Leftovers–Be Creative! • Ask all your customers to buy an extra package for Project Thank You. • Brainstorm with the girls in your troop for unique booth sale ideas. Is there an upcoming community event that the girls could sell at? Would the event organizers be willing to purchase cookies to serve as refreshments? • How can the girls attract more customers to your booth sales? Could you post flyers in advance so customers can plan to attend? Your troop may consider making hand-made thank you cards for customers who purchase five or more packages. • Find a troop that needs more cookies. Connect with the service unit cookie manager for the best way to communicate your extra cookies. • It is important to stay in contact with your service unit cookie manager. The sooner they know about a potential problem the easier it is to resolve. 30 girlscoutshcc.org/cookies • 1-800-322-4475 Overages/Shortages Occurring from a Mega Drop or Service Unit Location Drop • If a troop finds they have an overage from their initial order pick up, they are to email the product sales department at product.sales@girlscoutshcc.org within 24 hours of receiving their order. • If the troop decides to keep the excess inventory, a transfer will be placed in Snap+ into the troop’s inventory. • If the troop decides not to keep the excess inventory, they will receive a reply email with permission to take the excess cases to their local cookie cupboard. The email must be printed and given to the cupboard manager. • If a troop finds they have a shortage from their initial order pick-up they are to email the product sales department at product.sales@girlscoutshcc.org within 24 hours of receiving their order. Shortages reported after 24 hours will not be replaced. A reply email will be sent with permission to pick up the shorted inventory at their local cookie cupboard. The email must be printed and given to the cookie cupboard manager. February—March Theft , Loss and Product Complaints Theft Loss • It is the troop cookie manager’s responsibility to safeguard the girls’ money after it has been turned in. • If cookies are lost, the troop is financially responsible for the cookies. • It is the parent/guardian’s responsibility when the money is in the parent/guardian or girl’s possession. • If cookies are stolen, the troop will need to follow these steps: Cookie Product Complaints • If there is a complaint due to the overall quality of the cookies, please email the product sales department at product.sales@girlscoutshcc.org. • Report the theft to their service unit cookie manager immediately (within 24 hours). • Report theft to local authorities immediately (within 24 hours) and obtain a copy of the report. • Consider filing a claim with your insurance company. If there is a deductible required, Girl Scouts Heart of Central California will not be held responsible for this amount. • We will not reimburse a parent/guardian or a troop for product or funds stolen. • The troop cookie manager is required to notify the product sales department as well as the troop leader with supporting documentation. girlscoutshcc.org/cookies • 1-800-322-4475 31 February—March Outstanding Cookie Accounts Parent Outstanding Cookie Accounts Caregivers and volunteers are responsible to forward all funds from the cookie program to the appropriate person in their troop. Girl Scouts Heart of Central California (GSHCC) will pursue all options when addressing the misappropriation (theft and misuse) of Girl Scout funds. Our goal is to assure that money earned by Girl Scouts and their troops is used to enhance the Girl Scout experience. If you are having difficulty collecting money from a caregiver, follow the steps below and complete a 2016 Cookie Collection Report. Report can be found at girlscoutshcc.org/cookies. Follow these steps: 1. Call the caregiver of the Girl Scout to discuss the situation. Log interactions and attempts to contact. 2. Tell the caregiver that all girl reward items earned past the 110+package level will be held for the caregiver’s Girl Scout until debt is paid in full. 3. Pay GSHCC only for Girl Scout Cookies for which money has been submitted to the troop. 4. Complete a 2016 Cookie Collection Report with complete information. 5. The report and supporting documents (receipts, log of interactions/attempts to collect) should be included with the troop paperwork in the Troop Final Envelope. 6. Do not accept any payment after the Girl Scout Cookie Program is finished and troop paperwork has been turned in. Refer any delinquent account inquiries to GSHCC. 32 girlscoutshcc.org/cookies • 1-800-322-4475 February—March Banking and Financial Transactions in Snap+ Your Role • Deposit into the council bank account the proceed amount due to GSHCC by Wednesday March 16, 2016. • Deposit into the troop bank account the proceed amount earned by the troop. • Use the Troop Balance Summary Report in Snap+ to identity these balances. Look for the Sales Amount Section. • Record the following on each deposit slip: • List each check individually • Fill in your troop number • Endorse each check received • If you have more checks to deposit than lines on the deposit slip, please finalize the totals on the first deposit slip and start a new deposit on a separate deposit slip. • Check your math carefully. Errors will be reported by the bank at a later time. Did you know? • Do not use counter deposit slips or your deposit may not be properly credited to your troop. Use only the deposit slips given to you by your service unit cookie manager. • Only council deposit(s) are entered in Snap+. Each validated deposit made to the council account is entered in Snap+ and will decrease the amount due to council. • Validated deposit slips are the only acceptable form of documentation to verify a deposit was made. • The bank, date and amount information entered in Snap+ must match the deposit slip. • Do not make deposits at night or in drop boxes. All deposits are required to have validation from the bank. • For triplicate deposit slips: • White Copy– bank retains • Yellow Copy Part 2–submit to GSHCC • Blue Copy Part 3–troop retains • For duplicate deposit slips: • White Copy–bank retains • Yellow Copy Part 2–submit to GSHCC References •Visit girlscoutshcc.org/cookies cookies to watch a training video how to enter financial transactions in Snap+. • Log into abcsnap.com to record your transactions. TRAINING VIDEO AVAILABLE girlscoutshcc.org/cookies • 1-800-322-4475 33 February—March Banking and Financial Transactions in Snap+ Bank receipts and Troop Balance Summary Report are due to your Service Unit Cookie Manager by Wednesday March 16, 2016. Troop Number 34 girlscoutshcc.org/cookies • 1-800-322-4475 Staple together Before March 16 Main Rewards Order, Reports and Final Paperwork Your Role Reporting Your Order • Once you have transferred your troop inventory to the girls in your troop, you will need to create the Main Rewards Order. • Print the Troop Balance Summary Report from Snap+. • Get T-shirt sizes for all girls who sold 150+ packages. • This is the only way your girls will receive their earned rewards. Did you know? • You will not be able to complete the Main Reward order without entering the T-shirt size for all girls who sold 150+ packages in your troop. • If you do not place a Main Rewards Order, GSHCC will be unable to guarantee those items for the girls in your troop. • You will be locked out of Snap+ for data entry on Wednesday March 16, 2016 @ 8 p.m. Reference • Visit girlscoutshcc.org/cookies to watch a training video how to enter your Main Rewards order. • Log into abcsnap.com to create your Main Reward Order. TRAINING VIDEO AVAILABLE • Attach your bank validated deposit slip(s). Did you know? • Refunds–If a troop is owed a refund, it will be sent to the service unit for payout in June 2016. Final Paperwork • Locate your Troop Final Report Envelope. Additional copies can be printed from girlscoutshcc.org/cookies. • Please organize troop paperwork according to the envelope instructions. • Verify deposit information on the Troop Balance Summary Report against the validated deposit slip(s) enclosed. Make any corrections in Snap+, if necessary. • Verify receipts against transfers in and transfers out on the Troop Balance Summary Report. • Turn in Troop Final Envelope with all paperwork to your service unit cookie manager. • GSHCC Project Thank You Cookies will be accepted at the Sacramento Regional and Modesto Regional GSHCC offices until March 18, 2016 at 5 p.m. girlscoutshcc.org/cookies • 1-800-322-4475 35 The Girl Scout Cookie Program is more connected than ever using technology to help make the 2016 Girl Scout Cookie Program easy and fun. Check out these three digital tools: COCO (Cookie Command), COCOmobile and COCOdirect. PLEASE NOTE: It is critical for the Girl Scout’s name, council name, and troop number to be EXACTLY the same in SNAP+ and COCO; this will ensure COCOdirect sales will be credited correctly. COCO Keys to Success Yourt Firs Step COCO (Cookie Command) Visit abcsmartcookies.com An online marketing tool. Girl Scouts can use this tool to set cookie sale goals, view reward items and levels, and send eCards to family and friends. All orders acquired by an eCard response should be tracked on the Girl Scout’s order card, ordered through the troop cookie manager, and delivered by the Girl Scout. Girl Scouts can send eCards and take cookie orders throughout the cookie program dates. COCOmobile Download from your app store; available for iOS and Android A “digital” order card and COCO on the go. To use COCOmobile, download the app and register using the link on the app or through COCO online. Once you have registered, sign on to COCOmobile using your COCO credentials to get started. Girls can enter and track all orders and view recognition items and levels, plus send eCards to friend and family asking for cookie orders during the sale. COCOdirect Use abcsmartcookies.com or the COCO mobile app Customers can order, pay and ship cookies online. Look for the specially marked eCards on COCO and COCOmobile with the COCOdirect link to send to out of town family and friends. The COCOdirect eCard includes a link to the COCOdirect website where family and friends can place an order, pay for the order and have it shipped direct. Customers can order a half dozen, or dozen of their favorite cookie variety, including the gluten free cookie, or a sampler pack with one of the each of the eight varieties. The gluten free cookies are available on a first come, first served basis. WE’RE HERE TO HELP! Email product.sales@girlscoutshcc.org with any questions.