family guide - Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona

Dear Parents and Caregivers:
I am so excited to work with your daughter as she explores her business
savvy during the 2016 Cookie Program. I have learned over my years as
the Chief Girl Scout that the cookie program is a family commitment, and
I am very grateful to you for joining with us and allowing your daughter
the opportunity to become a cookie entrepreneur. The five skills that our
girls learn—money management, people skills, teamwork, goal setting and
business ethics—will last them a lifetime. I talk to women executives all the
time who tell me they got their start in the cookie program.
Every cookie season brings exciting new ways for the girls to get involved
and build their skills. We piloted Digital Cookies last year, and we are proud
to participate again this year. The platform has evolved to be very girl- and customer-friendly. I know the
girls will enjoy creating their own on-line business where they can share their goals and progress with
family and friends across the country.
Selling cookies is so much more than a business transaction. Our program theme this year is “Our
Caring is Worth Sharing”. The proceeds from the cookies our girls sell truly make a difference for our
community, their sister Girl Scouts, and military personnel around the world. Our council-wide Gift of
Caring project is Cookies for Military. We often get messages from soldiers from around the world telling
us how wonderful it is to receive a box of Girl Scout cookies, a true taste of home. Many girls also choose
to adopt local charities like Tu Nidito, Casa de los Niños or the Community Food Bank for their local Gift
of Caring project. By doing this, girls can deliver cookies to community organizations that support other
children during challenging times of life, bringing a smile to those in need.
I am very excited to introduce our council-wide Cookies for Change project for 2016. Over the past
two years, our volunteer Board of Directors and community volunteers have helped us raise almost
$2,000,000 to build “A Place for Girls”. The building will complete our Broadway campus with a dedicated
girl program center—a building filled with opportunities for girls to develop courage, confidence and
character and build life skills. Every time I show the plans for the building to girls, they are so excited. The
girls can’t wait to work in the STEM lab, climb on the boulder wall , cook in the demonstration kitchen and
create in the art studio. This cookie season, girls can donate a portion of their cookie proceeds to help
build their amazing new building. Girls can raise funds to have their troop recognized in the building. Can
you imagine your daughter taking her daughter to the “Place for Girls” and showing her name on the wall,
knowing that she contributed to build a lasting legacy for all girls today and in the future?
This year, the girls will be building a foundation for success in their
lives and the foundation of their new building.
Thank you for supporting your daughter and girls across our council
as we embark in the 2016 Cookie Program “Caring is Worth Sharing”.
On My Honor,
Debbie Rich, Chief Girl Scout
Why a
Cookie
Program?
The Cookie Program is an incredible foundation to the five skills
of our entrepreneurial program. Money Management, Business
Ethics, People Skills, Marketing and Goal Setting are skills we can
use throughout our lives. The Cookie Program helps your troop
earn the funds needed to budget and make goals obtainable. We can teach our girls about work
ethic and earning their way by participating in the Cookie Program.
Learning that you can set a goal, budget for your needs, create a marketing plan and then go and
make it happen, teaches our girls to believe in themselves. Goal setting and the people skills
earned during cookie season are incredible things to have in your skills “tool box”!
The Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona have a website at girlscoutssosaz.org as well as a Facebook
page that are continually updated with information about events and activities that will keep
you and your Girl Scout connected to the movement in Arizona. By following us online, you can
receive up-to-date information during cookie season and beyond!
Our Cookies
This Year!
Meet the Cookies!!!
This year’s lineup includes 7 cookies:
Thin Mints Crisp wafers covered in
chocolatey coating made with natural
oil of peppermint
$4.00 per box
except gluten-free at $5
Samoas Crisp cookies coated in caramel,
sprinkled with toasted coconut and striped
with dark chocolately coating
$48.00 per case
except gluten-free at $60
Tagalongs Crispy cookies layered with peanut
butter and covered with a chocolatey coating
Nutritional labeling
on every box
No trans fats
Toffee Tastics Gluten-free, rich buttery
cookies with sweet, crunchy golden toffee bits
Trefoil The traditional shortbread cookie
(original cookie sold by Girl Scouts)
Contains no artificial preservatives
Savannah Smiles Zesty lemon-flavored
cookies dusted with powdered sugar
Freeze well
DoSiDos Crunchy oatmeal sandwich cookie
with creamy peanut butter filling
Baked especially for Girl Scouts
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Family Calendar
for Success
Rallies
Cookie Sales Celebrate!
March 12th
Glow Party! For girls who
sold & paid for 400+ boxes by February 14
November 11
th
Smart Cookie
Academy and Rally-Northwest side
James Kriegh Park, Oro Valley
1-4PM | Fee $2 per person
April 16th
Phantastic Phoenix
Phrenzy! 1,500+ boxes sold
December 3rd
April 23rd
Smart Cookie
Academy and Rally - Vail
Empire High School, Vail
6-8PM | Fee $2 per person
Pura Vida Party One of the
1000+ boxes sold options
December 12th
Smart Cookie
Academy and Rally - Central
Hacienda Program Center
1-4PM | Fee $2 per person
January 16th
Cookie Sale Begins!
Booths and Door-to-Door sales begin the
same day!
May 7th
February 14
th
400+ boxes contest ends
December 11th
Casa Grande Cookie
Crumble - Mesquite Elementary School,
129 N. Arizola Road
6PM-8PM | Fee $3 per person
January 8th
Bear Down Cookie Kick
Off - U A Women’s Gymnastics Meet
McKale Center, 1 National Championship
Drive, Tucson
7PM (Doors open 5PM) | Fee $3 per person
Girls who have sold and paid for at least
400 boxes are registered for the Glow
Party at the end of the season.
500 Club Events Breakers for
Pima, Pinal, Cochise and Santa Cruz
county troops; Yuma at Waylon’s Water
World)- 500+ boxes sold
May 21st
Build a Bear
Party One of the 1,000+
boxes sold options
February 28th
June 2nd - 5th
Last day of cookie sales!
Two Day Disneyland
Adventure! One of the 2016+ boxes sold
options
January 9th
Cochise County Cookie
Craze - Apache Middle School Cafeteria
3305 E. Fry Blvd. , Sierra Vista, AZ
10AM-12PM | Fee $3 per person
June 3rd - 5th
Disney Turn Around
Trip! 800+ boxes sold
January 9
th
Graham/Greenlee
Cookie Rally - Fellowship Hall, First United
Methodist Church, 1020 S. 10th Ave., Safford
10AM-12PM | Fee $3 per person
June 18th
American Girl Doll Store
Trip One of the 2016+ boxes sold options
January 9th Yum Yum Yuma Cookie
June 22nd - 24th
Universal
Studios Turn Around Trip! 3000+ boxes
sold
Kick Off - Location TBD
1-4PM | Fee $5 per person
January 12th
Santa Cruz Cookie
Palooza - Veteran of Foreign Wars Building
653 N. Grand Ave., Nogales, AZ
5:30-7:30PM | No fee
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2016 Cookie Rewards
Girl Rewards are cumulative
* Bar patches are earned at the highest level sold,
starting at 100 boxes
Participation Patch
1+ Box
Hair Tie Trio or
Pocket Mirror
25+ Boxes
Poppin’ Paisley Bandana or
$1 in Cookie Dough
75+ Boxes
Keepsake Box or
$2 in Cookie Dough, *Bar Patches
100+ Boxes
Trefoil Charm or
$2 in Cookie Dough
125+ Boxes
Water Bottle or
$2 in Cookie Dough
175+ Boxes
Daisy Belle Cow Plush or
$3 in Cookie Dough
216+ Boxes
Cookie Dough, $5 for
every 50 boxes sold
250+ Boxes (up to 3000 boxes)
Pretty-in-Paisley Fedora
or $3 in Cookie Dough
350+ Boxes
Comfy Cow Neck Pillow or
or $5 in Cookie Dough
425+ Boxes
500 Club at Breakers Water Park
(Yuma: Waylon’s Water World)
May 7, 2016 | 500+ Boxes
Pura Vida Party, April 23 or
Build-a-Bear Party, May 21
1000+ Boxes
Phantastic Phoenix Phrenzy!,
Scavenger hunt, Amazing Jakes, IMAX Movie
April 16 | 1500+ Boxes
Want Samoa? Ice Cream Bowls
or Big Ideas Journal or $3 in Cookie Dough
275+ Boxes
Cookies & Milk Apron or Fleece Throw
Disney Turnaround Trip, June 3-5 or
or $5 in Cookie Dough
Free week/Day Camp or 75% off Resident Camp
650+ Boxes
or 9% off Costa Rica Trip 2017 | 800+ Boxes
darbysmart.com/darbygirl
tinker.kiwicrate.com
Extra Day at Disneyland with
Guided Tour, June 2-5
or American Girl Doll Store Trip, June 18
2016+ Boxes
6 mo. Subscription, Darby Smart
Universal Studios Wizarding World of
or 6 mo. Subscription to Tinker Crate or
Harry Potter Turnaround, June 24-26
Fuji Instax mini-8 Instant Film Camera & film
or Free Week at Resident Camp or
2500+ Boxes
14% off Costa Rica Trip | 3000+ Boxes
Getaway San Francisco!, July 8-11
or 20% off Costa Rica Trip, 2017
3500+ Boxes
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New Guidance LEADS TO NEW TYPES OF REWARDS
GSUSA has provided guidance
to all councils across the US
stating that rewards given to
an individual girl may not total
more than $600. Trips and
experiences that are done with
programming involved do NOT
count toward this total. We are
THRILLED to be able to provide our girls an opportunity to
explore the world around them,
and have listed dates for all of
our trips and events so that
families may plan accordingly.
No substitutions, please.
Due to the new guidance provided, we are unable to substitute tickets for girls to travel to
these locations on their own,
as the event MUST BE A GIRL
SCOUT GROUP EXPERIENCE.
Similarly, we are unable to offer a “cash compensation” or
“equivalent value item” as a
replacement for these excursions, as this would bring the total reward values beyond what
is recommended by GSUSA
and the IRS.
Trip Details
As per GSUSA guidelines, any excursion out of state with a Daisy or Brownie level scout requires a
parent chaperone. We have provided experiences that will allow Juniors and above to travel with our
staff chaperones, helping them build courage, confidence and character by experiencing time with
other girls their age. Please note that the Costa Rica trip has additional guidelines, as girls must be
Cadette level or older to travel outside of the country.
800+ Disneyland
Turnaround Trip
• Leave the night of June 3rd
• Arrive in the AM after a pit
stop in Anaheim (at Jack in
the Box…breakfast is on your
own there, but we will have
snacks and breakfast items
on the bus)
• Spend the day hopping
between the parks! (chaperoned by adult if Daisy/Brownie, or by staff for older girls)
• Board busses after fireworks,
and return to home base by
9AM on June 5th
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1000+ Parties Build a Bear
OR Pura Vida
• Build a Bear party at Tucson
Mall on May 21st (for Yuma
girls, will be in Phoenix the
day of the 1500 club event)
• Pura Vida party allows girls to
customize a bracelet set on
April 23rd. More information
is here: https://www.
puravidabracelets.com.
1500+ Phantastic Phoenix
Phrenzy!
• Girls are driven to Phoenix by
STAFF on April 16th
• Will participate in a scavenger
hunt, eat and play at Amazing
Jakes and finish off the day
with an IMAX movie at the
Arizona Science Center
• Yuma girls who chose Build a
Bear option will be taken to
San Tan Village in Gilbert to
build their furry friend
2016 Cookie Rewards
2016+ Extra Day at Disney
• Girls leave the day before the
800+ trip (June 2nd)
• Arrive at park on the morning
of the 3rd, for Youth In Education Series programming
• Spend rest of day hopping
between parks
• Spend the night at the Girl
Scouts of Orange County
Program Center
• Meet our sister scouts from
the 800+ club at Disney the
next morning!
• Have another day of fun
hopping between the parks!
Leave with the 800+ girls
and return with them back to
home base.
2016+ American Girl® Trip
• Travel to Scottsdale on June
18th to build their “Just Like
Me” doll and serve her lunch
in the café!
% off Costa Rica Option
We are pleased to offer an opportunity for our girls, ages 12
and older to begin to save for
an amazing adventure in Costa
Rica in 2017 (Thursday, June
22- Friday, June 30).
• The trip to Costa Rica is an
all-inclusive package, where
girls stay in hotels and experience the amazing beauty and
biodiversity of the area
• Girls have an opportunity to
participate in service learning
(a great resume builder for
college admission or future
job hunts)!
• Girls can not only apply
cookie dough earned during
the cookie sale to the overall
cost of this trip, but can also,
at varied levels of rewards,
receive a percentage off of
the entire trip.
• The percentage off selection
will also be cumulative should
girls reach the highest levels
and select this option at each
stage.
Please note that to utilize
this reward, girls MUST be
CADETTE OR OLDER at the
time of the trip (by June 22,
2017) AND must register as
travelers with EF Tours on the
trip before the discount can
be applied. Please contact
Timalee Nevels at tnevels@
girlscoutssoaz.org for any
additional information or
questions.
3000+ Universal Studios
Turn Around Trip
• Leave evening of June 24th
• Spend the day in Universal
Studios AND the Wizarding
World of Harry Potter!
• Return morning of June 26th
3500+ Getaway San
Francisco
• Fly from Phoenix to San Francisco on July 8th
• Stay at Hostel in San Francisco City Center for 3 nights
• Explore the city, including California Academy of
Sciences, Blue & Gold Bay
Cruise, Monterey Bay Aquarium and the Exploratorium.
• Visit Chinatown and shop in
the area
• Fly home on July 11th
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Cookie Dough
Cards
The Cookie Dough Card is
designed to be earned and
used by the individual girl. It is
separate from troop proceeds,
which are earned by the troop
to support activities and projects. Cookie Dough Cards are
not to be accepted for troop
dues or to become part of the
troop treasury.
Cookie Dough Card
Guidelines
• Cookie Dough Cards may be used toward the fees of any GSSoAZ sponsored camps, events and
travel (aka: Costa Rica Trip), GSUSA sponsored destinations or travel, or for merchandise from the
GSSoAZ Retail Shops.
• Cookie Dough Cards cannot be redeemed for cash.
• 2016 Cookie Cards are valid through February 2017.
There will be no extensions of Cookie Dough Cards!
Contests and Exciting
Opportunities for Girls!
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Samoas
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400+ Box Contest
Girls who have sold and have 40
0+ boxes
PAID FOR by Valentine’s Day
(February
14th) will invited to our end
of season
Glow Party!
• The girls and staff chapero
nes will
enjoy an evening of neon fun
, with
music, dancing and games….all
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Goal
Setting
& Decision
Making
The Girl Scout cookie sale helps
girls with goal setting and decision
making. Girls can plan how many
boxes they would like to sell to earn
the different rewards offered, they
can plan how many boxes they would
like to donate through their Gift of Caring
projects and they can make decisions about
how they would like to achieve those goals. These skills help
not only with their cookie sale, but also with other decisions
they will need to make in life. Through the sale, girls learn
that their decisions matter, and how to compromise as a
group on how to use the money their troop earns. They also
learn how to adjust their goals along the way, and how to
prepare themselves for future sales.
Cookie
Goal Meter
number of boxes
Goal
Set a Sales Goal For each box of cookies you sell, you can
work toward earning rewards or Cookie Dough to go to Girl
Scout events or camp.
How many boxes of cookies do
you want to sell?
Now break that overall goal down
into small goals.
For example, how many boxes do
you want to sell per week? Think
about goals besides sales too. Perhaps you set a goal for the
number of customers you sell to or for the number of new
customers you find.
Draw a poster to help you see your goal. Put lines on
the pictures that show the number of boxes sold. Hang your
poster somewhere where it will remind you of your goal
every day. Once a week, color in the poster according to
your sales to see how close you are to reaching your goal.
Here’s an example of a goal meter that you can borrow!
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GIRL SCOUT
Just for fun!
The original recipe!
The first Girl Scout troop was organized over 100 years
ago in Savannah, Georgia (March 12, 1912) by Juliette
Gordon Low. The first Girl Scout Cookie sale on record
was in 1917 in an
Oklahoma high
school cafeteria.
While our troops
have several
different varieties to
offer our customers,
here is the original
recipe (Trefoil):
More Than
For eachh
$4 box of
cookies:
Cost of cookies
How volunteers,
troops & girls benefit
Girl rewards (patches, trips,
cookie dough cards)
Programming/ membership/
camp/ adult education/
support services
Council program opportunities
& financial assistance
Adult leadership support
· Girl activities and programs
· Social Justice programs: ensuring
all girls in our community have the
opportunity to be a Girl Scout
· Camp and Resource Center
properties
· Training workshops
· Community partnerships
· Financial assistance
· Volunteer background screening
100% of cookie proceeds stay in
Southern Arizona and benefit local
Girl Scouts.
Our national organization, GSUSA, receives the $15 annual
membership dues from girl and adult members. Cookie
proceeds provide Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona’s largest
source of income for girl programs, volunteer training and
facilities. They also provide the financial assistance that keeps
Girl Scouting available and affordable for all.
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Cookies in Every Box!
Potential troop ..proceeds
(see tiered proceeds)
For eachh $5 box off
gluten-free
cookies:
$2.25/box
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or until
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Council Proceeds
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Girls learn the importance of
money management during
the cookie sale. From making
change, learning how to calculate
customer cost and setting troop
goals for the sale, girls become
more comfortable with handling
money. Girls learn the importance
of budgeting and accounting
through the cookie program, and
these skills are critical to success
in the girls’ future.
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The Sisterhood of the Cookie Sale
Sale Starts January 16 ~ NO Early Selling
The sale starts on January 16th. Penalties for early selling will be enforced. Girls ARE allowed to
announce to potential customers that the sale starts on January 16th, and that they would like their
support, but girls CANNOT accept their orders.
Cookies & Media
• Girls ARE allowed to email
friends and relatives before
the sale, announcing that the
sale begins on January 16h.
• Girls ARE allowed to take orders via email AFTER the sale
begins.
• Girls ARE allowed to advertise or post an ad/notice via
Facebook or other social
networking site both before
and during the sale letting
friends and family know the
sale begins on January 16th.
• Cookies CANNOT be sold
on eBay or any other community site.
• Orders CANNOT be accepted before January 16th via
the computer, a pledge made
by a Facebook friend, etc.
• When friends respond with
comments such as, “Put me
down for …..,” the appropriate
response must be, “Thank
you for your pledge, we will
contact you at the start of
the sale!”
Social Media
Parents and guardians should
not use social media when
feeling stressed about the
amount of cookies remaining
or to post general complaints
about the season. Your
Cookie Team is there to help.
Communicate with your Troop
Cookie Manager, who in turn will
contact the team if necessary.
Putting desperation posts
on social media sites creates
panic throughout the entire
Council. Please reach out to
your council contacts if you
cannot find satisfaction with
your current leadership.
Safety and Sales Tips
• Girls NEVER sell alone. Girls
must always have an adult
with them. Seniors and
Ambassadors (ONLY) may
sell with a buddy of their
same age or older.
• Parents should know exactly
where the girls will be selling
cookies and when they will
be home.
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• Girls need to dress
appropriately and be polite;
wear a Girl Scout pin or other
Girl Scout uniform item to be
recognizable.
• Girls should know their
personal and troop goal
and know “How the Cookie
Crumbles.”
• Never go inside someone’s
home while selling cookies.
Girls should stay outside the
home where they can be
seen from the street.
• Girls may never sell cookies
door-to-door after dark
• Girls should never give their
last name or phone number
while selling.
Council policy states that a parent or other responsible adult
must provide adequate supervision while girls are going
door-to-door. The troop leader’s or other designated adult’s
telephone number should be given for reorders or complaints.
Girls should never give out their personal telephone number.
Booths
The lingo...
• Girls set up a table in their own
front yard, as it is considered a
“lemonade stand.” A “My Sales
Booth” can be scheduled with
your Troop Cookie Manager,
Booth Type
and are set up at businesses not
already approached by council.
And of course, dragging the
wagon through a neighborhood
is always encouraged!!
• Please contact your Troop
Cookie Manager prior to
approaching a business about a
“My Sales Booth” so they can alert
you as to whether or not the booth
is already secured by council.
Number of adults required
(Daisy - 2+ Senior
& Ambassador)
Number of adults for
Senior & Ambassador
booths (one girl)
Number of
girls required
Number of
non-Girl Scout
siblings allowed
Lemonade Stand
Two adults:
Need not be
registered
One adult:
Need not be
registered
At least ONE
None
My Sales Booth
Two adults:
One MUST be
registered and approved
One adult:
MUST be registered
and approved
At least ONE
None
Council-Sponsored
Booths
Two adults.
One MUST be
registered and approved
One adult,
MUST be registered
and approved
At least ONE
None
Please do not drag a wagon around the University of Arizona campus or through any city parks
during sporting events! Per new Arizona laws, you can be fined for such activities!!!
Cookie Booth Dates
and Hours
Cookie booths begin the first
day of sales (January 16th).
Please note that grocery
stores and other locations are
subject to scheduling by their
corporate headquarters, and
may not be available the first
weekend of sales.
Booths will be scheduled as
follows (dependent on store
restrictions):
• Monday through Friday ~
3:30pm to 7:00pm
• Saturday and Sunday ~
8:00 am to 8:00 pm
NO SELLING AFTER 9pm,
REGARDLESS OF GIRL’S AGE
OR LEVEL!!!!!
Troop leaders sign up for booths
in advance and will share dates
with families once booths are
secured. Individual sellers may
contact their troop liaison to
discuss booth scheduling.
Booth Behavior
It is important for the girls (and
guardians) to recognize that they
are representing Girl Scouts at
the booths, thus should be on
their best “Girl Scout Behavior”
at the booths. Girls should
be courteous to patrons and
should be in front of the booth
and energized and engaged!
Girls should also be in their
appropriate Girl Scout uniform.
Parents and guardians are also
encouraged to wear appropriate
attire and exhibit appropriate
behavior at booths.
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Code of Conduct for Adults and Girls
We have many “guidelines”
for you to follow but the most
important comes directly
from our Policy Standards and
Procedures. For a complete
copy of Policies, Standards
and Procedures please go to
girlscoutssoaz.org/content/
dam/girlscouts-girlscoutssoaz/
documents/Volunteer%20
Policies%202015.pdf.
PER GIRL SCOUT POLICIES,
STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES,
“As a member of the Girl Scout
movement, it is expected that
a high code of ethics and a high
code of conduct, as defined
by the Girl Scout Promise and
the Law, be adhered to when
representing Girl Scouting.
Unacceptable volunteer
behaviors that may be cause
for immediate suspension,
termination or removal from
the troop/group environment
are outlined in this document.
This includes, but is not limited
to, the parents working with
troops who do not follow
Policies and Procedures.”
The troop must make periodic
cookie payments to Council;
therefore, parents and
guardians must make regular
cookie payments to the troop.
debt to be paid from troop
funds. Each girl and her family
are financially responsible for
the cookies they accept. Do
NOT hold onto large amounts
of cash.
Any registered or nonregistered parent or guardians
who will be assisting any Girl
Scout with the Cookie Sale
MUST sign the Code of Conduct
acceptance on the Parent
Permission Form in order for
your girl to participate in the
2016 Cookie Sale.
Cookie Finances
• Payments must be given
directly to the Troop Cookie
Manager and parents must be
sure to get a receipt for your
payment.
• It is NEVER ok for a leader to
ask you to make payments out
to them personally nor is it ever
ok for a leader to say “oh we
don’t use receipts.”
• If a girl fails to turn in her
money, it is not fair for the
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• If a customer would like to pay
by check, that check should be
made payable to Girl Scouts of
Southern Arizona, Troop (your
troop number).
• We encourage troops to be
cautious in accepting checks,
and to be sure to write the
signer’s Driver’s License # or
State ID # on the check.
It is important that adults model the
behavior we expect of our Girl Scouts
in order to ensure a successful cookie
season, and also to ensure we are
respectful of businesses willing to
work with our organization throughout
the year. It is also important that we
be honest and fair during the season,
and that we are respectful of each
other during this time. Cookie season
is a wonderful opportunity for girls to
shine and to let the community know
how wonderful the program is for your
Girl Scout. We thank you for displaying
behavior that you would want your Girl
Scout to emulate.
Money
Business
Management
Ethics
Decoder Puzzle
Try to decode the puzzle below. Each number stands for a letter in the puzzle. To decode, substitute
the letter of the alphabet with a number. Example: A=1, B=2, etc. The solution is something that should
remain close at heart during the cookie season and always!
6 18 9 5 14 4 12 25
1 14 4
3 15 14 19 9 4 5 18 1 20 5
3 15 21 18 1 7 5 15 21 19
18 5 19 16 15 14 19 9 2 12 5
18 5 19 16 5 3 20
18 5 19 16 5 3 20
21 19 5
8 5 12 16 6 21 12 12
1 14 4
1 14 4
19 20 18 15 14 7
6 15 18
13 25 19 5 12 6
23 8 1 20
1 14 4
9
19 1 25
1 14 4
4 15
15 20 8 5 18 19
1 21 20 8 15 18 9 20 25
18 5 19 15 21 18 3 5 19
13 1 11 5
20 8 5
2 5
19 9 19 20 5 18
1
3 1 18 9 14 7
23 15 18 12 4
20 15
23 9 19 5 12 25
1
2 5 20 20 5 18
5 22 5 18 25
16 12 1 3 5
7 9 18 12
19 3 15 21 20
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The COOKIES FOR MILITARY
(CFM) program is designed for
customers to purchase cookies
to be sent to deployed military,
and is a council sponsored “gift
of caring”.
Girls are expected to collect
money for Cookies for Military
as they would a regular box of
cookies.
This is a “virtual donation”, and
the cookies sent overseas do
NOT come out of your troop’s
(or your girl’s) inventory.
Many customers will donate their
the cookies
they
h i change
h g ffrom th
ki th
are purchasing. This money can be used to purchase Cookies for
Military or to put towards your GIFT OF CARING boxes. If it’s not
in $4.00 increments, then the money can be combined with other
customer’s donations until they have enough for a box. Every box
counts!
Troops may also choose other organizations to donate cookies
(GIFT OF CARING) or use cookie proceeds to assist
(COOKIES FOR CHANGE), and they are encouraged to
advertise these efforts at their booths and talk about this with their
customers. This year, our booth contest will be “Our Caring is Worth
Sharing”, and troops can enter their booths in our Facebook contest
to win a pizza party for the troop with the most likes!
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We are building our dream house and a
little change will help change the world.
Our dream to build a place for girls is coming to life! We’ve
been hard at work designing, and fundraising to build the Girl
Scouts Leadership Center and Angel’s Place for Girls, but we
need our Girl Scouts’ help.
Building the Leadership Campus means creating a place
for girls to develop courage, confidence and character. Our
new building will house more than 300 girls participating in
activities at any time and will raise the capacity of girls to
meet in troops and participate in the Girl Scout Leadership
Experience.
There will be a place for STEM exploration, health and
wellness activities, green spaces and a place for girls to
explore arts and culture for self-expression.
This year’s cookie sales offer the opportunity for our Girl
Scout Troops to make it possible to break ground on the
expansion of our Broadway Campus. While learning the
Cookie Five Skills, girls will also have the opportunity to be
philanthropists and fundraisers. This is a great opportunity
for girls to not only learn about philanthropy, but to learn how
important it is to take care of our own and support something
she believes in and enjoys.
Individual Cookie sellers and Troops may choose to make a
contribution to the building of the center by participating in
the Cookies for Change Program. In exchange for donating a
portion of their cookie funds, girls will be invited to participate
in the groundbreaking ceremony, receive a patch and will be
permanently recognized in the new building space with a tile.
• When your cookie seller
or troops participates in
Cookies for Change by
donating proceeds from
this year’s cookie sale, they
will receive:
• Permanent recognition at
the building site
• A “Cookies for Change”
patch
• An invitation to the
groundbreaking ceremony
• The opportunity to support
something she believes in!
If troops are interested in
being change agents, please
contact Emily Herrell at
eherrell@girlsscoutssoaz.org
to make your donation once
the season is complete.
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People
Money
Management
Skills
Watching your Girl Scout grow in
courage, confidence and character
through the cookie season may be
one of the most amazing experiences
you will witness. The cookie sale
provides girls the opportunity to
interact with people she may not
normally encounter in the safe
environment of supervised booths
and door to door sales. Girls should
be prepared to talk about the cookies,
what they are hoping to accomplish
this year, and also to discuss what it
means to be a Girl Scout.
Selling Girl Scout Cookies
type of cookie
I love selling Girl Scout cookies! My favorite cookie is the
,
type of cookie
but most of my customers like the
number
best. Last year, I sold
number
boxes. This year my goal will be
boxes. I could sell even
type of food
more boxes if they came up with a new
cookie or a
type of food
name of person
cookie. I sell cookies to my neighbors.
comes with me because it is not safe to go alone. We will also be doing a
name of building
booth sale in front of the
. We have decided to donate
name of an organization
some of our money to the
and put some of it toward a
place
trip to
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.
A Thank You to our
Corporate Partners this Season!
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