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Today, cookie sales... Tomorrow, anything!

2018 Cookie Program

Important Dates

Initial Order Taking Period Jan. 13– Feb. 11

Orders Due to Troop Feb. 12

Goal Getter Orders Feb. 12–Apr. 22

Cookie Deliveries Mar. 11–18

Girl Delivery & Money Collection Mar. 11–Apr. 1

Booth Sales Mar. 19–Apr. 22

Marketing Ideas. . .CHECK OUT OUR PINTEREST AND

THE RESOURCE SECTION ON THE “Cookies+” PAGE OF OUR WEBSITE FOR FUN

COOKIE SALE IDEAS!

Digital Cookie• Email family and friends near and far to ask them to support your cookie business!

Booth Sales• Hold a booth sale—even if you don’t sell during the initial order period—and try making a recipe to sample using the cookies!

• Bling Your Booth—make posters, decorations and t-shirts highlighting what you’re raising money for by selling cookies!

Walkabout Week• From March 19th–March 23rd, decorate your car, wagon, bike, etc., and sell cookies door-to-door around your neighborhood! Post a picture on the GSHNJ Facebook page during your walkabout and receive an exclusive Walkabout patch!

Social Media• Girls 13+ or adults of girls under 13 can use Facebook to let friends and family know they are selling cookies!

Tips for Running a Successful Cookie Business

The Five SkillsEverything girls do in Girl Scouting is designed to help them grow into leaders of courage, confidence, and character. The five skills girls learn through the Girl Scout Cookie Program are an important ingredient in the Girl Scout Leadership Experience.

Here are a few examples of how participating in the cookie program teaches Girl Scouts skills that will help them grow into leaders in their own lives, leaders in business, and leaders in the world:

Goal Setting: Girl Scouts set cookie goals individually and, with a team, create a plan to reach them. They develop cooperation and team building skills along the way.

Decision Making: Girl Scouts help decide how the team will spend their cookie money, furthering critical thinking and problem solving skills that will help in many aspects of life.

Money Management: Girl Scouts take cookie orders, handle customers’ money, and gain valuable and practical life skills around financial literacy.

People Skills: Girl Scouts learn how to talk to, listen to, and work with all kinds of people while selling cookies. These experiences help them to develop healthy relationship and conflict resolution skills they can use throughout their lives.

Business Ethics: Girl Scouts are honest and responsible at every step of the cookie sale. Their business ethics reinforce the positive values they are developing as Girl Scouts.

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• Cookie Pro: Girls can complete their very own Cookie Pro Resume Survey online and submit it with a photo. Girls will be asked to include all the great things they do while selling cookies such as the cookie badges they earned, the plans she has for her cookie money, best selling tips and more!

• Walkabout Week: Decorate anything with wheels between March 19th and March 23rd and sell cookies door-to-door! Post a picture on the GSHNJ Facebook Page during your walkabout and receive an exclusive walkabout week patch!

• One Tough Cookie: Super troops that complete a list of fun cookie program-related tasks can receive the “One Tough Cookie” patch. Tasks must be submitted to council by May 4th.

• Cookie Rookie: New to the Cookie Program? Help your girls go from cookie rookies, to cookie experts! Available on our website, these six sessions of programming will tell girls how the sale works, how to set a goal, easy ways to ask a customer to buy, and much more!

• Cookie Captain: A way for older girl troops (C, S, A) to mentor younger girl troops (D, B) who may be selling cookies for the first time, all while earning service hours.

• Cookie Business Badges: Check out your Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting to see all the Cookie Business Badges you can earn! Girl Scouts will hone their skills and gain understanding of the business world.

Ask your troop leader or SUCM for more information about all these fun contests, events, and programs!

Exciting Contests, Events, & Programs

Troops Earn Proceeds Per BoxNumber of boxes sold per partici-pating girl (The total number of boxes sold divided by the number of participating girls in the Troop):

With Incentives: Daisy through Ambassador(Girls receive indi-vidual incentives AND the Troop Proceeds stated below):

Incentive OPT OUT: Cadettes, Seniors & Ambassadors ONLY(Troop unanimously votes to take extra Troop Proceeds and receives NO incen-tives):

Up to 90 boxes 65¢ 70¢

90 - 109 boxes

70¢ 75¢

110-129 boxes

75¢ 80¢

130-159 boxes

80¢ 85¢

160+ boxes

85¢ 90¢

Troop Proceeds

Cookies sell for $4/box, except Toffee-tastic & S’mores, which

are $5/box

• Girls must be registered members of GSHNJ and our council no later than 1/10/18 to participate in the Cookie Program.

• Parents/Guardians are financially responsible for all products on their girl's order card. Payments are due to the Troop according to the deadline.

• Girls 13 and older can use social media such as Facebook and Twitter to let friends and family know they are selling cookies. Girl Scouts should abide by the terms and use for those sites (including parental permission and age requirements).

• Permission slips signed by the Parent/Guardian are required for girls to participate in the Cookie Program and given to leader by 1/13/18.

• All cookie orders are final. We’re sorry, but we cannot accept returns.

Guidelines

My Girl Scout __________________________________

a member of Troop # ____________________________

has my permission to participate in the 2018 Spring Cookie Program. I agree to accept payment responsibility for all products she receives and to see that she has adult supervision at all times.

I understand all products must be paid for by the end of the sale. Please see your Troop Cookie Manager for your Troop's payment schedule.

I agree to the following:

• My Girl Scout is currently a registered member.• No cookie orders taken prior to 1/13/18.• Cookies sell for $4/box.• Toffee-tastic & S’mores cookies sell for $5/box.• Be responsible for all products ordered.• Understand that all orders cannot be returned.• Be responsible for all money collected.• Give money to the Troop Cookie Manager on time.• Understand that all unpaid accounts will be pursued for collection through a collection agency or an attorney. I also understand that I will be responsible for all collection expenses, attorneys’ fees and costs incurred by GSHNJ in collecting unpaid accounts.• Sign the GS Internet Safety Pledge (available from the GSHNJ website) for marketing online.

Parent/Guardian Signature: _______________________

Date: _________________________________________

Address: ______________________________________

______________________________________________

Primary Phone: _________________________________

Email: ________________________________________

Girl Scouts Heart of New JerseyProduct Programs Parent/Guardian

FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY/ PERMISSION TO SELL FORM

New & Returning for 2018

Digital Order Card

Exciting Incentives

Digital Order Card (DOC) is back! Girls will be able to have their friends and family from near and far order online and have them shipped directly to them or have their cookies delivered locally by clicking “Girl Delivery” during the initial order period.

Parents will receive an email—starting in early January—welcoming them to the Digital Cookie site. Parents will follow the guidelines and set up their girl’s account. From there, girls (with their parent’s help!) will be able to create a custom website featuring their goals, updates on their achievements, and even a picture or video of themselves. Girls earn the DOC Cookie Techie patch for selling at least 25 boxes online, a samoas earbud pouch for selling at least 60 boxes online, and a light up awesome sign for selling at least 100.

• Customers can donate cookies to Operation Jersey Cares.

• Minimum order: Cookies ordered through DOC have a minimum order of 4 boxes. However, if customers are looking to donate cookies, there is no minimum order.

• 100+ initial order boxes earns the super patch

• 175+ initial order boxes earns both the altogether awesome bracelet set and the mermaid mirror

• 500+ boxes goes to FabFest—a fun day at camp on June 10, 2018

• See order card for fun new troop + travel incentives

Gift of CaringDo you know someone who would like to support Girl Scouting, but isn’t able to indulge in our cookies? They can purchase GSHNJ’s “Gift of Caring” cookies! Girls simply indicate in the appropriate column on the order card the number of boxes ordered towards Gift of Caring.

This year, GSHNJ is partnering with Operation Jersey Cares to distribute our collected Gifts of Caring. All donations of cookies will go to U.S. military troops and veterans.

Sell 25+ boxes of Gift of Caring cookies and earn the patch pictured above!

Permission Form

See order card for info on how you can earn even more proceeds!

• Due to cost of cookie production Toffee-Tastic and S’mores cookies are sold for $5 per box

• These cookies will be available in cupboards this year.

S’mores Cookies + Toffee-Tastic are back