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⮕ Troop 100 contest
2017 marks the one-hundreth anniversary of the first known sale of cookies by Girl Scouts, and we’re ready to celebrate. Join
the nationwide celebration by participating in Girl Scouts of the USA’s Cookie Troop 100.
2017 Girl Scout Cookie Program
Girl and Family Information Guide
One lucky troop from EVERY council across the country will win $100 each to put toward their awesome cookie Take Action
or service project and one VERY lucky troop will win $3,000 to super power their cookie project!
All council troops can participate! Troop 100 is open January 3 - April 30, 2017. Troops participate in 4 easy steps:
1.Set a troop goal and share the plan for your cookie money – what cool stuff will you do to improve your community
this year?
⮕ 2017 Cookie Program Dates
2.Earn a Cookie Business badge – you can take your pick and earn!
January 2017
Girls and parents attend troop cookie trainings
3.As a troop, ask 100 NEW customers to buy cookies.
January 20 - February 5
4.Bling Your Booth. Gather your troop and get those creative juices flowing to come up with a fun theme- a party, a race,
a cookie disco – what will it be? You can even do a Cookie 100th twist. Just remember to snap a cool photo!
Girls take door-to-door orders. No money collected at this time. Orders are due to the
Troop Cookie Manager (TCM) by _________________
February 6 - March 24
Girls can keep selling with the Keep Goal-ing Card
March 1 - March 8
Girls pick up cookies from TCM, deliver cookies, and collect money. All money from initial
orders is due to TCM by _________________
March 3 - April 2
Direct Sale -Troops participate in Cookie Booth sales and walkabouts
May 2017
Girls receive rewards from TCM
June 30
Final day to report reward and Cookie Dough discrepancies or other problems to GSNWGL
Product Program Department.
Your troop leader will have more information!
⮕ 5 for 5
Any customer that purchases 5 or more packages of Girl Scout cookies in a single order will have their name placed in a
drawing for 5 cases of Girl Scout cookies of their choice! Donation cookies count towards their five packages.
Five winners will be selected after February 15 and five more will be selected after April 2!
By February 15, enter all of your customers that purchased five packages or more from your initial order card at
http://gsnw.gl/5for5form. At booths, ask your customers who purchase five or more packages at one time to add their
contact information on the booth sign-up sheet. On or before midnight on April 2, enter your booth customer and KeepGoaling customer information at http://gsnw.gl/5for5form.
Be sure to include your name, troop number, and your customer contact information.
If your customer wins 5 cases, your troop will win $100!
⮕ Be Unique. Be You. The 2017 Girl Scout Cookie Program is here!
It’s time to celebrate what makes your girl shine – whether it’s smarts, kindness, or something else entirely her, we want to
encourage her to be, well, her! The ABC Baker’s 2017 Cookie Program theme does just that. Be Unique. Be You. gets to the heart
of what it means to be a Girl Scout – pursuing your interests, being with friends who understand you, and having a ton of fun!
With the help of our llama mascot we’ll learn all about finances through the 5 Skills!
Goal Setting
Money Management
Decision Making
People Skills
Business Ethics
⮕ gsCookieBoss Instagram Challenge
In honor of 100 years of Girl Scouts selling cookies, GSUSA is planning a brand new challenge!
Share your cookie selfie and win! Here’s everything you need to know:
When: February – March 2017 (exact dates to be confirmed)
Who can participate: Girl Scouts 13+ (including Alumnae)
What are the rules:
• Follow @GirlScouts on Instagram
• Upload a “selfie” photo to Instagram and hashtag #gsCookieBoss and tag @GirlScouts
• Share a cool experience that was powered by the cookie program or a lesson learned
as a “Cookie Boss.”
Prizes:
⮕ 100 Years of Girl Scout selling Cookies and Our New S’mores Cookie.
This year marks 100 years of Girl Scout selling cookies! Many things have changed over the years, like who bakes the cookies,
but learning, fun, and tasty cookies have never gone out of style. To celebrate 100 years of cookie fun we’re introducing a new
cookie!
Going back to our roots, our S’mores cookie is 100% Girl Scout. This crispy graham cookie is double dipped it with a yummy
crème icing and a scrumptious chocolatey coating so you get all the flavor of the fireside favorite without the sticky mess. The
original recipe for S’mores appeared in a Girl Scout cook book and we’re thrilled to add their
cookie counterpart to our already stacked cookie line-up!
⮕ Make Sure Your #CookieBoss is Ready to Sell
All girls must be registered Girl Scouts and return a signed permission form to
their leader or Troop Cookie Manager to participate. Once all that’s squared away
– set your goal and hit the streets (with an adult of course)!
Prize per winner will include:
• Fujifilm Instax Mini 8 Instant Film Camera
• Gold Engraveable Necklace provided
by Stella & Dot
* Winners will be randomly selected
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⮕ Gluten-Free Trios Cookie
Gluten-Free Trios are BACK! Trios are made with real peanut butter, delicious chocolate chips, and certified
whole grain gluten free oats. Trios are baked in a dedicated gluten free facility and are certified Gluten Free
by NSF International. Trios come in a 5 ounce re-sealable standing pouch, 12 pouches per case. Because
they cost more to make, we will be offering them for $5 per package.
Trios will not be available for customers to order during the initial order taking period. If the troop chose to
pre-order Trios, they will on the truck with the rest of the cookies at delivery. Make note of everyone who
expresses interest in the gluten-free option to follow up with when they become available.
The cookies will be available in cookie cupboards for your troop to pick up and quantities are limited.
⮕ Frequently Asked Questions
What is the price for a package of cookies?
Cookies are $4.00 per package. The price of cookies is set by our Council and cannot be sold for a different price.
When do girls collect payment for cookies?
Please collect payment when the cookies are delivered. If a customer is only purchasing cookies to donate, collect the
money when the order is taken.
Can a customer write a check for cookies?
Yes. Checks should only be made out to Girl Scouts.
⮕ Cookie Share Donation
Cookie Share is our Council’s cookie service project. Cookie Share allows customers to purchase cookies to be donated to
women and men serving in the military and to local shelters and food banks. Troops will not receive any cookies for the cookies
ordered through the Cookie Share Program; the Council will donate the cookies directly to the military/shelters/foodbanks.
During the 2016 Cookie Program, over 2000 cases of cookies were donated!
Follow these easy steps:
• Ask every customer to buy Cookie Share for donation.
• Record donations in the order card’s “Cookie Share” column.
• Collect $4.00 for each order.
• Turn in Cookie Share money and orders to your Troop Cookie Manager.
• Sell 6+ packages of Cookie Share donations to earn the Cookie Share patch.
Girls will earn rewards and troop proceeds on all Cookie Share cookies sold.
⮕ Keep-Goaling
After the initial order cards are turned in, girls can Keep-Goaling and continue to take orders from February 6 – March 24. This
is a great way for a girl or troop to reach their goals!
Be sure to turn in your Keep-Goaling orders to your Troop Cookie Manager, so they can pick up cookies from the cupboard, or
use some of the troop extras. Girls will continue to earn rewards and troops will continue to earn proceeds during this time.
Get a Keep-Goaling order card, when you turn in your initial order card to your Troop Cookie Manager or find one on our website
gsnwgl.org.
⮕ Girl Rewards
Check out the cool reward line-up on the order card insert!
With features for goal setting, planning, and online marketing, COCO is an online destination that gives girls all of the tools
and resources they need to be successful in the cookie sale and build The 5 Skills that are at the heart of the Girl Scout
Cookie Program. Think of COCO as command central for your Girl Scout’s cookie business! Get started in COCO by
going to http://www.abcsmartcookies.com/coco-landing-page or use the COCOmobile app.
Online marketing – in addition to using the order card to collect orders, girls can expand their customer base by using the
online marketing tools. Girls can send eCards to their regular customers to collect orders and spend more boots on the
pavement time finding new customers. These cookie promise orders will be delivered and paid for in person. Girls will
receive an email back from the customer with their order. It is her responsibility to add the customer’s order to her order
card, deliver, and accept payment for cookies. The online marketing option also has a COCOdirect experience.
COCOdirect is a direct-to-consumer order process where the girl either sends out a different eCard through COCO
online, or takes an order for COCOdirect through the mobile app. The customer orders, pays for, and receives the
cookies with no money collection or delivery by the girl. COCOdirect allows consumers to purchase online with a credit
card and have Girl Scout Cookies shipped directly to their home or to friends or relatives. Volunteers and Girl Scouts can
access COCOdirect through COCOmobile or on a computer through COCO Cookie Command.
All eight varieties of cookies plus gluten-free Trios will be available through COCOdirect in quantities of half dozen or
dozen. There is also an eight-pack sampler that will be available and contains one package of each flavor of cookie.
Customers are responsible for paying for shipping and orders are shipped daily on business days.
New! Online customers can now choose to donate cookies. There will be no shipping fee – we take care of delivering the
cookies. There is a $1.25 processing fee per order.
Girls should only sell online through COCO – sales on Facebook, Craigslist, or any other online sites are strictly prohibited.
Fund your fun by earning Cookie Dough to use toward camp, shop merchandise, Council programs, destinations, and more! You
also have the option to share your Cookie Dough with your troop this year! The process is simple: set your sights on one or more
of the programs you want to attend, set your cookie goal, sell those sweet treats, then have a blast knowing you earned it! The
2017 camp guide will arrive in your mailboxes in mid- January so you can start planning how to fund your fun this summer!
⮕ Safety Information
Please keep the following safety tips in mind while selling Girl Scout cookies:
• Girls should always sell with an adult.
• Never enter anyone’s house or apartment when taking door-to-door orders.
• Cross only at cross walks and always look both ways before crossing the street.
• Return home frequently when collecting money so you aren’t carrying large amounts of money.
• Only share first names, and do not give out personal information like phone numbers or address.
• Know the name and phone number of an adult to contact in case of an emergency.