2020 Cookie Program Family Guide

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Why Should Your Girl Scout Participate?

The Girl Scout Cookie Program helps girls develop these

5 lifelong skills:

GOAL SETTING

create a plan to set & reach goals

DECISION MAKING

think critically and solve problems

MONEY MANAGEMENTbuild a budget

to spend money responsibly

PEOPLE SKILLS

engage with customers and

build confidence

BUSINESS ETHICSdevelop positive

values like honesty & integrity

Mark Your Calendar! Complete these 3 easy steps to get your Girl Scout ready to participate.

Register/renew your Girl Scout for the 2019-2020 membership year.

Complete the online Cookie Program Permission Form.

Connect with your Troop Cookie Manager (TCM) to find out how & when to order.

Need help? 972.349.2400 | customercare@gsnetx.org

Find the form at gsnetx.org/cookies.

Initial Pre-Season Orders are due in November. Troops can pick up additional cookies in mid-January and February.

January 202017th | Cookie Program & Order Taking Begins 17th | My Family Sales Begin 31st | Council Organized Booths Begin 31st | My Troop Sales Begin

March 20201st | Cookie Program EndsMay 202031st | Last Day to Sell Unsold Cookies

Important Troop Deadlines Check with your Troop Cookie Manager (TCM) for these dates.

Initial Order Due: __________________ Money Due to TCM: __________________ Money Due to TCM: __________________ Money Due to TCM: __________________

Be Honest & Fair | Girls may not sell or take orders for cookies before January 17th.

Meet The Cookies

Super Six - $5 Lemon-Ups, Do-Si-Dos, Tagalongs, Samoas, Trefoils & Thin Mints Lemon-Ups are under a press embargo until 1/7/20. Be sure not to share the name or images with anyone until that date.

Specialty - $6 Toffee-Tastic & Girl Scout S’Mores

Digital Cookie Dates & InfoJanuary 17th - 30th | Mobile In Hand Handle cookie transactions on the go using the Digital Cookie App!

January 17th - March 1st | Share Her Link Customers can order through your Girl Scout’s website and choose to have cookies delivered in person or shipped directly to them. Credit card fees using this tool are covered by GSNETX.

Don’t forget to send 12 emails through the Digital Cookie portal to earn her Cookie Techie patch.

Cookie Program RoadmapYour Girl Scout’s guide to success in the 2020 Cookie Program.

Sign up! Confirm your Girl Scout’s

membership is current for the 19-20 membership year and complete the online parent

permission form.

Place an Initial Pre-Season Order

Girls who place an Initial Pre-Season Order will have

cookies to sell to customers earlier - yay!

Council Infrastructure, Admin

& Support

35%Troop

Programming, Service

Centers and Adult Training

26%

Cost of Cookies & Girl Rewards

16%

Troop and Service Unit

Proceeds

10%

Outdoor Programs and

Camp Facilities9%

4%Community OutreachWhere Does The

Cookie Money Go? 100% of

Proceeds Stay Local!

Start Selling Help her make a list of friends

and family who will support her cookie goals! Plan booth sales, launch her Digital Cookie site

and go door-to-door!

Need More Cookies Check with your Troop Cookie Manager to see if and when

the troop will be getting more cookies and let them know if

you need more.

Follow the Rules All businesses have to follow

rules, including your Girl Scout’s cookie business. Review the

2020 Cookie Program Guidelines & Expectations at

gsnetx.org/cookies.

Social Media - NEW! All online sales efforts should always be led by the girl and supervised by parents and

guardians. Never post to resale, marketplace or garage sale sites

or groups and never post personal information.

Adhere to Deadlines It’s important to abide by your

TCM’s deadlines for orders, payments, and more! Don’t let

your Girl Scout miss out on important things, like rewards – be sure to follow all deadlines!

Let Your Girl Lead The Cookie Program is built

around the 5 Skills. It’s important to let your girl take the lead when talking with customers, handling

transactions and balancing money and inventory.

Troops earn proceeds of $0.67 for each package of cookies their girls sell. Depending on how the girls choose to participate and at what level they sell, the troop can earn additional proceeds on top of the $0.67 base proceeds. All proceeds become property of the troop, not individual girls, and can be used to fund troop activities, camping adventures, badges, troop shirts, meeting supplies, and more.

We value our booth sale partners and are grateful for their support. By granting our girls access to their valuable real estate and customers it is critical to show our appreciation and respect by following all booth guidelines. All guidelines and expectations can be found in the 2020 Guidelines & Expectations at gsnetx.org/cookies. Council organized booth partners include stores like Walmart, Kroger, Tom Thumb and more. Parents, caregivers & troops may not approach these stores under any circumstances to facilitate approval for booth sales. All sign ups for these sales are handled through the TCM in eBudde, the Cookie Program software.

Booth sales at other retailers, restaurants, etc., are called My Sales and must be approved by completing the My Sale Request Form and following the steps for approval. Parents, caregivers and troops may begin seeking approval for these sales on October 26, 2019. The My Sale must be entered in eBudde by the TCM and approved by the local Service Unit Cookie Program Coordinator.Violating booth guidelines can result in fines and the loss of booth approvals.

Troop Proceeds

Booth Sales

100+ Packages Bar Patches

12+ PackagesParticipation Certificate

24+ PackagesTheme Patch

50+ PackagesBandana OR

Girl Scout Stickers

100+ Packages Flying Disc OR

Key Chain & Charm

200+ PackagesPhone Stand OR

Skinny Cards & Charm

150+ PackagesPlush Dangler OR

Color-Changing Sunglasses

300+200+

500+100+ 200+

600+ PackagesCookie Club Events

(Girl + Chaperone) OR Girl Scout Membership OR

$25 Girl Scout Bucks

GS $25

750+ PackagesWeekender Tote OR

Alarm Clock OR $10 Girl Scout Bucks

GS $10

450+ PackagesTravel Case & Toothbrush Holder OR Water Bottle OR $5 Girl Scout Bucks

GS $5

1000+ PackagesInflatable Ottoman & Mini Disco Ball OR

Calligraphy Set OR Flashlight Tool OR STEM Center Event (Girl + Chaperone)

OR $10 Girl Scout Bucks

GS $10

April 25th Event at The STEM Center†250+ PackagesWristlet with Hair Ties OR Butterfly Plush OR $10 Girl Scout Bucks

GS $10

300+ PackagesDrawstring Bag & Buff OR Journal,

Color-Changing Pencils & Sharpener OR $5 Girl Scout Bucks

GS $5

300+

600+

1000+

Cookie ClubCOOKIE CLUB

600+

Initial Order Rewards: For Pre-Season Orders Only

1200+ Packages

And ONE of the following:

Great Wolf Lodge EventMay 2-3, 2020†

One night stay with hotel room and waterpark passes for the Girl Scout and one adult guest (must be 21+),

plus a programmatic activity for the girl. Specific room types and capacity

are not guaranteed. Programmatic activity is available on a first come, first

serve basis

One GSNETX Resident Camp Session of 5 nights or less†

One GSNETX Resident Camp Session of 5 nights or less†

$75 Girl Scout Bucks

$75 Girl Scout Bucks $100 Girl Scout Bucks

All girls who reach Super Seller 1200+ will also receive the Super Seller patch and t-shirt with their reward selection.

OR

OROR

2020 Bar Patch

600+ Packages Sold

Cookie Club Events Super Trip for the Super Six

OROR

$100 Girl Scout Bucks

OR

OROR

OR

OR

Instax Camera

Lego Robot

Biolite Camping

Stove

Art Supply Kit

OR

OR

OREcho Dot

OR

Sleeping Bag & Hydration Backpack

OR

6 MonthSubscription Box OR

BikeGuitar

Chromebook

OR

Custom

Camping TentSewing Machine

One GSNETX Resident Camp Session of 5 nights or less†

May 29 - 31, 2020† One top seller from each of GSNETX’s Area 1, Area 2,

Areas 3 & 5, Area 4, and Area 6 as well as the Top Care To Share, whose troop elects to receive rewards will

earn a trip to New York City for herself and a chaperone. See more information in the Family Guide.

Flight and hotel accommodations for the girl and her

chaperone, an exciting programmatic experience and a keepsake to bring back home are included

Various Event DatesAdmission and meal for the girl and chaperone are included. *All dates subject to change.

Super Troop Reward

NEW THIS YEAR! Troops who reach a 400 final Per Girl Average (PGA) and have 100% of their registered girls selling in the 2020 Cookie Pro-gram, pay on-time, in full with no OFRs on file, will earn a shirt for each girl selling as well as a shirt for up to two Troop Volunteers. Troops will get to choose their own shirt color and all shirts

will be printed with the design shown above.

Bar Patch

1200+Bar Patch

1600+ 2800+Bar Patch

Girl Scout Bucks

NEW THIS YEAR! Girl Scout Bucks can be selected as a re-

ward item at many levels in the 2020 Cookie Program. Here is how you can use it:

• Girl Membership• Resident & Day Camps • GSNETX Program Events• GSNETX in store shop purchases • Troop Camping

Care to Share Rewards:

Ear Buds 100+ packages sold

through Digital Cookie

For the Girl: 100+ PackagesEarn your first patch of the cookie

program by ordering and picking up at least 100 packages for your individual

pre-season initial order.

Earn this paracord bracelet by donating 30+ packages to GSNETX’s Care to Share

Program!

30+ Packages Donated15+ Packages DonatedEarn this patch by donating 15+ packages

to GSNETX’s Care to Share Program benefiting military and first responders!

2020

For the Troop: 250+ PGAReach a troop per girl average (PGA) of

250+ in the troop’s initial pre-season order, girls will earn a custom Girl Scout calendar.

For the Girl: 400+ Packages

Earn this hoodie by ordering and picking up at least 400 packages for your individual initial pre-season order.

Cookie Techie PatchSite Setup

& Send 12 Emails

Shine Bright Case 50+ packages sold

through Digital Cookie

Super Seller Levels1600+ Packages 2020+ Packages 2800+ Packages

And ONE of the following: And ONE of the following: And ONE of the following:GSNETX Chaperoned Fossil

Rim Excursion | May 16, 2020† A day trip experience for the girl only, chaperoned by GSNETX. The event will

include program experiences, lunch and transportation from our North Dallas

Service Center.

OR

GSNETX Chaperoned NASA Experience July 11-12, 2020†

This overnight experience is for the girl only, chaperoned by GSNETX. The event will include program experiences, most meals, overnight accommodations and

transportation from our North Dallas Service Center.

2020 Cookie Program Rewards

Waterpark Dates Splash Kingdom Canton - 5/23 Splash Kingdom Greenville - 5/30 Hawaiian Falls Garland - 5/30 Hawaiian Falls The Colony - 6/6Hawaiian Falls Mansfield - 6/13 Hawaiian Falls Roanoke - 6/20 Rain Date - 6/27

† All items and event dates are subject to change. The Council reserves the right to replace any item of equal or higher value.† If selection is not made, default selections will be made by GSNETX as the girl forfeits her ability to choose. † No substitutions/no transfers of winnings. All packages must be picked up from TCM, reflected in the online cookie software system and paid for in full, to qualify. † Camp spaces are reserved on a first come, first served basis. GSNETX does not guarantee space at any specific camp or session. • Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador Troops can earn extra profit in lieu of reward items, clubs, events and trips, but do qualify for patches and Care to Share rewards.• To receive the Initial Order 100+ patch, the girl must have at least 100 packages allocated to her in eBudde at the time of the Initial Order. SImilarly, to receive the 400+ Hoodie, the girl must have at least 400 packages allocated to her in eBudde at the time of the Initial Order.• Initial Order troop reward of 250 PGA is calculated automatically in eBudde to include girls who have at least one package allocated at the time of the troop’s Initial Order, and who meet the PGA requirement.NOTE: Girls are at risk to forfeit their rewards, including items, cookie dough, events and trips should they fail to pay on time, in full and/or if the Girl Scout and her family do not adhere to all policies and guidelines published in this guide and contained in the parent permission form, which is executed by her parent/guardian in order to participate in the Cookie Program.

Zoo Dates Caldwell Zoo (Tyler) - 5/23 Dallas Zoo - 6/13

Digital Cookie Rewards

6001 Summerside Drive Dallas, Texas 75252

Is your Girl Scout ready for the 2020 Cookie Program?

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Set A Goal, Make A Plan, Crush It!What reward are you most excited to earn?

How many packages do you need to sell?

How will your troop spend their proceeds?

How will you reach your goal?

Who will you ask to support you?

Know your cookies! Flavor, cost, etc.Participate in My Family Booth Sales. Share your goal with your customers.Be professional & polite, it goes a long way.Make decor & signs with marketing phrases!- If you can’t eat ‘em, treat ‘em!- I need 10 customers to buy 4 boxes each!- Help me reach my goal!

Packages Sold: 3.447 million

Girls Selling: 14,376+Packages Donated: 102,694+

Per Girl Average: 239Average Troop Profit: $1,348+

Packages Sold through Digital Cookie:

troops selling:

1,571+Average Sales By Program Level:Daisy: 200 Cadette: 260Brownie: 238 Senior: 195Junior: 282 Ambassador: 162

2019 Cookie Program Stats

How can troops use proceeds?

Camping • Girl Memberships • Badges • Uniforms • Zoo Overnight • Meeting Supplies • Troop Shirts • Uniforms • Travel • Workshops • & So Much More!

Top Seller Tips:

243,997