2019 Cookie Family Packet - Girl Scouts of Western Ohio
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January 2019 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 IMPORTANT DATES 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 January 4 Cookie order taking begins and Digital Cookie Opens! No orders before this date. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 February 1 Your Troop Cookie Manager must submit your Girl Scout’s initial order. They may 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 give you a date prior to this to turn your order form. Be sure to follow this deadline to ensure arrival of your girl's cookies. Don't forget to include your girl delivered Digital Cookie orders. 27 28 29 30 31 February 2 - February 21 Goal Getter order cards are used to gather additional orders. Those orders then are picked up at cookie cupboard by the Troop Cookie Manager after March 1. February 2019 February 22 - February 28 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Your Troop Cookie Manager will have you pickup your initial order. Deliver cookie 1 2 orders right after cookies are received. You will be asked to sign a receipt every time you pick up cookies and/or turn in money. Be sure to keep these receipts 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 for your records. March 1 - 24 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Booth sales occur. Girls can also do walk-a-bouts with cookies to sell directly to customers and continue to take orders. This is the Cookies in Hand Phase. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 March 24 Last day of booth sales and the official end of the Cookie Program. Money must be 24 25 26 27 28 submitted to your Troop Cookie Manager by this date. They may ask you to turn in your money prior to this date. Abide by the deadline that they may give you. Late May/Early June March 2019 Rewards begin shipping. Your Troop Cookie Manager will contact you to arrange Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday pick-up. 1 2 $4 $4 $4 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 $4 $4 $4 $5 $5 IMPORTANT INFO CAREGIVER CHECKLIST Troop No. Fill in “Important Info” (to the left, including your Cookie Manager's phone number and contact info). Cookie Manager Review and sign “Caregiver Agreement Form." *If Girl Scout Phone No. lives in two separate households, all caregivers must Order Card Turn-In Date complete a Caregiver Agreement Form. Cookie Pick-up Date Review rewards in this guide and on the Cookie Order card. Money Due Date(s) Discuss your Girl Scout’s goals. Fill in the order card and complete the reward choices on the agreement form (on pages 8-9). Digital Cookie Login Read this Cookie Family Packet along with the Cookie Order Card. Digital Cookie Password Volunteer to assist the Cookie Manager with cookie related Customer Care Hotline 888.350.5090 tasks (remember that you may need to be an approved and registered Troop Assistant.) 2
FIVE SKILLS Goal Setting Girls set cookie sale goals and, with their troop, create a plan to This matters because it helps them do better with group reach them. This matters because girls need to know how to set projects, sports teams, on the playground, and later at work. and reach goals to succeed in school, on the job, and in life. Business Ethics Decision Making Girls act honestly and responsibly during every step of the Cook- Girls decide where and when to sell cookies, how to market their ie Program. This matters because employers want to hire ethical sale, and what to do with their earnings. This matters because employees—and the world needs ethical leaders. girls must make many decisions, big and small, in their lives. Learning this skill helps them to make good ones. Money Management Help Girls develop 5 skills: Girls develop a budget, take cookie orders, and handle customers' money. This matters because girls need to know how Goal Setting Money Management to handle money—from their lunch money to their allowance and their future paycheck. Decision Making People Skills People Skills Girls learn how to talk (and listen) to their customers, as well as Business Ethics how to work as a team with other girls. WAYS TO PARTICIPATE What's great about the annual Girl Scout Cookie Program is that as a family you can customize your Girl Scout's experience. You can participate with the troop in all the ways below or pick what is right for you and your Girl Scout! 1. Order Taking - Through Digital Cookie girls can: Initial Order through the end of the program • Collect orders from customers to be girl delivered, shipped or Girls can use their order cards to visit friends and family and local donated. neighborhoods, with adult supervision and approval, and take pre-orders for their cookies. Girls should not collect money for • Earn Digital Cookie specific rewards! any order prior to delivery unless customers order through Digital • Increase their sales to hit their goals! Cookie (see below for details on Digital Cookie). Girls will then give their order cards to their Troop Cookie Manager by their designated Tips: deadline. • All girl-delivery orders collected prior to turning in your Initial Tips: Order should be added to the Order Card. You will receive these cookies and should deliver to customers right away. No money to • Contact friends/family/former customers to ask if they want to collect, since online orders are paid for with a credit card! support your cookie business starting January 4, 2019. • If girl delivery orders come in after the Initial Order, you will need • Post fliers (with permission) for employees at caregiver's work, to contact your Troop Cookie Manager to pick up more cookies. include information about the seller, why she's selling, what her Girls can only have one Digital Cookie account, separated goals are, and how the funds raised will be used. caregivers are encouraged to work together to manage one • Caregivers and girls are only permitted to take orders within our Digital Cookie account for their Girl Scout. Work with your Troop council boundaries, (not including Digital Cookie). Visit gswo.org Cookie Manager to get the cookies to fulfill any girl delivered for our council map. orders through Digital Cookie. 2. Digital Cookie - • GSWO cannot delete or change an order once it's approved. Initial Order through the end of the program Therefore you must be willing to deliver to the customer before you send customers your Digital Cookie link. Digital Cookie is a GSUSA approved web platform that girls can use to expand their cookie business! Every registered girl can set up their Digital Cookie account and participate online! Customers can purchase cookies through Digital Cookie to be shipped to their home or delivered by the girl. All Digital Cookie orders are paid for by credit card by the customer, so there are no funds to collect! 3
FOUR EASY STEPS TO GET MOVIN' WITH DIGITAL COOKIE Starting January 4th Go To: Online Marketing Guidelines 1 www.gsdigitalcookie.com/gswo Girls should never share their last names, addresses or Follow the prompts to participate in the any contact information when marketing their products. Digital Cookie online opportunity. Please Online marketing should always be done with accounts set know your troop number before starting. to private. Girls can only market their online storefront to My troop number is: friends and family; people that the girl or family personally know. Store fronts or websites like Craig's List, eBay, or open pages on Facebook or sale groups where the Girl Scout does not know all the members are forbidden. Digital Cookie storefronts will be deactivated if we find that girls are Create Your Personalized selling cookies in ways that are unsafe; girl safety is our Storefront number one priority. 2 You can personalize and create a Me2 Cookies in Hand - March Only Avatar to look just like you! You can even Booth sales are a troop activity where girls set up a mobile record a personalized message for your store in front of local retailers. Your troop can decide if they avatar to deliver to family and friends. want to participate in booth sales and how many. Caregivers Add a personal video to help increase may be asked to help support booth sales and attend as sales. chaperone's. If you are attending a cookie booth, you must be registered with Girl Scouts of Western Ohio since you will be supervising girls and working with money. A background check is part of the registration process and is free of charge. Send Emails We do this to ensure the utmost safety to all of our Girl Scouts and members. Don't wait until the last minute! If you When you send emails to family and plan to assist with booth sales, start the registration process friends, they will see your goal and hear 3 now! The background check could take anywhere from 48 your Me2 Avatar deliver your special hours to several weeks. message. By clicking the link, they will be able to shop online while supporting you Booth Sale Rules and Girl Scouts! Your link can be shared on social media as well, but only on Request a list of booth sale rules from your Troop Cookie personal, closed pages. See the Online Manager to be sure you are informed. Dress appropriately for Marketing Guidelines on this page. weather (some booths are outside) and always in some type of uniform, so customers can identify that you are with the Girl Scouts. Remember, you represent all Girl Scouts to customers and the public. It's vital that girls and adults act appropriately. Customer Purchases Customers can purchase cookies to have Tips: 4 shipped directly to them or to have you If you have cookies in hand that are not sold yet, your Girl personally deliver. All purchases made Scout can walk door to door selling cookies with supervision. through Digital Cookie are paid for online She can also promote her personal and troop goals with yard with a credit card so there is no money to signs, posters, and t-shirts! Take her cookie business on the collect. road, and decorate the car/van with window chalk! EARN REWARDS FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION Cookie Crossover Personalized Patch: • Must have created a Me2 Avatar during the Fall Product Program. • Sent 12+ emails during the Fall Product Program through the Me2 System. • Sell 210+ packages of cookies on the initial order 210+ Cookie Avatar Patch during the 2019 Cookie Program. (During the Fall Product Program, your Girl Scout must have created an avatar and sent 12+ emails through Me2) 4
COOKIES FOR A CAUSE Participate in our NEW Cookies for a Cause cookie donation program! Last year, GSWO donated over 100,000 packages to the military through our Operation Cookie Program. Since cookie donation has proven to be a great way for our cookie customers to support, we have decided to expand our donation outreach program. This year, donated packages will be sent to several amazing causes such as healthcare services, food-banks, military and veteran organizations through Cookies for a Cause! So, customers can still choose to donate their cookies instead of receiving them. You simply collect their order and payment for Get a box. Give a box. the donated boxes and mark it under the "donation" column By purchasing a box to be donated, you will be supporting the following causes: on the order card. Girls can collect Cookies for a Cause orders throughout the entire Cookie Program. Any donated cookies Military Health purchased through Digital Cookie automatically go towards Care Cookies for a Cause. Council Cookies for a Cause Rewards Veterans 1 15+ Packages = Cookies for a Cause patch Food Pantry 2 24+ Packages = Creative Caddy gswo.org gswo.org 888.350.5090 888.350.5090 gswo.org 888.350.5090 50+ Packages = Exclusive Celebration Reception 3 (can choose one location) 4 100+ Packages = Wild about Get a box. Give a box. By purchasing a box to be donated, Cookies Air Chair you will be supporting great causes! 1 3 fo okies r a Ca Co us 4 d te e or I Supp r g 2 o.o gs w COOKIE PRO 2019 Show the world her cookie-selling savvy This cookie season, 24 girls nationwide, get the EPIC change to win a VIP Cookie Entrepreneur Experience! By entering the contest, girls get a chance to: Unleash your G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader)™ potential for a chance to win the... • Unlock the awesome, limited-edition Cookie Pro 2019 patch COOKIE ENTREPRENEUR EXPERIENCE (available at regional Girl Scout shops). Featuring the DC Super Hero Girls™, plus an all-expenses- • Travel to California for an all-expenses paid Girl Scout paid trip to sunny California for incredible behind-the- Cookie VIP adventure, where 24 girls will get an incredible scenes VIP adventures at Warner Bros. Studio! behind-the-scenes tour of Warner Bros. Studio and so much more! PRIZE PROVIDED BY TM girlscouts.org/cookiepro Here’s how to enter: Highlight your Entry details and official contest rules can be found at unique cookie story by: ★ Answering a set of questions girlscouts.org/cookiepro. Entries accepted January 2, 2019, ★ Creating your very own mini graphic novel through April 30, 2019. One entry per girl from (it’s easy with our handy template!) participating councils. Find entry details, official rules, submission tips, and downloadable mini-graphic novel templates at girlscouts.org/cookiepro The GIRL SCOUTS® name, mark, and all associated trademarks and logotypes, including the Trefoil Design, G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader)™, and Cookie Pro™ are owned by Girl Scouts of the USA. DC SUPER HERO GIRLS and all related characters and elements © & ™ DC Comics and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. DC LOGO: TM & © DC. WB SHIELD: TM & © WBEI. (s18) TM 5
MONEY MATTERS Where does the money go? Every service provided by Girl Scouts of Western Ohio We can't wait for your Girl Scout to become a part of the is subsidized for members, which is why every dollar of largest girl-led business in the world, and we also know she revenue is considered an important investment and funneled can't wait to be a part of this Girl Scout tradition! back to members. Not only is your troop earning proceeds Troop Proceeds per package, it also benefits from all the services and In addition to the rewards your Girl Scout earns, her troop opportunities the council provides to members, as a result earns rewards and proceeds based on the per girl average of the Cookie Program, such as camp, financial aid, customer (PGA) of the troop, this is a minimum of $0.55 per package service, and affordable programming. sold. Last year, 2,369 troops earned an average of $1,013 in What makes the Girl Scout Cookie Program unique is that the troop proceeds from the Girl Scout Cookie Program. That program teaches girls skills, provides a safe and fun outlet means your Girl Scout has more opportunities! for practicing those skills, and benefits more than one troop Did you know? —over 2,300 troops actually! 100% of the Cookie Program It costs Girl Scouts of Western Ohio approximately $320 per proceeds raised in western Ohio stays in western girl to provide the Girl Scout experience for one year. Ohio. That means after paying for the product, 73% of every package purchased goes directly to troops and the local council. Most fundraising programs can't claim that statistic! HOW THE COOKIE CRUMBLES 10% Customer Service and Support 13% Camp Programming and Facilities 14% Girl Scout Leadership Experience 17% Member and Volunteer Support 19% Troop Proceeds and Rewards In 2018 Girl Scouts of Western Ohio troops earned $2,357,337 in troop proceeds to fund 27% their activities, buy supplies, and support service projects in local communities. Yes, Cookie Program that’s $2.3 million in the hands of our girls and troops to make the world a better place! and Vendor Costs 6
REWARD HIGHLIGHTS Cumulative Rewards Non-Cumulative Rewards Initial Order 2019 Personal Goal: a b c Check your Family Packet (Styles May Vary) for more details Rewards Cookie Packages a Lap Board Program b Paws-Off Journal OR Avatar Patch c (Must have met Fall 160+ 190+ 210+ Rewards Initial Initial Initial Program Requirements) 1000+ Girl Scouts of 1250+ Troop Rewards a b c 25+ 60+ Based on Troop Western Ohio Theme Patch Pen Bracelet Bangles Backpacking Pack OR Budsie OR $100 Cookie Dough $300 Camp Credit OR $150 Cookie Dough Average a Go For Bold Hat b Troop Event: Daisies earn tickets to the zoo, all other age levels earn 200+ 250+ 350+ tickets to Troop Mystery Concert. PGA PGA PGA OR c Troop Cookie Dough 90+ 135+ 155+ 180+ 1500+ Digital Cookie a b c Leopard Sleep Mask Cookie Tote Shine Bright Case Camp Kitchen OR HP Sprocket Rewards Clouded Leopard Plush *Only for packages sold (Reversible) OR $5 Cookie Dough OR $200 Cookie Dough Spend the through Digital Cookie weekend in Columbus a Techie Patch with other CEO’s! b Phone Ring Stand 20+ 50+ 100+ c Messenger Bag & & Patches Cookies for b a 210+ 250+ 300+ 2019+ a Cause Raining Cookies Umbrella BOLD Star T-Shirt Wild About Socks & Snack Set Cookie CEO Weekend & 2019 Patch OR $6 Cookie Dough OR $7 Cookie Dough OR $8 Cookie Dough OR $300 Cookie Dough a Cookies for a Cause Patch b Creative Caddy 15+ 30+ c Cookies for a Participate in 1 Cause event c d OR or more booth Bee fo okies r a Ca OR Booth Sale Patch d Wild About d Co us te e Cookies Chair MY MY PROMISE PROMISE MY MY FAITH FAITH or I Supp 400+ 500+ 700+ 2500+ Check your Family Jumbo Pouf Pillow Leopard Sleeping Bag Sweet Success OR Girl Scout Uniform Packet for cookie r g OR $10 Cookie Dough OR $20 Cookie Dough OR $40 Cookie Dough Nintendo Switch & LABO OR Apple Watch gs w o.o OR $400 Cookie Dough event details. 50+ 100+ Sweet Success Event Reward Opportunities Girls who sell 700+ may choose to attend one of two If your Girl Scout earns the Sweet Success and/or Cookies celebrations at camp! Girls will get to choose to participate for a Cause event(s) her primary caregiver, listed on her in some classic camp activities in the morning, then will membership record, will receive an email with event details enjoy lunch before moving on to an afternoon of SWAPs, and registration instructions. This email will be sent no later crafts, fun, a sneak peek of next year's cookie rewards, than 2 weeks prior to the event start date. A caregiver or and of course S'mores! troop leader MUST register the girl for these events in MyGS • Camp Whip Poor Will, Morrow, Ohio Activities. Earning the event does not equal registration. June 22, 2019, 10 am - 3 pm Troop Event Bonus • Camp Libbey, Defiance, Ohio July 23, 2019, 10 am - 3 pm Troops that have a selling PGA of 250+ by end of the Cookie Program will earn the Troop Event Bonus! Daisy troops earning Cookies for a Cause the event bonus opportunity, will have the choice of visiting Girls who have 50+ donated packages are invited to either the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens OR the Toledo attend one of two celebrations! Girls will have the Zoo. Daisy troops that earn this bonus will get tickets for opportunity to meet some of the organizations that girls that participated in the Cookie Program to attend the will benefit from the Cookies for a Cause program, zoo of their choice. Brownie through Ambassador troops while doing crafts and activities. will earn the Mystery Concert Bonus that will be announced in February. Multi-level troops that earn this reward level will • Lucas County Fairgrounds, Maumee, Ohio June 8, 2019, 1 pm - 4 pm either get tickets for the zoo of their choice OR the mystery concert based on the age-level of the majority of the • Camp Stonybrook, Waynesville, Ohio participating girls within the troop. Ticket quantities provided May 18, 2019, 1 pm - 4 pm to the troop will be based off of the number of participating sellers within the troop and GSUSA safety ratio guidelines Cookie CEO Weekend to provide chaperon tickets for adult volunteer members. Girls who sell more than 2019 packages are invited to attend our Cookie CEO Weekend in Columbus, Ohio. Cookie Dough They will join girls from Ohio's Heartland for an overnight Cookie Dough is a council digital gift card that can be used in the city, participate in activities throughout the day, to pay for shop items, service unit day camps, council and get the chance to talk to some inspiring female sponsored programs, or next year's registration. This digital CEOs and Entrepreneurs. gift card number will be emailed to the primary caregiver of • Columbus, Ohio July 13 – 14 2019 each Girl Scout choosing this option. This email will include instructions on how to redeem earned Cookie Dough. Cookie Dough will expire December 20, 2019. 7
CAREGIVER COOKIE PROGRAM AGREEMENT My Girl Scout, , a member of troop # has my permission to participate in the 2019 Girl Scout Cookie Program. Please read and initial for each statement: I will ensure that my Girl Scout has adult guidance at all times during the Cookie Program. I will submit all funds received for payment of my Girl Scout's cookie sales to the Troop Cookie Manager by their required deadlines. All cookies obtained for my Girl Scout's sales will be picked up and paid for no later than March 24, 2019. My Girl Scout will NOT take cookie orders until January 4, 2019. I understand that I cannot return cookies or exchange cookies, and I agree to accept full financial responsibilities for all of the cookies that I order. If I am in need of assistance with selling the remaining cookies, I will contact the Troop Cookie Manager in a timely manner. I understand that should any of my cookies or cookie money get lost, stolen or damaged, I am still fully responsible for the funds. I understand that if I do not pay for the full amount of money due for cookies, I will be subject to legal prosecution and any fees incurred. I will not collect payment from a customer until cookies are delivered. I will ask for a copy of the cookie receipt for pickup of any cookies and funds submitted, if not provided by the Troop Cookie Manager. Signature of Caregiver Date Caregiver Name Home No. Address Cell No. City State Zip Work No. Email Place of Employment Preferred form of Contact: Text Email Phone Call T-shirt size (circle one): YM Y L /A S AM AL AXL A2XL A3XL YOUTH YOUTH L ARGE AD U LT AD U LT AD U LT AD U LT AD U LT MEDIUM (AD U LT SMAL L) MEDIUM LARGE EXTRA-LARGE 2X-L ARGE 3X-L ARGE Sizes: YM YL/A AM AL AXL A2XL A3XL Body Length: 22" 24" 25" 25.5" 26" 28" 29" Waist: 16" 17" 19" 20.5" 22" 24" 26" 8
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES I can assist the Troop Cookie Manager in the following ways (check those that apply): *Troop Cookie Manager Assistant, 2019 Membership *Cookie Booth Chaperone, 2019 Membership Booth Decoration Helper Cookie Delivery Assistant Other: *Please note that these roles require volunteer approval through Girl Scouts of Western Ohio. REWARD CHOICES Check girl's reward options at all levels Choose One: 180+ pkgs Leopard Plush or $5 Cookie Dough 210+ pkgs Raining Cookies Umbrella or $6 Cookie Dough 250+ pkgs BOLD Star T-Shirt or $7 Cookie Dough 300+ pkgs Wild about Snacks & Socks Set or $8 Cookie Dough 400+ pkgs Jumbo Pouf Pillow or $10 Cookie Dough 500+ pkgs Leopard Sleeping Bag or $20 Cookie Dough 700+ pkgs Sweet Success Camp Experience or Girl Scout Uniform or $40 Cookie Dough Rewards at these levels are not cumulative. Girls earn just one of the possible items at these levels. New for 2019, girls who sell 1000-2500+ packages levels may select a reward from a previous level and make up the difference with additional cookie dough! See your Troop Cookie Manager for more details. Choose one: 1000+ pkgs* Backpacking Pack or Budsie or $100 Cookie Dough 1250+ pkgs * $300 Camp Credit or $150 Cookie Dough 1500+ pkgs * Camp Kitchen Set or HP Sprocket or $200 Cookie Dough 2019+ pkgs* Cookie CEO Weekend & 2019 Patch or $300 Cookie Dough 2500+ pkgs* Nintendo Switch & LABO or Apple Watch or $400 Cookie Dough 9
PERMISSION TERMS I agree to the following and have signed the Caregiver Cookie Program Agreement (pg 8) that my Troop Cookie Manager will keep in their possession. • I will ensure that my Girl Scout has adult guidance at all times during the cookie sale. • My Girl Scout will not take cookie orders until January 4, 2019. • I will not collect payment from a customer until the cookies are delivered. • I will ask for a copy of the cookie receipt for pickup of any cookies and funds submitted, if not provided by the Troop Cookie Manager. • I will submit all funds received for payment of my Girls Scout's cookie sales to the Troop Cookie Manager by their required deadlines. • All cookies obtained for my Girls Scout's sales will be picked up and paid for no later than March 24, 2019. • I understand that I cannot return cookies once they are ordered by my troop, and I agree to accept full financial responsibilities for all of the cookies that I order. If I am in need of assistance with selling the remaining cookies, I will contact the Troop Cookie Manager in a timely manner. • I understand that should any of my cookies or cookie money get lost, stolen or damaged, I am still fully responsible for the funds. • I understand that if I do not pay for the full amount of money due for cookies, I will be subject to legal prosecution and any fees incurred. MONEY & RECEIPTING PROCESS Money is collected when cookies are delivered, except for Digital Cookie orders, which are already paid by credit card at the time of the order. • Customers should make checks payable to Girl Scouts of Western Ohio or GSWO. • Do not write one personal check to the troop for all your orders. • Do not keep large amounts of cash laying around. Make frequent visits to your Troop Cookie Manager to give them money to take to the bank. • Protect yourself! Every time that you pick up cookies from your Troop Cookie Manager and/or give them money, be sure to get a receipt. Keep all of your receipts for your records. Do not take cookies from your troop cookie manager or give them money without also receiving a receipt in return. • Remember: Cookies cannot be returned or exchanged. Caregivers are financially responsible for all cookies ordered. • You are responsible for lost or stolen funds. • Any in-person cookie donations made should be accounted for and the funds turned in with your other payments. 10
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