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5 Skills for Girls
Girl Scout Program Activities, such as the Girl Scout Cookie Program provide important ingredients for
leadership by helping girls develop five key skills: Goal Setting, Decision Making, Money Management, People
Skills and Business Ethics.
Girls and their troops can also earn cool rewards and Dakota Dough to use towards fun and exciting girl-
planned program activities too!
1
Goal Setting
Girls set sales goals, and with their team create a plan to reach them. This matters because
girls need to know how to set and reach goals, how to succeed in school, on the job and in life.
Decision Making
2 Girls decide where and when to sell product, how to market their sale, and what to do with
their earnings. This matters because girls must make many decisions, big and small, in their
lives. Learning this gives them the skills to make better decisions.
3
Money Management
Girls develop a budget, take orders and handle customers’ money. This matters because girls
need to know how to handle money—from their lunch money to their allowance to (someday)
their paycheck.
4
People Skills
Girls learn how to talk (and listen!) to their customers, as well as learn how to work as a team
with other girls. This matters because it helps girls do better in school on group projects, on
sports teams and on the playground, and later, at work.
Business Ethics
5 Girls act honestly and responsibly during every step of the Cookie Sale Program. This matters
because employers want to hire ethical employees—and the world needs ethical leaders in
every field.
This cookie season, six girls nationwide will be named
GSUSA’s Top Cookie Pro 2018 and get the EPIC chance
to be featured on the Girl Scout Cookie box!
girlscouts.org/cookiepro
Entry details and official contest rules available at www.girlscouts.org/cookiepro
Entries accepted January 2, 2018, through April 30, 2018.
One entry per girl from participating councils.
Basic Cookie Standards
5 Ways Families can Support Girls
Official start date:
1. Encourage Goal Setting Friday, February 9, 2018
Goal setting is an important life skill. She’ll go far if she • Girls are on their honor not to
knows how to set a high goal and reaches it. begin selling before the start date.
• Ask about her group’s goals and help her to set
personal goals. • For safety purposes, girls and
• Encourage her to share her goal with customers. parents are allowed to market the
Customers want to help girls succeed. Cookie Sale on their personal social
media pages only. Public websites
2. Support Her Sale such as Craigslist and Facebook
She needs you to be on her side as she develops the groups are not allowed.
confidence to ask people for orders. • Girls and accompanying adults
• Ask her questions and help her practice her sales are expected to conduct
message. themselves respectfully and
• Help her sell and deliver at work, places of worship or professionally, and abide by the
other locations frequented by people to who love Girl Girl Scout Law.
Scout Cookies. • All girls must be registered Girl Scouts for
• Help her network with family and friends, but let her the 2017-18 membership year.
do the “ask” so she can learn important business
• Girls should always wear their uniform.
skills. Share email addresses of family and friends
for online orders. • Cookies cannot be returned to council.
Your troop might accept returns if they
3. Help Her Sell Online can be used at booth sales or for another
Hosted by Girl Scouts of the USA, Digital Cookie enables girl’s inventory. Ask your troop first.
girls to set up their own personalized sales pages, take
credit card payments and ship or hand deliver cookies Parent Responsibility
directly to their customers. You have the right to:
• Determine how many cookies you are
4. Volunteer willing to accept responsibility for selling.
Her group needs help chaperoning booth sales, picking
up cookies and more! Ask your Troop Leaders what their • Sell at a level that is comfortable for you
needs are. and your Girl Scout, regardless of the
council recommendation or troop goal
5. Practice Safety You are responsible for:
Help your girl understand the Girl Scouts safety rules, • All customer payments collected, until
found at www.girlscouts.org/cookies. turned in to your troop
• Signing a receipt for each
exchange of money/product
YOUR IMPORTANT • Following through on girl delivery
ROLE: Girls succeed when purchases accepted through
families get involved. You Digital Cookie
can support your girl by
• The Cookie Sale Program helps Girl
giving her love, guidance
Scouts learn honesty and fairness.
and inspiration. There
Please understand that failure to account
are also some specific
for money and products receive will be
responsibilities you’ll need to
considered misappropriation of funds.
assume to ensure your girl
achieves her goals.
COOKiE REWARDS
25+ Boxes 400+ Boxes
Altogether Awesome Theme Patch Seas the Day T-Shirt
$3 Dakota Dough Color-In Sea Turtle Sock Kit
$12 Dakota Dough
65+ Boxes OR $19 Dakota Dough
How we ROLL Pouch
Altogether Awesome Bracelets
$5 Dakota Dough
OR $8 Dakota Dough 500+ Boxes
500 Club VIP Party
Super Seller Patch
100+ Boxes OR $20 Dakota Dough + Patch
Art Growing Trinket Tray VIP Party will feature Rock n Roll themed
2018 Patch activities and VIP shopping experience.
$6 Dakota Dough Find dates and locations at
www.gsdakotahorizons.org/rewards
OR $9 Dakota Dough + Patch
150+ Boxes
Charm It! Bracelet with sea turtle charm
OR sea turtle and Thin Mint charm
$7 Dakota Dough
OR $14 Dakota Dough
200+ Boxes 600+ Boxes
Bluetooth Turtle Speaker
Light-up Awesome Sign Tagalong Turtle
$8 Dakota Dough Traveling Turtle Bag
$18 Dakota Dough
OR $15 Dakota Dough
OR $30 Dakota Dough
300+ Boxes
Hatching Turtle Plush
Goal Getter Patch
750+ Boxes
Awesome Weekender Tote
$10 Dakota Dough Seas the Day Bandana
Thermal Cup
OR $17 Dakota Dough + Patch
$20 Dakota Dough
OR $32 Dakota Dough
Troop Initial Order • Dakota Horizons Stocking Hat
Place a Troop Initial Order with an average of 200 boxes (or more) per Girl
Scout selling and all girls selling will earn the Dakota Horizons Stocking Hat.
Stocking hats will be shipped to Service Unit CSC. One hat per girl selling plus 2 volunteers.
850+ Boxes*
To Go Chair
Design your Sunglasses Set
$25 Dakota Dough
1000+ Boxes*
OR $33 Dakota Dough Mermaid Tail Fleece Blanket
Artist Roll, Splash of Color Art Journal
Turtle Searching Domed Light
1000+ Boxes* Awesome Day Pillowcase
$28 Dakota Dough
OR $40 Dakota Dough
1500+ Boxes*
American Girl Doll
OR Drone
$30 Dakota Dough
OR $75 Dakota Dough
2000+ Boxes*
Kayak and Paddle
$38 Dakota Dough
OR $100 Dakota Dough
2500+ Boxes*
Outdoor Movie Set All rewards and Dakota Dough are cumulative.
$45 Dakota Dough *Styles may varies due to availability. All accounts must be
in good financial standing with GSDH prior to distribution of
higher level rewards.
OR $125 Dakota Dough
**Dakota Dough is a GSDH issued incentive that can be
spent on any Girl Scout related activity.
Additional Patches to Earn
Collect 6 cookie
box donations
Sell 20 boxes of that contribute to
Participate in a cookies through the GSDH share
Cookie Booth Digital Cookie program
Cookie Kits Now Available
in GSDH Stores
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Booth Etiquette How to Sell Cookies
Selling practices vary from council to council. In our area, girls sell
• Girls must be present at all booth cookies through these channels:
sales — adults may assist, but can
not sell Girl Scout products. Direct Sales
• A registered adult volunteer must Troops buy cookies through the initial order process and resell
be present at cookie booths. them directly to customers, collecting money at the time of
• Girls should arrive and leave on delivery. They can do this going door to door in a walkabout
time and be respectful of troops sale, at cookie booths and asking friends, neighbors and family
before or after them. members to purchase cookies towards their goals.
• Out of respect for store Note: For safety purposes, girls and parents are allowed to market
relationships, Girl Scouts should be the Cookie Sale on their personal social media pages only. Public
the only children present. websites such as Craigslist and Facebook groups are not allowed.
• Girls should say thank you at all
Digital Cookie
times, regardless of whether a
Girls create customized websites and send emails to people they
purchase is made.
know, asking them to buy cookies. Customers place online orders
• Girls should dress in Girl Scout and have the option for the cookies to be shipped directly to their
uniforms and appear clean and tidy. homes, to have an in home delivery, or make a donation.
• Do not bring food or eat at booths.
Booth Sales
• Do not block doorways or walkways
Cookie Booths are often in high-traffic areas such as groceries,
with tables, signs or girls.
malls, or sporting events. Booth sale times and locations are
• Storefronts are not play areas. organized by both council and troops. Troops can only sell at
• Remove any empty boxes and approved and safe locations.
recycle if possible.
The Digital Cookie™ Platform helps girls superpower their cookie
sales as they go beyond the booth with mobile and online TIP: Earn this patch
channels. That’s right. The platform is a fun, educational tool that when you sell 20 boxes
helps girls run and manage their Girl Scout Cookie business online. of cookies through
Digital Cookie
• Girls of all program levels may participate.
• Troops receive the same proceeds for boxes sold via Digital Cookie, and
they count toward girl rewards.
• Girls can track their progress toward their goal, record customer information
and sales habits, and complete tasks associated with badges.
• Girls can create and include custom videos on their site.
Customers pay online with a credit card.
Traditional = Customers can purchase cookies to be shipped directly
4 boxes per order to them (additional shipping and handling fees apply) or
hand delivered by the girl. They can also choose to donate
to Gift of Caring.
Digital =
6.6 boxes per order
Did you know?
On average, Digital Cookie
orders are bigger than
in-person orders.
Gift of Caring
GSDH customers have the opportunity to purchase cookie packages that will be donated
to military support organizations as well as other non-profit agencies throughout North
Dakota and South Dakota.
Girl Scout Troops will never take physical possession of these cookies, they only need to
collect the funds. GSDH will then facilitate transitioning these cookies to the organizations. TIP: Earn this patch
In 2017, GSDH worked with the VA hospitals, outreach clinics, Feeding America and when you collect 6
donations.
backpack programs throughout the council.
Do-si-dos®
Crunchy oatmeal
Samoas®
Crisp cookies coated
sandwich cookies
in caramel, sprinkled
with creamy peanut
with toasted coconut
butter filling
and striped with dark
Trefoils® chocolaty coating
Traditional shortbread
cookies that are
delightfully simple and
satisfying
Thin Mints® Tagalongs®
Crisp wafers Crispy cookies
covered in chocolaty TM
layered with peanut
coating made butter and covered
with natural oil of Crunchy graham
with a chocolaty
peppermint sandwich cookies with
coating
creamy chocolate and
marshmallowy filling
Savannah Smiles®
Crisp, zesty lemon
wedge cookies
dusted with
Did you know that our cookies have...
powdered sugar Toffee-tastic TM
• NO High-Fructose Corn Syrup
Rich, buttery cookies • NO Partially Hydrogenated Oils (PHOs)
with sweet, crunchy • NO Artificial Flavors in Toffee-tastics
toffee bits
• Girl Scout S'mores and Do-si-dos are made
with Natural Flavors
• Zero Grams Trans Fat per Serving
• 100% Real Cocoa
• Hearty Whole Grain Oats in Do-si-dos
• Thin Mints are Vegan
• Toffee-tastics are Gluten-Free
Product formulations can change at any time.
We encourage you to check the ingredient statement • RSPO Certified (Mass Balance) Palm Oil
on each package you purchase for the most up-to-date
information on the ingredients contained in the
product in that package. For more details check with
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and logotypes, including GIRL SCOUT COOKIES®, THIN MINTS®,
TREFOILS®, GIRL SCOUT COOKIE SALE®, GIRL SCOUT COOKIE PROGRAM®,
GIRL SCOUT S’MORES™ and the Trefoil Design are owned by Girl Scouts
of the USA. Little Brownie Bakers is an official GSUSA licensee. SAMOAS, RS
RSPO-1106186
TAGALONGS, DO-SI-DOS and SAVANNAH SMILES are registered trademarks
of Kellogg NA Co. TOFFEE-TASTIC is a trademark of Kellogg NA Co.
Copyright ®, TM, © 2017-2018 Kellogg NA Co.
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