Girl Scouts of Central Texas

Thank you for all you do to make the Girl Scout Cookie program successful!  Here are some resources that will help you to help your girls!

Cookie College for the 2011 Cookie Program

Cookie College is a service unit level training.  Attendance is mandatory for all Service Unit Cookie Managers.  If your service unit does not have a manager appointed by the time these trainings take place, the Service Unit Director should attend in his/her place.  Service Unit Directors and Service Unit Booth Coordinators are also strongly encouraged to attend.

Host your own Cookie Events

Many Service Units, Cookie Captains, and Cookie CEOs already host their own cookie events.  Read through the Event Kit Request Information to find out how you can host your own cookie events!

• Event Kit Request Information 

Online Marketing

Life and technology change fast! Girl Scouts is doing its best to stay current, relevant and cutting-edge. This year Girl Scouts of the USA has responded to changing technologies by permitting online marketing during product sales. Financial transactions MAY NOT take place online, but promotion of the sale and order commitments may. As in all cookie selling, Girl Scouts expects, promotes and requires safe practices by all girls and parents.

• Safety-Wise Revisions - English 
• Safety-Wise Revisions - Spanish 
• Internet Safety Pledge 
• 411 on online product marketing - English 
• 411 on online product marketing - Spanish 
• Online Product Promotion Permission Form
• Catch Goals web site (Girls can take orders, track goals and win a free gift. Learn how!)

Operation Cookie Resources

• NEW! Updated Instructions for troop participation
• Letter-writing templates
• Adopt A Box! Help Operation Interdependence mail 50 care packages overseas!
• Click here to see statistics about the program, pictures and letters from soldiers!

Training Materials, Flyers and Forms

• Troop Cookie Training Power Point (Service Units use this to train Troop Cookie Coordinators)
• Troop Cookie Training PDF (Service Units use this to train Troop Cookie Coordinators)
• Orders, Returns and Bonuses Power Point (Service Units use this to train Troop Cookie Coordinators)
• Service Unit Cookie College Power Point (Council uses this to train Service Unit Cookie Managers)
• Product Sales Collection Form 
• Product Sales Debt Procedures
• 2010 Cookie Glossary (Cookie vocabulary that every cookie volunteer should know)
• Opportunity Knocking "Clean-up" Sale 
• Opportunity Knocking Request Form

SNAP!

• Snap User Guide (for Troop and Service Unit Users)
• Snap Training Power Point (Presentation for training troop users)
• Snap Training  (Presentation for training troop users)
• Enter the SNAP* website!

Tools for Training the Girls

Girl Scout Cookies are so much more than a fund-raiser.  They present a wonderful opportunity for troops to teach the girls valuable life skills like financial literacy, ethical business practices, philanthropy and presentational speaking.  Check out some of these tools and resources that will help you to educate the girls through the Cookie Program:

• Smart Cookies in the Daisy Flower Garden: is a story that you can share with your Daisies to cover cookie basics, simply!
• ABC Bakers Volunteer Connections page has wonderful program ideas and activities for every troop age level!
• ABC Bakers Clip Art, E-Cards and fliers can help you promote your troop's sale.

Cookie Booths

Cookie booth sales begin January 22, 2011.

• VolunteerSpot: free scheduling and sign-up software to make signing up for cookie booths easy. Set up the schedule and invite parents to sign up via email.

Girl Scout Dough expires December 18, 2010

Girl Scout Dough earned during the 2009 Fall Product Sale or the 2010 Cookie Sale will expire December 18, 2010. 

• Learn ways to spend your Girl Scout Dough!
• Girl Scout Dough Information and Forms
• Check your card's balance online!