Info To KnowCookie Program Sale Dates

Starts: February 3Ends: March 11

Cookie Questions?Ask Your Troop Cookie Coordinator or800.236.2710 | info@gsbadgerland.org

Cookie CostsCookies: $4 per box

Gluten-free: $5 per pouch

And isn’t that what Girl Scouts is all about? Standing up for what you believe in and making a difference? We think so, too!How You Can Support Her Cookie Program

y Attend the troop cookie meeting. y Volunteer to help the troop. y Return the permission slip before selling. y Help her set goals and track progress. y Help her use all the tools of success, including creating a Smart Cookies account. y Support her selling by taking her to your workplace, assisting with phone

orders and volunteering at the troop’s cookie booths. y A Girl Scout is always honest and fair and waits until February 3 to start selling.

2018 Girl Scout Cookie Program

Family GuideIt’s time for the largest girl-led business in the world: the Girl Scout Cookie Program! Whether she’s a first-year Daisy or an experienced cookie seller, this guide will help answer some of the most common questions about the Cookie Program. This year’s theme is:

The Girl Scout Cookie Program helps girls develop these 5 lifelong skills:

ACTIVATE COCO TO WINFebruary 8 - February 12Girl Scouts who activate their COCO account and set a cookie goal will be entered to win fun goodies every day that week!

Troops with a 204 boxes per girl selling average will earn the Troop Reward.

2018 Troop Reward Choices

• Kalahari Resort at Wisconsin Dells > Sunday May, 20 | Sunday, June 3 | Sunday, June 10• Discovery World Tickets > use anytime by September 30

Troop Rewards

February 3 Cookie sale begins. She has picked up her cookies from her troop and begins selling them. If she runs outs of cookies, she can continue selling by taking orders. Collect money at time of sale.

By February 10, 17, 24 & March 3, 10 (weekly) Turn in money collected from cookie sales to your Troop Cookie Coordinator and place an additional order for cookies if needed.

By February 21 Return any unopened, non-written on cases of cookies to your Troop Cookie Coordinator for return. This is your only opportunity to do so.

March 11 End of Cookie Sale. All cookies should be sold and money collected. Turn in all money to your Troop Cookie Coordinator. If you still have unsold cookies keep selling! It is your responsibility to sell all your cookies and turn in all money collected.

February 3 Cookie sale begins. Girls start taking orders. Remember, you do not collect any money until you deliver the cookies in March.

February 22 Double check your math on your order card then submit the order to your troop co-leaders.

Between March 2-6 Pick up your cookies from your troop and begin delivering to customers and collecting money.

March 11 End of Cookie Sale. All cookies should be delivered and money collected. Turn in all money to your Troop Cookie Coordinator.

4 Ways to Sell CookiesDIRECT SALE allows girls to have packages of cookies in-hand to sell door-to-door to family, friends and neighbors. Girl Scouts exchange cookies and payment in one easy step.

ORDER TAKING requires girls to make two trips to a customer’s house - once to ask them to order cookies and a second time to deliver the cookies. Girls collect money at the time of delivery only.

BOOTH SALES are usually a troop event scheduled by the troop. Girl Scouts gather together at public places (grocery stores are popular!) to sell cookies. At booth sales girls work together to achieve troop and individual sales goals.

ONLINE SALES (also called Digital Cookie) are ideal for Girl Scouts with family members living too far away to support her cookie sale. Girls send a Smart Cookies Direct Ship eCard, via email, inviting family and friends to order cookies from her online. Cookies and shipping costs are paid online using a credit card, and the cookies are shipped directly to their home.

Send Smart Cookies Direct Ship eCards to your customers. Choose from these two eCard options:

1) Ship cookies directly to your customers without having to worry about money collection or hand delivery. Your customer will place and pay for their cookies (and shipping) online.

2) With this eCard, the customer can make a “promise order.” They can complete the online order form and let you know what they intend to buy but they don’t pay online. Instead, you will fulfill the order, deliver their cookies and collect their payment in person.

Digital Cookie Sale Instructions1. Look for an email from abcsmartcookies.com. - This contains a link for your girl to get started. - Click the link to begin. Complete the profile page which includes selecting a username and password. - Click submit to complete the registration.

2. Look for an email confirming her account set-up. - Save the email because it has the username and password which you’ll need each time you log in.

3. Log in to her account at abcsmartcookies.com and help her set up her dashboard and sales goal.

4. Select the ‘eCard’ tab, add contacts, then generate eCards to family and friends.

Girl Scout and Volunteer Services

$2.025-$2.145

Direct Sale > Important Dates Order Taking > Important Dates

*The cost breakdown is different for Girl Scouts not in a troop and selling as Individually Registered Members. See your IRM info for details.

After paying the baker for the cookies, 100 percent of the money that Badgerland troops raise through the Girl Scout Cookie Program stays local.

Where the $4 per box goes*

Cookie Money

Cookie Returns

Customers make checks payable to your troop or Badgerland Council.

Money is collected from customers when cookies are delivered. Customers may pay in cash or with a check payable to your troop or Badgerland Council.

A customer never writes out a check to a parent or girl. If this is done and the check becomes NSF, Badgerland will not be able to help in collecting the funds from the customer.

Parents are financially responsible for all cookies received. If your Girl Scout is unable to complete her cookie sale, some cookies may be returned. Parents may return unopened, clean cases of cookies to their troop co-leaders on or before February 21. This is the only opportunity to return cookies.

y Buddy up. Always sell with another person.

y Wisconsin law requires children under 9 to be supervised by a person 16 or older when selling or delivering a product.

y Girls do not give her phone number, address or last name to customers.

y Never enter another person’s home. All cookie sales are made at the door.

y Girls should not carry large sums of money. All money needs to be turned in promptly and frequently by a responsible adult rather than sending it to school.

y A Girl Scout should always wear her uniform when selling cookies!

Safety FirstCookie FAQsWhat are the cookies for sale? There are eight varieties: Thin Mints, Caramel deLites, Peanut Butter Patties, Shortbreads, Thanks-A-Lots, Lemonades, Peanut Butter Sandwiches and, returning this year, S’mores.

How much do the cookies cost? $4 per box. Cookies must be sold at this price.

What about gluten free cookies? We’ve got those too and it’s up to each troop whether to sell gluten free cookies, which cost $5 per pouch. Each troop was invited to pre-order these cookies and supply is limited. Check with your troop co-leaders to know if your troop is selling gluten free cookies.

What if we run out of cookies? No worries. Contact your troop co-leaders to get restocked.

What happens if I don’t choose a reward? If a girl does not submit her rewards form by March 19 she will receive Badgerland Bucks as her reward.

How Cookie Dollars Are Spent

Cookie Share allows customers to purchase cookies that will be donated. Customers pay for cookies but do not receive them. The troop coordinates delivery to their chosen cause, such as a food pantry or a Ronald McDonald House.

These orders are written in the Cookie Share column on the order card. The cookies are included in girls’ totals and count toward rewards. All Cookie Share money must be turned in to your Troop Cookie Coordinator so the cookies can be delivered to the troop’s chosen cause.

Every Girl Scout who participates in Cookie Share earns the Cookie Share patch!

Cookie ShareA Community Service Project

Girl Scout Rewards $0.19

Girl Scout and Volunteer Services

$2.025-$2.145Pay the Baker: Cookie Cost - $1.035

Troop Proceeds $0.63-0.75

ADVENTUREPOINTS

Want to keep selling? For every 96 boxes of cookies sold over 2018 boxes, you will earn 1 more Adventure Point.

See details for all rewards and travel experiences on the cookie page at gsbadgerland.org. Limit one 19-point trip per girl.

Adventure Points cannot be shared among girls. If an item or event is not available, it will be replaced with a similar item or event of equal value.

ALL REWARDS

Boxes Donation

60-107 $5

108-167 $5

168-251 $5

252-299 $10

300-347 $10

348-407 $10

Or, choose the Philanthropist Reward and a donation will be made in your name to one of these nonprofit organizations:

Like rewards, donations are cumulative. Choose one organization per girl. Girls will still receive cookie program patches or bars she earned plus a special philanthropist patch.

y Girl Scouts of Wisconsin-Badgerland y The Elephant Sanctuary y National Forest Foundation y Smithsonian National Air and Space

Museum

Philanthropist Reward

36—59 boxes Theme Patch

60—107 boxes Drawstring Bag

108—167 boxes Bandana OR Stationery Set OR$5 Badgerland Bucks

168—203 boxes Carabiner Light OR Wristband Wallet OR $5 Badgerland Bucks

204—251 boxes Journal OR Charm IT! Elephant Charm OR $5 Badgerland Bucks

252—299 boxes Sitting Elephant Plush OR Elephant T-shirt OR Wet/Dry Bag OR $10 Badgerland Bucks

300—347 boxes Bucket Hat OR Marquee Board ORCustom Designed Elephant Socks (You get one, we give one! A pair of socks will be donated on your behalf.) OR $15 Badgerland Bucks

348—407 boxes Both Elephant Plushes OR Travel OrganizerOR 2019 Girl Scout Membership OR $15 Badgerland Bucks

408—599 boxes 1 Adventure Point

600+ boxes Official Badgerland Top Cookie Seller!

600—803 boxes 1 Adventure Point

804—1007 boxes 1 Adventure Point

1008—1211 boxes 2 Adventure Points

1212-1415 boxes 2 Adventure Points

1416-1619 boxes 3 Adventure Points

1620-1823 boxes 3 Adventure Points

1824-2017 boxes 3 Adventure Points

2018 boxes 3 Adventure Points

1 Point y Elephant Duffle Bag y Illustory Jr. (book publishing kit) y luminAID Pillow (additional pillow donated in your name

to the Kikulu Foundation) y Virtual Reality Goggles y Wisconsin State Park Pass y 2019 Girl Scout Membership

2 Points y Adopt an Elephant (The Elephant Sanctuary) y 14-n-1 Solar Robot y Custom Designed Sleeping Bag y $75 Badgerland Bucks

3 Points y American Girl of the Year Doll y Hanging Chair y The Bed Tent (fits twin bed) y Razor E100 Electric Scooter y $125 Badgerland Bucks

5 Points y Badgerland’s St. Louis Adventure (girl fee only) y Kalahari 1-Night Stay for 4 y Teton Sports Mountain Ultra Tent (4-person) y $250 Badgerland Bucks

7 Points y 1 Summer Camp Session of Your Choice y Badgerland’s St. Louis Adventure (girl and adult fee) y iPod Touch (128 GB) y Thingmaker 3D Printer y $400 Badgerland Bucks

10 Points y The Lincoln Experience: Two 1-Day Passes to the Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield, IL, plus a 2-Night Hotel Stay y Trek Bike y The Ultimate Outdoor Package (2 person tent, backpack,

sleeping bag, sleeping pad, luminAID Pillow and a State Park Pass) y $600 Badgerland Bucks

13 Points y Boundary Waters Trip: 2-Night Stay at Grand Ely Lodge plus a 1-Day Guided Day Trip for Two with Ely Outfitting Company in Minnesota y Dell Inspiron 15.6” laptop y $800 Badgerland Bucks

16 Points y Me & My Adult Family Space Camp Experience (program fee only) y iPad Pro (12.9inch, 256GB, wifi) y Windsurfing Stand Up Paddle Board y $1000 Badgerland Bucks

19 Points y Discover Boston Trip for 2 (5 days/4 nights) y Walt Disney World for 2 (5 days/4 nights) y Unlimited Camp Sessions for Summer 2018 y $1200 Badgerland Bucks