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Troop Cookie Manager Overview
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Troop Cookie Manager Duties

• Be the point of contact for the parents/guardians
  who's girls are participating in the program
• Understanding and training on procedures/forms
  involved with the Cookie Sale Activity
• Make sure every registered girl in the troop is
  given the opportunity to participate in the
  program
• Keep accurate records of money and cookies and
  keep complete detailed records of all
  transactions
• Make sure money is deposited into the Council
  Bank Account every three days

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Troop Leader Duties

• Understanding of the Girl Scout Cookie Program
  and its benefits to girls
• Work with the girls in setting the troop goal and
  the girls personal goals
• Work with the girls on safety while participating
  in the Cookie Program
• Work with the girls to plan and carry out the
  troop cookie activities

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Cookie Facts

• Cookie Price is 3.50 (plus .21 tax in Idaho)
• Troop Proceeds is .45 - Service Unit Proceeds
  is .01 Cookie Bonus Program is .23
• Make checks payable to Girl Scouts of Silver
  Sage Council
• All Girl Scouts (including Daisies) are
  encouraged to participate

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Cookie Guidelines

• Cookie sales on the Internet is prohibited by
  GSUSA
• Contact Council Headquarters for any customer
  complaints
• Money is only collected at the time product is
  distributed
• Always count with another person complete
  receipts
• Money earned from product program is to be used
  for Girl Scouting purposes at no time does it
  belong to an individual

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Council Girl Awards

• Imagine If patch 30 packages or more
• Cookie Bonus 50 packages or more
• Bar patch 200 packages or more
• Imagine If patch/pin 200 pre-order packages or
  more

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Cookie Booth

• A successful Cookie Booth takes team work between
  the Troop Leader, Troop Cookie Manager and parent
  support
• The Troop Leader prepares the girls by working on
  Sales Technique, Courtesy, Counting Change, Troop
  Goal, Gift of Caring Program, and girl-designed
  goal posters
• The Troop Cookie Manager organizes the logistics,
  where and when to have the cookie booth, signing
  up parent support, scheduling the girls, provides
  table, cash box w/ change, has enough cookie
  inventory and assures the cookies will be stored
  safe and dry during the booth sale

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Program Resources

• Cookie Club
• Cookie Activity Meeting Kits
• Daisy Welcome Kit
• Cookie Entrepreneur
• 2008-2009 Girl Scout Cookie Program Activity
• Program Links

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eBUDDE

• Three detailed eBUDDE Webinars (603) will be
  offered
• December Set-up eBUDDE for the 2009 year
• January Processing Pre-orders
• March Balancing out eBUDDE

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November - December

• Attend your Service Unit November or December
  Meeting and receive the Cookie Materials from
  your Service Unit Cookie Manager
• Become familiar with the Cookie Program
• Review the Materials in your packet
• Further information can be found on the Council
  and Little Brownie web sites
• Turn in your signed Troop Cookie Manager
  Agreement to your Service Unit Cookie Manager by
  December 1st

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December - January

• Hold a parent meeting to train the parents and
  girls on the details of the Cookie Program
• Girl Benefits of the Cookie Program
• The Cookie Guidelines and Timeline
• Money Handling
• Cookie Awards

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Cookie Club

• The Cookie Club is a web site where girls can go
  online to
• Learn about the power of goal-setting
• Set their goals
• Track their progress toward their goals
• Reach their goals
• Plan whom theyll ask and monitor that progress
• In the Cookie Club, girls have at their
  fingertips important tools they need to have a
  successful Cookie Season

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January

• Distribute Girl Order Cards to the girls by
  January 9th
• Girls begin taking pre-orders on January 9th
• Collect Order Cards and Distribute Goal Getter
  Order Cards on January 27th
• Troop pre-orders must be entered and submitted in
  eBUDDE by January 29th

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February

• February 18th 24th your Service Unit Cookie
  Order will be delivered
• February 24th girls can begin delivering cookies
  to their customers that placed pre-orders
• February 27th March 15th direct customer sales
  and booth sales take place

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Additional Cookies

• Additional cookies are always available through
  March 16th
• Contact your Service Unit Cookie Manager to place
  additional orders or let them know if you have
  extra cookies
• Additional Cookies can be transferred from other
  troops
• Additional Cookies may be in your Service Unit
  Cupboard
• Additional Cookies maybe contracted from a
  Council Cupboard
• Additional Cookies may need to be shipped to your
  Service Unit Cookie Manager

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Banking

• Troop Cookie Managers should collect money from
  girls/parents every two to three days
• Checks should be deposited into the Council Bank
  Account at least every three days
• Cash should be deposited into the Troop Bank
  Account
• All Council Deposits should be entered in eBUDDE
  frequently and the validated deposit slips should
  be forwarded to Council
• The troops should avoid over depositing into the
  Council Bank Account

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March

• Review your troop records in eBUDDE
• Do the transactions match with your records?
• Have you entered Council deposits (are they
  verified)?
• Have you entered in the number of packages for
  each girl?
• By March 17th meet with each parent/guardian to
  collect final amount due and sign off the Parent
  Receipt/Responsibility Contract

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Forms

• Door Hangers
• Gift of Caring Receipts
• Cookie Connection Troop sign-up form
• Troop Goal Achiever Report
• Outstanding Debt Report
• Troop Cookie Manager Agreement

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Outstanding Debt Report

• If a parent or troop does not turn in the full
  amount due by the deadline date, the TCM or SUCM
  must complete this form and submit to Council
  Headquarters with supporting documentation
• Signed Permission Slip
• Signed Parent Receipt/Responsibility Contract
• Receipts for Money and Cookies
• Copy of Information and Consent Form

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Cookie Manager Agreement

• By December 1st submit your completed and signed
  Troop Cookie Manager Agreement to your Service
  Unit Cookie Manager

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