Troop Cookie Coordinator Guide 2013 - Girl Scouts of Central Illinois
Troop Cookie Coordinator Guide 2013 - Girl Scouts of Central Illinois
Troop Cookie Coordinator Guide 2013 - Girl Scouts of Central Illinois
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to announce many positive changes this year, including using a Direct Sale format.<br />
Please take some time to thoroughly review the new updates to the program and use your troop coordinator guide as a handy<br />
reference. This manual should answer most <strong>of</strong> your questions.<br />
A Direct Sale format will provide your troop more opportunity in sales and troop pr<strong>of</strong>it. <strong>Girl</strong>s will earn <strong>Cookie</strong> Dough and recognitions<br />
throughout the entire program, including during <strong>Cookie</strong> Booths. This means that girls will earn more <strong>Cookie</strong> Dough and recognitions<br />
and parents/guardians will save lots <strong>of</strong> time because cookies in hand means just one transaction. Returning to customers’<br />
homes after an order has been placed is now a thing <strong>of</strong> the past!<br />
To help your troop manage your cookie inventory, and also to provide cookies for additional sales, your troop will be provided six<br />
opportunities to place a troop order. You will have one Initial Order and five additional Planned Orders. As in previous years, your<br />
initial order will arrive at your local delivery site. (After your Initial Order you will have five opportunities to place additional planned<br />
out troop orders.) The Planned Orders will arrive at strategic locations called cupboards. You will have an opportunity to choose<br />
your cupboard location if your area has multiple cupboards to choose from.<br />
<strong>Cookie</strong> inventory management will be very important to you. Inventory management requires communicating with girls and<br />
parents. With good communication between the troop cookie coordinator and parents, your troop will be able to have cookies<br />
when and where you need them and your troop will not end up with more than you need. Be sure to look at the resources on the<br />
<strong>Troop</strong> <strong>Cookie</strong> Resource CD. You will find several tools that will help you determine troop orders as well as tools that will help you<br />
keep track and manage your troop inventory.<br />
If you have questions we are here to help! Our Program Specialists, Membership Specialists, and Product Sales team will be happy<br />
to assist. Have a safe and fun cookie season!<br />
What’s Inside<br />
What’s New Page 5 <strong>Troop</strong> Proceeds and <strong>Troop</strong> Bonus Page 16<br />
Calendar Checklist Page 6 <strong>Cookie</strong> Dough and Recognitions Page 17<br />
What Is A Direct Sale Page 7 Council Recognition Levels Page 19<br />
The 5 Skills for <strong>Girl</strong>s Page 7 How the <strong>Cookie</strong> Crumbles Page 20<br />
Planning Your Sale Page 8 <strong>Cookie</strong>-Related Awards Page 20<br />
Selling tips Page 9 <strong>Cookie</strong> Cupboards Page 21<br />
Goal Setting Page 10 <strong>Cookie</strong> Booths Page 22<br />
Virtual <strong>Cookie</strong> Program Page 11 Snap Instructions Page 24<br />
Estimating Your Initial Order Page 13 Money, Deposits, and Collections Page 28<br />
Delivery Page 15 Frequestly Asked Questions Page 30<br />
Operation <strong>Cookie</strong> Share Page 16<br />
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