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Cookie Program

The 2019 Cookie Sale is January 27 through March 10.

When you sell Girl Scout Cookies, you're doing more than just helping your customers stock up on delicious treats (and having lots of fun). You're doing it with a goal in mind. Whether that goal is a pizza party, a community service project, or your first overnight camping trip with your troop, you know how many boxes you need to sell to make it happen. 

But did you know that you're also part of a huge business, one that's run by girls just like you all over the country? In fact, you’re part of the largest girl-led entrepreneurial program for girls In the world. Being a Girl Scout Cookie professional gives you skills essential for success both now and later: 

  Goal Setting

   Decision Making

   Money Management 

   People Skills

   Business Ethics 

Need some help getting started? Check out all the amazing resources that will make it easy to sell more boxes of cookies this year than you ever thought possible! 

 Have a Great Girl Scout Cookie Story to Share? 

Ask a parent or troop leader to submit it today for a chance to be featured throughout the year on girlscoutcookies.org, the Girl Scout Blog, our Facebook and Twitter pages, and more—so cool! 

Training & Resources

Tools for Cookie Program Success

Want to make this cookie season the best one yet? Check out some of the fun activities and materials for girls from our partners
Little Brownie Bakers

Want to know about all the benefits of selling Girl Scout Cookies? Looking for a one-stop shop with the latest safety guidelines, information on earning the Girl Scout Cookie Activity pin, and tips for parents and volunteers working with Girl Scout Cookie professionals? 

Here you'll find handouts, posters, videos, and other materials to help you have fun and stay safe as you build your cookie business. 
Girl Scouts of the USA Cookie Resources

GSGLA Cookie Resources

 Program Guides

 Troop Forms

 SU Forms

 Webinars

 Digital Cookie Platform Resources

  • 5 Easy Steps to Digital Cookie Success (coming soon)
  • Completing Badges (coming soon)
  • Customer Experience (coming soon)
  • Password Reset (coming soon)
  • Girl Site Setup *under 13 (coming soon)
  • Girl Site Setup *13 and older (coming soon)
  • Sending Marketing Emails to Customers (coming soon)
  • No Registration Email Received (coming soon)
  • Orders Received (coming soon)
  • Uploading a Photo/Video (coming soon)
  • Registering for a Digital Cookie site *under 13 (coming soon)
  • Online Marketing Guidelines (coming soon)

 High Five Series

  • High Five Series: Daisies Deliver (coming soon)
  • High Five Series: Brownies Take Charge (coming soon)
  • High Five Series: Juniors Cookie CEO (coming soon)
  • High Five Series: Cadettes Smart Cookies! (coming soon)
Key Dates

When you sell Girl Scout Cookies, you're doing more than just helping your customers stock up on delicious treats (and having lots of fun). You're doing it with a goal in mind. But did you know that you're also part of a huge business, one that's run by girls just like you all over the country!

Jan. 4

eBudde Booth Scheduler Round 1 opens at 8:00 p.m.

Jan. 4 - Jan. 19

Cookie Kick-Offs.

 

Jan. 5

eBudde Booth Scheduler Round 1 closes at 7:59 p.m.

Jan. 5

Troops to enter/SUBMIT Starting Inventory Order and enter/SUBMIT Initial Rewards into eBudde by 11:30 p.m.

Jan. 5 - Jan. 9

Booth chair reviews sign-ups in Booth Scheduler to ensure adherence to "on your honor" home SU rule, if applicable.

Jan. 6 - Jan. 8

SUCPCs to review/edit/SUBMIT Starting Inventory Orders and SUBMIT Initial Rewards (for all troops within SU) by 11:30pm Jan. 8.

Jan. 8

Deadline for service units to request a cookie cupboard.

Jan. 10

eBudde Booth Scheduler Round 2 opens at 8:00 p.m.

Jan. 11

eBudde Booth Scheduler Round 2 closes at 7:59 p.m.

Jan. 14

eBudde Booth Scheduler Round 3 opens at 8:00 p.m.

Jan. 14

eBudde Booth Scheduler Round 4 opens at 8:00 p.m.

Jan. 15

eBudde Booth Scheduler Round 3 closes at 7:59 p.m.

Jan. 15

eBudde Booth Scheduler Round 4 closes at 7:59 p.m.

Jan. 21

Deadline for service unit delivery chairs (SUDC) to create SIO Pick-up schedule in eBudde, including date, time, and location.

Jan. 25 - Jan. 27

Cookie delivery to service units. Delivery dates and location will vary.

Jan. 27

GO DAY! Cookie program begins.

Jan. 30

eBudde Booth Scheduler Round 5 opens at 8:00 p.m.

Jan. 31

Cupboards begin to open. Troops pick up in whole case quantity until Feb. 18.

Feb. 5 - Feb. 6

Starting Inventory Order (SIO) returns. Troops may return up to 10 unopened cases of cookies from SIO.

Feb. 7 - Feb. 27

Even exchanges (whole cases only) accepted at designated cupboards.

Feb. 8

Boothing begins.

Feb. 9

Cookie Mobile Contest submissions due.

Feb. 15

Last day to submit Debit Adjustment Request form to PPM by 12 p.m.

Feb. 18 - Mar. 10

 Troops may pick up in box quantities through to the end of sale.

Feb. 22

First ACH debit by council.

Feb. 22 - Feb. 24

National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend!

Mar. 3 - Mar. 10

Consignment cookie orders now available at designated cupboards (max 10 cases).

Mar. 10

Cookie program ends.

Mar. 12

Last day to turn consignment orders at designated cupboards.

Mar. 16

Last day for TCCs to enter all Gift of Caring boxes, troop transfers, and complete girl allocations in eBudde.

Mar. 16

Last day to submit Debit Adjustment Request form to PPM by 12 p.m.

Mar. 16 - Mar. 18

 SUCPCs to ensure all troops have completed allocations, troop-to-troop transfers and GOC boxes by 11:30 p.m. deadline on Mar. 18.

Mar. 29

Final ACH debit. Discrepency reports due to product programs managers (PPMs).

May 4

The Sweet Elite event at Disney Resort, Anaheim

May

Girl Rewards delivered to service unit reward chair (SURC) home. Confirm count, sort and distribute immediately upon receipt.

May 18

Smart Cookie Club event, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor

June 1 - June 2

S'more Adventure Weekend at Camp Osito Rancho (1500+ box reward event)

June 15

Special Cookie CEO event day with Lisa Luttgens, CEO
Boothing & Cupboard

Cookie Boothing Feb. 8 - Mar. 10

Boothing Procedures and Guidelines

Corporate Boothing Opportunities

  • Download the Corporate Boothing Application (coming soon)

Rainy Day Boothing
Earn our annual rainy day patch for boothing, doing a walkabout, volunteering at a cupboard, or hosting a lemonade stand in the rain. Girls and volunteers in troops must request the patch via the troop cookie chair or troop leader. Non-troop girls (Juliettes), must have a parent or guardian request the patch. Adult cupboard volunteers can directly request a patch or request it through their troop cookie chair.

Use this e-form (coming soon) to report your rainy day "work day" and request your patch. One patch per person per season. Patches will be distributed with cookie season rewards.

We Need Cookie Cupboard Volunteers!

  • Sign up for cookie cupboard shifts (coming soon) 
  • Cookie Cupboard Information (coming soon)
  • Cupboard Calendar (coming soon)
  • Consignment Guidelines and Agreement (coming soon)
  • Find Cupboard-Related Forms

Booth Sale Recorder App Program
Participate in the Booth Sale Recorder App Program! This free smart phone app works with eBudde to record the number of cookies sold at booths and keeps track of who sold them! 

Booth Sale Recorder App
 Android App Online | iPhone App

Rewards

Hard work should be rewarded!

In addition to a fantastic line-up of items and experiences that girls can earn, GSGLA offers the option to earn credits that can be applied to registration fees for GSGLA camps and programs (starting at the 500+ boxes level). 

 See all the rewards that you can earn this year! (coming soon)

 Smart Cookie Club event, May 18
Girls who make it into Smart Cookie Club (500+ boxes) will be invited to an exclusive Girl Scouts-only day at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor in Valencia. More information about the event coming soon!

 The Sweet Elite, May 4
Girls who make it into The Sweet Elite (1200+ boxes) will be invited to experience a special youth program at Disneyland! Enjoy a special meal sponsored by GSGLA, learn the Disney leadership philosophy, and gain exclusive access to select rides. One accompanying adult per girl is required. For more information, read The Sweet Elite event FAQs (coming soon). 

 S’more Adventure Weekend, June 1 - June 2
Girls who sell 1,500+ boxes of cookies will be invited to a special high-adventure weekend at GSGLA’s resident camp in Big Bear, Camp Osito Rancho. One accompanying adult per girl.

 Cookie CEO event, June 15
Girls who sell 2,000+ boxes of cookies will be invited to join GSGLA CEO Lise L. Luttgens on a Catalina trip.

Grand Prize!


Twenty-four girls nationwide—four per Girl Scout grade level—will be selected for the epic opportunity to:

  • Travel to sunny southern California for an all-expenses-paid Cookie Entrepreneur Experience
  • Go on an incredible behind-the-scenes VIP adventure at Warner Bros. Studios
  • Take part in super-cool activities featuring the DC Super Hero Girls™
  • Meet successful entrepreneurs and business leaders 
  • Attend a very special Girl Scout Cookie Pro recognition event
  • And more!

Sounds pretty amazing, right? So get ready to unleash your very own superpowers this cookie season for your ultimate chance to shine! 

As part of the Girl Scout Cookie Program—the largest girl-led entrepreneurial program in the world—girls gain essential life skills that stay with them forever. And the Cookie Pro contest highlights those accomplishments for everyone to see.

When you participate, you'll show the world how the Cookie Program prepares girls like you to lead, learn, and succeed not just for today, but for the future, too!      

Limited-Edition Patch!

Every girl who enters the Cookie Pro contest will receive instructions by email on how to unlock this awesome, limited-edition Cookie Pro 2019 patch for optional purchase. You must be a registered Girl Scout selling cookies from a participating council to take part.

Join the nationwide celebration by entering the Cookie Pro contest from January 2 through April 30, 2019!

Get the latest news and entry details for the Cookie Pro contest.

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