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VIP E-Training is Back For 2012

Whether you've missed your Association run Cookie Manager training, would like to double-check on the details, or just find it more convenient to train from the comfort of your home, please click on the following link to request access to Login.

This year, if you do the following 3 steps by January 31, 2012:

Complete the VIP e-training
set up your Troop in the Cookie club
include a goal for each girl in the Cookie Club

You will be entered into a drawing to win (1) of five $50 restaurant gift certificates. You will be notified if your name has been drawn by 2/27.

Participating Restaurants

Bertucci's Italian Restaurant
Blackstone Steakhouse
LL Dent, Southern Style Restaurant
Rare 650 Steakhouse
RS Jones

IMPORTANT COOKIE CLUB INFORMATION

To log into Cookie Club, you will need to use your 2012 eBudde password and the same email address.

Cookie Program Success = Family Involvement

Girls succeed when families are involved When families understand the importance of the Cookie Program, they give it their full support and help girls do everything it takes to be successful. As a volunteer, you play a key role in helping families understand the importance of the Cookie Program. Hosting a family cookie meeting is a fun and easy way to give girls the tremendous advantage of family support.

The family cookie meeting:
Encourage girls to plan the family meeting, play leading roles and make it fun for everyone with games and songs. Let girls take the stage and inspire their families with their exciting goals!

Sample agenda

Girls greet families at the door and take them to their seats.
A girl calls the meeting to order and welcomes parents. She introduces the adult volunteer.
In addition to being a money-earning project, the Cookie Program is a unique and valuable way that Girl Scouts learn five skills that are core to the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. These skills are:
- Goal Setting as she sets cookie sales goals and makes a plan to reach them
- Decision-Making as she decides how her team will spend the cookie money
- Money Management as she takes orders and handles customers’ money
- People Skills as she learns to talk and listen to all kinds of people while selling cookies
- Business Ethics as she is honest and responsible every step of the way

The Cookie Program supports all of the girls in the local council and makes it possible to provide girl programs, low-cost council events, training, resources and support for adult programs.

100th Anniversary Girl Scout Cookie Theme

What Can a Cookie DO?

We Want to Hear Your Troops Sales Stories!

We want to hear what your Troop has done with the funds you've earned through the Cookie program.

Send your stories and pictures to Fran McAllister!

Funding YOUR Fun! (Individual Girl Accounting)

Blue Bay beach

Does your Troop have plans for a big trip?

Instead of pooling all the money earned from Cookies and Fall Products, you can Fund Your Fun by setting-up individual accounts for each girl in your troop. This gives girls the opportunity to earn money to pay for their trip. This system works especially well when a Troop is planning on taking an overnight trip that would be more costly.

Leaders, click here for a helpful spreadsheet to track individual girl accounts.

Get an explanatory letter to distribute to your girls and their parents. (also available on the "Parents" Cookie page.

Cookie Activities and Links