GSHPA Troop Cookie Chair Training

December

• Complete training
• Submit Agreement Form
• Pick Up Troop Materials from Service Unit Cookie Chair

January

• Log into eBudde - beginning January 4th
• Log into Digital Cookie - beginning January 6th (girl access 1/8)
• Initial Order begins - January 15th

Important Dates

February

• Initial Order ends; Girl Delivery ends - February 12th
• Last day to edit Initial Orders in eBudde - February 13th
• Initial Rewards arrive to SUCC - week of February 22nd

March

• Troops pick up initial order cookies and rewards - March 6th-12th
• Direct Sale begins; Cupboards open - March 12th

April

• Cookie Program ends - April 11th
• Last day to edit orders in eBudde - April 13th
• Parent Debt form due - April 19t
• ACH Withdrawal - April 30th

May

• Final rewards arrive to SUCC - week of May 16th

Getting Started

Pick up troop/girl materials - page 9

Review Cookie Resources - page 11-12

Be Prepared and Safe - page 13-14

Log into eBudde and Digital Cookie - page 12-17

• ebudde 1/4

• DOC 1/6

Resources

• Wear Masks
• Door Hangers
• Porch Deliveries
• Digital Payment

Initial Order

Daisies Only

• Collect initial orders and enter into eBudde by February 13th

• Do not manually enter any online orders into eBudde

• eBudde tutorial videos found in GSLearn

• Girl delivery will turn off on February 12th at midnight

• Initial Rewards arrive to Service Units the week of February 22nd

• Distribute Initial Rewards to girls as soon as possible

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Troop PGA

• Wear Masks
• Bring your own pen
• Stay in vehicles
• Pack up initial rewards

Delivery

• VSC will share details as they become available
• Inform Troops once details are finalized
• Great time to distribute initial order rewards
• Additional training in February including COVID Conscious protocols

Direct Sale

• Keep receipts for packages received and distributed by the troop

New Booth Guidelines

• maximum of two volunteers and two girls per table

• Keep eBudde records updated and accurate. Review on a weekly basis

• Utilize TCC Facebook group to coordinate troop-to-troop transfers

• Make frequent deposits to Troop Bank account as girls submit payment

• Additional information on Direct Sale logistics and participation guidelines will be available in March

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Cookie

Cupboards

Be mindful of social distancing when picking up cookies.

Abide by Cupboard Manager instructions and pick up

process

• During the Direct Sale period, troops can order additional packages or cases from Cookie Cupboards

• Cookies CANNOT be returned to a Cookie Cupboard once the order has been picked up

• Package flavors of the same price can be exchanged at Cookie Cupboards

• Troops wanting same week pick up will need to place orders in eBudde by noon on Monday

• Be considerate and caring to the Cookie Cupboard Managers volunteering their time and space to provide your troop with cookies

Rewards

*Rewards at the 1000+ pkg level and higher will be mailed directly to girls

• Select & Submit- rewards in eBudde

• Pick Up - rewards from SUCC

• Report - missing/damaged rewards immediately

• Distribute - rewards to girls as soon as possible

*GO! Dough balances will be emailed to girls at the end of the program

Gift of

Caring

• Gift of Caring refers exclusively to online donations

• All Gift of Caring packages will automatically transfer from Digital Cookie to eBudde

GSHPA has the privilege of partnering with Operation Gratitude for the Gift of Caring donation program.

• GSHPA Goal - 35,000 packages

• New Gift of Caring resources available

Money

Management

Online Orders

• TCCs are financially responsible for the cookies ordered by the troop

• Families are financially responsible for the cookies ordered by their Girl Scout

• Plan to make frequent deposits to Troop Bank account

• Issue a receipt any time a transaction is made between a Girl Scout and a troop

• Do not collect money for online orders;

• Customers have already paid through Digital Cookie;

• These will be deducted from the amount owed to GSHPA