GS Cookie Manager's Quick Guide
The GS Cookie Manager's Quick Guide is a list of important dates, forms and reminders of the minimum that must be done to get you through your troop's 2010 cookie season. We strongly recommend you read the manual but the Cliffs Notes can act as a helpful reminder.
January 1 - 26
1. You need to register as a Girl Scout, click here for an adult registration form
2. Now that you are the troop cookie manager you will need some training. Click here to find out when a troop cookie training will be happening in your in your area.
3. Click here for a Volunteer Position Agreement/E Council Waiver form
4. Hold parents meetings and encourage parental and family attendance at Troop Girl Cookie training. Click here to read more.
5. Verify all girls in troop are in E Council. Click here for the E Council Web site.
6. Set troop and and girl goals. Click here to explore the ABC Smart Cookie Web site to find out how.
January 26
1. Click here to learn how to input initial order into E Council... then click here to go to E Council.
February 10 - 17
1. Pick up cookies at service unit delivery site click here.
February 18 - March 14
1. Need more cookies? Click here to learn about cookie cupboard. Click here for a cookie cupboard roster.
2. Click here to learn more about transferring cookies to another troop or a cookie cupboard.
3. Deposit frequently into the council account and the troop account, click here to learn more.
March 15
1. Wrapping Up the Girl Scout Cookie Sale
a. Input to E Council
i. Click here for help with Girl Sales
ii. Click here for help with Girl Payments
iii. Click here for help with Girl Awards
iv. Click here for help with Girl Cookie Credits
v. Click here for help with Deposits
b. Paperwork to Service Unit Cookie Manager
i.Girl Permission Slip
ii. Transfer receipts
iii. Validated bank deposit slips
April 30
1. Cookie Credit Cards mailed to individual girls - please make sure E Council address is correct
May 17
1. Incentives mailed to Service unit Cookie Managers
Click here to download a printable version of the Quick Guide.
Questions?
For more information please email us at cookies@girlscoutshcc.org.
