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All you need are comfortable shoes, a little red wagon and cookies!  Load up your wagon and walk around your neighborhood to ask your neighbors to buy cookies before they're all gone. Don't forget to follow your cookie safety guidelines when selling your cookies. 

 

·         Encourage customers to load up on their favorites.

·         Call customers from your initial order card and see if they would like any more.

·         Promote extra sales by creating cute bundles.

·         Turn your driveway into a red wagon.  Create a yard sign to advertise your red wagon sale and set up a cookie booth drive - thru at your house.

·         Make a point to inform customers that Girl Scout cookies freeze very well, especially Thin Mints.

·         Consider making a bundle tag that states "freeze me". 

Alright girls, your initial cookie orders are in and it's time to start booth sales. Are you going for the top prizes? This year you don't want to miss out on the cool prizes you can win by being a top seller. Top three sellers win an iPod, Nintendo DSi, Wii or Xbox.  You can also win money toward a destination.  Not only are you rewarded with cool prizes, but your troop benefits, too. Imagine the fun trips or activities you can plan with proceeds from cookie sales. Remember, working hard at booth sales may be just what you need to reach the top. You can do it!

Old Navy is partnering with Girl Scouts to bring you super cute Girl Scout cookie merchandise! They are now offering limited edition tees with vintage Girl Scout logos and the Thin Mint, Tagalong and Samoa cookie characters. The shirts are fun, stylish and would look great on you and the rest of your troop at booth sales.

 

Speaking of booth sales, Old Navy is also now allowing troop booth sales during cookie season at some of their locations. What a fun booth sale location! Tell your troop leader about this exciting opportunity, you don't want to miss out on the fun.

 

Girl Scouts shine online during cookie season! What goes together like Thin Mints and a glass of milk? Girl Scout Cookies and computer savvy! Getting Connected is the theme for this year's Girl Scout Cookie Activity Pin. It's all about safe ways for girls to use tech savvy and connect with customers during the Girl Scout Cookie Experience.

For more information on earning the pin, see these guidelines.

Have you used your gift certificate from the cookie sale yet?  If not, you need to do it now!  The gift certificates expire September 30, however, our shops will be closed September 28-30 for an annual inventory.  So, we've extended your certificates through October 3.  The shop will be open October 3, for the Saturday Shop, so you can use your gift certificate then!

NEW!  Girls of all age levels can use group e-mail to market the cookie and fall product sales and Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors can use social networking sites, such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter to market their products, as long as you follow certain guidelines.  For more about this exciting news, check out the 411 on Online Marketing for Girl Scout Product Activities.

 

And before you can start marketing online, be sure to fill out the Internet Safety Pledge with your parents!

We're making plans for the 2010 Cookie Sale, and we need your input! Please encourage your girls to take our quick survey to help decide which recognitions to offer during the Cookie Sale. We want your input, too!

All the recognitions are fun and cute, so check them out and let us know your favorites!

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We are AWESOME!  The cookie sale was incredible, and now it's time for fab rewards!  In addition to the regular incentives, our Council planned to give out three Wii or iPod's this year to the top cookie sellers--but because there was only ONE box difference between the third and fourth place cookie sellers, they are giving away four!  How great is that?

 

Congratulations to everyone on a successful cookie sale, and thanks for all of your hard work!

 

Check out the top sellers, and be sure and congratulate them if you see them!

 

The top four council cookie sellers are:

•              Lindsay D. from Troop 8400 at 2,009 boxes

•              Corrin G. from Troop 9303 at 1,612 boxes

•              Jennalyn S. from Troop 9205 at 1,441 boxes

•              Hannah L. from Troop 9205 at 1,440 boxes 

 

 Troops also sold amazing numbers of cookies!

The top troops are:

 

Category 1-10 Girl Scouts Selling:

1.           5 Girl Scouts from Troop 8455 (SU 807) sold 337 cases of cookies (4,044 Boxes).  Troop Leader: Becky James

2.           9 Girl Scouts from Troop 8309 (SU 807) sold 299 cases of cookies (3,588 Boxes).  Troop Leader: Dana Jones

               

Category 11-20 Girl Scouts Selling:

1.                   20 Girl Scouts from Troop 9341 (SU 923 ) sold 554 cases of cookies (6,648 Boxes).  Troop Leader: Debbie Kasper

2.                   18 Girl Scouts from Troop 9265 (SU 923 ) sold 544 cases of cookies (6,528 Boxes).  Troop Leader: Denine Richey

               

Category 20+ Girl Scouts Selling:

1.                   42 Girl Scouts Troop 9351 (SU 913) sold 950 cases of cookies (11,400 Boxes).  Troop Leader: Jessie Harris

      2.                   40 Girl Scouts from Troop 9418 (SU 916 ) sold 894 cases of cookies                    (10,728 Boxes).  Troop Leader: Alison Simonton

We had a great cookie season and lots of fun doing it!  Same time, next year!

Troop 9010 visited J.T. and Leanne at MIX 103 on Monday, January 19.  The girls learned about the radio station and even got to talk on the air!  In fact, they got to mention the cookie sale and our new cookie, the Dulche de Leche.  They also learned that J.T. and Leanne play the music on the radio through the computer just like it is a big iPod.  J.T. and Leanne told the girls they have a great job because they get to have special guests, like Taylor Swift, visit with them and because they get to do special events for worthy charities in the area, like the humane society and Children's Hopsital.  J.T. told the girls that to prepare for a career in radio they should consider studying broadcast journalism in college.  The girls enjoyed their visit and even got a CD recording of their radio broadcast premiere!

The fun doesn't have to stop when you turn in your initial order. There will be 5 more weeks to earn money for your troop and learn valuable marketing skills.  Let your Troop Cookie Chair know that you are still interested in selling!