Welcome to the 8th edition of The Cookie Press where each week we pass along program updates and share just in time reminders for the Cookie Season. Catch up on previous editions on Cookie Central.
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For Troop Leaders and Troop Cookie Managers
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- Initial Cookie Orders Due Tomorrow, January 23 by 11:59PM
- Picking Up Additional Cookies After the Initial Cookie Order
- First-Come, First-Served Cookie Booth Rounds Continue
- Cookie Booth Outreach Updates
- Troop-Secured Booth Approvals in Progress
- Cookie Chat Tonight at 7:30PM
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For Community-Area Product Leaders
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Troop Cookie Manager Responsibility Forms Due February 1
- Assisting Troops that Missed the Initial Cookie Order
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Initial Cookie Orders Due This Friday, January 23 by 11:59PM |
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Cookie exchanges will be available later this season at our cookie cupboards. Troops can exchange full, bakery-sealed cases for other varieties. Exchange dates will be announced in The Cookie Press once finalized. Gluten-free Caramel Chocolate Chip cookies are not eligible for exchanges.
- If your Troop placed a pre-order for gluten-free Caramel Chocolate Chip cookies, you must enter the cases in Smart Cookies along with the rest of your initial cookie order.
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If your Troop did not place a pre-order for gluten-free cookies and you need more than two cases, complete the Gluten-Free Exception Form by January 23 AND enter the number of cases you wish to receive along with the rest of your initial cookie order in Smart Cookies.
- Troops can add cookies for your first several cookie booths on your initial cookie order, saving a cupboard trip.
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Picking Up Additional Cookies After the Initial Cookie Order |
Cookie Cupboards will open on February 20. Council On-Demand Cupboards are open to all River Valleys Troops and are located in the Twin Cities metro area, Rochester, and Mankato. Details on locations and hours will be shared next month in The Cookie Press and on Cookie Central. Regional Cupboards are assigned to troops in communities without close proximity to a Council Cupboard. Details on locations and hours for these cupboards will appear to Troops on the Smart Cookies dashboard in early February.
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First-Come, First-Served (FCFS) Cookie Booth Rounds Continue |
Here’s a look at the upcoming schedule:
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Date
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January 22, Tonight
| FCFS Round 2 opens at 7PM | Choose 3 new Booths | | January 23 | FCFS Round 3 opens at 7PM | Choose 5 new Booths | | January 24 | FCFS Round 4 opens at 7PM | Choose 8 new Booths | | January 31 | FCFS Round 5 opens at 7PM | Choose 10 new Booths | | February 1 | FCFS cap is lifted
| Troops may select any booths still available |
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For each cookie booth round, the selections will close at 4 pm before the following round opens. During this time frame, we will upload any new booths to Smart Cookies.
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Cookie Booth Outreach Updates
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We are also still in progress on several Walmart and Wendy's locations and working hard to solidify details with store managers. If you have questions on the status of any booth(s), send us an email.
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Troop-Secured Booth Approvals in Progress
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Troop-Secured cookie booth request review and approvals are in progress. Here’s a few reminders to help us in this effort:
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Submit your requests in Smart Cookies as early as possible, at least 72 hours in advance. Use the address from Google Maps to ensure the booth will be visible in Digital Cookie to accept mobile app payments.
- If you have any special notes for us to be aware of include it in the booth notes or email us.
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Booths labeled with “liquor,” “dispensary,” “gun show, range, or club” will be denied and won’t appear in the National Girl Scout Cookie Finder. If Girl Scouts can’t legally patronize a location, they shouldn’t sell there.
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Booth requests are often denied because another troop has already claimed the timeslot or the location is too close to another booth.
- Tip: Save emails from store managers, as they may be needed if two troops request the same timeslot.
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Planning a Cookie Stand as a troop activity? Enter the Cookie Stand as a troop-secured booth. Don’t want your stand to be visible in the Cookie Finder? Any booth with the word "residence" in the name will not be visible in the Cookie Finder.
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Cookie Chat Tonight at 7:30PM
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Join the Product Program Team tonight, January 22 at 7:30PM for our first Cookie Chat of the season via Teams. Cookie Chats offer volunteers a live platform to get questions answered and receive real-time support throughout the cookie season. Next edition of The Cookie Press will include a recording from tonight's session.
Check out the Cookie Chat calendar for the season!
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Troop Cookie Responsibility Forms Due February 1
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Remind troops to complete the annual Troop Cookie Manager Responsibility Form by February 1. Direct any troops that join the program after February 1 to complete the form as you provide them with materials and training options.
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Assisting Troops that Missed the Initial Cookie Order |
As the Community Product Leader, you can add or modify a Troop’s Initial Order in Smart Cookies until 11:59 PM on Saturday, January 24. Review the instructions in last week’s The Cookie Press.
Troops that missed the initial cookie order can pick up inventory from cookie cupboards starting on Cookie GO Day (February 20). Girl Scouts can still participate in online sales through Digital Cookie, offering shipped purchases and in-person delivery options when pre-sales begin on February 11.
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