Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey 2016 Cookie Program Dana Shapiro Nancy Giordano Service Unit 72 Cookie Managers gs.su72Cookies@gmail.com

THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO

COOKIE TIMELINE Initial Order Taking Period January 16 - February 14 Troop Orders Due on eBudde February 18 at 11:59pm Goal Getter Orders February 15 – April 17 Cookie Delivery to Hillsborough March 12 or March 19 Booth Sales April 1 - April 24 First ACH Pull (50%) March 30 Second ACH Pull (Balance) May 4

TRIVIA 1 - Question How many boxes of Cookies did SU 72 sell last year?!

Yes the cookies come to us on a big 18 wheeler! TRIVIA 1 - Answer 32,276 boxes Yes the cookies come to us on a big 18 wheeler!

What’s New for 2016? Patches: Troop Incentives Other News NEW Cookie Techie Patch – sell 12 Digital Order Card (DOC) boxes NEW Gift of Caring Patch – sell 24 GOC boxes NEW One Tough Cookie Patch – Troop goes ‘over and beyond’ NEW Bling your Booth Patch (and $250!) NEW Walkabout Patch Troop Incentives Troops Earn More $ for more boxes sold Contests and Events, giveaways, prizes, golden ticket Other News All of New Jersey is selling at the SAME TIME

Why do basketball players like cookies?

Because they can DUNK them

What (sort of) Stays the same for 2016? Cookies are $4/box; Toffee Tastic Gluten free cookies are $5/box Toffee Tastic Still in Pilot and Still picked up via Cookie Cupboard Digital Order Card is back Minimum of 4 boxes for purchase, Minimum of 1 box for Donations No girl delivery Initial orders will be in full cases; No Cookie Returns Gift of Caring (GOC) donations will be sent directly to Operation Shoebox Booth Sales will NOT be using the ebudde sign up feature

Incentives – Opting Out Cadettes can now join Seniors and Ambassadors to opt out of incentives and receive higher proceed amounts! (Girls are still eligible for patches) Troops earn from $0.65 - $0.75 per box of cookies sold depending on # of boxes sold per participating girl With Incentive Opt Out, troops earn between $0.70 - $0.80 per box of cookies sold, depending on # boxes sold per participating girl If you want to opt out of incentives: Entire troop needs to agree; must be unanimous Troops must notify council of opt out request by February 9th - via email at cookies@gshnj.org

TRIVIA 2 - Question When and How did Girl Scout Cookie Sales start?

TRIVIA 2 - Answer The sale of cookies as a way to finance troop activities began as early as 1917, five years after Juliette Gordon Low started Girl Scouts in the United States, when the Mistletoe Troop in Muskogee, Oklahoma, baked cookies and sold them in its high school cafeteria as a service project

COOKIE PACKET Envelopes Each envelope contains one 2016 Cookie Program Information Guide and all of the info/documents for each of the girls in your troop: Cookie Program Family Guide – PERMISSION SLIP ATTACHED Goal Getter Form Order Form Money Envelope Receipt Booklet (one per troop) The 2016 Cookie Program Information Guide has 99.99% of the answers you will need to conduct a successful troop cookie sale! For the 00.01% of questions that may remain – please contact Dana and Nancy at gs.su72cookies@gmail.com

Cookie Manager Prep*! Go into eBudde and ensure Cookie Manager contact information is entered COMMUNICATIONS to Cookie Managers will come via eBudde!!! Don’t miss out on important information! Go into eBudde and enter your Banking Information, including bank name, routing number and account number - no later than February 1st Rules for selling: Each girl must be a registered Girl Scout for 2016 or she cannot participate in the sale – please ask your Troop Leader to remind the family to register her Each girl must have a signed permission form returned to the Troop Cookie Manager or Leader (attached to family guide in your troop packet) *ebudde instructions on last few pages

What’s a monkey’s favorite snack?

Chocolate CHIMP cookies

Booth Sales Booth Sales continue as they have in the past Booth Sales will be held during April 4 weekends: April 1/2/3 April 8/9/10 April 15/16/17 April 22/23/24 Sign up will be done at the March Leaders’ Meeting and will not be scheduled via eBudde, as stated in the 2016 Cookie Program Information Guide

TRIVIA 3 - Question How many booth sales did SU72 do in 2015?

49 (out of 319 time slots) That means only 15% of time slots were used TRIVIA 3 - Answer 49 (out of 319 time slots) That means only 15% of time slots were used

Guide to eBudde

Log In Information https://ebudde.littlebrownie.com/ Email Address – the one you used to register Temporary Default Password is 3020@RahRah (case sensitive) First Time users will have to change password to a permanent one There is a MANUAL for your use!

Use the Help Center

Help – Ebudde Manual

Adding Troop Contact Information Choose Settings

Choose Edit Settings

Scroll down to “Cookie Chair” If you are adding a new Cookie Chair, you can add the information here. If you are changing Cookie Chair, you have to remove the person by selecting the ‘remove’ choice. Then enter back in to add After your addition, choose ‘update’’ on the bottom of the screen

Updating Contacts Choose Contacts Choose Edit and update the Troop Leader or Cookie Chair Information Then choose Submit at the bottom of the page

What is a locksmith’s favorite key?

A Girl Scout CooKEY

Updating Bank Information Choose Settings and Edit Settings to update the Bank Name, Account Number and Routing Number Then choose “update” at the bottom of the page

Distribution Day Pick Ups* *This screen will be filled in once orders are submitted and pick up times are determined