Cookie Booth Guide
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2021 Cookie Program January 3 - March 21 COOKIE BOOTH GUIDE Cookie Booths – We’ve Got This! Cookie booths are one of the most eagerly anticipated aspects of Girls can choose any combination of the following options: the Girl Scout Cookie Program. Girls learn important • Traditional cookie booths give girls the opportunity to set up communication skills and how to network and manage their own fun and eye-catching tables at approved public locations, business while bringing sweet cookie treats to the public. The reach new customers and meet their goals. Page 2 of this Cookie Booth Phase of the 2021 cookie program begins Feb. 12 and guide outlines the options for cookie booths this year. runs through the last day of the cookie program, March 21. Cookie booth signups begin in eBudde Jan. 23 at 8 a.m. • Mobile booths or walkabouts are when girls take their cookies on the go, charting a course through their Discuss safety with caregivers before signing up for cookie booths. neighborhood and fulfilling socially distant cookie orders. Page Every girl’s participation will not look the same — some families 3 of this guide outlines the options for walkabouts in more may be comfortable and available for traditional booths and others detail. may want to keep their cookie program virtual. Involve girls in the discussion and empower them to practice problem solving while • Virtual booths can be held individually to engage family thinking creatively about how to stay safe and take charge of their and friends or as a troop and are a new and exciting experience! way. They work together to motivate customers to help them meet their goal by buying shipped or donated The booth phase provides many opportunities for girls and cookies through their Digital Cookie troop link. Check out the troops to increase their sales, learn the five skills, and show the Virtual Cookie Booth Guide here. world “We’ve Got This!” Booth Phase Webinars Skills Submitting Initial Orders and Scheduling Cookie Booths Girls will develop and practice all five skills while participating in Join us for a walkthrough of the eBudde processes for wrapping cookie booths, but will primarily work on money management, up the Initial Order Phase and preparing for Booth Phase. This people skills and business ethics. webinar is intended for troop and service unit cookie volunteers. • Money management — girls add up what each customer Tuesday, Jan. 19, 8-9 p.m. owes for their cookies, make change or take contactless credit Register here: http://bit.ly/2021-Cookie-Jan19 card payments, and keep all money collected secure. Thursday, Jan. 21, 8-9 p.m. • People skills — girls ask customers to support their goals, tell Register here: http://bit.ly/2021-Cookie-Jan21 them about their troop and the different varieties of cookies, and thank them. Cookie Booth Strategy, Options and Safety We’ll discuss how troops can create their cookie booth strategy: • Business ethics — girls charge the correct prices for including how to determine what combination of in-person packages, fill orders properly and safely, and respect other cookie booths, walkabouts and virtual booths will allow troops troops participating at the booth location by arriving and to best meet their goals while following new safety cleaning up on time. considerations and rules at cookie booths. This webinar is intended for troop cookie program coordinators (TCPCs) and caregivers who will be participating in cookie booths. Monday, Jan. 18, 8-9 p.m. Register here: http://bit.ly/2021-Cookie-Jan18 Tuesday, Feb. 2, 8-9 p.m. Register here: http://bit.ly/2021-Cookie-Feb2 Cookie Booth Rewards The cookies girls sell at cookie booths count toward their Operation Salute and Final girl rewards. Girls also: a Earn the Cookie Booth patch when they achieve 48+ packages at cookie booths. b Can purchase the Cookie Booth Fun patch to celebrate their achievements. a b Bling Your Booth Contest Are the Girl Scouts in your troop the most creative cookie entrepreneurs around? Let your creative and innovative side soar during the 2021 Bling Your Booth Contest and earn rewards as a troop! Have your troop show that you are “mint to achieve” as you decorate your cookie booths together to match the themes. Nothing will generate more excitement and attract more customers to your booth like the pizazz of a blinged out cookie booth! Check out the rules and how to submit photos here. 5 for 5 Contest Customers who purchase five or more cookie packages of cookies get an entry into the 5 for 5 contest to win five cases of their favorite Girl Scout cookies. Five winners will be drawn on March 2 and March 21. Photo is from previous cookie seasons. Girls participating in the 2021 cookie program are required to wear masks at booths. Walkabouts Walkabouts, also known as mobile booths, are great socially distanced way for the girls to connect with customers. They can be used in place of or in addition to in-person cookie booths and virtual booths. Girls get to try something new, practice people skills and map-reading and can purchase a fun patch to celebrate their success! Here’s how it works: • Chart a course through the neighborhood. One girl and caregiver takes one block and another girl and her caregiver takes the next block or takes different sides of the street. - Girls could even go around a couple of days in advance leaving door hangers to take preorders and letting people know when they will be in the neighborhood. • Decorate a wagon or vehicle so that cookie customers see you coming. • Only do walkabouts when there’s daylight, stay on sidewalks and obey all traffic rules. • Wear face masks for the duration of the walkabout. • Ring the doorbell or knock and step six feet back from the door. • Use the Digital Cookie app to take contactless credit card Photo is from previous cookie seasons. Girls participating in the 2021 cookie program are required to wear masks at booths. payments. You can have a customer place the card on door mat, step back while girl scans it with the app, then the girl steps back while the customer retrieves their card. • Place purchased cookies in a bag or on the porch for the customer to bring inside when the girl leaves. • Bring door hangers with the girl or troop’s QR code to leave if no one answers the door. Participating in Cookie Booths Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, there are some adjustments to the way booths will operate during the 2021 Girl Scout Cookie Program. TCPCs should discuss these options and changes with the families in their troops to determine how many booth time slots the troop should sign up for. When Cookie Booths Are Allowed Yellow, Orange, Red Cookie booths can continue as scheduled. Whether cookie booths are allowed depends on the COVID-19 Red Star Only outdoor cookie booths can be held. advisory level for the county where the booth is located. Advisory levels are announced by the Ohio governor each Purple All cookie booths are canceled. Thursday afternoon — troop volunteers and families should check the advisory map here each Thursday to determine whether their scheduled booth can be held. Approved Booth Arrangements There are a few options for how troops can set up booths to allow for girls to stay socially distant. Use the information below to determine which booth options your troop will participate in.: *NEW* Individual Booth — this is ideal for girls who have run a Individual Booth Troop Booth cookie booth before and are able to commit to the whole time slot. Cookies Girls and their TCPC supplies caregivers sign out cookies cookies from the troop • Option 1: One or more girls from the same house-hold and from the troop ahead of inventory and takes all their financially responsible caregiver with no other girls from time and return extras money collected to the troop present. and money to the troop deposit afterward. afterward. • Option 2: One or more girls from the same household with • Caregiver and TCPC two caregivers allows someone to remain at the booth if a girl should each sign a needs a break. receipt and keep a • Option 3: Two girl and caregiver pairs – Two girls, each with copy. their own financially responsible caregivers, work a cookie Credit card Processed through the Processed through booth at opposite ends of a 6-foot table or booth space. payments girl’s Digital Cookie app the troop’s Digital Cookie and automatically troop link account. Troop Booth — Traditional booth method with girls who may allocated in eBudde — no Cookies will need to be do better in shorter time slots along with help from the TCPC. further action needed. allocated to participating One girl and her caregiver will attend at a time, along with the girls in eBudde. TCPC. Girls will sign up for individual shifts within the booth eBudde Cookies purchased with Credit card payments time slot. cash and their associated will need to be allocated • TCPC remains at the booth for all shifts to help girls rotate payments will need to be way from the troop link, added to the girl on the combined with the cash through booth shifts and supervise the booth while Girl Orders tab. totals, and divided up maintaining a safe distance. between the participating • TCPC should remain at the opposite end of a 6-foot table or girls using the Record booth space. Booth Sale button on the Girl Orders tab. Keep the following in mind when deciding what will work best for your troop: • All Girl Scouts attending a booth without their TCPC must be accompanied by a financially responsible caregiver at all cookie booths.