2017 Girl Scout Cookie Program Top Sellers

Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GSSI) recently wrapped up a successful Girl Scout Cookie Program, with more than 7,800 girls selling more than 1,038,000 boxes of delicious Girl Scout Cookies. 

“This year’s Girl Scout Cookie Program was a huge success! I’d like to thank all of our girls, their parents and the fantastic volunteers who contributed to the success of the cookie program,” said Kelly Jansen, Director of Product Program for GSSI. “The dedication and commitment of all those involved allow us to provide girls throughout southern Illinois with a great Girl Scout Leadership Experience.”

The Girl Scout Cookie Program helps girls gain five valuable skills – goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics – that will benefit them throughout life. In addition, proceeds from the cookie program help Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois recruit and train adult volunteers, provide financial assistance so Girl Scouting is available to all girls, improve and maintain camp properties, and develop and deliver extensive program activities for girls.

Congratulations to the following Girl Scouts who were top sellers for their Service Units. Please note that girls are associated with Service Units based on where her troop is located, rather than her hometown. 


Top 3 Overall Sellers:

Claire Meininger from Shipman - 2,115 boxes

Eden McQuay from Medora - 2,100 boxes

Elisa Thomlinson from Collinsville - 1,503 boxes

Service Unit Top Sellers

Alton/Godfrey/Wood River/Roxana: Alyssa Herbst  - Troop #47, Alton

Belleville/Swansea: Kalayna Beskorovany - Troop #93,  Belleville

Bethalto: Hope Rosales - Troop #577, Bethalto

Bond County: Dalani White - Troop #8800, Greenville 

Centralia: Madaline Ruez - Troop #8338, Centralia

Clark/Cumberland Counties: Anastasia Turner - Troop #2170, Marshall

Clay County: Elizabeth Lagle - Troop #8829, Rinard

ClinClair: Lynn Shirley - Troop #734, Summerfield

Clinton County: Kaleigh Voegeli - Troop #8834, Carlyle

Collinsville: Elise Thomlinson - Troop #302,  Collinsville

Crawford/Jasper Counties: Kaylynn Paddick - Troop #2484, Willow Hill

East Marion County:Vanessa Dodson - Troop #8572, Salem

East St Louis/Cahokia/Centreville: Carre Webster - Troop #874, Granite City

East Williamson County: Jaycee Hill - Troop #8073, Marion

Eastern Coles County: Ariana Sluder - Troop #2643, Ashmore

Edgar County: Kadrianne Henry - Troop #2080, Paris

Edwardsville/Glen Carbon: Jayden Henschen - Troop #954, Hamel

Effingham County: Jeavenlee Lira - Troop #2300, Effingham

Fairview Heights/Caseyville: Mackenzie Watson - Troop #43, Fairview Hgts

Fayette County: Delaynee Ward - Troop #8383, Vandalia

Granite City/Madison/Venice: Hannah Groetecke - Troop #521, Granite City

Highland: Emmah Reppond - Troop #496, Highland

Jackson County: Abigail Fields - Troop #8158, Carbondale

Jefferson County: Sydney Fenton - Troop #8653, Mt. Vernon

Jersey/Calhoun Counties: Claire Meininger - Troop #235, Shipman

Johnson/Pope Counties: Sadie Hinkle - Troop # 8649, Cypress

Lawrence County: Zoe Booth - Troop #8704, Bridgeport

Massac County: Addyson Johnson  - Troop #8695, Metropolis

Millstadt/Columbia/Dupo/Smithton: Alexandria Kampmeinert - Troop 3303, Columbia

New Athens/Marissa/St Libory/Freeburg: Chelsea Sinn - Troop #356, Freeburg

North Franklin County: Paige Jennings - Troop #8924, Benton

North Randolph County: Alaina Smith - Troop #8081, Ruma

O'Fallon/Shiloh: Erin Hanny - Troop #595, O'Fallon

Perry County: Ellyette Ralston - Troop #8124, Du Quoin

Richland County: Alexandra Lomas - Troop #8345, Olney

Shawnee: Elizabeth Marshall - Troop #8287, Shawneetown

South Macoupin County: Kayleigh Trimm - Troop #628, Bunker Hill

South Randolph County: Addison Gottschammer - Troop #8791, Ellis Grove

Troy/St. Jacob: Leah Connelly - Troop #258, Troy

Union/Pulaski/Alexander Counties: Karleigh Ellis - Troop #8528, Alto Pass

Wabash/Edwards Counties: Presley White - Troop #8505, Mt Carmel

Washington County: Susan Kressin - Troop #8736, Okawville

Waterloo: Addison Koppeis - Troop #745, Valmeyer

Wayne/Hamilton/White Counties: Kayli Kohn, Troop #8779, Fairfield

West Frankfort: Katie Arview - Troop #8017, West Frankfort

West Williamson County: Laney Baltzell - Troop #8062, Carterville

Western Coles County: Madison Parks - Troop #2462, Mattoon

Send a Box of Girl Scout Cookies to an American Military Member

Last year, GSSI was able to donate 18,869 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies to current military members and veterans.  We are so grateful to be able to share our appreciation for these American heroes through the generosity of our customers.

Show your appreciation for the U.S. Military by sending service members Girl Scout Cookies! 

You can make your gift by donating through Digital Cookie (find a participating Girl Scout) through March 19 or at an area Schnucks through April 2. 

GSSI will then send all of the donated cookies to military organizations to distribute, including to military members serving overseas. 

Just a few of the very special "thank yous" that we received:

  

Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois and Schnucks Markets Announce Community Service Partnership Benefiting Military Personnel

Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GSSI) and Schnucks are teaming up to bring a sweet treat to military service members. Beginning on March 8, for every $4 donation a Schnucks customer makes to Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois through a Scan & Give campaign at checkout, a box of Girl Scout Cookies will be gifted to the USO of Missouri. The promotion is running in all 100 Schnucks locations and seven additional Girl Scout councils are participating. The three-week promotion ends on April 2, 2017.

“Schnucks continues to be very supportive of Girl Scouting and our mission of building future leaders,” said Kelly Jansen, Director of Product Program. “This promotion allows the community to support Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois and potentially offers more members of our community the opportunity to provide a favorite national treat to our brave military service personnel.”

“We are proud of our longstanding partnership with the Girls Scouts throughout our trade areas,” said Joanie Taylor, Schnucks director of community relations. “As a company, we are dedicated to exploring new and different ways to partner with community groups, and this Scan & Give with the Girls Scouts and the USO is an excellent example of this commitment.”

To make a donation at the checkout, customers select a slip from the register tear pad and give it to the cashier to scan. The donation amount will be added to the customer’s bill. Store patrons have the option to donate in three different amounts up to $20.

In additional GSSI is holding a council-wide Cookie Booth Weekend on March 10-12 at local venues like shopping centers, gas stations and places of worship, etc. Area troops may continue to hold cookie booths through the end of spring. Find a local Girl scout cookie booth by visiting www.girlscoutcookies.org or using the official Girl Scout Cookie Finder app, free for iOS or Android phones or mobile devices. 

Customers can order Girl Scout Cookies online through March 19 using Girl Scouts’ safe, interactive Digital Cookie platform. Digital Cookie combines traditional sales activities with today’s technology to help girls learn more about online marketing and ecommerce. Girls are able customize their personal sales website and then use e-mail to invite friends and family to order cookies from the comfort of their home. Customers can choose to have cookies delivered to them or to purchase cookies to send to American military members. 

When a girl participates in the Girl Scout Cookie Program, she learns essential life skills, her confidence soars and her leadership skills develop in powerful everyday ways. Every sale is one more opportunity for her to lead, speak up and discover her true potential. Funds raised by the Girl Scout Cookie Program power new adventures and enriching activities such as troop travel, summer camp and community service projects. In addition, proceeds from the program help GSSI recruit and train adult volunteers, deliver quality programs, maintain camp properties and provide financial assistance so Girl Scouting is available to all girls.

2017 Girl Scout Cookie Program: Cookie Delivery Basics

What should I expect at cookie delivery?

Each delivery site is a slightly different, but here are the basics:

• Arrive at your assigned or chosen time.
• Be sure to use a vehicle large enough to hold all of your cookies at once. See the chart below for general guidelines on how many cases will fit in your car. Please note that this is accurate if your car is free of car seats, strollers and the like. If you need multiple vehicles to pick up your order, be sure to arrive and get in line together.
• You are required to get out of your car and count the cookies as they are loaded. Your troop is responsible for the cookies that you sign for.
• If there is an error, notify a worker immediately. If you get home and find an error, contact your Service Unit Product Manager.

How much will my car hold? 

Compact Car: 1-35

Standard Car: 35-50

Standard Wagon: 50-75

Standard Pick Up: 100

SUV/Mini Van: 75-150

Standard Van: 150-200

Why are receipts important? 

• Providing a receipt each time cookies exchange hands keeps a record of who is financially responsible for those cookies.  Protect yourself, protect your troop and protect your Girl Scouts - always give a receipt.
• Always date the receipt; include the troop number and girl’s name.
• You and the parent should sign the receipt.  Keep one copy and give the other to the parent.

Delivery to Girl Scouts and families

• Follow these easy steps to ensure a successful delivery to your parents and girls!
• Notify parents of the date, time and location that they can pick up their order.  Give yourself enough time to get home, unload the cookies and prepare the orders.
• Sort all cookies and orders before you let any parents pick up cookies.  This will help you identify a problem with your order before anyone picks up.
• Prepare cookie receipts for each girl.  When parents pick up, have them count and verify their order.  Complete a receipt for every cookie transaction.  Provide each girl with a money envelope with their balance and the date it’s due.
• Remember, parents are responsible for all cookies that they sign for.  You must write a receipt each and every time cookies or money exchanges hands.  Keep your receipts in a safe place with the parent permission slips.
• If you have a girl with separated parents, be sure that the parents pick up their separate orders.
• You should collect money from the girls for their initial order within two weeks.
• At this time, you can collect the girls’ Goal Getter cards so you can pick up their orders at the cookie cupboard.

Delivery to customers

• It’s important to deliver the cookies to the customers as soon as possible.  Booth sales begin February 24, 2017, and if customers see that other people have their cookies before they do, they may be upset.
• As girls deliver cookies, they should collect any remaining payment at that time and put inside their money envelope.
• Checks should be made payable to the troop.
• Check out GSSI's website for helpful resources and marketing materials for girls.
• All cookies are $4 per package, except for Toffee-Tastic and S’mores which are $5 per package, and they should not be sold at any other price.
• Girls should turn in money to troop leaders often and shouldn’t hold a check for over a week.  The troop leaders should make frequent deposits.
• When girls deliver cookies, they should ask the customers if they would like to order additional packages as the ones they ordered are likely to be gone within a short time.  They can also promote upcoming cookie booths the troop is hosting. 

(from GSSI's 2017 Volunteer Cookie Manual, page 16)


See Also: There's still time for your troop to sign up for a Cookie Booth!

Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois Donates 1,577 Cases of Girl Scout Cookies to Military

With the help of generous supporters, Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois was able to donate 1, 577 cases of Girl Scout Cookies to current military and veterans centers this year through Operation Sweet Treats!

GSSI appreciates everyone who helped share this symbol of appreciation from southern Illinois to our American servicemembers and veterans.

2016 Girl Scout Cookie Program Top Sellers

Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GSSI) recently wrapped up a successful Girl Scout Cookie Program. The Girl Scout Cookie Program helps girls gain five valuable skills – goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics – that will benefit them throughout life. In addition, proceeds from the cookie program help Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois recruit and train adult volunteers, provide financial assistance so Girl Scouting is available to all girls, improve and maintain camp properties, and develop and deliver extensive program activities for girls. 

“This year’s Girl Scout Cookie Program was a huge success! I’d like to thank all of our girls, their parents and the fantastic volunteers who contributed to the success of the cookie program,” said Kelly Jansen, Director of Product Program for GSSI. “The dedication and commitment of all those involved allow us to provide girls throughout southern Illinois with a great Girl Scout Leadership Experience.” 

Congratulations to the following Girl Scouts who were top sellers for their Service Units or GSSI Cookie All Stars who sold over 2,016 boxes of cookies.  Please note that girls are associated with Service Units based on where her troop is located, rather than her hometown: 

Service Unit 7 - Bond County:  Haley Carter, Greenville
Service Unit 9 - Centralia: Mariah Winegarner, Centralia
Service Unit 12 - Clay County: Elizabeth Lagle, Rinard
Service Unit 15 -  Clinton County: Zoe Luth, Breese
Service Unit 21 - East Marion County: Alli Young, Vernon
Service Unit 24 - Fayette County: Gwyneth Miller, Vandalia
Service Unit 27 - Jackson County: Ashlie Zlotnicki,  Murphysboro
Service Unit 30 - Jefferson County: Lexi Scrivner, Bluford
Service Unit 33 - Johnson/Pope Counties: Sadie Hinkle, Cypress
Service Unit 39 - Lawrence County: Allison Pachoeski, Lawenceville
Service Unit 42 - East Williamson County: Victoria Shore, Marion
Service Unit 45 - Massac County: Addyson Johnson, Grand Chain
Service Unit 51 - North Franklin County: Abbagail Watkins, Thompsonville
Service Unit 54 - Perry County: Karina Brehm, Pinckneyville
Service Unit 57 - North Randolph County: Alaina Smith, Ruma
Service Unit 60 - South Randolph County: Addison Gottschammer, Ellis Grove
Service Unit 63 - Richland County: Carlene Weiler, Olney
Service Unit 66 - Shawnee:  Eliana Kingston, Shawneetown
Service Unit 72 - Union Pulaski Alexander Counties: Karleigh Ellis, Alto Pass
Service Unit 78 - Wabash/Edwards Counties: Lyndsey Delong, Mount Carmel
Service Unit 81 - Washington County: Susan Kressin, Okawville
Service Unit 85 - Wayne/Hamilton/White Counties: Dallas Sullivan, Norris City
Service Unit 87 - West Frankfort: Madilyn Kelton, West Frankfort
Service Unit 90 - West Williamson County: Sophia Silger, Carbondale
Service Unit 90 - West Williamson County: Stormi
Service Unit 101 - Alton/Godfrey/Wood River/Roxana: Sarah Hill, Godfrey
Service Unit 102 - Granite City/Madison/Venice: Molly Lewis. Granite City
Service Unit 105 - Jersey/Calhoun Counties: Trinity McQuay, Medora
Service Unit 105 - Jersey/Calhoun Counties: Claire Meininger, Shipman
Service Unit 106 - Bethalto: Hope Rosales, Bethalto
Service Unit 107 - South Macoupin County: Cadence Miller, Staunton
Service Unit 108 - Edwardsville/Glen Carbon: Ella Martinez, Edwardsville
Service Unit 109 - Troy/St. Jacob: Leah Connelly, Troy
Service Unit 110 - Highland: Emmah Reppond, Highland
Service Unit 111 - Collinsville: Danielle Cary, Caseyville
Service Unit 201- O'Fallon/Shiloh: Erin Hanny, O'Fallon
Service Unit 202 - ClinClair: Lynn Shirley, Summerfield
Service Unit 203 - Fairview Heights/Caseyville: Erin Connor, Washington Park
Service Unit 204 - East St. Louis/Cahokia: Carre Webster, Granite City
Service Unit 207 - Belleville/Swansea: Allison Patterson, Belleville
Service Unit 209 - Millstadt/Columbia/Dupo/Smithton: Madeline Collins, Cahokia
Service Unit 210 - New Athens/Marissa/Freeburg: Chelsea Sinn, Freeburg
Service Unit 211 - Waterloo: Addison Koppeis, Valmeyer
Service Unit 511 - Effingham County: Hattie Sumner, Mattoon
Service Unit 521 - Western Coles County: Madison Parks, Mattoon
Service Unit 522 - Eastern Coles County: Ariana Sluder, Ashmore
Service Unit 531 - Edgar County: Destiny Gray, Paris
Service Unit 533 - Clark/Cumberland Counties: Anastasia Turner, Marshall
Service Unit 544 - Crawford/Jasper Counties: Kaylynn Paddick, Willow Hill


See 2016 Cookie Program Pics

Cookie Boss Builds Her Brand With Personal Touch to Girl Scout Cookie Deliveries

Cookie Boss Mia from Troop #8250 knows a few things about building her brand ... what a great idea to add a personal touch to Girl Scout Cookie deliveries!

New Gift of Caring Photos of U.S. Service Members Enjoying Girl Scout Cookies

Our Gift of Caring partner, Mission of Moms, has sent us more photos of U.S. Service Members enjoying Girl Scout Cookies sent from Southern Illinois.  These very special "thank yous" make our holiday season extra merry and bright!

Thank You from Afghanistan

Thank You from Iraq

Thank You from the USS Cape St. George 

The USS Cape St. George 

GSSI Receives "Thank You" from U.S. Servicewoman in Africa For Girl Scout Cookies

This U.S. Servicewoman in Africa has sent a very special "thank you" for the Girl Scout Cookies donated from southern Illinois through our partner Mission of Moms. We appreciate everyone who supported our Gift of Caring campaign during the 2015 Girl Scout Cookie Program and helped make these happy moments possible! 

GSSI was able to donate 620 cases of Girl Scout Cookies to Mission to Moms, a nonprofit in Collinsville with the mission of "supporting our deployed military."

Another 500 cases were donated to Soldier's Angels, a large-scale nonprofit that "provides aid and comfort to the men and women of the United States Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, their families, and a growing veteran population."

Thanks to the generosity of our supporters during the 2015 Girl Scout Cookie Program, 1120 total cases of Girl Scout Cookies were donated to U.S. Troops around the globe. 

Gift of Caring Collaborator Soldiers' Angels Shows U.S. Troops with Girl Scout Cookies

U.S. service members enjoying donated Girl Scout Cookies. 
Photo courtesy of Soldier's Angels 

Nonprofit Soldiers' Angels provides comfort and care packages to U.S. service members - including donated Girl Scout Cookies.  GSSI was able to collaborate with the agency to distribute about 500 cases of Girl Scout Cookies that were donated through the Gift of Caring campaign during this year's Girl Scout Cookie Program.  See Soldiers' Angels "Girl Scout Cookies" photo album

GSSI was also able to donate 620 cases of Girl Scout Cookies to Collinsville nonprofit Mission of Moms through this year's Gift of Caring campaign during the Girl Scout Cookie Program.  Read more...

Cindy Travis of De Soto Wins Five Cases of Girl Scout Cookies in 5 for 5 Drawing

Cindy Travis of De Soto took home five cases of Girl Scout Cookies as the winner of our 5 for 5 drawing for customers who bought five or more boxes during this year's Girl Scout Cookie Program. Thank you to everyone who participated!

More 2015 Girl Scout Cookie Program Stories:

Soldiers Send Thank You for Gift of Caring Cookies
2015 Girl Scout Cookie Program Top Sellers
GSSI Donates 1120 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies 

Soldiers Send Thank You for Gift of Caring Cookies

We are so grateful for the men and women in our U.S. military for their courage, honor and service to our great nation.

This happy moment was made possible through the generous support of our "Gift of Caring" program during this year's Girl Scout Cookie Program. Special thanks to southern Illinois nonprofit Mission of Moms for helping us share our appreciation for these American military heroes.

Share this photo on Facebook to show customers how their Gift of Caring donations makes an impact! 

GSSI Donates 620 Cases of Girl Scout Cookies to U.S. Military Through Mission of Moms

(L-R) Product Program Director Kelly Jansen, GSSI Intern McKenna Cooper, GSSI Intern Meagan Bowers, Mission of Moms Director Marcia Fish, GSSI Intern Kelsey Whitaker & GSSI Intern Alecia Williams

Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois delivered 620 cases of Girl Scout Cookies to Marcia Fish, Director of Mission to Moms, a nonprofit in Collinsville with the mission of "supporting our deployed military."

These tasty treats for our U.S. troops were donated through GSSI's "Gift of Caring" program.   Another 500 cases, for 1120 total cases of Girl Scout Cookies, are also being donated to Soldier's Angels, a large-scale nonprofit that "provides aid and comfort to the men and women of the United States Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, their families, and a growing veteran population."

GSSI is so grateful for the generosity of those who supported the Gift of Caring program this year and enabled us to show our support for U.S. military members and veterans.  

Missed the Initial Order of Toffee Tastic Cookies? Here's How You Can Get Some

 

 

Toffee-Tastic Cookie in High Demand! Missed the Initial Order? Here's a Chance to Get Up to 5 Cases

 

Because the new gluten-free cookie is a pilot cookie for our baker Little Brownie Bakers, both troops and councils needed to pre-order it. A survey went out in August, and based on that response, GSSI has an extra 240 cases of Toffee-Tastic. Any troop that did not order Toffee-Tastic cookies that wants to purchase some from the extra stock will have a chance to purchase up ...to 5 cases. Area cupboards WILL NOT have extra Toffee-Tastic cookies available to pick up. If you did order Toffee-Tastic cookies, your order will come in with the rest of your cookies.

How can Troops get Toffee-Tastic
Please complete the survey below to order from GSSI’s extra inventory. This survey will open at 9 a.m. on Feb. 3 and is first-come, first serve. The survey will close when the available cookies are gone. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HK5FZZT

 

Please note: If your troop ordered Toffee-Tastic cookies in August, you do not need to order them again. We have your order and it will be fulfilled. Also, customers will be able to order Toffee-Tastic cookies through the Digital Cookie platform until Little Brownie Baker sells out.

What Troop Leaders Need to Know About the "Goal Getter" Campaign

 

 

 

The Girl Scout Cookie Program is off to a strong start in Southern Illinois!  While traditional order taking ended on Jan. 31, girls can still participate in the Girl Scout Cookie Program in a variety of ways.  One campaign that allows girls to continue working towards their goals is Goal Getter.

 

Goal Getter runs Feb. 1-15 (between traditional order taking and Cookie Booths) and is intended to help girls reach their goals and desired reward level by allowing them to keep selling up to Cookie Booth weekends. Goal Getter cards will be distributed from the Troop Leader to the Girl Scout when the traditional order cards are turned in. All sales the girls make during this time period will go towards the rewards they can earn. Girls can use this opportunity to:

• Help themselves advance to the next reward level.
• Contact those customers they may have missed during initial order taking.
• Brainstorm with their troop to find new customers.
• Promote the Gift of Caring program: "Operation Sweet Treats"

This is an additional way to help Troops deplete their cookie inventory as cookies sold through Goal Getter are distributed out of Cookie Booth inventory. The cookies sold during this time frame need to be recorded into eBudde under the “Other” column in the Girl Orders tab.

 

Other ways girls can still participate in the Girl Scout Cookie Program:

 

Selling online through the Digital Cookie platform.  Digital Cookie is open until March 15.  If a girl in your troop would like to participate, please have her parent or guardian send their e-mail address to NutsAndCookies@gsofsi.org.

 

Selling with her troop at a Cookie Booth.  Council-wide Cookie Booth Weekends are Feb. 27-March 1, March 6-8 and March 13-15, but cookie booths can take place at any time! See GSSI's Cookie Booth Guide for more information on participating.

 

 

 

Send Girl Scout Cookies to American Service Members!

It's Girl Scout Cookie Time - Find a Troop Near You!

You can send Girl Scout Cookies to thank American military members through GSSI's Operation: Sweet Treats campaign.  In partnership with Mission of Moms, cookies purchased through campaign will be sent to military members serving overseas as well as local military organizations in our area.

 

Mission of Moms is an organization based in Collinsville and is dedicated to helping improve the daily lives of our deployed United States military men and women.

 

To find a Girl Scout in your area, please call 800.345.6858 or click here.  Donations to Operation: Sweet Treats can be made through the new Digital Cookie online platform.

 

 

Girl Scouts in Southern Illinois Join New Digital Cookie Platform

 

 

It's Girl Scout Cookie Time!  Find a Troop Near You!

For the first time ever, Girl Scouts can sell cookies online!  Along with the five essential skills that Girl Scout Product Programs develop (goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics), girls will learn valuable lessons about online marketing and ecommerce through the new Digital Cookie platform.

The Girl Scout Cookie Program is still girl-led!  Through Digital Cookie, along with traditional (door to door) order taking and booth sales, girls initiate the sale with customers. On the Digital Cookie platform, girls personalize their own cookie website and share a link with customers through e-mail.

Once a Girl Scout initiates a Digital Cookie sale, you'll be able to:

• Pay by credit card.
• Have your cookies shipped or delivered by a Girl Scout.*
• Share your cookie love with U.S. military members through GSSI's Operation: Sweet Treats campaign

GSSI Girl Scouts can sell cookies through the Digital Cookie platform through March 15. To find a Girl Scout in your area, call 800.345.6858 or click here. 

If you are a Girl Scout who would like to sign up for Digital Cookie, please have a parent or guardian send their e-mail address to our Product Program team at NutsAndCookies@gsofsi.org.

Cookie Pick Up Schedule at GSSI Service Centers for January Cookie Booths

 

 

It's Girl Scout Cookie Time!  The first Council-wide Cookie Booth weekend is Jan. 10-11.  Participating troops can pick up pre-ordered cookies at GSSI's Service Centers during the times below:

 

Tuesday, January 6: 8:30-5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, January 7: 8:30-5:30 p.m.

Thursday, January 8: 8:30-7 p.m.

Friday, January 9: 12-4 p.m.

 

For more information, please contact our Product Program team:

Kelly Jansen, Director: 800.345.6858, ext. 2104 or e-mail kjansen@gsofsi.org.

Katie Grayling, Assistant: 800.345.6858, ext. 2107 or e-mail kgrayling@gsofsi.org.

The Girl Scout Cookie Program Starts Jan. 10, 2015 - How Families Can Get Involved!

Girl Scout Cookies are coming to southern Illinois on January 10, 2015!  Funds from sales of Girl Scout Cookies help pay for troop activities and help GSSI provide quality programming, volunteer training, camp maintenance and financial assistance.   Girls also learn five essential skills: goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics.   Girls also have fun and develop lifelong friendships while working as a team.   Read more...

How Families Can Help: 

Getting Started Before Cookie Program Starts:

• Girls must be registered members, as well as have a parent/guardian permission form signed and turned in before participating. 
• The Digital Cookie platform is new this year and will give girls a safe place to sell cookies online.  To participate, her membership account needs to include a parent/guardian e-mail address.  If necessary, update her information using eBiz or by calling 800.345.6858.
• Read GSSI's Family Guide to the Girl Scout Cookie Program
• Go Over Safety Tips Together

Support her sales:

• Encourage goal setting by guiding her to set practical and useful goals about what she wants to learn and earn.
• Practice a sales pitch and offer suggestions for improvements or role-play a sales transaction together. Visit www.gsofsi.org and www.littlebrownie.com to explore great resources, clip art and activities to use throughout the sale.
• Help her use the online Digital Order Card platform. Share e-mail addresses of family and friends for online orders.
• Help her take orders or arrange booth site sales at work, places of worship or other locations.
• Help your Girl Scout network with family and friends, but let her do the “ask” so she can learn important business skills.
• Volunteer to help with cookie booth sales, picking up cookies at the delivery site and more.
• Meet all deadlines for turning in order cards and money to the Troop Leader.
• Practice safety and above all have FUN together!
• Remember that the Girl Scout Cookie Program is a part of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience which is girl driven. Let your Girl Scout take the lead in selling cookies and reaching goals. Your encouragement, coaching and guidance are key ingredients to a successful Cookie Program experience for her.

Cookie College Helps Girl Scouts Study Success

GSSI's Cookie College Program is a hands-on workshop that allows Girl Scouts to learn professional and personal skills from area businesswomen.  Topics covered include customer relations, marketing, financial literacy, business management and more!   Knowledge and experienced gained at Cookie College helps prepare girls for a Girl Scout Cookie Program and to implement the five skills that Girl Scout Product Programs help develop: goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics.

The program is Saturday, Nov. 15 at Kaskaskia College in Centralia.  A session for Daisies and Brownies will run from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.  Daisies will earn their Talk It Up badge and Brownies will learn their Give Back Cookie Badge.   A session for Juniors-Ambassadors will run 1-4 p.m.  Juniors will earn their Marketing badge, Cadettes will earn their Cookie CEO badge, Seniors will earn their My Portfolio badge and Ambassadors will earn their Research & Development badge.

The registration deadline for all attendees is Oct. 15.  The cost is $10 per girl, including badge and $1 per adult.

To learn more, contact Product Program Assistant Katie Grayling at 800.345.6858, ext. 2107 or e-mail kgrayling@gsofsi.org.