Cookie Sale 2015 January th 15 -March th 8 You may advertise that the sale is coming but you may NOT take any orders or money prior to 1/15/15 RockUnitedGS.weebly.com/cookies Changes to Cookie Manual •Cover – 3/20 is 3rd Sweep; Add 3/27 – Final Paperwork Due •Page 5 under Operation Cookies From Home, point number 1 – change OCFH to 900621 •Page 9 - left column •Username is your e-mail address •Initial Password is cookies They’re Back! CRANBERRY CITRUS CRISPS Crispy cookie, made with whole grain, full of tangy cranberry bits and zesty citrus flavor. Gluten Free Trios Chocolate chips nestled in a gluten free peanut butter oatmeal cookie. Ordered separately in September – check with your leader to see if any were ordered Gluten Free is a separate pick-up this year Online Ordering Through CoCo Command •Girls send e-mails through CoCo Command (when girls register for CoCo Command their names must EXACTLY match the Troop Hub (which is viewable by troop leaders through the Online Registration System at www.gsep.org) and SNAP) •Friends and Family can order through the link in the e-mail (e-mail may not be forwarded) •Recipient pays for shipping •Orders limited to 6 or 12 of a single flavor or 8 package Sampler (1 package of each flavor) •Sales will be automatically uploaded into the Snap system and shipped within 24 hours •TCM does nothing Registered name in Coco Command must match troop hub EXACTLY! Cindy = Cynthia • Online ordering • Set & track personal goals • Compare progress within troop • Send Cheers • Record customer data for future years Available at iTunes for iPhone iPad & iPod Touch Credit Card sales capability throughout the entire Cookie Season! Interested? Contact: cookies@gsep.org SNAP • www.abcsnap.com – Login: your email address (Troop Cookie Managers and Troop Leaders have been given access) – Password: cookies (must change) • Update troop info • Girls MUST be registered and in your troop hub (only leaders who have assigned themselves the role can see) to appear in SNAP (will be updated about once a week) Initial Order due in SNAP by 12/8 • • • • Log in to Snap Click My Troop, then select Edit Troop Information Update all of the information, and select the Delivery Station Location (Neil Armstrong currently has pickup times available (1/9, 1/10), Read’s does not) Click Save • • • Placing the Initial Order: Click on the Cookies icon then select Initial Order Place your Initial Order! You can save it and come back later, but be sure to commit the order to be able to select a delivery date and time • • • • • After you commit your order, you'll schedule it for delivery: Click on the My Troop icon, hover over Delivery, and click Schedule Pick Up Move the calendar to January Double click the blue banner that reads "Available Slots" Select the time that works best for you by clicking the green plus sign REORDERS • Closest reorder locations: – PLANNED orders: • READ’S Moving and Storage, 2600 Turnpike Drive, Hatboro, PA • Neil Armstrong Middle School located at: 2201 Street Rd Bensalem PA, 19020 (past Knights Road intersection) – UNPLANNED orders • READ’S Moving and Storage, 2600 Turnpike Drive, Hatboro, PA REORDERS, cont… • PLANNED ORDERS – www.abcsnap.com, under cookies, under planned order. – Order needs to be placed by NOON the day before – no pick ups Sundays or Mondays – NO T-8 needed – If you do not pick up the order on the scheduled day, it will not be there in the future, you will need to place another planned order – You may NOT change your order at the location! REORDERS, cont… • UNPLANNED orders – Take T-8 to delivery station at schedule times • • • • Read’s Other locations/times will be available Maximum number of cases you can pick up is 50 Pick-up is limited to the cases available at the location TRANSFERS • Even exchanges/trades between troops or between your troop and the service unit cookie cupboard – NO PAPERWORK REQUIRED • Uneven exchanges/trades and transfers REQUIRE A T-8 BOOTH SALES • Local Booths – You got your lottery number tonight if all of your prerequisites were met. Lottery will take place in January MONEY • All money goes into your troop account • Council will pull out its portion at 3 different times – You will get 2 emails warning how much is coming out from ach@gsep.org – You are able to get a 1 week extension with a Sweep Extension Deadline Form (available at www.gsep.org) ACH SWEEPS 1st Sweep 1/30/15 15% of initial order 2nd Sweep 2/25/15 35% of troop inventory Gluten Free Sweep 2/25/15 100% troop Gluten Free less troop proceed 3rd Sweep 3/20/15 100% less troop proceed Reconciliation Sweep 4/17/15 Adjust as necessary PROCEED PLANS • Recognitions – Cumulative Plan (all ages) – Adventure Credits (all ages) • 200 package minimum • For GSEP only – Older Girl Travel Plan • 500 package minimum • Can bank for up to 2 years • Older Girls can earn an extra 5¢ per box (still get patches) – Troop must have a minimum per girl average of 160 packages Recognitions • At www.abcsmartcookies.com – Online Marketing Patch for Girls – Goal Getter Patch for Girls – Gluten Free Patches – girls must sell 6 GF packages • The Cookie Activity Pin – Requirements found at http://www.girlscouts.org/program/gs_cookies/p df/2014_cookie_activity_pin.pdf – Available for purchase at www.girlscoutshop.com CONTESTS • Bling Your Booth • Buy 5 Club • 5 Skills Cookie Commercial (2-4 min video) – Run by National this year Important Dates 12/8 - Initial Orders due in Snap - schedule a pick-up time and location 1/2-1/11 - Cookie pick-up 1/11-1/13 - Gluten Free cookie pick-up 1/15 - Official first day of Cookie Sale 1/31 - 1st Sweep (15% of initial order) 2/25 - 2nd sweep (35% of inventory) 2/25 - Gluten Free Sweep (less troop proceeds) 3/8 - Official end of cookie sale 3/20 - 3rd sweep (100% less troop proceed) 3/27 - Final Paperwork Due to Cindy