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The Smart Cookie

These weekly newsletters are emailed to troop and service unit cookie managers during the Cookie Program. If you are a troop or service unit cookie manager and are not receiving your newsletter, please make sure your email address is correct in eBudde.

Troop Edition

Vol. 17: March 28, 2013

  • Thank you!
  • Final council deposits and product/money problem reports due April 4
  • Girl rewards mailed to service units April 29–May 3
  • Cookie Program feedback survey

Vol. 16: March 21, 2013

  • Allocate cookies to girls in the Girl Orders tab
  • Girl rewards due Friday
  • Final council deposits and product/money problem reports due April 4
  • Cookie booth corner: bling my booth winners

Vol. 15: March 14, 2013

  • Cookie returns accepted Monday and Tuesday
  • Update eBudde by March 22 at 8 p.m.
  • RiverValleysCookieSwap.com
  • Cookie sales after March 17
  • Get out the green contest
  • Final council deposits and product/money problem reports due April 4
  • Cookie booth corner: booth cleanup

Vol. 14: March 7, 2013

  • Get out the green contest
  • Buy 12 Give 12 is back
  • Exchanging cookies at a cupboard
  • Allocating cookies to girls
  • Cookies for the Community
  • Making cookie money deposits
  • Cookie booth corner: recording booth sales

Vol. 13: February 28, 2013

  • Buy 12 Give 12 is back
  • Exchanging cookies at a cupboard
  • Bling my booth contest
  • Cookies on the Go contest
  • Cookie booth corner: eBudde and booth sales

Vol. 12: February 21, 2013

  • Best pitch video contest grand prize winners
  • Cookie Program reminders
  • Making cookie money deposits
  • Cookie booth corner: Important updates

Vol. 11: February 14, 2013

  • Cookies on the Go contest starts Monday
  • Find Girl Scout alumnae—win big!
  • River Valleys closed Monday
  • Cookie booth corner: Cookie Locator

Vol. 10: February 7, 2013

  • National Girl Scout Cookie Day is Friday
  • Best pitch video contest entries are due Tuesday at 8 p.m.
  • Deposits for drawing due Wednesday
  • Find Girl Scout alumnae—win big!
  • Cookie booth corner: Booth Sleuth pilot

Vol. 9: January 31, 2013

  • Go Day is Saturday!
  • Council cookie cupboards open Saturday
  • Review online training
  • Cookie booth corner: booth behavior

Vol. 8: January 24, 2013

  • Initial order deliveries begin Saturday
  • Best pitch video contest
  • Reminder: Cookie sales and orders do not begin until February 2
  • Cookie booth corner: booth supplies

Vol. 7: January 17, 2013

  • Best pitch video contest
  • Reminder: Cookie sales and orders do not begin until February 2
  • River Valleys closed Monday
  • Cookie booth corner: booth scheduler opens Monday

Vol. 6: January 10, 2013

  • Best pitch video contest
  • National Cookie Sleepover is Saturday
  • Reminder: Cookie sales and orders do not begin until February 2
  • Cookies on the Go
  • NEW Cookie booth corner

Vol. 5: January 3, 2013

  • Initial inventory order due Tuesday at 8 p.m.
  • Setting up eBudde
  • National Cookie Sleepover sign up closes Monday
  • Senior and Ambassador troop/Juliette opt out

Vol. 4: December 27, 2012

  • Setting up eBudde
  • Initial inventory order due January 8
  • Searching for cookie spokiesgirls
  • Senior and Ambassador troop/Juliette opt out
  • National Cookie Sleepover sign up closes January 7
  • River Valleys closed for winter holidays until January 2

Vol. 3: December 20, 2012

  • Setting up eBudde
  • Initial inventory order due January 8
  • Senior and Ambassador troop/Juliette opt out
  • Sign up for the National Cookie Sleepover
  • River Valleys closed for winter holidays December 24–January 1

Vol. 2: December 13, 2012

  • Sign up for the National Cookie Sleepover
  • Use online calculator to help determine initial inventory order
  • New and improved Cookie Swap Wiki
  • Camping gear now available by special order in Girl Scout Shops
  • Senior and Ambassador troop/Juliette opt out

Vol. 1: December 6, 2012

  • Take training
  • Use online calculator to help determine initial inventory order
  • Senior and Ambassador troop/Juliette opt out
  • Product Program is here to help!
  • Online resources

Service Unit Edition

Vol. 18: March 28, 2013

  • Thank you!
  • Final deposits and product/money problem reports due April 4
  • Cookie Credits shipping April 15
  • Girl rewards shipping late April
  • Cookie Program feedback survey

Vol. 17: March 21, 2013

  • Service unit incentives order due March 25 at 8 p.m.
  • The Smart Cookie: Troops

Vol. 16: March 14, 2013

  • Preparing for the end of the sale
  • Troop-to-troop transfers
  • The Smart Cookie: Troops

Vol. 15: March 7, 2013

  • Troop-to-troop transfers
  • The Smart Cookie: Troops
  • Correction to The Smart Cookie: Troops

Vol. 14: February 28, 2013

  • Troop actions in eBudde
  • The Smart Cookie: Troops
  • Troop inventory

Vol. 13: February 21, 2013

  • The Smart Cookie: Troops
  • Troop inventory

Vol. 12: February 14, 2013

  • The Smart Cookie: Troops
  • River Valleys closed Monday

Vol. 11: February 7, 2013

  • National Girl Scout Cookie Day is Friday
  • Review upcoming deadlines

Vol. 10: January 31, 2013

  • Go Day is Saturday!
  • Review online training

Vol. 9: January 24, 2013

  • Initial order deliveries begin Saturday

Vol. 8: January 17, 2013

  • Cookie booth scheduler opens Monday
  • Cookie Booth Express Kit
  • Cookies on the Go maps
  • River Valleys closed Monday

Vol. 7: January 10, 2013

  • Service unit initial orders due Saturday at 8 p.m.
  • National Cookie Sleepover is Saturday

Vol. 6: January 3, 2013

  • Troop initial orders due Tuesday
  • Service unit initial order due January 12
  • Cookies on the Go maps

Vol. 5: December 27, 2012

  • Searching for cookie spokesgirls
  • National Cookie Sleepover sign up closes January 7
  • River Valleys closed for winter holidays until January 2

Vol. 4: December 20, 2012

  • Searching for cookie spokesgirls
  • National Cookie Sleepover
  • River Valleys closed for winter holidays December 24–January 1

Vol. 3: December 13, 2012

  • National Cookie Sleepover
  • Groundhog Day Breakfast patch order forms due Monday

Vol. 2: December 6, 2012

  • Cookie rally order form for cookies due Monday
  • Groundhog Day Breakfast
  • Online resources

Vol. 1: November 27, 2012

  • Clarifying the adult-to-girl ratio for cookie booths
  • Cookie rally order form for cookies
  • Groundhog Day Breakfast
  • Reward and incentive kits available for checkout
  • Product Program is here to help!
  • Online resources

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