Community/Area Product Leader Resources
The Girl Scouts River Valleys Cookie Program is February 16-March 31.
The Service Unit Cookie Manager Guidebook (PDF) is your ultimate guide to the entire cookie season. This article for service unit cookie managers lists all the accompanying resources referenced in the guidebook.
2025 Cookie Program Key Dates 
Documents for Downloading and Printing
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Cookie Rally Gude (PDF) - Use this guide to help you when planning a cookie rally. At your rally you can use the activity guides included in this resource.
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Service Unit Cookie Notebook (PDF) - Use this guide to help you when planning a cookie rally. At your rally you can use the activity guides included in this resource.
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Encoded Deposit Slips - Contact us to have specially encoded deposit slips printed for Juliettes to use. Ensure Juliettes use these these slips deposit cookie money into Girl Scouts River Valleys’ Wells Fargo account.
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Troop Cookie Manager Training Presentation (PDF)
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Troop Cookie Manager Training Instructions (PDF)
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2024 Service Unit Initial Order Delivery Assignments (PDF)
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Virtual Cookie Training Tip Sheet (PDF)
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Fillable Cookie Flyer (PDF)
Links
- Cookie
Central – Your one-stop hub for all things cookies.
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The
Cookie Press – Read The Cookie Press blog for up-to-date
information about Girl Scout cookie program training, initial
orders, cookie booths, rewards, Smart Cookies and more.
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Cookie
Program Training – Learn more about in-person and online
training opportunities for Cookie Program volunteers in addition
to the PowerPoint presentation you can use to train your
troops.
- Cookie
Program Policies – Learn more about policies for Cookie
Program volunteers and girls.
- Troop
Cookie Manager Resources – View resources for troop cookie
managers.
- Troop
Cookie Manager Responsibility Form – Each troop cookie
manager must fully read and acknowledge understanding of their
role requirements and responsibilities prior to participating in
the Girl Scout Cookie Program, Service unit cookie managers will
receive a copy for your records.
- abcSmartCookies.com –
Smart Cookies is the online platform that will help you and your
troops through all the phases of the cookie program.
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Smart
Cookies Guide – Use these step-by-step tutorials to guide
you through the Smart Cookies platform.
- Cookie
Cupboards – Find information about cookie cupboards including
addresses, operating dates & hours, printable drive-up
directions, and inventory alerts.
- Planned
Orders FAQ – Reference this article when you or your troop
has questions around planned orders or cookie cupboards.
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Initial
Cookie Order – Find information about initial cookie orders
including how to place an initial order, steps to earn the initial
order patch, delivery assignments and deadlines.
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CookieCalculator.org –
Direct troops to use this online resource to estimate what size
initial cookie order to place.
- Cookie
Booth Sales – Find more information and resources related to
cookie booths.
- Cookie
Swap Instructions – Reference this resource to learn how to
use the Cookie Swap for transferring cookie inventory between
troops
- How
Cookie Money Works – This article for troop leaders, cookie
managers and families outlines how cookie money works throughout
the cookie program including a timeline and tips for handling
money.
- Automated
Clearing House (ACH) FAQs – These frequently asked questions
will help you understand situations that require a withdrawal or
credit to troop bank accounts.
- Finance/Inventory Issue Form – Use this form
to report any financial issue that occurred during the cookie
season. Submission deadlines and FAQs are included.
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Girl
Scout Finance Report – To be eligible for the service unit
proceeds, this form must completed and at least one service unit
cookie manager in the service unit must have completed cookie
training online or in-person.
- Facebook.com/GSRVPP
– Join the Girl Scouts River Valleys Service Unit Product Program
Volunteers Facebook group to connect with other Cookie Program
volunteers.
