• December

  Cookie Meeting

• January

  Sale Starts

• February - March

  Cookie Delivery Date

• February - March

  Booth Sale

Eight kinds of cookies are available this year. Detailed cookie information can be found on the Little Brownie Bakers or the Girl Scouts Heart Of New Jersey website.

Some Answers to Commonly Asked Questions

• Why do Girl Scouts sell cookies?

  The cookie sale program is an important part of Girl Scouting. Not only does it fund programs and activities, but it teaches girls important life skills such as learning to set goals, handling money responsibly, greeting the public and answering questions, and following through with a commitment.

• Where do the proceeds from the cookie sale go?

  The cookie sale also provides troops with discretionary money for "extras" such as trips, service projects, camping equipment and special activities. All proceeds support Girl Scouting locally in the Girl Scouts Heart Of New Jersey. Some of the council activities and projects that are funded by the cookie sale include: financial aid, leadership and citizenship training, facility and property maintenance, math, science, and technology activities, and career awareness and job preparation programs.

• How can I help my daughter?

  Work in partnership with your daughter, support her sales activity, help her set her goals, assist with money handling and record keeping and make sure she takes an active role in selling so she does not miss out on the learning opportunities offered by participating in the program.

SAFETY is our first priority when your daughter participates in the Cookie Sale Program. Please be sure to review the following guidelines BEFORE your daughter starts to sell:

• Written permission must be obtained from a girl's parent or guardian before the girl participates in a council product sale. Please complete the Parent Permission and Responsibility form and give it to your daughter's troop cookie manager before your daughter sells.
• An adult must be present when your daughter is selling.
• Girls should learn and practice personal safety protection skills as outlined in their handbooks. For example:
  • Do not enter any homes
  • Use safe pedestrian practices
  • Do not carry large amounts of money
  • Provisions for safeguarding the money must be made in advance
  • Girls must not give out their telephone numbers or addresses
  • Girls should be identifiable as Girl Scouts by wearing a membership pin or uniform or carrying a membership card
  • Girls should dress appropriately for weather conditions
  • Money is collected when product is sold

For more information contact the Girl Scouts Heart Of New Jersey.

• At least one adult must be in the Booth Sale area AT ALL TIMES. At least two adults must be scheduled in the same shift in case of an emergency or for break time. Girls must never go off alone or be left alone at the booth.
• Girls MUST stay at the Booth at all times and not be allowed to roam the area.
• Wear your uniforms or other Girl Scout identification.
• Dress for the weather.
• ALWAYS BE COURTEOUS. Good manners are the keys to successful selling.
• SMILE and make eye contact. Speak politely (Please and Thank you).
• NEVER approach people in parking lots or drive thru areas. Stay in the Booth area. No eating, drinking, chewing gum or smoking while at the booth.
• Protect the cookies. Keep them out of the sun or rain/snow.
• REMEMBER... A Girl Scout leaves a place cleaner than she found it. Take trash with you.
• Send a "thank you" card or note to the store manager.
• Keep records of cookies sold and money collected at each location and what the weather was like for reference next year. Keep the moneybox in a secure place. Adults must be responsible for the moneybox at all times.
• Have each girl's parent/guardian sign a permission slip. Please have these with you as well as the girls' medical emergency cards.
• The adult in charge of the Booth Sale must check in with the merchant. Place the table only in the area the merchant designates.
• Know your products.
• Arrange products so that both product pictures and girl activity sides are showing.
• Have all varieties displayed and available for sale.
• Advertise troop and girl goals.

Booth Sales Equipment

• One folding table and no more than two chairs.
• A moneybox with change ($20.00 in small bills and quarters is suggested).
• Make your booth attractive! Have girls design posters, banners, and pictures.
• First Aid Kit.
• Bags for customers to put their cookies in.

For more information contact the Girl Scouts Heart Of New Jersey.