2022 GSNorCal Cookie Program
February 1, 2022 to March 27, 2022
CRSU ResourcesImportant ResourcesUseful Council Links |
Guidance for Troop Cookie Volunteers1. Place Initial Order by 11:59pm on 01/13/22.
2. Register for Q&As with the GSNorCal Product Team (link here) every Wednesday, 5:30pm-6:30pm (01/05/22 - 03/30/22).
3. Digital Cookie emails sent to girls/families on 01/28/22.
4. Encourage your girls to register for EntreprenHERs in Action Day on 01/29/22.
5. Digital Cookie shops open for business on 02/01/22.
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Jan 12th Message from Crossroads Cookie Program Manager
A couple of reminders:
The Booth Scheduler opens back up at 8pm on 1/13. You can book as many booths as you want, including those in other Service Units.
Initial Orders are due by 11:59pm night on 1/13!! Remember to allocate 1 Thin Mint to each girl selling if your troop is going for the Bonus Reward(s). Also, make sure to go to the Rewards tab and enter in the t-shirt size for the t-shirt Bonus Reward.
We don't have a date as to when the Crossroads Cookie Cupboard will open yet. Please plan to place an Initial Order to cover any booths occurring within the first week of the sale.
Email questions to cookiescrsu@gmail.com
The Booth Scheduler opens back up at 8pm on 1/13. You can book as many booths as you want, including those in other Service Units.
Initial Orders are due by 11:59pm night on 1/13!! Remember to allocate 1 Thin Mint to each girl selling if your troop is going for the Bonus Reward(s). Also, make sure to go to the Rewards tab and enter in the t-shirt size for the t-shirt Bonus Reward.
We don't have a date as to when the Crossroads Cookie Cupboard will open yet. Please plan to place an Initial Order to cover any booths occurring within the first week of the sale.
Email questions to cookiescrsu@gmail.com
Jan 11th Message from GSNorCal Product Team
Hello Troop Cookie Teams,
We’re sending this week’s email a day early with the importance of initial order and the booth scheduler. Thank you so much to troops who followed our guidance and selected 6 booth picks in Round One. There are currently over 15,000 slots still available for troops to pick with new booths being added daily to the scheduler.
Booths
Initial Orders
Digital Cookie
Your Product Team,
Aria, Christine, Gwen, Maria, Minda and Romie
We’re sending this week’s email a day early with the importance of initial order and the booth scheduler. Thank you so much to troops who followed our guidance and selected 6 booth picks in Round One. There are currently over 15,000 slots still available for troops to pick with new booths being added daily to the scheduler.
Booths
- All troops are eligible for a maximum of 6 booth picks (2 per business) through 11:59pm on 1/11
- Booths will continue to be uploaded daily to the Booth Scheduler for troops to pick
- Troops that wish to change their booth selections may release already picked booths from the eBudde Dashboard Calendar prior to selecting new booths to remain within the maximum 6 booths (2 per business) in Round One
- Booth Scheduler is closed 1/12 and opens at 8pm on 1/13 for unrestricted, unlimited picks for all troops
- Breaking News!! BART permits have been approved
- Since we are still in the middle of Round One, BART booth locations that have been submitted by service units are being uploaded to eBudde now to be selected
- Still waiting on CalTrain permit approval
Initial Orders
- Initial orders should be placed by ALL troops who are planning to participate this season
- Troops use the Initial Order Planning Worksheet to determine mix
- ADVENTUREFULS UPDATE: Little Brownie Baker, ABC Bakers and GSUSA are working together and believe that all councils will have adequate supply to meet the demand for Adventurefuls. We will have more details to share next week. We continue to recommend that troops proceed placing their initial orders exactly as originally planned using our planning tools and service unit recommendations as guidance.
- If troop initial order quantities need to be adjusted due to a lack of Adventurefuls supply at the time of initial deliveries, we will ensure troops who qualified for the Initial Order Business Tools based on the quantities that were originally entered receive their rewards
Digital Cookie
- Digital Cookie is not yet open for GSNorCal and members cannot log in
- Troops do not have to opt-in to Digital Cookie; all troops/girls loaded into eBudde flow into the Digital Cookie system
- Check email inbox (spam too) for email from: email.email@girlscouts.org
- Volunteers receive email and have access on 1/19
- Families and girls receive email and have access on 1/28
- Volunteers and families should use HELP button on Digital Cookie for support after 1/19 and 1/28, respectively
Your Product Team,
Aria, Christine, Gwen, Maria, Minda and Romie
Jan 9th Message from Crossroads Cookie Program Manager
BOOTH INFORMATION
eBudde Booth Scheduler
Starting on January 10th at 8pm, eBudde’s Booth Scheduler will be open to allow troops within the Service Unit to reserve booth sites. Crossroads troops will be able to reserve up to 6 booth sites (2 max per business) from 8pm on January 10th till 11:59pm on January 11th.
Starting on January 13th at 8pm, eBudde’s Booth Scheduler will be open for unrestricted reservations, allowing troops to be able to reserve booth sites in other Service Units.
NOTE #1: Businesses within Crossroads have requested that troops NOT book consecutive booth slots on the same day at the same location, nor consecutive days at the same location. Troops are also requested to not book the same location and the same day of the week in a row (example: no 2 Saturdays in a row at the same location). Troops that do not follow these business requests will have one of their booth slots denied.
NOTE #2: As more booths are added to eBudde, including BART booths once the permits are received, updates will be emailed to Troop Leaders & Troop Product Program Managers via eBudde, and posted on Crossroads Facebook page.
Crossroads Booth Spreadsheet
This spreadsheet notes all the booth locations now and shows past booths with sales numbers so troops can get an idea of how sales went at certain locations and plan for their Initial Order.
See https://www.crossroadsgirlscouts.com/cookie-sales.html for booth spreadsheet.
Booth Q&A on January 24th
On January 24th from 7pm to 7:30pm (immediately prior to the monthly Volunteer Meeting starting at 7:30pm), there will be a Booth Q&A for all parents and Troop volunteers. We will be reviewing booth rules, etiquette, tips, and tricks. (Please see the Crossroads email communication with the Zoom meeting link.) Feel free to email questions that you would like answered at the meeting to cookiescrsu@gmail.com prior to the meeting.
DoorDash Booth Interest Request
If you are a troop with Juniors and above, and would like more information on working the Crossroads DoorDash booth, please email cookiescrsu@gmail.com. Booth location will likely be in front of Erik’s DeliCafe in Dublin and shift hours would likely run Fridays 4pm-8pm and Saturdays/Sundays 11am-2pm and 4pm-8pm. Required number of girls will be at least 3 per shift with 2 adults. An information meeting will be scheduled for those troops that are interested.
Crossroads Cookie Sales page
Don’t forget to visit https://www.crossroadsgirlscouts.com/cookie-sales.html for cookie information.
Initial Order
Initial Orders are due by 11:59pm on January 13th. Troop Cookie Managers can find information on submitting the Initial Order in the 2022 Cookie Program Adventure Packet https://www.gsnorcal.org/content/dam/girlscouts-gsnorcal/documents/product-program/cookie/C22%20Volunteer%20Adventure%20Packet%20Final.pdf and a How-To video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aXpjsLYbtg
If your troop is ordering enough cookies to qualify for an Initial Order bonus, please remember to allocate 1 Thin Mint to each of the girls selling cookies this year. (If you have girls not selling, they will not count against the bonus as long as you DO NOT allocate 1 Thin Mint to them.) This is covered in the video linked above, along with instructions on how to submit the rewards selection for the Initial Order Reward Bonus (t-shirt size).
Adventurefuls
(message from Council)
Many of you may have already heard news regarding labor shortages potentially impacting our Adventurefuls supply chain. We share your concern over the need to manage the disappointment a shortfall of our new cookie variety would bring, and are actively exploring alternative solutions in the event they are needed.
What we know at this time:
eBudde Booth Scheduler
Starting on January 10th at 8pm, eBudde’s Booth Scheduler will be open to allow troops within the Service Unit to reserve booth sites. Crossroads troops will be able to reserve up to 6 booth sites (2 max per business) from 8pm on January 10th till 11:59pm on January 11th.
Starting on January 13th at 8pm, eBudde’s Booth Scheduler will be open for unrestricted reservations, allowing troops to be able to reserve booth sites in other Service Units.
NOTE #1: Businesses within Crossroads have requested that troops NOT book consecutive booth slots on the same day at the same location, nor consecutive days at the same location. Troops are also requested to not book the same location and the same day of the week in a row (example: no 2 Saturdays in a row at the same location). Troops that do not follow these business requests will have one of their booth slots denied.
NOTE #2: As more booths are added to eBudde, including BART booths once the permits are received, updates will be emailed to Troop Leaders & Troop Product Program Managers via eBudde, and posted on Crossroads Facebook page.
Crossroads Booth Spreadsheet
This spreadsheet notes all the booth locations now and shows past booths with sales numbers so troops can get an idea of how sales went at certain locations and plan for their Initial Order.
See https://www.crossroadsgirlscouts.com/cookie-sales.html for booth spreadsheet.
Booth Q&A on January 24th
On January 24th from 7pm to 7:30pm (immediately prior to the monthly Volunteer Meeting starting at 7:30pm), there will be a Booth Q&A for all parents and Troop volunteers. We will be reviewing booth rules, etiquette, tips, and tricks. (Please see the Crossroads email communication with the Zoom meeting link.) Feel free to email questions that you would like answered at the meeting to cookiescrsu@gmail.com prior to the meeting.
DoorDash Booth Interest Request
If you are a troop with Juniors and above, and would like more information on working the Crossroads DoorDash booth, please email cookiescrsu@gmail.com. Booth location will likely be in front of Erik’s DeliCafe in Dublin and shift hours would likely run Fridays 4pm-8pm and Saturdays/Sundays 11am-2pm and 4pm-8pm. Required number of girls will be at least 3 per shift with 2 adults. An information meeting will be scheduled for those troops that are interested.
Crossroads Cookie Sales page
Don’t forget to visit https://www.crossroadsgirlscouts.com/cookie-sales.html for cookie information.
Initial Order
Initial Orders are due by 11:59pm on January 13th. Troop Cookie Managers can find information on submitting the Initial Order in the 2022 Cookie Program Adventure Packet https://www.gsnorcal.org/content/dam/girlscouts-gsnorcal/documents/product-program/cookie/C22%20Volunteer%20Adventure%20Packet%20Final.pdf and a How-To video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aXpjsLYbtg
If your troop is ordering enough cookies to qualify for an Initial Order bonus, please remember to allocate 1 Thin Mint to each of the girls selling cookies this year. (If you have girls not selling, they will not count against the bonus as long as you DO NOT allocate 1 Thin Mint to them.) This is covered in the video linked above, along with instructions on how to submit the rewards selection for the Initial Order Reward Bonus (t-shirt size).
Adventurefuls
(message from Council)
Many of you may have already heard news regarding labor shortages potentially impacting our Adventurefuls supply chain. We share your concern over the need to manage the disappointment a shortfall of our new cookie variety would bring, and are actively exploring alternative solutions in the event they are needed.
What we know at this time:
- We recommend that troops proceed placing their initial orders exactly as originally planned using our planning tools and service unit recommendations as guidance
- If troop initial order quantities need to be adjusted due to a lack of Adventurefuls supply at the time of initial deliveries, we will ensure troops who qualified for the Initial Order Business Tools based on the quantities that were originally entered receive their rewards
- No other cookie varieties are impacted by the labor shortage; we will have plenty of cookies in NorCal
- Digital Cookie shops will have the variety available for direct ship to customers
Jan 5th Message from GSNorCal Product Team
Hello Troop Cookie Teams,
Happy New Year! We hope this past season of celebration was joyous and refreshing. As we gear up for the cookie program, it's time to remind all families to submit the Caregiver Responsibility Agreement, and for troops to select booth sites and order cookies by January 13th. Service unit teams and the 2022 Volunteer Adventure Packet are your first line of resource.
Logging in/Adding Troop Users in eBudde
Troop volunteers who are registered in MyGS as Troop Leaders or Troop Product Managers are loaded into eBudde twice weekly with the same email listed in MyGS. Troop volunteers may add additional troop users to eBudde.
Despite Covid-19 challenges and some delays securing booth locations, we are feeling optimistic that it will be business as usual for in-person booths when they open 5 weeks from now. After the Booth Scheduler opens on Monday, booth sites will continue to be uploaded throughout the program—be sure to keep checking for locations to reserve for your troop. We are continuing to monitor the CDC and CA state guidance and will quickly communicate updates as needed throughout the program. Current GSNorCal Covid-19 guidance for booths may be found here.
Your GSNorCal Product Team,
Aria, Christine, Gwen, Maria, Minda and Romie
Happy New Year! We hope this past season of celebration was joyous and refreshing. As we gear up for the cookie program, it's time to remind all families to submit the Caregiver Responsibility Agreement, and for troops to select booth sites and order cookies by January 13th. Service unit teams and the 2022 Volunteer Adventure Packet are your first line of resource.
Logging in/Adding Troop Users in eBudde
Troop volunteers who are registered in MyGS as Troop Leaders or Troop Product Managers are loaded into eBudde twice weekly with the same email listed in MyGS. Troop volunteers may add additional troop users to eBudde.
- Click Settings tab
- Click Edit Settings
- Click Add to all seasons
- Click Update
- For returning troops, Troop Order History for the prior 3 cookie seasons will be emailed by end of day 01/06/22
- For new troops, connect with your service unit teams for quantity recommendations and reference Initial Order Planning Worksheet (found under volunteer resources) for variety breakdown
- Confirm booth participation yes/no with families to help determine quantities for order
- Click here for a refresher on how to place your Initial Cookie and Reward Order
- Assign one Thin Mint package to each girl selling to indicate she’s earned the business tools if placing a 175+ pkg or 225+ pkg Troop Per Girl Average order
- Choose tee sizes on the Rewards tab after submitting your cookie order
- Be sure to click Submit at the bottom
Despite Covid-19 challenges and some delays securing booth locations, we are feeling optimistic that it will be business as usual for in-person booths when they open 5 weeks from now. After the Booth Scheduler opens on Monday, booth sites will continue to be uploaded throughout the program—be sure to keep checking for locations to reserve for your troop. We are continuing to monitor the CDC and CA state guidance and will quickly communicate updates as needed throughout the program. Current GSNorCal Covid-19 guidance for booths may be found here.
- Selecting sites in eBudde is found in the Volunteer Adventure Packet on page 15
- All booth participants must be fully masked
- Girls should consider creating signs asking customers to wear masks while at their booth
- Troops may have a minimum of 6 booth sites reserved to plan their initial order
- Service unit teams provide recommendations on cookie quantities to have at booths
Your GSNorCal Product Team,
Aria, Christine, Gwen, Maria, Minda and Romie
Dec 20th Crossroads Cookie Information Meeting Summary
Link here for Presentation slides
Volunteer Resources (on GSNorCal website)
Volunteer Information Packet (Troop Cookie Manager Manual)
Training Videos (on GSNorCal YouTube channel)
eBudde (portal for Troop Cookie Manager)
Digital Cookie (platform for girls - active only after Jan 28, 2022)
ilovecookies.org (GSNorCal cookie finder)
Family Guide (will arrive by mail in Jan 2022)
Important Cookie Program Dates
Cookie Booth Lottery will be through eBudde
January 10th, 8pm to January 11th, 11:59pm: eBudde Lottery Round 1 (Troops reserve 6 sites inside Service Unit boundaries; 2 max per business)
January 13th, 8pm: eBudde Scheduler opens for unrestricted reservations
January 13th: Initial Orders due
January 19th: Volunteer access to Digital Cookie opens; check inbox from email.email@girlscouts.org
January 28th: Digital Cookie login emails to families from email.email@girlscouts.org
February 1st: Digital Cookie Shops open for business
February 6th: Crossroads Initial Order Delivery Day at Oracle in Pleasanton (All troops placing an Initial Order must provide at least 1 volunteer for a 2-hour shift. Students 6th grade and up are welcome to volunteer with adult supervision.)
Girls may deliver and market in-person in residential areas once cookies are in hand.
February 14th: Public booth sales start
February 18th - 20th: National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend ($5 flat rate shipping for online customers)
March 2nd: 1st ACH debit ($2 per box received in-hand via Initial Order and Cookie Cupboard)
March 27th: Sale ends (Troops locked out of eBudde March 31st 11:59pm)
April 2nd: Final ACH debit
Booth Information
Please do NOT approach large businesses to ask about setting up booths - that is being done by our Crossroads Booth Coordinator. If you have any leads or contacts at businesses who would love to host booths, please email cookiescrsu@gmail.com.
See pg 8 of the Volunteer Adventure Packet (Troop Cookie Manager Manual) for booth info.
DoorDash
Details to come. Looking for location for DoorDash booth right now. Only Juniors and up can run the DoorDash booth. (Booth sign up will NOT be through eBudde.)
2022 Cookie Rewards
For Initial Order in eBudde: Only girls who intend to sell 175+ or 225+ packages should be assigned 1 package of Thin Mint to receive Initial Order rewards/tools. Girls who do not intend to sell, and other girls who anticipate selling less than 175 or 225 packages should not have any packages assigned to them for the Initial Order.
If you have any questions, please email me at cookiescrsu@gmail.com.
Mindy Destro, Crossroads Cookie Program Manager
Volunteer Resources (on GSNorCal website)
Volunteer Information Packet (Troop Cookie Manager Manual)
Training Videos (on GSNorCal YouTube channel)
eBudde (portal for Troop Cookie Manager)
Digital Cookie (platform for girls - active only after Jan 28, 2022)
ilovecookies.org (GSNorCal cookie finder)
Family Guide (will arrive by mail in Jan 2022)
Important Cookie Program Dates
Cookie Booth Lottery will be through eBudde
January 10th, 8pm to January 11th, 11:59pm: eBudde Lottery Round 1 (Troops reserve 6 sites inside Service Unit boundaries; 2 max per business)
January 13th, 8pm: eBudde Scheduler opens for unrestricted reservations
January 13th: Initial Orders due
January 19th: Volunteer access to Digital Cookie opens; check inbox from email.email@girlscouts.org
January 28th: Digital Cookie login emails to families from email.email@girlscouts.org
February 1st: Digital Cookie Shops open for business
February 6th: Crossroads Initial Order Delivery Day at Oracle in Pleasanton (All troops placing an Initial Order must provide at least 1 volunteer for a 2-hour shift. Students 6th grade and up are welcome to volunteer with adult supervision.)
Girls may deliver and market in-person in residential areas once cookies are in hand.
February 14th: Public booth sales start
February 18th - 20th: National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend ($5 flat rate shipping for online customers)
March 2nd: 1st ACH debit ($2 per box received in-hand via Initial Order and Cookie Cupboard)
March 27th: Sale ends (Troops locked out of eBudde March 31st 11:59pm)
April 2nd: Final ACH debit
Booth Information
Please do NOT approach large businesses to ask about setting up booths - that is being done by our Crossroads Booth Coordinator. If you have any leads or contacts at businesses who would love to host booths, please email cookiescrsu@gmail.com.
See pg 8 of the Volunteer Adventure Packet (Troop Cookie Manager Manual) for booth info.
DoorDash
Details to come. Looking for location for DoorDash booth right now. Only Juniors and up can run the DoorDash booth. (Booth sign up will NOT be through eBudde.)
2022 Cookie Rewards
For Initial Order in eBudde: Only girls who intend to sell 175+ or 225+ packages should be assigned 1 package of Thin Mint to receive Initial Order rewards/tools. Girls who do not intend to sell, and other girls who anticipate selling less than 175 or 225 packages should not have any packages assigned to them for the Initial Order.
If you have any questions, please email me at cookiescrsu@gmail.com.
Mindy Destro, Crossroads Cookie Program Manager
Dec 15th Message from Crossroads Cookie Program Manager
Dear Troop Leaders and Troop Cookie Managers,
eBudde is now available for you to access the 2021-22 Sales Season information. Please log in and confirm that your Contact details are up-to-date and that all of the girls in your troop are listed. If there are missing Troop Leaders,Troop Cookie Managers, or Girls in eBudde, please refer to your MyGS account to make sure that their Girl Scout registration AND, for adults, their background screenings are up-to-date and not expired. Please also confirm the adult roles. Those designated as Troop Leaders or Troop Cookie Managers in MyGS should show up in eBudde (as long as their registrations and background screenings are current).
The Crossroads Volunteer Meeting discussed cookie sale highlights and details specific to Crossroads. If you did not attend one of Council's Cookie Kickoffs, please review the Volunteer Resources section of Council's Cookie Resources page. Both the Kickoff Presentation and Volunteer Packet are available.
If you have any questions, please email me at cookiescrsu@gmail.com.
Mindy Destro, Crossroads Cookie Program Manager
eBudde is now available for you to access the 2021-22 Sales Season information. Please log in and confirm that your Contact details are up-to-date and that all of the girls in your troop are listed. If there are missing Troop Leaders,Troop Cookie Managers, or Girls in eBudde, please refer to your MyGS account to make sure that their Girl Scout registration AND, for adults, their background screenings are up-to-date and not expired. Please also confirm the adult roles. Those designated as Troop Leaders or Troop Cookie Managers in MyGS should show up in eBudde (as long as their registrations and background screenings are current).
- Sale details and resources from Council
- Council's Volunteer How-To videos can be found on YouTube
- Specific information pertaining to Crossroads Service Unit
The Crossroads Volunteer Meeting discussed cookie sale highlights and details specific to Crossroads. If you did not attend one of Council's Cookie Kickoffs, please review the Volunteer Resources section of Council's Cookie Resources page. Both the Kickoff Presentation and Volunteer Packet are available.
If you have any questions, please email me at cookiescrsu@gmail.com.
Mindy Destro, Crossroads Cookie Program Manager
Dec 15th Message from GSNorCal Product Team
Hello Troop Cookie Volunteers,
Thank you to those who were able to attend our 2022 Cookie Program Troop RETURNING Volunteer kickoff last week. As a reminder, resources and access to eBudde are both live. Keep sending us questions!
Please use this link to download the Troop RETURNING Volunteer Kickoff deck with notes. We are unable to share the recording due to technical difficulties.
Kickoff highlights:
Aria, Christine, Gwen, Maria, Minda and Romie
Thank you to those who were able to attend our 2022 Cookie Program Troop RETURNING Volunteer kickoff last week. As a reminder, resources and access to eBudde are both live. Keep sending us questions!
Please use this link to download the Troop RETURNING Volunteer Kickoff deck with notes. We are unable to share the recording due to technical difficulties.
Kickoff highlights:
- Troops are strongly encouraged to place an Initial Order
- Girls use Digital Cookie app to accept customer payments
- Record packages sold ASAP in eBudde
- Booths are back
- EntreprenHERs in Action Day sessions for girls and families
- $0.85 proceed level reduced to 230+ Troop PGA
- Program Overview Video
- 2022 Volunteer Adventure Packet
- 2022 Family Guide will arrive in family and volunteer mail boxes week of 1/3
- One-stop resources for girls, families, and volunteers: Cookies+ Program Resources
- Weekly Q&A registration links
Aria, Christine, Gwen, Maria, Minda and Romie
Cookie Kickoff Topics
We will cover the following key elements and more:
Aria, Chistine, Gwen, Maria, Minda & Romie
- New Adventurefuls Cookie in our lineup - a crunchy brownie-inspired cookie with caramel crème and sea salt
- ALL packages are now $6; Core variety price increase to $6/specialty variety decrease to $6
- To ensure girls have inventory/tools to run their business, troops are strongly encouraged to place an initial order
- To get more troops to $0.85 proceeds, we reduced the tier from 325+ pkg troop per girl average to 230+ pkg troop per girl average
- ilovecookies.org Customer Cookie Finder now has digital links PLUS in-person booths and will be promoted as THE way to find cookies and support local GS
- National Cookie Weekend $5 flat rate shipping for customers (2/18 - 2/20)
- Commercial/business booths are back 2/14-3/27: please refer to our GSNorCal COVID-19 Guidelines
Aria, Chistine, Gwen, Maria, Minda & Romie