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Don't forget the fathers, uncles and other men that can help.
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Ask for Girl Scout Seniors or Ambassadors who are looking for service project hours. for service project hours.
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If you can't find one person to do it all, ask two or three to share the job.
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Take the team approach -- adults in charge and cookie managers should both attend.
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Create a calendar with the troop/group and cookie volunteers, marking important sale dates.
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Plan a family cookie training party with the girls.
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Have them make a list of activities they want to do--Include a service project or philanthropy activity as part of those activities. How can they use money earned to help their community?
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Suggest using cookie proceeds to pay for one or all of them.
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Have girls estimate how many boxes will need to be sold.
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Set activity goals, number-of-boxes goals, and learning goals.
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Teams that have goals have more successful sales!
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For Girl Scout Daisies and Brownies, keep it simple.
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Use training games at meetings that help girls learn varieties, safety guidelines and how to handle money.
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Distribute last year's order cards so girls have a list of potential customers.
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Encourage Girl Scout Brownies and up to older girls to keep spreadsheets of their customers and utilize online tools.
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Encourage girls to sell beyond their friends and family.
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Invite parents and guardians to your cookie training party.
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Emphasize how participation benefits their Girl Scout troop and girls across the council.
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Encourage girls to share their learning and sales goals with their families.
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Encourage adults in roles that enable girls to Discover, Connect and Take Action through the processes of Girl Led, Learning By Doing and Cooperative Learning.
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Check with your council for sign-up procedures.
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Research shows that grocery stores are the best locations, followed by large discount stores and malls.
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Girls who sell at booth sales sell more cookies on their own, too.
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Plan a cookie caravan -- a booth sale on wheels!
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Encourage girls to talk about their selling challenges and provide solutions.
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Stress the importance of selling even after girls have met their goals.
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Make sure the money is collected.
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Complete reports and submit them on time.
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Order recognition items if your council offers them.
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Talk about what went well and what should be changed next year.
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Celebrate not only accomplishments, but efforts too.
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Say thank you to everyone who helped!
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Make a ceremony of giving money or event of giving service using your group funds.
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