Thank You! Every one for your participation at the Cookie Rally we had a great turn out!! What a great way to kick our 2015! Our website has been updated with the details & photos you can visit the site to click and save the photos. You can turn in initial order sheets Jan 24^th Before/After the field trip.  Heather and I will have a additional order sheets on hand during drop/off pick up for field trip. They are not due on the 24^th you may also email your order by Jan 26^th.

The girls had a great time learning the 5 basic skills of business. Now they will apply or sharpen their skills as they set out for the 2015 cookie season.  It was a great pleasure to have our high-school girl scouts Betsy & Deitrich as well as girl scout alumnae college student Tatiana Lead and present the rally they made great advisers.  The girls were very tentative to their presentations and demonstrations.  Ashley & Brooke both shared  deserts using thanks a lot cookies as one of the ingredients  the scouts sampled both deserts and voted on their favorite. It was a close call Cookies & Cake and a Delicious Eclair by Ashley that won! Those that participated in the rally will have a cookie activity pin and or cookie rally patch at our bridging/closing ceremony for the year. 

• Goal Setting: Girls set sales goals and, with their team, create a plan to reach them. This matters because girls need to know how to set and reach goals to succeed in school, on the job, and in life.
• Decision Making: Girls decide where and when to sell, how to market their sale, and what to do with their earnings. This matters because girls must make many decisions, big and small, in their lives. Learning this skill helps them make good ones.
• Money Management: Girls develop a budget, take orders, and handle customers’ money. This matters because girls need to know how to handle money—from their lunch money to their allowance to (someday) their paycheck.
• People Skills: Girls learn how to talk (and listen!) to their customers, as well as learning how to work as a team with other girls. This matters because it helps them do better in school (on group projects, on sports teams, and on the playground) and, later, at work.
• Business Ethics: Girls act honestly and responsibly during every step of the product sale. This matters because employers want to hire ethical employees—and the world needs ethical leaders in every field.

Bling your Booth Contest- Plain is boring! Stand out this cookie season,and enter our troop for a chance to win $500. Get out your posters and markers; let that BIG imagination run wild,and Bling! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H15xria2Qhs&feature=youtu.be

Booth Sales
Our Troop has been allotted 17 Booths each booth is a 3 hour timeslot. We have strict guidelines we must follow when operating booths. Pleasemake sure you review and understand the guidelines before signing up for abooth. All girls were given a cookie etiquette contract at the Cookie Rallythey must bring that with them when they work their booth. Missing form? Noproblem just let me know ahead of time so I can make sure it gets added to yourBooth Box.

If you have a location that you would like to set up a booth at your church,family business, or residence please notify me of date, time, and locationprior to Feb 15^th for approval.

Booth Sales & Recognitions
All scouts that participate in at least one booth (3 hour shift)will earn their booth sale badge.
At the end of our cookie season all of the cookies sold via Booth Sales fromour allotted booths
will be divided between the troop and all girls that worked the booths basedupon the # of shifts each girl works. This does not counting an individualbooth that you may have held at your church/work/home.

Maximum Total # Of Shares 85 (4 girls at each booth)
Minimum Total # Of Shares 51 (2 girls at each booth)
The Troop general fund will automatically hold 1 share per booth.
The Individual Scout will have 1 Share per booth worked.
Must be on time and follow etiquette agreement.

Goals
Based off of our current scout pre sales figures and research ofbooth sales nationwide, It is definitely possible for all girls to reach theirgoals by adding booth sales to their cookies season.

Maximum Total # Of Shares 85 (4 girls at each booth)
Minimum Total # Of Shares 51 (2 girls at each booth)
The Troop general fund will automatically hold 1 share per booth.
The Individual Scout will have 1 Share per booth worked.
Must be on time and follow etiquette agreement.

Grocery Bags
If all families can please save your groceries bags during ourcookie season. At the booths we will need to bag up sales that contain multiplepackages.

Choose up to 3 Booths
*Must have a minimum of two (non-related) adults members
*Must have a minimum of two girl scouts.
If you are not currently a member and wish to volunteer at a booth during ourcookie season
please register by mail right away.

If your child willnot be participating in the cookie booths please let me know so that we canschedule others accordingly.

Please Provide The Following InformationBefore Feb 2, 2015
Scout Name-
Parent Volunteer Supervise Scouts- yes/no
# of Booths-
# of Additional Booths- (If available)
Chioce-1 Booth #
Choice-2 Booth #
Choice-3 Booth #
Additional Booths- Booth #’s