Girl Scout cookie updates

• General information and resources

Initial Order Incentive

Every girl who turns in an initial order total of 150 boxes or more will receive a fashionable GSGLA "Inspired by U" T-shirt. It's all the rage! These Initial Order Superstars can wear it with pride at booth sales or out on the town, and it's a fabulous ice breaker for their cookie pitch to new customers!

T-shirts will be distributed at initial order cookie delivery.
   
Gift of Caring: Get a box -- Give a box

The Gift of Caring Program (GOC) is a cookie donation opportunity for customers to buy a box (or boxes!) of cookies to be distributed to our 2010 Gift of Caring Partners: Operation Gratitude, the LA Foodbank, and the Bob Hope USO. Through these organizations, cookies will be shared with and sent to military troops and to those in need. Thank you to our GOC Sponsor, GO Country 105 FM.
   
Gift of Caring: Steps of Participation!

1. Be a knowledgeable diplomat for our GOC partners and the program. Learn how the cookie donation will be distributed. Learn the basics about our Gift of Caring partners and the process.
2. Always ask customers if they'd like to buy an extra box (or two, or three!) for Gift of Caring. Many people take advantage of the opportunity if they are asked. Plus, the Gift of Caring program is a great response to customers who may not want to buy cookies for themselves.
3. Register for a GOC service opportunity. GSGLA has great ways for troops to get involved with the distribution of the GOC cookies! We will soon announce details for the opportunities, which will take place in April 2010. Whether it's troop to troop or youth to youth, here are some great ways for girls to help:
• All: Help unload and store cookies at the Bob Hope Hollywood USO at LAX
• All: Write cards and letters to US military personnel serving overseas
• Girls under 12: place notes on boxes going to military personnel (regional locations)
• Girls ages 12+: sort and/or pack cookies in care boxes for Operation Gratitude in Van Nuys
• Girls ages 14+: sort and/or pack cookies in backpacks for the LA Foodbank Backpack program

Gift of Caring: New and Improved!

Gift of Caring receipt boxes! Troop Cookie Chairs will receive a boothing kit during initial order pick-up that will have great cookie program tools including a GOC receipt box. Once a customer donates cookies, the completed donation slips can be put into a sleek promotional box that is displayed at your cookie booth.

Gift of Caring message labels! The boothing kits will also include blank GOC labels. These labels (templates will also be available online) are for GOC donors who wish to write a short message of thanks to military personnel. (Girl Scouts are encouraged to write letters or cards, too).

Gift of Caring Service Opportunities for younger girls! Our younger girls now have an opportunity to help. Girls 12 and under will put GOC labels on cookie boxes that will go to military troops serving overseas.