Pima Neighborhood News

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Information for Cookie Managers

This is an attempt to consolidate all cookie information to one post. Please return often for updates.

REMEMBER: The cookie rally will be held January 10th at Parsons! Details to come.
My First Cookie Booth

Cookies for the Military

Training
In-person training was November 3rd. For indidivuals with 4 years of cookie experience or more, a link to sign the TPM was sent. Everyone else should be attending ONE of the following Zoom sessions (link to log in was emailed):
Thursday, 11/6 @ 7:30 pm
Saturday, 11/8 @ 12 pm
Tuesday, 11/11 @ 12 pm
Wednesday, 11/12 @ 7:30 pm
Saturday, 11/15 @ 2 pm
Tuesday, 11/18 @ 7:30 pm
Sunday, 11/23 @ 12 pm
Access to eBudde
Access to eBudde is granted to registered/background checked individuals who have completed training. Once you receive the TPM link, you will need this information.

Our service unit is Pima
The service unit email is pima.neighborhood@gmail.com

To find your GSUSA ID, log into https://mygs.girlscouts.org/
and navigate to
>>My Household
>>Manage/Renew my household members
>>Edit Profile

Parent Financial Responsibility Agreement

You need a signed form from a parent of each girl in your troop. Parents who signed the form for Fall product do NOT need to do this again.

Please remember that parents need to put in YOUR email (the cookie manager email) not the neighborhood email on this form. Cookie managers are responsible for ensuring these forms are signed. If you need to double check who signed the form, please email productprogram@girlscoutaz.org

Cookie Manual

The official cookie manual is available only online. It can be accessed here.

Neighborhood Training Site

The neighborhood training presentation--and lots of other information-- can be accessed here.

Initial Order Calculator

Don't know how many cookies to order initially? The council has an initial order calculator here. Teresa is happy to look at your numbers and have a conversation about what to order for initial delivery. Initial order is due December 7th.

Cookie Dates

Dec 1 - 5th: Booth Rounds

Dec 7: Troop Initial Order Due

Dec 8: Digital Online Cookie Opens (DOC)

Jan 10: Cookie Rally at Parsons

Jan 12 - 17: Pre-Sales open

Jan 17: Cookie Delivery

Jan 18: COOKIE SALES START!

Jan 20: Cupboard Open

Feb 2: Money due for first ACH

Feb 5: First ACH

Feb 16: Money due in account for second ACH

Feb 19: Second ACH

March 1: Cookie Program Ends

March 8: T17s due to Council

March 8: Troop submits final rewards

March 9: Money due for final ACH

March 12: Final ACH

April-July: Cookie rewards and events

Pima Neighborhood Troop to Troop Transfer Link

If you need cookies or want to trade out extra cases, you have two options. The first is closer to home and is a list for troops in the Pima and Fountain Hills area. The second will connect you to troops across the valley and can be accessed under the exchange button in eBudde.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Dhc8z2ZgVSvcjwXGlxWaVdPqLHn93kJN4vTz_VwYT_c/edit#gid=0

2026 My First Cookie Booth

Pima has a program that pairs Daisy Girl Scouts and Daisy Parents with an older troop for their first cookie booth experience. Here are the rules:

The expectation is that girls will attend for about 15 minutes to get just a taste of what it is like.
A parent must attend with their Daisy.
Girls should come in uniform (white shirt, black bottoms, vest).
Daisies will receive a patch for attendance.

Please note, if you open up your booth to Daisies, you must still adhere to cookie booth staffing guidelines. No more than FOUR girls at a booth at any time.

We would like parents to read over the boothing guidelines before they arrive at their first cookie booth experience. ).

The links to sign up will appear here after booths are selected by older troops.

Cookie Training Basics

Cookie Training Recap

Here’s a quick recap of what we covered:

2026 cookie program updates and key timelines
Introduction of the new cookie and how to promote it
Booth basics: scheduling, safety, and best practices
Initial orders: how to plan inventory and use the calculator
Communication tips and parent engagement strategies

Helpful Links & Tools:

Initial Order Calculator: here
Cookie Resources (GSUSA): here
Cookie Resource Guide (GSACPC): here
Cookie Boothing Guide: here
Little Brownie Baker Cookie Season Resources: here
Training Slide Deck (from training): here

Required Trainings (for troops with 3 years or less of cookie-selling experience):

Thursday, 11/6 @ 7:30 pm — Kelley
Saturday, 11/8 @ 12 pm — Kelley
Tuesday, 11/11 @ 12 pm — Kelley
Wednesday, 11/12 @ 7:30 pm — Valerie & Teresa
Saturday, 11/15 @ 2 pm — Kelley
Tuesday, 11/18 @ 7:30 pm — Valerie
Sunday, 11/23 @ 12 pm — Kelley

The Zoom link for these trainings has been emailed.

Sunday, November 2, 2025

November News

NEW NEWS

My First Cookie Booth

Cookie Training Links

OLD NEWS

Communication Guidelines

Service Team (Please check your email for a current list of open service team positions)

Food Handler's Card

Service and Leadership Team shirts (Order here for leaders and grades 6 and up)

Babysitter's List 2025-2026

Babysitters: Sign up here.
Parents: Access Girl Scout babysitters here.

2025-2026 CALENDAR

Leader Meeting Dates

NOVEMBER

November 1-5, Halloween Candy Collection

November 2, Juliette Low Birthday Party

November 2, Toy and Book Drive

November 3, Cookie Training at 10 and 6:30

November 13, 6 to 9 pm, First Aid Training

November 21, 6 to 8 pm, Songfest

DECEMBER

Recommended Troop Activity: Hike Pinnacle Peak (holiday story usually can be found along the trail during the month of December)

December 6, Robotics Qualifier #1

December 13, Holiday Ornament Crafting Party

JANUARY

January 9, Cookie Rally @ Parsons

January 9-11, Pima Jammin' @ Parsons

January 17 or 18th, Cookie Delivery (likely the 17th)

January 24, Robotics Qualifier #2

FEBRUARY

February 7, Robotics Qualifier #3

February 22, Thinking Day

MARCH

March 8, 2 pm, Alice in Wonderland

March 27-28, Camp B.A.S.I.C.

March 28, TCC Training at Camp B.A.S.I.C.

Cookie Collection for the Military

APRIL

April 6, Leader's Gala

April 6, Jared Box Deadline

Mother's Day Tea
April 26 (tentative), Annual Meeting

MAY

May 6, Older Girl Bridging

JUNE

June 1-5, Day Camp/PA Training

June 15-19, Robotics Camp

JULY

July 20-25, National Convention, Washington DC

Thursday, October 30, 2025

Holiday Event: Ornament-Decorating Workshop

The Pima Arts Committee is hosting an Ornament-Decorating Workshop at the Arabian Library on Saturday, December 13.

Bring your holiday cheer as we decorate ornaments together and celebrate our Girl Scout sisterhood. Each participant will also receive a special holiday fun patch to take home!

Please RSVP by 12/01: https://forms.gle/wQYiVBswv6Zh1c7h7

Event Details

Date: Saturday, December 13

Location: Arabian Library (Scottsdale Public Library), Room 2

10215 E McDowell Mountain Ranch Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85255

Time: 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Cost: $5

Troop payments MUST be made by troop check made out to Pima Neighborhood

Individual girls attending may pay via Venmo

All Girl Scout levels welcome, but space is limited. Because of space limitations, this *is* a drop-off event. Parents are welcome to browse in the library during the event.

Leaders please contact pima.neighborhood@gmail.com if you are bringing a troop and are willing to chaperone.

What to Expect

• A warm, cozy craft space filled with festive music and creativity

• Tables stocked with all kinds of supplies — paint, markers, sequins, ribbons, and more! Christimas and winter ornaments available to decorate.

• Time to relax, craft, and connect with other Girl Scouts

• Take home your beautiful ornament and your holiday patch!

Hope to see you there!

Robotics Camp

When?

June 15th-19th (Monday-Friday), 12:30- 3:30 pm daily. Girls can be dropped off starting at 12:15 pm each day so that their camp day can start promptly at 12:30 pm.

What is Robotics Camp?

An awesome, week-long summer robotics camp.

Throughout the week, the girls will get the chance to build a robot and learn to code their bot, as well as learn about some of the administrative jobs associated with being on a robotics team.

Camp is planned and organized by the Techalongs (FTC Team 17062), a Girl Scout FIRST Tech Challenge robotics team. Camp activities are led by volunteer Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador Girl Scouts that are part of the team and supervised by adult volunteers.

Where?

Notre Dame Preparatory

9701 E Bell Rd

Scottsdale, AZ 85260

Who Can Attend?

Day Camp is limited to 25 campers who have just completed 5th-8th grade in May. Our staff will be 8 older girl volunteers (grades 7+) and at least 3 adult volunteers (18+ years).

**Girls must have current membership with Girl Scouts.**

Girls need not join a troop (although we are happy to assist you in finding a permanent Girl Scout home). We will send you information about how to secure membership after you register for camp.

What is the Cost?

$100 per girl

There will be no refunds or partial refunds for any reason except for camp cancellation.

All registrations, fees, and paperwork need to be remitted by June 5th to ensure your daughter has a spot at camp. We will cancel unpaid registrations on that date along with any registrations with missing paperwork.

What Does my Girl Scout Need to Bring?

Everyone should bring a bottle of water each day. Girls will also need a laptop; please let us know if your daughter does not have a laptop available for her use. We have a limited number of laptops that we can loan out.

Girls need to wear closed-toed shoes and have their hair tied up each day.

Drop Off, Pick Up, and Safety

We will strive to meet every Girl Scout safety recommendation. All girls must be signed in and out by a parent/guardian each day. If she is going home with someone else, we must receive a note from the parent. Please pick up your camper on time. No supervision will be provided before 12:15 or after 3:45 pm.

What About...?

For more information, please contact the Techalongs at techalongs@gmail.com

Sunday, October 26, 2025

Summer Day Camp 2026: Anything Goes!

REGISTRATION CLOSES 5/15/26 or when full

What is Summer Day Camp?

An awesome, week-long summer day camp. The theme this year is ”Anything Goes," where each day is a different crazy theme.

Daily activities include swaps & crafts, science, dance, music, robotics, and sports. Our day camp fills up fast because it's so fun, so register as soon as registration opens!

Day Camp is planned and organized by Girl Scout Troop 2256, a multi-level Girl Scout troop from Pima Neighborhood (part of Girl Scouts―Arizona Cactus-Pine Council, Inc.). Camp activities are led by volunteer Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador Girl Scouts and supervised by adult volunteers.

When?

We have scheduled camp for June 1st-5th (Monday-Friday), 9 am-2 pm daily.
Girls can be dropped off starting at 8:45 each day so that their camp day can start promptly at 9 am.

Where?

Notre Dame Preparatory

9701 E Bell Rd

Scottsdale, AZ 85260

Who Can Attend?

Day Camp is limited to 100 campers who are registered in a Pima

neighborhood troop (Daisy, Brownie, and Junior Girl Scouts, who have just completed K-5 grades in May). An independent girl member living in our area may also attend. Our staff will be 20 older girl volunteers (grades 8+) and at least 20 adult volunteers (18+ years).

If your daughter is in a troop outside of the Pima Neighborhood, she may attend day camp but you must be a registered and background checked volunteer who is willing to volunteer for at least two days to assist us in meeting girl/adult ratio. Cost for out-of-neighborhood Girl Scouts is $200. If you are uncertain whether your troop is in the Pima neighborhood, please don't hesitate to email.

**Girls must have current membership with Girl Scouts.**

Girls living in the Desert Mountain High School complex or who attend BASIS, Archway Scottsdale, Scottsdale Prep, Pinnacle Peak, Sonoran Sky, or Grayhawk elementary schools who are not Girl Scout members may also attend but will be required to join Girl Scouts. Membership is $45 and girls need not join a troop (although we are happy to assist you in finding a permanent Girl Scout home). Please contact us to discuss an extended membership option that would extend membership benefits through September 2026. To take advantage of this option, please contact us before registering.

Program Aide Program for Grades 6+

Girl Scouts who have just completed grades 6-9 may register for a special older girl program. This program is designed to give them the leadership skills to be camp counselors and to assist with other neighborhood programs. Girls who enroll in this program will earn their Program Aide award during the week, as well as a First Aid/CPR certification, badges, and other awards. This program is limited to the first 20 registrants. The fee for PA girls is $100 if paid before April 15th and $150 after that date.

What is the Cost?

$100 per girl for Pima campers who register and pay before April 15th.

$150 per girl for Pima campers who register and pay from April 15th to May 1st.

$200 after May 1st if space allows

Please take note of the late fees. If you do not pay your camp fee before April 15th, the cost is $150. If you do not pay by May 1st, the cost is $200.

There will be no refunds or partial refunds for any reason except for camp cancellation.

All registrations, fees, and paperwork need to be remitted by May 15th to ensure your daughter has a spot at camp. We will cancel unpaid registrations on that date along with any registrations with missing paperwork.

Adults!

We need adult volunteers who are registered/background checked members of GSUSA. To guarantee a spot for your camper, agree to help as an adult volunteer! (Adult volunteer link is here)

How Do I Register?

Could Camp Be Canceled?

Our annual challenge is to staff the camp with registered adult volunteers to meet safety guidelines. Chaperones are able to work remotely from camp insofar as they have no other duties other than sitting in the rooms and being present.

If canceled, all campers will be notified and registration fees refunded. You can help us out by giving us a day or two of your time! (Adult volunteer link here)

What Does my Girl Scout Need to Bring?

Everyone should bring their own sack lunch Monday through Friday. Everyone should also bring a bottle of water each day. Refrigerators and microwaves are not available.

We ask that girls do NOT bring other items. We rotate around the campus and extra items, bags etc, just become items that get lost.

Girls need to wear closed-toe shoes and we encourage girls to dress according to the theme each day.

The themes for the week are as follows:

Monday: Around the United States (Pick your favorite state and dress up!)
Tuesday: Seussical (Cat in the Hat, Hop on Pop, Lorax, Green Eggs and Ham)

Wednesday: Mythology (Greek or Roman gods and goddesses!)

Thursday: Biomes (desert, under the sea, arctic, rainforest, forest, grassland)

Friday: Music Genres (Jazz, Ballet, Pop, Hip-Hop, Big Band....)