November Updates

Reminders

• Communication Guidelines
• Food Handler's Card
• Service and Leadership Team shirts (Order here for leaders and grades 6 and up)
• Service Team 

2026-2027 CALENDAR

Leader Meeting Dates

OCTOBER

Food Drive

October 30-31, Haunted Yard 

NOVEMBER

November 1-6, Halloween Candy Collection 
November 2, 10 am or 6:30 pm, Cookie Training (Cookie Team)
November 8, 2 pm, Juliette Low Birthday Party 

November 18 (tentative), CPR and First Aid Training

Self-Defense Class (Kelly)

DECEMBER
December 2, Service Team Meeting

December 12, Techalongs First Qualifier

December 19, Wreaths Across America Day

Assisted Living Christmas Caroling

JANUARY
January 8, Cookie Rally
January 16, Cookie Delivery (Cookie Team)

My First Cookie Booth

January 23, Techalongs Second Qualifier

FEBRUARY

February 13, Techalongs Third Qualifier

February 20, Father/Daughter Dance (Troop 176)

February 28, Thinking Day (Troop 4280)

MARCH

March 1-12, Cookies for the Military Collection

March 27, Women’s History Month Educational Event (Troop 4637)

APRIL
April 3-4, Camp B.A.S.I.C. (Outdoor Ed Team)

April 5, Leader's Gala (Recognitions Team)
April 14, Service Team Meeting
April 24 (tentative), Annual Meeting
Jared Boxes (Troop 2256)
April 23- May 9 (TBA), Disney Descendants: The Musical (Arts Team)

MAY
Mother's Day Tea (Troop 7048)
May 5 (tentative), Older Girl Bridging and Recognitions (Troop 2256, Recognitions Team)

JUNE
Day Camp (Troop 2256)
Robotics Camp (Troop 17062)

Cookie Information 2026-2027

Cookie rally will be held January 8th! Details to come. 

Training

In-person training is November 2nd at the Boys and Girls Club (our usual meeting location: 10515 E. Lakeview Drive, Scottsdale) at either 10 am or 6:30 pm.  Training will last at least an hour and is mandatory for any troops participating in the cookie sale. Troop sales items will be available at that meeting.

Any person who wishes to have access to Ebudde must attend training.

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 (To come).

Neighborhood Training Site

The neighborhood training presentation--and lots of other information-- can be accessed here (to be updated).

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 in early December (date TBA).

Cookie Dates

(Coming Soon)

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

Other Links

•  Cookie Resources (GSUSA): here

•  Cookie Resource Guide (GSACPC): (to come)

•  Cookie Boothing Guide: here

•  Little Brownie Baker Cookie Season Resources: here

Cookies for the Military

Cookies for the Military

Troop donations for the military can be dropped off at Diana's house March 1-12.  Cookies are collected by the Air Re-Fueling Wing of the Arizona Guard and distributed to members in all branches of the military both here in Arizona and abroad. 

Small donations (3 cases of less) can be left at my front door, just let me know you are coming. Please do not place them directly in front of the door; this is a tripping hazard.

Large donations: email ahead (pima.neighborhood@gmail.com) so that we can transfer them directly into the garage.

Please bring your cookies in the right cases! Even if it is just one box, please bring all cookies in the right case.  The donations will be in the thousands and the base needs to pallet them up for the journey. We need full cases in the right boxes to do that. 

Thank you!

My First Cookie Booth 2027

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.

Halloween Candy Collection

Got Candy?

Don’t get stuck with piles of leftover Halloween candy this year!  Consider donating your excess candy to MOM’S PANTRY!

Donation Dates: November 1st - 6th
What to Donate: All types of wrapped candy are accepted!

Candy collections may be dropped at Diana's and left in the cooler outside her front door. 

Let’s spread some sweetness and give back to the community! 

Techalongs In Action

The Techalongs cordially invite all Girl Scouts to attend their competitions to cheer them on.  Matches start about 10 am at any event.  Come for the whole event, or just drop in for an hour or so.  Each qualifier starts with check in and inspections followed by preliminaries that determine who will compete in the finals.  Awards generally start about 4.

Red Rock Qualifier

December 13th@ Microchip Chandler, 2355 W Chandler Blvd, Chandler, AZ 85224

Desert Vista Qualifier

January 24@ Glendale Preparatory Academy, 23276 N 83rd Ave, Peoria, AZ 85383

Palo Verde Qualifier

February 13th @ ASU Health Future’s Center, 6161 E Mayo Blvd #319, Phoenix, AZ 85054

For more information about FIRST FTC in Arizona, please visit their blog.

For more information on the Techalongs, including how to join the team, please visit their website.

Service Team Positions 2026-207

 Service Team Positions 2026-2027

Are you passionate about spreading the word about Girl Scouts? What about planning fun and amazing events for girls? Well, we’ve got just the jobs for you…

Maybe you’ve never considered becoming a volunteer on the service unit team. Please consider your talents and whether or not you can help us fill some vacancies on the service team roster for the 2026- 2027 year.  

You should also consider ALL of the roles to be open, as in, we are happy to have you assist with any job that fits your particular skill set. Do NOT count yourself out if you are a first-year leader this year. I am unlikely to approach you in your first year to expand your duties but if you feel you are up to the task, please volunteer!

If you have an active parent volunteer (registered) in your troop who you think would be an asset to the team, please feel free to forward this to them as well.  

Volunteer Opportunities

Anasazi School Organizer

Archway School Coordinator

Copper Ridge School Coordinator

Redfield School Organizer

Sonoran Sky School Organizer

Grayhawk School Organizer

Mountainside Middle School Organizer 

Pinnacle Peak School Organizer

Junior Mentor

Cookie Team

Events Organizer

Arts Committee

STEM Committee

Robotics

Community Service Committee

Outdoor Ed Committee