Monday, November 6, 2023

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.  
  • Last year, girls chose to stay longer, and that is up to you and the hosting troop when you are there.
  • registered 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 here before they arrive at their first cookie booth experience.  ).

The links to sign up will appear here after booth sign ups.


Cookie Booth Activities


Slow cookie booth? Here are some activities to pass the time.

Brownie Cookie Badge Packet: Cookie Decision Maker

Cookie Word Search

Cookie Crossword Puzzle

Cookie Word Scramble

Cookie Bingo

Map of LBB versus ABC cookie councils


Quiet Games

  • Tic Tac Toe
  • I Spy
  • 20 Questions
  • Charades
  • Hangman
  • Head's Up (phone app)



Cookie Training: eBudde Overview



Dashboard Tab
Check your messages! (top right corner)

Contacts Tab
Make sure your information is correct and that your account is set to "Gets Email." If you switch it to "No Email," Diana will switch it back.  This is the only way to ensure that you, as a cookie manager, get critical information.

Settings Tab
Kind of nothing to do here; it's nice information.

Girls Tab
Make sure ALL your girls are listed.  If they are not there, the problem 99% of the time is that they are not registered.  Once they are registered, it will take a day or two for them to show up in the list. Make sure you take care of this ASAP after the girls are loaded.  You can take care of this in advance by going into the MyGS (https://mygs.girlscouts.org/my-accountand doublechecking that all your girls are listed and registered.

Input girl tshirt sizes here for initial order incentives.

Initial Order Tab
This is where you will input your initial order. Remember to give each girl 1 thin mint and to order in CASES.

Delivery Tab
This is where you will sign up for a time to pick up your cookies. 

Girl Orders
This it the MOST important section.  This is where you will record ALL transactions of cookies in and out to girls, as well as money in and out.  You will spend most of your time here, ensuring that the records are correct.

Cookie Exch Tab
This is where you can list and find cookies to exchange all over the valley.  We recommend using our Pima list first because those troops are nearby.


Transactions Tab
This is another important section!! This is where you will go to place cupboard orders! Orders must be placed in full cases. Remember to hit SAVE or the order will not go through.

If you do a troop to troop transfer, you will input those transactions here as well.  

Rewards Tab
This is where you will input initial and then final rewards choices.

Booth Sales Tab
Booths that are available are GREEN. Click on the location you want of the left and then the time slot on the right.  

Current Signups should be printed and taken with you to all booths.

To add your own cookie booth, click the box that says "Council Sales" and select "My Sales." Then "add a location."  Fill in the information completely or it will not be approved.

Payments Tab
Digitial Cookie Sales and Council ACH withdrawals will be listed here.

GOC Org
Please input where your troop gift of caring is being donated here. Pima donates to the Air National Guard.  I will provide the address once I confirm that for 2024. 

Sales Report Tab
Nothing to do here, but a lot of good information.

Reports Tab
If you're a data junkie, this is your tab but otherwise you don't need to use this tab.

Help Center Tab
If you are thinking this is a tab you need, it's probably time to email Diana or Lee.




Cookie Training: Initial Orders

Initial Orders are due December 10.

1. Decide what you will be ordering using the cookie calculator/previous year's sales/date from girls and parents.

If you need help, contact Teresa and have a conversation about numbers. Please note that the cookie calculator will give you a count in boxes and your order needs to be placed in full cases (multiples of 12).  

2. Go into eBudde and select the tab marked "Init. Order"

3. Assign ONE box of thin mints to each girl who is selling.

4. Go down to the " OTHER" line and place the remainder of your order IN CASES. (You input box numbers to make full cases. In other words, all totals must be in multiples of 12).

When you are done there should be only zeroes in the line marked "Extras." Any numbers listed in that line indicate you did not order a full case.  Please adjust.

At this point, you can hit save if you are not entirely satisfied with your numbers.  Once you are satisfied, go to step 5.

5. Once complete, click submit order.  This can be done only once.

6. Go to the "Rewards" tab.

7. Click "Fill Out" next to "Initial Rewards Order"

8. Take note of the PGA-Selling number.  If it is UNDER 200, click "Submit Reward Order" (no rewards due).  

If the PGA-Selling number is 200 or above, fill in the the girl sizes for those selling/receiving the awards.  These sizes will then populate into the first block of tshirts (shaded blue). 

Then select 1 and the size for your free volunteer shirt (second block of sizes, shaded white).

Then, if you want to order up to three more shirts at a cost of $12 for other volunteers, fill in the last block.

9. Hit button marked "Submit Reward Order."

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Hayride

[posted for our friends in Indian Bend neighborhood] 


Hayride!
 Fri Nov 3

It's time to have some fun at MacDonald's Ranch at our family and friend's hayride! $16 per person includes patch, hayrides, train rides, games, hay maze, water, and s'mores. Children age 2 and under, free.

MacDonald's Ranch
26540 N. Scottsdale Rd.
Friday, November 3, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Butcher's Choice will be providing dinner on site at an additional cost. Estimated dinner RSVP requested.

Troop Leaders: You do not need to be present at this event. Complete the registration form on behalf of your troop ASAP: https://forms.gle/1Y9gmPDZMEzqL1jU9

Mail checks (payable to Indian Bend Neighborhood) to Krystal Ray, 4131 E Cannon Dr, Phoenix, 85028, or contact me for other payment options or questions: Krystal, 602-300-2616

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

November Leader's Meetings


Our leader's meeting will be at either 10 am or 6:30 pm on Monday, November 6th.  The leader's meeting for this month is cookie training.  Expect the meetings to last at least 90 minutes.


Where: Meetings will be held in-person at the Boys and Girls Club (10515 E Lakeview Dr, Scottsdale, AZ 85258). 

Social gathering at Goldies following the evening meeting (approximately 8:15 pm)

OLD BUSINESS
CALENDAR

November 2023
November 4: Recommended Troop Activity: ASU Earth and Space Exploration Day
November 5: Troop Camp Certification Training, Scottsdale Ranch Park
November 12, 10-12 pm: Hope-Filled Holidays Arizona
November 6: 10 and 6:30 pm: Cookie Training
November 17, 6 pm to 8 pm: Campfire Singalong 

December 2023
Recommended Troop Activity: Hike Pinnacle Peak (holiday story usually can be found along the trail during the month of December)
** December 10, 2 pm: Mom and Me Holiday Event: Elf, Jr

January 2024
January 5: Cookie Rally 

February 2024
February 25: Thinking Day
Father/Daughter Dance TBA

March 2024
Community Service Project: Jared Boxes
Recommended Troop Activity: McDowell Sonoran Preserve Family Day (at the Lost Dog Trailhead)
March 2-3: Camp BASIC
March 22-24: Encampment at Shadow Rim

April 2024
April 13-14: All-neighborhood Encampment at Parsons (Daisies too!)
April 20: Annual Meeting (tentative)

May 2024
May 1: Older Girl Bridging
May 5: Mother's Day Tea (Troop 4637)

June/July 2024
Neighborhood Day Camp

Monday, October 23, 2023

Troop Camp Certification

 


For those of you who haven't yet taken your camping training, we are hosting a TCC2 course right in our backyard at Scottsdale Ranch Park, November 5, 9am-5pm. This full-day course teaches the essentials of how to take your troop camping and teaches you to present outdoor concepts to your troop such as fire building, knots, outdoor cooking, knife safety, tent camping, and much much more.


In order to sign up for this course, you must have taken the online TCC1 through GSLearn.

Girls who are 14 years and up may take this course. They should take TCC1 through their parent's GSLearn account course through your parent's account, then email reghelp@girlscoutsaz.org to have the signup changed to their name.

Once you've taken TCC1, sign up for the TCC2 course here!  
Signups will close next week so act soon!