Cookie Advice for Troop Cookie Managers and Troop Leaders
Alyssa Parker, Troop Cookie Manager for Troop 2268 How do you get your troop excited for the Cookie season? Before beginning the cookie season, we prepare the girls by talking about the power of our team. We discuss all that we can do for our troop and others if we have a successful selling year. We emphasize the importance of having a partnership between the girls and their parents. Being able to gain the support of the parents is a key component. Next, we set up a whole meeting to discuss what we will do with the proceeds that we make from cookie sales. We decide on a trip or two, and then figure out how many boxes that each girl would have to sell in order to earn those trips. Finally, we will talk about ways we can use the proceeds to either host a meeting or event for a younger troop or support to a charity. How does the troop set their goals for the season? The girls have set their goals based on their interests in where they would want to travel to as a group. We look at all the...