10 Steps to a Successful Cookie Training

1. Provide name tags and a sign-in sheet. Refreshments are also a nice touch.
2. Share the troop’s plans and goals and explain how they fit into the council’s objectives.
3. Introduce ABC’s cookie materials and explain how they can be used to have a successful sale.
4. Review troop proceeds and your council’s girl recognition program (if applicable).
5. Describe each Girl Scout Cookie. You can use the Order Card to show girls what each variety look like.
6. Announce important dates to remember, procedures for picking up cookies and handling money, and who to call for help.
7. Emphasize the importance of safe selling.
8. Hand out order cards and other forms.
9. Answer questions and let girls and their parents/guardians know who to contact during the sale if they think of more questions later.
10. Thank everyone for coming!

TIP: Ask those parents with lots of cookie experience to help with snacks or games. People with assigned tasks are much less likely to be no-shows.

TIP: Busy parents and volunteers are increasingly impatient with demands on their precious time. Send them a formal invitation! Easily create your own invitations from the Stationery section of the clip art gallery. A formal invitation will help ensure that your message gets noticed.