Postings to any allowed social or general media may ONLY be done during Cookie Program sale dates

Posts ALLOWED 

• Posts are allowed during the cookie program, not prior before the initial date.
• Posting to personal social media is permitted. Be cognizant of settings (private vs. public).
• Posting to LOCAL public social media sites (approved membership or public) with Girl Scout or Troop Digital Cookie link is permissible for the promotion of booth sale sites, online direct ship orders and public pick-up of girl delivery orders. We remind parents and troop volunteers to be safety conscious and cautious providing a URL to unknown customers. ALWAYS meet in a public location for distribution of Girl Delivery orders from unknown customers.

Posts NOT ALLOWED

• Posting to national sites such as, but not limited to, eBay, Etsy, Craigslist, Amazon, Facebook Marketplace, etc. is NOT permitted.
• NO paid advertising of any kind on social media or general media is allowed.

We would like to remind everyone that the Girl Scout Cookie Program is a girl-led program and girls should be involved as much as safely possible in social media and online sales. We also recommend parents use caution when posting to ANY social media site and taking orders from strangers. The safety of Girl Scouts and their families is first and foremost. Parents should use their best judgement when approving in-person delivery orders, versus shipped-only orders, to customers they don’t know. A girl should be accompanied by an adult at all times when selling or delivering cookies. Abuse or misuse of a girl’s Digital Cookie site may result in council inactivating the girl’s site.

Adhere to the Cookie Program sale dates, pricing, council boundaries and cookies

Sale dates and pricing are specific for each Girl Scout council. It is important that troops, girls and families follow the sale dates and pricing for our council. Girls may NOT take in-person or digital orders including going door-to-door, posting order cards at parent workplace, etc. prior to December 15, 2021. Additionally, booth sales may only occur during the designated booth sale dates. Troops may face consequences if sale dates and pricing are not followed.

All troops must keep sales within the boundaries of our council. No booth sites or door-to-door selling may occur outside of Council boundaries. To confirm if a retail location or city is within our boundaries, please contact Council’s Product Program Team. If you see a troop selling within boundaries which you suspect is not from our council, DO NOT confront the troop, be argumentative or engage in a conflict. Make specific note of the date, time, location and troop number and report the information to your Council’s Product Program Team. Our council will follow up with the appropriate council.

Troop Penalties

All programs have requirements, expectations and rules for participants. The Cookie Program is no different. It is important that troops and Girl Scouts have equal opportunities to sell cookies; we would hope parents, Girl Scouts, Troop Leaders, Troop Cookie Chairs, etc. would all act appropriately, but unfortunately this does not always happen. If the Service Unit confirms a report that a troop or a girl within a troop has broken any rules or requirements of the program, including but not limited to, early selling, selling at higher pricing, selling outside of council boundaries, misconduct at sites, posting to restricted social media sites, or selling rewards, the service unit will have to report to council and there could be penalties to the troop. This is not something we want to do, but as a result of prior incidents, it is unfortunately something that needs to be enforced. Always follow the Girl Scout Law and Promise!

As a Troop Leader or Troop Cookie Chair, we expect you to explain the requirements and do’s and don’ts of the program to your Girl Scouts and their parents along with the explanation that if even one girl in the troop breaks the rules, the entire troop may be penalized. 

Reports of inappropriate selling activities will be accepted and investigated by Council’s Product Program Team. Girl Scouts, parents, Troop Leaders, and Troop Cookie Chairs should not confront the troop, be argumentative or engage in a conflict. Reports should include specific information such as date, time, location, troop number and/or name when possible. 

Contact Council’s Product Program team with any questions at 855-456-8347  ext. 6722 or productprogram@girlscoutsgcnwi.org