Welcome

Cookie Captai

ns!

• Volunteering at Cookie Events• Mentoring• Log all hours (purple card)

• 25 Hours = Service Bar• Cookie Captain Party

About Cookie Captains:Service Hours

• Connect with a troop

• Give Training Presentation

• Assist at one Cookie Booth

• Log those hours!

About Cookie Captains:

Mentoring

• Informationhttp://www.girlscouts.org/program/

gs_central/

• Requirements• Listed on Cookies and

Dough IP handout

• Take the Lead!Finish the rest on your own –

by mentoring this cookie season!

Be a cookie expert!

Cookies and Dough IP

• You could be teaching about goals – so set them yourself!

• Troop/ individual goals• ABC Bakers: CookiEZone

– Fun activity for your mentor troops!

Be a goal getter:

Goal SettingAs a Cookie Captain, it is important to

set S.M.A.R.T. goals to help you ensure success with both your cookie sales

and your project! S.M.A.R.T Goals are:

S – Specific

M – Measureable

A – Attainable

R – Realistic

T - Timely

SThe “S” in S.M.A.R.T.

Goals stands

for “Specific”.Specific is the “What,” Where” and “Why?” of Setting smart goals.

Think about specific goals when planning your project. What are you going to do? Host an event? Make a Video?

Where are you going to do your event? In your hometown? In another town within your service unit?

Why is your project important? Will it make your service unit better? Will you learn something from doing it?

MM stands for measureable.

People have said, if you can’t measure it – you can’t manage

it. Imagine trying to put together an event and not

asking people to RSVP to let you know they were coming. What would happen if you had 600

show up? What would happen if you had 3 people show up? Do

little things like as for an RSVP, so you know how many people are coming to make your goal

easier to see.

AThe “A” stands for Attainable. This is important in goal setting because you want to stretch your limits but set yourself up for success. Plan on your goal stretching you beyond what you would normally do but something that you can realistically accomplish in 25 hours

For example: Set a goal to make a 5 minute movie in 25 hours is attainable. This gives you time to plan, film your movie and edit. If you are trying to film a 2 and a ½ hour movie, you wouldn’t have time to write the script and film, let alone finish the whole movie.

R “R” stands for realistic.

If you think about it, do you think it’s possible to get all of your service hours in a week? Is it possible to sell 10,000 cookies by yourself door to door? This is where the “R” in SMART comes in.

Set goals that you know you can achieve, but keep the bar high. You’ll feel better about your project if you have done something that pushed you to try new things.

T “T” stands for timely

Timely goals are important. We all know how easy it to is to say we are going to do something and then start putting it off and putting it off. Then suddenly, its due tomorrow!

For your goal to happen, its important to keep your timeline in mind. Remember when hours cards are due (April 1st) and plan your time line accordingly.

Remember to keep the rest of your life in mind too. It can be hard to find the time to do service hours if you have a huge test coming up.

• Why Sell to Businesses? • Learn new skills• Boost your sales

• How to Sell to Businesses• Set up an appointment• Give a presentation• Send a Thank You note

• Resources• Order Card available online• Presentation Outline• Coffee Break Booths

Be a cookie sales leader:

• 25 or 30 Leadership Hours– Plan cookie events– Help train cookie captains

next year

• Earn your Leadership Award Pin!

Looking ahead:

Bakery Tour Video:

http://www.abcsmartcookies.com/girls_videos.asp

– Connect with your mentor troop

– Set date for training and helping at a booth

– Let the troop know what you will teach •product knowledge•booth etiquette

– Start small!

– Keep it short!

– Have fun!

– Let them participate!

– Get help from adults!

– Tips from real mentors

– Pick a topic

– Present visual aid

– Prepare notes or an outline

– Plan a game or activity

– Practice Practice Practice!

• Count Me In Theme

• Shout Outs!

• Mascot: Sage the Owl

• Bakery Tour Video

• Cookie Prizes

– Lead by example

– Teach them how to sell

– Help girls make change

– Stress safety rules

– Goal Posters

– ABC Bakers website

– Cookies Count Try-it

– Make up a game

– Resources – Daisy Packet

– Be Creative!

Brainstorm cookie activities! - Honest and fair– Friendly and helpful – Considerate and caring– Courageous and strong– Responsible for what I say and do– Respect myself and others– Respect authority– Use resources wisely– Make the World a Better Place– Be a sister to every Scout

– Host or help at Cookies Rallies

– Operation Cookie Pack

– Your service unit’s cookie delivery

– Check Possibilities, your Cookie Captain registration packet or with your service unit cookie manager for more service opportunities!