THESE CONTESTS ARE FROM 2024 GS COOKIE PROGRAM
I Froze My Cookies Off! Contest
Thank you for getting out there in the cold and sharing cookie treats with your customers. With this contest, girls can earn free fun patches and drawings for prizes for girls and volunteers!
AWARDS
Entries receive a fun patch for every girl in the photo. You may submit multiple entries in order to get all girls participating in booths with your troop entered, but only one patch per girl in the booth pictures will be awarded. PLUS, there will be a drawing of three photo entries to receive a remote-controlled Girl Scout Jeep for all girls in the photo. PLUS, there will be a drawing of two volunteer winners for a Girl Scout Varsity Jacket.
DEADLINE
February 20, 2024
HOW TO ENTER
Share your booth photo on a cold day, the temperature for the day, the troop #, and the names of the girls and volunteers in the photo; email to productsale@gsvsc.org with "Froze" in the subject line.
"Whole-Lotl" Cookie Booths Contest
Thank you for being so brave and going out again in the wind and cold last weekend. We have another opportunity for troops to earn profit and Juliettes to earn program credits. Join your friend "Bubbles the Axolotl", and host a "whole-lotl" of cookie booths.
AWARD
Here is the incentive for troop or Juliette booths as follows during the cookie season (individual girls in troops hosting a booth does not qualify for this promotion):
- Host 12 booths = earn 1¢ more per cookie boxes sold
- Host 15 booths = earn 2¢ more per cookie boxes sold
- Host 20 booths = earn 3¢ more per cookie boxes sold
DEADLINE
March 31, 2024
HOW TO ENTER
Send one email for your troop or Juliette to productsale@gsvsc.org with "Booth" in the subject line (no late entries will be accepted, but you can send in your email when you reach your goal). List the store/site location of each booth and the date, your troop #, and service unit name. Attach photos from half of your cookie booth sites.
The Big Game & Valentine's Day Signage Contest
The Big Game is coming soon and Valentine's Day isn't far behind. Two great opportunities for super snacks and sweetheart sweets for your customers. Just create a thematic sign for your booth, snap a pic, and email it to us.
AWARD
You can earn a "football" fun patch for your sign and a "Valentine's Day 2024" fun patch for your sign. Plus a drawing of three troop winners for a local visit to an ice cream shop or 1-hour visit to local arcade/game shop.
DEADLINE
March 31, 2024
HOW TO ENTER
- Make a sign/poster for your cookie booth with one or both of these themes over the next few weeks.
- Snap a photo of the cookie booth along with the poster/sign and the girls participating.
- Email to productsale@gsvsc.org: photos, girls' names, troop #, and add "Football and Valentine's" or "Football" or "Valentine's" in the subject line; you may send separate photos with each theme or one photo with both themes included.
National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend Contest
Get ready for National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend on February 16-18 by telling your customers what your troop plans to do with its troop profits raised by selling Girl Scout Cookies. Create signage any way you wish to express this at your cookie booth.
AWARD
You can earn "National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend" fun patches for all girls. Plus a drawing of three troop winners win cookie blankets for girls (up to five) and Girl Scout Varsity Jackets for volunteers (up to two) in the photo (if items are out of stock, an equal value item will be awarded).
DEADLINE
March 31, 2024
HOW TO ENTER
- Make signage for your cookie booth denoting your troop profits plan.
- Snap a photo of the cookie booth along with the signage, girls, and volunteers participating.
- Email to productsale@gsvsc.org: photos, girls' names, volunteers' names, troop #, and add "Weekend" in the subject line; only one entry per girl, but if the troop has multiple booths with different girls, you can send in multiple photos.
Cookie Walkabout Contest
Take your wagon, cart, or wheelbarrow, add some cookies, and stroll around your neighborhood with a parent. Ask your neighbors if they would like to support the Girl Scouts by purchasing some Girl Scout Cookies.
AWARD
Walkabout Cookie Patch and you'll be placed in a drawing to win a cookie cart or wagon with a surprise in each.
DEADLINE
March 31, 2024
HOW TO ENTER
Email a photo to productsale@gsvsc.org with "Walkabout" in the subject line. Remember to include your name and troop #.
Super Marketeers Contest
What is the difference between a Marketer and a Marketeer? The "marketer" focuses on achieving numbers, expanding the territory of product distribution or developing sub-brands. The "marketeer" focuses more on giving a good experience to the customer, it's not only about the product but also about the business relationship. We want to help all girls and troops become the best marketeers and here is how we can help:
- We will share success stories with you on how other Girl Scouts have been able to turn their ideas and go-getter attitudes into additional troop profits, rewards, and prizes.
- We will have a professional marketeer available to share their tips for success and host a virtual presentation.
- We will provide you with a flyer that you can personalize and use to reach out to potential business customers and entice them to support you by "Empowering Tomorrow's Leaders, One Cookie at a Time!"
- We will provide you with personalized business cards and name tags for your troop or girl name if you are doing this individually.
- If you need help finding businesses to reach out to, we can help you find potential customers.
- You will not have to take possession of any cookies until you make the sale!
AWARD
In addition to earning troop profit and rewards (if opted in), the troop or individual girl will win (troop girl participation maximum per entry is five girls):
- Total business purchases of two to three cases, you will win a basic cookie marketing kit and a chance to win a ticket to Massanutten Water Park.
- Total business purchases of four to five cases, you will win a super cookie marketing kit, cookie merchandise, and a chance to win a ticket to Massanutten Water Park.
- Total business purchases six or more cases, you will win a super cookie marketing kit, cookie merchandise and a ticket to Massanutten Water Park.
DEADLINE
March 31, 2024
HOW TO ENTER
This promotion is for new inventory that will be distributed to you upon the notice of the sale to the council. To participate or if you have questions, please email productsale@gsvsc.org with "Super Marketeer" in the subject line.
Cookies for Camp Contest
We're dreaming of summertime camp fun! Are you? Sell cookies via direct shipment or donation only between Saturday, March 9, and Sunday, March 31, and win chance(s) for FREE registration to one Girl Scouts of Virginia Skyline summer camp (up to $150 value)! We will draw a total of three free summer camp registrations. Troops or Juliettes who wish to participate beyond the close of the cookie program on March 18 must request an extension to productsale@gsvsc.org. Don't forget to share the $5 discount shipping promotion which runs through March 31.
AWARDS
Sell 50-74 packages/boxes = 1 chance
Sell 75-99 packages/boxes = 2 chances
Sell 100+ packages/boxes = 3 chances
DEADLINE
March 31, 2024
HOW TO ENTER
Email productsale@gsvsc.org with "Cookies for Camp" that you wish to participate.
Please remember the GSVSC booth guidelines when hosting your booths, found here:GSVSC Booth Guidelines. If the prizes pictured are no longer available, we will award an equal valued prize. NOTE: these contests are for Girl Scouts in Virginia Skyline Council ONLY. Please check with your local council for their cool cookie contests this cookie season.