Troop 20126 Winner of the 'Bling You Booth Contest'

We had so many creative, wonderful pictures sent in for our Bling Your Booth Contest. It was very hard to select a winner! Our GSMISTS staff members all cast their votes for their favorite booths.

The winning troop exemplified the criteria we were looking for which included:
• Promotion of the Gift of Caring
• Use/promotion of Bundling
• Creativity

Troop 20126 had their booth at Sam's Club in Muskegon on April 1, 2011. The girls had fun with painting their handprints and decorating paper for their cookie risers. They dressed up as their favorite cookie and added a little personality of their own! The girls also decorated a minivan with Girl Scout cookie decals! Troop 20126 will be treated to a dinner at their favorite restaurant by the Product Sales Director (me!).


Congrats Troop 20126!!!

Booth Sales extended through April 30th

Is your troop still trying to earn money? Do you have a special trip planned? An exciting community project that could use some extra funds? Do you have extra cookies that just need to be sold?

We are extending Booth Sales through April 30th! You have an additional 2 weeks to sell those cookies. It's not too late to contact local businesses and sell those cookies! With Easter around the corner- remind people that cookies make a great addition to any Easter basket! Also- I highly recommend using cookies to make a yummy dessert to bring to any family Easter dinner! The possibilities are endless!!

Cookie Drive Thru

We had a wonderful 1st ever Cookie Drive-Thru! We were at the corner of the East Beltline and 28th Street. Council provided the setup and cookies and cars had to literally drive up and order!

If you missed it- you can sign up for this weekend on ebudde. We have 2 shifts- 11 Am-2 PM and 2 PM-5 PM. This is a great last minute opportunity for your girls. We have cookie costumes, cookies, change....we just need troops.

Click on the link to check out WZZM 13's news story on our drive thru. It was featured both Saturday night and Sunday morning!

http://www.wzzm13.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=161774

Ice Cream Shop wanting Girl Scouts to sell cookies this weekend

I just received a call from The Dairy Den in Wyoming. They are having a Grand Opening of the Season and would love to have a Girl Scout Troop Booth sale in front of their ice cream place. They are even going to offer a ‘girl scout special’ 99 cent slushie or something like that. They are open for booth sales Fri.-Sun., anytime. She really wants this weekend but is open next weekend as well.

If interested- please contact Becca Emaus directly to set up the booth sale. Her phone is: 616-406-2102 and is the owner of The Dairy Den.

The Dairy Den
4054 Division Avenue South
Grand Rapids, MI 49548-3369
(just down a little ways from Branns Restaurant)

Cookie Walkabout Weekend ~ this weekend!

April 9-10 is the GSMISTS designated Cookie Walkabout Weekend. A walkabout is when adults supervise girls in a neighborhood door-to-door sale with cookies in hand; a cookie filled vehicle can follow along to replenish cookies. Choose a neighborhood to sell cookies. Advertise the time and date of your walkabout in the area.

Decorate your car, grab a wagon, fill it with cookies and you’re ready for a walkabout! This is a great opportunity to sell all your remaining cookies!

Cookie Drive Thru this Weekend!

We are trying something new.... instead of a Fast Food Drive Thru- we are featuring a Cookie Drive Thru! Come support GSMISTS this Saturday anytime between 11 AM-5 PM. The weather will be gorgeous. If you know of people who would like to get their hands on cookies- come on out to our fun drive thru!

We will be doing this next Saturday as well. Sign up on ebudde!