Participation in River Valleys’ Girl Scout Cookie Program must be conducted according to River Valleys and Girl Scouts of the USA policies and standards, and within the timeframes published annually by River Valleys.
Standards
- Only girls can sell cookies.
- Participation in the Cookie Program is optional; girls cannot be required to participate and cannot be required to provide a monetary substitute to a troop.
- All girls participating in the Cookie Program must be current Girl Scout members.
- All girls participating in the Cookie Program must have a signed Family Cookie Responsibility Form on file with their troop for the current year. Participation is contingent upon compliance with all requirements listed on the form.
- Every troop with any girls participating in the Cookie Program must have a signed Troop Cookie Manager Responsibilities Form on file with their service unit for the current year.
- For Juliette Girl Scouts: the girl’s mentor must have a Troop Cookie Manager Responsibility Form on file with their service unit.
- Girls must be under adult supervision at all times when participating in Cookie Program activities.
- Adult-to-girl ratios must follow Safety-Wise requirements unless otherwise specified by River Valleys.
- Girls participating in River Valleys’ Cookie Program and their supervising adults are required to comply with all dates and guidelines published annually by River Valleys and communicated either in hard copy or electronically.
- A girl’s household is responsible for her product inventory and will be held liable for any lost or damaged product or money.
- See policy: Cookie Program Inventory
- Actions by adult volunteers or parents/guardians that are not in line with the Girl Scout mission, Promise, and Law, are damaging to the Girl Scout brand, are negligent, result in loss of Cookie Program money or product, or are damaging to the relationship between River Valleys and its partner organizations will result in consequences up to and including removal from all River Valleys Girl Scout roles and possible legal action.
- The money raised by girls in a troop setting, including the Cookie Program, is the property of the troop.
- See policy: Troop Funds Distribution
- In the event of a girl transferring to a different troop during the Cookie Program timeframe, see policy: Troop Funds Distribution.
- Participation in the Cookie Program may be restricted due to household debt owed to River Valleys.
- See policy: Debt
- Participation may be further restricted at the discretion of River Valleys.
- Failure to follow policies and standards will result in restriction or loss of household Cookie Program participation privileges, as well as consequences up to and including removal from all River Valleys Girl Scout roles and possible legal action.
