Prior to the start of the program
Learn about the program, including how to stay safe while participating.
*Important Note: Troops that did not participate in the 2026 cookie program and wish to participate in EWCS must connect with our Product Sales Team by emailing customercare@gsofct.org.
Secure a Booth location/make a plan on how to sell
- Decide how your troop or family will be participating in Election Week Booth Sales.
- Check with the Service Unit Cookie Manager to see how cookie booth locations are managed (if interested in having a booth).
Reserve Cookies – Reserve cookies using the "Cookies Reservation" button located at the top of this page. Deadline to reserve cookies is October 4, 2026. If you missed the deadline and would like to participate, please contact Customer Care at customercare@gsofct.org.
Once a booth location is secured, fill out this booth details form.
Pick up the reserved cookies at a cookie cupboard
- Cupboard managers will reach out to volunteers to let them know when the cookies can be picked up.
- Troops will be assigned a designated pickup location.
During Sale
- Follow safety guidelines. (see below)
- Keep track of money collected and cookies sold (including Cookies for Heroes packages), and follow the Cookie Booth Essentials guidance.
- If needed, use this form to update your booth information so that council can update the booth locator on our website.
- If additional cookies are needed during the sale, reach out to the cupboard manager or customercare@gsofct.org
After the Sale
- Deposit all funds collected into the troop account.
- Return any unsold cookies to a cookie cupboard by November 13. Check with the cookie cupboard manager for the return schedule.
- If EWCS patch requirements were met, complete the patch order form, available starting November 2, 2026.
Types of Sales
Booth Sales
Cookie booths are a great place for Girl Scouts to leverage and grow their entrepreneurial skills all while reaching new customers to help achieve their goals.
Booth Sale Guidelines
- Youth Girl Scouts must always be present at cookie booths, with the appropriate adult supervision.
- EWCS in-person booth sales can be held in front of polling places, local businesses, or at community events. Look for venues with high foot traffic. Booth sales can also be held in a Girl Scout’s neighborhood (think lemonade stand at the end of the driveway/in front of the home) or at the workplace of a parent/caregiver or other adult.
- The troop/Girl Scout/family MUST follow the service unit’s guidelines for holding a booth sale, including following procedures for identifying and confirming the booth site location and adhering to any time frame/limit for the booth sale. Contact the service unit manager or service unit cookie manager for information. Note: The council does NOT secure or approve booth sale sites.
- Booth sales are generally held within the service unit’s boundaries. If a troop/Girl Scout/family wishes to have a booth sale in a different service unit, they must contact the service unit volunteer managing booth sales in their home service unit for assistance. Your service unit cookie manager will need to obtain approval for a booth sale in a different service unit.
- DO NOT partner with businesses, organizations, or events that a Girl Scout cannot legally patronize, including bars, breweries, tobacco stores, liquor stores, marijuana dispensaries, etc.
- Only cookies may be sold at cookies booths.
Note - Family-friendly restaurants with bars or breweries that house a kitchen are permissible. The booth must be set up away from the bar, and Girl Scout adults supervising the booth sale may not consume alcohol during the booth. Members should never in any way promote the purchase of alcohol, such as a cookie/beer pairing or a coupon offer with the purchase of cookies.
Types of Booth Sales
Troop Booth Sales
- All booths must be approved by the service unit.
- If the troop booth sale is held on private, non-commercial property, the homeowner/renter must complete the Private Residence Authorization Form.
- Adult supervision is required for all cookie booths. Booths where any Girl Scout is not accompanied by their own parent/caregiver require two registered, background-checked Girl Scout volunteers.
Family Booth Sales
- Organized by a family with one or more Girl Scouts in the same family.
- Families who hold a booth sale at a public location should work with the service unit to secure a site for the booth. All locations must be approved by the service unit.
- If the family booth sale is held at the family's home, the homeowner/renter must complete the Private Residence (Family Booth Sale) Consent Form.
- Cookie booths that have all members under the direct supervision of their own parent/caregiver do not require adults to be registered, background-checked Girl Scout volunteers. Best practice would be to still have two adults present in case of accidents or necessary breaks. Parents/caregivers are still encouraged to register as volunteers to help support the full experience.
- Families can work together to hold a booth when the troop volunteers are not present; however, each Girl Scout would need to have a parent with them for supervision.
Drive-Thru Booth Sales
- This type of booth sale can be organized by a service unit, troop, or family. Girl Scout participation depends on whether it is a troop or family booth sale.
- Possible locations could include a parking lot at a mall, place of worship, or a business. Identify the landlord/owner of the parking lot to ask permission and inquire if a certificate of insurance from GSOFCT is required.
- Girl Scouts should not enter customer vehicles. Use traffic cones or other barriers to keep vehicles at a safe distance from Girl Scouts.
What to bring for booth sales
Suggested materials: first aid kit, tables and table coverings, signage with cookie pictures and prices, booth decorations, cookie costumes, a Cookies for Heroes flyer and box wrap, signage with payment options, and a cash box with starter funds and credit card reader (if available).
Family, Friends, Business and Community Member Sales
- Girls can record their in-person sales on the cookie order card. Connect with your troop volunteer about filling your customers' orders.
- Connect with family and friends in person, by phone, text, email, or set up a Zoom call and invite everyone to listen to the Girl Scout’s sales pitch!
- Connect with local businesses and community members that may want to support Girl Scouts. Suggest ways that businesses can use cookies that they purchase- like for staff or customer appreciation gifts.
Walkabouts
- A walkabout is a great way to reach customers who might not be aware of EWCS and are eager to stock up on their favorite Girl Scout Cookies ahead of the holiday season. Girl Scouts can walk their neighborhood selling cookies door-to-door, offering customers the option to purchase and receive cookies right away.
- Use your planning skills and map streets in familiar neighborhoods for your walkabout, then check them off as Girl Scouts walk through them.
- Distribute door hangers (if permitted) ahead of the walkabout, announcing when Girl Scouts will walk through the neighborhood with a cookie order card or cookies in hand. Girl Scouts should consider bringing door hangers with them on the day of the walkabout so they can leave them at houses where no one is home. Door hangers should include the contact information for a troop adult/parent/caregiver in case customers have questions or want to purchase cookies.
- An adult must accompany Daisy, Brownie, and Junior Girl Scouts on a walkabout. Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors can use the buddy system, but an adult must be readily accessible and know where they are at all times.
- Decorate a cart or wagon to create excitement in the neighborhood as you do your walkabout.
- Ensure that safety guidelines including volunteer -to-youth ratios are followed.
