How do cookie credits work

Cookie Program Credit funds will carry over from year to year as long as the Girl Scout girl membership is maintained. Cookie Program Credit is used to discount the cost of activities, programs, and supplies that will enrich the Girl Scout experience. Deposits are non-refundable. Girls must sell at least 65 packages of cookies to be eligible for Cookie Program Credit on all boxes of cookies sold. Cookie Program Credit is non-transferable and is not paid in cash. Cookie Program Credit will not be accepted after the expiration of membership on September 30 for girls who do not reregister.

Cookie Program Credit will be reinstated for girls who reregister during the grace period, ending August 31 of the following year. After that time the credit will be permanently forfeited. Unused credit remains in the General Operating Fund to support all council programs. About Girl Scout Cookies. Cookie Program Credit Info. What if I didn't receive a Cookie Program Credit email?

There are several options for this. Examples include:. Troops and girls can be reimbursed for these activities using the Cookie Credit Reimbursement Form. Cookie Credits may NOT be used to pay fees to outside vendors for individual girls, purchase items not in the Girl Scout shop, or pay for travel expenses for adults or those not related to Girl Scouts of Colorado. For questions about what Cookie Credits can be used for, please contact: financial.

Yes, as long as there is a per girl cost. You can also email financial. Cookie Credits can help you pay for lots of exciting Girl Scout activities. Girls that select Cookie Credits will receive an email featuring a code, valued for the total number of Cookie Credits earned as selected by the girl.

Girls will use this code to redeem towards the options below:. Girls should make decisions as to how they will use their Cookie Credits—whether for their own use or for the benefit of the troop.

Typically, Cookie Credits expire mid-September in the year following the Cookie Program season during which they were earned. Cookie Credits being used for extended troop trips and lifetime membership have an extended expiration date for two more years.

Girls may choose to do this, because they prefer the extra proceeds to help their entire troop complete activities instead of receiving individual rewards. If your Senior or Ambassador troop wishes to do this, you must contact us before the end of the cookie sale.

This decision must be made by a troop as a whole. Did you know?!