Troop Cookie Managers and Leaders,

Cookies 2024 Booth Lottery opens January 2.

All troops, no matter your location, should read this Cookiegram; Walmart stores are included in the lottery for the entire council!

The Cookie Booth Lottery opens January 2 at 7:00 am (CST) and closes 11:59 pm on January 7.

Any troop who is interested in a Cookie Booth should enter, including troops interested in Walmart stores. Remember, you as the Troop Cookie Manager will use Smart Cookies to enter the lottery. If you did this in prior years, it's the same process. If you haven't done this, watch the video below to support you in the process.

Troops outside of the KC metro area should contact their SU PPMs for additional information on booth locations that are on the no call list.

If you don't see a location that you think you should like a Walmart near you, that location has either said No or is requiring further follow up from us. Booth volunteers and council staff continue to work on locations, and as we secure those we will open local lotteries for specific areas. We notify of these local lotteries through a Cookiegram and/or on Service Unit Facebook pages.

Important Information for You

• There’s no advantage to when you enter; it’s a random pull from all entries.
• You may enter three times and may only earn one spot.
• Emails will arrive after 5 am on January 8.
• Look for an email from noreply@abcscookies.com – check spam, junk, and promotions folders.
• It will tell you if you got a booth or if you didn’t.
• If you didn’t, the email you receive is autogenerated and says to contact your council. You don’t have to do that—we will call you.
• The Booth tab on Smart Cookies will not be available while the Product Program Team makes calls. It will return later in the week.

Here’s a video that demonstrates how to enter the lottery

Check out all the details on Cookies Booths, beginning on page 18 of our Troop Cookie Manager Handbook.

Join us for Cookie Coach on January 2 at 6:00 pm where we’ll discuss the Booth Lottery and answer any questions you may have. Click this link and use the ID code to join on January 2 at 6:00 pm or know that this session will be recorded and uploaded following the session - https://gsksmo-org.zoom.us/j/83328232067 Meeting ID: 833 2823 2067.  

Shipping Discount FYI

If a customer is ordering more than 12 packages, they will not see the discount on the order. To get the discount, the order must be between 4 and 12 packages so encourage them to place separate orders to save $ on shipping!

HOLIDAY HOURS

Our office is closed through January 2, but our team is watching email all during the holiday break. Email cookies@gsksmo.org and we’ll get back to you ASAP.

Best wishes for a happy New Year and thanks for all your hard work during this always busy cookie season!

Thanks,

The Product Program Team

cookies@gsksmo.org

PS - Looking for past Cookiegrams or other resources? You can find these on our volunteer cookie web page. This page includes the Troop Cookie Manager Handbook, calendar and all Cookiegrams except for this one available for download.