Dear Troop Cookie Managers & Leaders,
Can you believe we are in the last week of this year's Cookie Program? It has been a great season, and we look forward to supporting you through the last steps.
By now, troops should have their Council deposit materials in hand. For some of you it will be paper slips while for others it will be an ATM deposit card. Whatever the method, you should be depositing checks into the Council's Product Sales* account. Depositing checks in the Council's account prevents your troop from incurring fees from bounced checks.
This step is mandatory and should be completed by the time you meet with your SU PSM at the end of the program. You should also be prepared to turn in the original receipt from each entry into SNAP. Those receipts should be marked with your Service Unit number and Troop number.
*Council Product Sales accounts are only used for the Candy, Nut & Magazine and Cookie Programs. Do not mistake your troop's everyday account (even if it was set up for you by the council office) as your Product Sales Account. If you have any questions please ask your SU PSM.
There's also an easy way to electronically track payments made by girls and their families in SNAP. By tracking girl payments in SNAP, you're able to run a report called GIRL BALANCE SUMMARY that shows how many cookies you gave to each girl and what she owes the troop. Instructions are also on page 16 of your TCM Handbook and again we have a short video demonstration you can watch.
Thank you!
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