Everything you need to know about the 2014 Cookie Sale
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Wal-Mart Booth Sale Announcement
Girl Scouts of the USA and Wal-Mart have announced a new partnership. Beginning with the 2014 Cookie Sale new guidelines have been established by GSUSA and Wal-Mart Stores nationwide. These guidelines specifically relate to troop booth sales. Troop leaders may continue to schedule their own booth sales with local Wal-Mart stores. Each Wal-Mart has been sent a notice of rules which outlines items 1 through 4 in the letter found here. 
There are more than 30 Wal-Mart stores in the Girl Scouts of the Commonwealth jurisdiction. At this time the store located in Emporia, VA has indicated that they will no longer support Girl Scout Booth Sales. The store management has stated that they will not allow any organization to solicit outside of their store.
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Troop Bank Accounts
Have you opened your troop bank account yet according to the May 2012 guidelines? Please contact your Membership Manager if you need information about this. A black out period for opening accounts will begin Feb. 15, 2014. No new accounts will be opened between Feb. 15, 2014 - April 15, 2014 so as not to disrupt cookie sales.
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Capital One Spark Pay
Go to https://sparkpay.zendesk.com/forums to get more information on this  service. For the first time ever GSCV is green lighting troops to accept credit cards for payment during the product sales. Sign up for this service will begin January 25, 2014 at Cookie Craze.
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Tell us HOW!! Essay Contest for Seniors and Ambassadors
Through Girl Scouting, girls become leaders in their daily lives and prepare for their bright futures! Girl Scout Product Activities, such as the Girl Scout Cookie Program provide important ingredients for leadership by helping girls develop five key skills:
Goal Setting, Decision Making, Money Management, People Skills and
Business Ethics. Submit a one page, single spaced, typed essay and tell us how your participation in the Girl Scout Cookie Sale has helped you develop one of these five key skills. 
The writer of the winning essay will receive a special prize! Recently the leadership at GSCV met with the owners of Rebkee Co. This company has purchased the former Interbake Foods building in historic Richmond. To celebrate the renovation of the building where Girl Scout cookies were once baked Rebkee Co. would like to order at least 200 boxes of cookies!
Would you like to be the recipient of this order? Submit the winning essay to receive the order! The top 5 essays received will be given to Mr. Rob Hargett, owner of Rebkee Co. Mr. Hargett will choose the final winner and place his order!
To be considered for this contest essays must be received NO LATER THAN January 31, 2014 at 4:30PM. Essays can be mailed to the GSCV office located at 7300 Hanover Green Drive, PO Box 548, Mechanicsville, VA 23111, faxed to 804-559-6789 or emailed to mkozlow@comgirlscouts.org.
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Cupboard Manager Position Opening
GSCV is currently in need of a Cupboard Manager for the Mechanicsville Cupboard. The hours will be Tuesday through Friday from 11-6 and Saturday from 9-12. ANY currently appointed volunteers are not eligible to apply for this paid position. Click here for the full position description.
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