Cookie History
In 1927, a Girl Guide leader in Regina baked and boxed up cookies for her girls as a simple way to raise money for uniforms and camping equipment. Little did she know that she was starting one of Canada’s greatest traditions - Girl Guide cookies!
Funds raised through cookie sales support girls and women in Guiding by:
- Helping us provide diverse and exciting programs and activities
- Allowing girls the chance to discover new interests, learn valuable leadership skills and making lasting friendships
- Assist girls and leaders with attending camps and events
- Providing training and support for leaders
There’s a lot of history behind Girl Guide cookies!
1927 - The first cookies are sold in Regina, Saskatchewan.
1929 - GGC starts selling cookies across the country.
1953 - Classic chocolate and vanilla cookies made their first appearance.
1991 - During the Gulf War, every Canadian soldier was given a box of GGC cookies upon arrival in Saudi Arabia.
1992 -Canadian astronaut Roberta Bondar, a former member, carries GGC cookies into space.
1995 – The chocolatey mint cookies are sold across Canada
2003 - All classic chocolate and vanilla and chocolatey mint cookies are produced in a nut-free and peanut-free bakery.
2009 - GGC launched reduced trans fat chocolatey mint cookies
2010 - The 100th anniversary cookie box is introduced for the classic campaign. The classic chocolate and vanilla cookies are now 0 g trans fat per serving.
2018 - New cookie box design is introduced for both sandwich and mint cookies.
Forms
District Cookie Order Form
Cookie All Stars
Recipes using Girl Guide Cookies
Cookie Selling Etiquette
Where Does the Money Go?
Your Provincial Cookie Committee
Daphne Slade – Provincial Cookie Adviser & Tuckamore Area Cookie Contact nl-cookies@girlguides.ca
Rhonda McDonald – Trefoil Central Area Cookie Contact rhondanmcdonald@hotmail.com
Melanie Moores – Long Range Trails Area Cookie Contact nl-trefoilcentralac@girlguides.ca
Deanna Cain-Hewitt – Oceans Edge Area and Con Ba Su Area Cookie Contact the-hewitts@hotmail.com
Cheryl Drover – Northern Mosaic Area and Eastern Bays Area Cookie Contact cheryl_drover@msn.com
Newfoundland and Labrador Girl Guide Provincial Cookie Weeks
Please encourage all units to get out in the community and make themselves visible to the public. Spread the Guiding word!
Cookie Delivery
Spring 2020 Classic Cookie Order deadline for Newfoundland and Labrador is December 15th, 2019. Please complete the ck.1 and submit it to your Area Cookie Contact. A complete list is provided for your convenience.
Cookie Delivery
If you have to make a cookie delivery change or report a cookie delivery issue please complete the CK.2 form. Complete and send to Daphne Slade, Provincial Cookie Adviser at nl-cookies@girlguides.ca as soon as possible.
Cookie Freshness Guarantee
The cookie freshness guarantee is now represented as an actual date. We have discontinued the julian date code system moving forward.
Please Note
If you have damaged cookies or other delivery issues, please take a picture of the damage and or missing cookies and make note on the delivery slip. Then submit a completed CK.2 form to Daphne Slade, Provincial Cookie Adviser at nl-cookies@girlguides.ca as soon as possible.
Provincial Cookie Days
If your unit(s) have been out selling cookies door to door during our Provincial Cookie Weeks, please remember to send a list of your girls that participated including the Unit name, District Name and Area to Daphne Slade, Provincial Cookie Adviser by Thursday, October 31st, 2019
There are two $50.00 prizes per Area for the girls names drawn. There is also a $50.00 prize for one Unit within each Area to put toward an activity of your choice. An example would be an ice cream party.
It is important to remember the deadline to submit names of the girls and Units is Thursday, October 31st, 2019.
Group Photo Contest
Snap Snap Snap.. get your camera ready!! 
Please remember to submit pictures of your unit selling those delicious mint cookies and if your picture is selected your unit will receive $50.00. There is one photo contest winner for Newfoundland and Labrador. Pictures will be published in The Signal!
It is important to remember the deadline to submit names of the girls and Units is Thursday, October 31st, 2019.
Certificate for Business
Looking for a way to say Thank you to a business that supported your cookie sales?? Contact the Provincial Office for a certificate of Thanks for that business. This is an awesome way to show your appreciation for their support.
Cookie Finder Map
Help us to spread the word and remind the units to use the Cookie Finder Map application to promote their group cookie selling events. The map and event form are located on the main website at http://www.girlguides.ca/cokie-Finder_Map. The map is now the first point of reference given to all enquiries regarding where to buy cookies and is promoted extensively through our social media presence.
Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Cookie Week Crest
Don’t forget to get your Provincial Cookie Crest and Rockers! Both are available through the Provincial Office. They make a great addition to your Camp Blanket!
Fall 2019 cookie rockers have been ordered through the Provincial Office.
Please remember you can order both the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Cookie Crest and rockers by filling out this order form. Payment is due upon placing of order.
Every
little girl and their Guider loves to receive a crest! Please ensure
that everyone gets one! Even check to see that your girls have all their
rockers from previous years!!
Cookie All Stars
**New This Year**
This guiding year marks the 10th Anniversary of Cookie All Stars and we will be celebrating this milestone by swapping out the individual girls and guider crest with a special anniversary Cookie All Stars bracelet. That means that any girl selling 7 or more cases over the 2019/2020 guiding year will receive the bracelet. Gift cards will continue to be awarded from 15 cases and up
**** not exact product – final design is being created and will be shared soon ***
The group sales crests will still be produced and awarded this year.
Important to Note
Top level reward for Mint 2019/Classic 2020 – there is no change to the rewards this campaign
Each girl who sells 80 or more cases of cookies individually will have a choice of the following rewards:
A Camp Kit- approx. value $300 (the kit contents will be changing. Updates will be provided shortly) or an Amazon gift card valued at $250
Registration
Cookie All Stars registration site will open for all units in February 2020 after cookie ordering period is finished.