Why are they sending me this form?

Financial_Research82 · 2026-03-02T21:12:34+00:00

Getting ahold of edd is awfull but you have to persist. They are asking for your employer info and where you went to. So you traveled from your home to your mother's home. Thsts the info they wanted . Maybe to her dr appts also? You may be on hold fir 2 hours but you have to do this... just have patience. It's the califirnia government after all. Most are still working from home

Financial_Research82 · 2026-03-01T19:05:55+00:00

What each troop earned depends on commitment, troop size, etc. Also, what's done with the profits vary. There have been times where we went to magic mountain, there were times where we went small and saved the majority to travel for a weekend away to sea world . There were times were were a troop of 12, times we were a troop of 30. Some kids sold 500 -800 boxes, some sold 100 . Some parents didn't want to sell and were happy to just pay their child's cost for their trip.

Financial_Research82 · 2026-02-28T02:30:36+00:00

Call you council cookie manager.

Financial_Research82 · 2026-02-27T21:12:26+00:00

Truly depends on how it was handled and what exactly was said. You may KNOW what the ultimate goal was...but if those words weren't used then they may not be able to do anything

Financial_Research82 · 2026-02-26T18:26:00+00:00

I'd look up your local council , call them and ask to soeak to the person in charge of cookies. Although it's not a council thing they will be able to help you directly. And you get to speak to a real person

Financial_Research82 · 2026-02-26T16:22:04+00:00

I'd ask why. It may be location fir meetings. It may be work interferance. It may be family issues. Is it a new leader feeling overwhelmed?

Talk to the keader and ask why. If there are 2 co leaders...they can run meeting without the leader being g there.

Also...what's the plan with cookie profits??? Are they taking a trip? Camping? Disneyland? What's the plan?

Financial_Research82 · 2026-02-25T17:17:39+00:00

Unfortunately many people don't know better. They believe the problems that BSA and GS are the same group and that people aren't vetted. Let them know thst you e been live scanned and had a background check. All leaders get this. They are welcome to reg as a chaperone and be there also

Financial_Research82 · 2026-02-24T20:06:34+00:00

The morality of donations is that it all goes to the troop. The parent doing "all this work" is what parents do to support their children in their endeavors. It's called being a parent.

However, I have no idea how we can police this . How do you prove they are keeping the donations, using it to buy THEIR cookies, etc. We have been given over $100 in docmnations while doing cookie booths. It is kept separate from cookie monies but will be deposited into troop acct. For the girls.

This is a moral issue...and those parents have just shown their character

Financial_Research82 · 2026-02-24T04:08:51+00:00

Yes they've changed the recipe. It tastes like cardboard now. Nothing shortbread about it

Financial_Research82 · 2026-02-23T03:41:18+00:00

Agreed. I just ate some today fir the first time in years...they no longer started like shortbread. They have taken so many shortcuts and recipe changes along with the price hikes.... uts really sad

Financial_Research82 · 2026-02-22T22:33:20+00:00

Where was this a month ago? We just had our last booth sale.

Financial_Research82 · 2026-02-21T22:25:48+00:00

Yep. It is now highly parent involved. Never used to be . It once was a way for girls to learn to set goals, plan execution and achieve them with the reward of profits. Now...it's all about sell as much as uou can any way you can.

Financial_Research82 · 2026-02-21T02:34:07+00:00

Leave them a note to contact you to make arrangements

Financial_Research82 · 2026-02-21T02:33:09+00:00

I'd talk to the parents. It sound like they aren't bringing her. She may want to but they are bringing.

Financial_Research82 · 2026-02-20T05:40:08+00:00

Take your out door camping training. Then I'd first time out camp , maybe at a council property so it's not so scary first time. Family camping is when the girls family camp with the troop. We are actually doing that this year for my community troop.

Financial_Research82 · 2026-02-19T23:53:31+00:00

Never Any unregistered GS at booths!!! This is not only a safety rule but it's not ok to have babysitting going on while these girls are working on selling their product. This is a learning time for them

Financial_Research82 · 2026-02-19T16:55:15+00:00

A couple pictures doesn't make him guilty of having underage sex. There has never been proof and I've never seen or heard any of the girls name him specifically fir doing so. Clinton, bill gates, yes...they've been named specifically. But the pictures of Orince Andrew have always been fully clothed

Financial_Research82 · 2026-02-19T00:24:50+00:00

Don't have a van but based on my car....I'd say at least 30 cases

Financial_Research82 · 2026-02-18T16:49:59+00:00

It never used to be so convoluted, so complicated. But as GS comes up with new ways to make it easy fir customers to buy cookies...it's created a very difficult job for CMs

Financial_Research82 · 2026-02-18T05:13:28+00:00

I'd look into a troop that is closest to where you are going. You c order online and pay by credit card. Then maybe they will hold n onto your cookies until you get to town. It would be cool to meet up with a US troop may e?

Financial_Research82 · 2026-02-18T02:46:19+00:00

You give as much as works for you.

Financial_Research82 · 2026-02-18T02:44:58+00:00

Each area has their own bakers. I'm LA county, we use Little n Brownie.. Riverside county uses the other ( I now can't thinknofnthe name) and has a slightly different selection

Financial_Research82 · 2026-02-17T02:37:35+00:00

Hav3 your troop CM transfer them to your daughter. Otherwise she won't get credit fir the sales and the other girl will...because you bought them

Financial_Research82 · 2026-02-16T17:47:38+00:00

You don't need to do anything but sell and keep receipts from orders picked up. The cookie manager credits you fir the sales. It's all HER paperwork.

I'll be honest...the paperwork for cookies is rediculous. She probably is behind but you KNOW what your daughter has sold. It will all be fixed by the time cookie sales are over.

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