If this was in a perfect world, there would be no dreaded “T3 forms.” They are those pesky forms that need to be filled out when a girl and her parent or a troop product sale manager does not pay all the money that is due to the Council.

But this isn’t a perfect world and unfortunately, we have to deal with uncollected debts. GSSJC’s Bad Debt List is a compilation of all the money that is owed to the Council for fall products and cookies over the years. It is shocking to some folks that there is a large amount still to be collected, and GSSJC gets many questions about collection procedures. On the whole, each debt is treated individually, but here are some general guidelines that the Council follows to recover monies owed.

Within 4 to 6 weeks after sales paperwork has been turned in, a courtesy call is placed to individuals with balances of $500 or more. After approximately two weeks, a “friendly” reminder letter is mailed, asking for payment within the next 10 days.

If a payment or payment agreement has not been reached in another two weeks, debts of $100 or more are transmitted to our attorneys. They will send out a series of three letters within the next 90 days. After 90 days, debt information is placed on the individual’s credit bureau record.

Debts under $100 are sent to TSI. They will first send out a series of five letters to attempt to collect the debt. If they don’t get a response they will be turned over to the collection agent.
The Council actively pursues collections and does not allow an individual with an outstanding debt to serve in any leadership capacity within the Council. In addition, a girl whose parents have not paid a debt, may not participate in product sales.

Please help GSSJC make this the “perfect world” Cookie Sale by turning in your money on time and assist the girls and the parents in your troop to do the same. GSSJC would really like to stop needing the T3 forms.