FALL PRODUCT SALESTraining Video for Arthur Girl Scouts

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS…DON’T HESITATE TO CONTACT ME!

Lelia MillerLMiller2@consolidated

.net217-543-4012 home217-840-7413 cell/text

WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE?

All registered Junior and Cadette Girl Scouts are eligible.

You must NOT already owe any money to the troop or council.

Each girl MUST have a signed parent permission form turned in to leader before sale begins.

WHY IS YOUR PARTICIPATION IMPORTANT?

This fundraiser provides the troop with necessary funds.

Troop Profits will be used to help with the cost of supplies, outings, badges, etc.

Troop earns $1 per item$2.50 per magazine subscription$2.50 for each address book

completed

QSP (DIRECT SELL) OPTION(PLEASE HAVE QSP PACKETS AVAILABLE)

QSP offers more than 600 magazines with savings up to 85% off newsstand prices.

Simply have your customer choose the magazines they want and fill out the magazine form.

The pink copy is the customer’s upon payment

All other copies go to the troop leader

SUBSCRIPTIONS EARN $2.50!

For each subscription sold (online and direct to customer) our troop earns $2.50 and the Girl Scout receives credit toward magazine recognitions AND product recognitions

ONLINE ORDERING-A FUN AND EASYWAY TO EARN

Girls go to the council website and register by clicking the “Online Magazine Program Button”

Girls send e-mails to friends and family There is even a Facebook application Troops earn $2.50 for each subscription

sold online (customer pays online) Girl Scout receives credit toward

magazine recognitions AND product recognitions

12 emails sent earn an Online patch

DETAILED ORDER REPORT-IMPORTANT!

Must log in to run this report Run this report the day the Girl Scout

turns in her order card and give it to the troop leader

This report lets the troop leader know the number of online subscriptions sold and the dollar amount of those subscriptions

It also let’s the leader know if 12 or more e-mails were sent. (12 sent emails earn the “Online” patch)

GET STARTED WITH ONLINE ORDERING

To Begin Online Ordering and to Run the Detailed Order Report go to www.girlscouts-gsci.org and click on the icon that matches the picture below:

ANOTHER WAY TO EARN IS THE ADDRESS BOOKLET

For each address booklet completed the troop earns $2.50

The Girl Scout also earns the “Together to the Top” patch

Remember you are just providing addresses – there is no obligation for these

people to order.

MAGAZINE RECOGNITIONS 1 completed address booklet: Together to the Top patch

4 Adopt-a-Soldier donations: Share patch

12 sent emails: Online patch

3+ subscriptions: Investing in Today patch

5+ subscriptions: Success for Tomorrow Patch AND

Fashion Design Sketchbook

7+ subscriptions: Pencil Case OR Pink Pen and Cupcake bookmark

10+ subscriptions: Blue Ribbon Tote or Fox Plush

ADOPT-A-SOLDIER

Customers have an opportunity to show support to our troops by donating $5 to Adopt-a-SoldierMoney goes toward the purchase of

magazine vouchersState Farm’s Adopt-a-Soldier

program will send voucher to troops in war zones

Troops can “catch up” on news from home

A great and fun way to “Give Back”

ADOPT-A-SOLDIER DETAILS

Adopt-A-Soldier donations ($5) have a separate column on order card

Adopt-A-Soldier orders are placed just like any other order

For each $5 donation the GS receives credit for one nut or candy sale toward earned recognitions

Troops receive $1 for each $5 donation Girls earn a Share patch for four Adopt-

A Soldier’s sold.

PRODUCTS WE SELL (ORDER CARD)

New this year: Peanut Squares - Tastes like peanut brittle only better!

OLD FAVORITES… Let’s go over the remaining products we offer

our customers!

MORE OLD FAVORITES…

NUTS AND CANDY RECOGNITIONS

5+ items: product activity patch 15+ items: glow in the dark bedroom

stars 35+ items: plush baby bear 50+ items: dry erase board and mini

planner 65+ items: T-shirt OR 13” Honey bear 80+ items: 19” Brown bear OR hoodie 100+ items: 100th star patch AND large

tote AND bedroom doorbell AND build-a-pencil kit

NUTTY BUCKS OPTION

Starting at the 35+ level, girls have the option of choosing recognitions OR “Nutty Bucks”. If a girl chooses “Nutty Bucks” she earns as follows: 35+ items: $4 total Nutty Bucks50+ items: $9 total Nutty Bucks65+ items: $15 total Nutty Bucks80+ items: $27 total Nutty Bucks100 + items:$42 total Nutty Bucks

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT “NUTTY BUCKS”

If a girl chooses Nutty Bucks Option at level 3 (35 items) then she must continue to choose Nutty Bucks at Level 4,5,6 and 7

Likewise if a girl chooses recognitions at level 3, then she must continue to choose recognitions at levels 4,5,6 and 7

May be used at trefoil shops, GSCI sponsored programs, trips, day camps, residence camps

COMPLETION OF ORDER CARD

When you are done selling items, it is important that you properly complete your order form. Please total each line of the order form if your

customers have not already done so. Then total each product line A – N and write the

total at the bottom of each column. Total the cost for each product column. Total all items and cost of all items. DOUBLE CHECK YOUR FIGURES FOR

ACCURACY!!! Make sure recognition choices are indicated on

the back of the order card.

DATES TO REMEMBER

Sale Dates: September 30 to October 16 Forms Due: Order cards, magazine order

forms, address booklets, and online detailed order reports are due to leader no later than October 16th. STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT THESE FORMS BE TURNED IN AT OUR OCTOBER 13TH MEETNG!!!

Parent Product Pick up Date and time will be announced later (expected to be Nov. 7th at 5pm)

Customer delivery is Nov 7-11 Money Due Date is November 16th.

RESOURCES TO TRY IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS…

Me! Order Card QSP Magazine Order Forms Council website: www.girlscouts-

gsci.com QSP online magazine link:

http://girlscouts.qsp.com Nuts for Knowledge:

www.nutsforknowledge.com