Start taking orders. Collect money for Care to Share donations only.

Initial nut order due.

Girls continue to take nut, chocolate, magazine, veggie plant pairs, tumbler and Care to Share orders.

Receive nut items, deliver to customers and collect money. Turn in money as soon as possible after sales are made. Do not hold it until the end.

Door-to-door and booth sales. Collect payment for nuts as sales are made and turn in money to Troop Product Coordinator promptly and frequently.

Submit money to Troop Product Coordinator.

Fall Product Program ends.

September 23

October 6

Oct 6-Nov 5

Oct 20-24

Oct 27-Nov 5

November 3

November 5

Much more than a money-earning activity, the Girl Scout Fall Product program teaches your Girl Scout the “5 Skills” that will help her grow into a leader and prepare her for the future.

Goal setting...empowering her to define what she wants and to create a plan to succeed

Decision making...teaching her about critical thinking and problem solving

Money management...enabling her to become financially literate

People skills...to better communicate with and understand customers

Business ethics...reinforcing the positive values she is developing as a Girl Scout

Learning these invaluable skills poises Girl Scouts to excel in life. Many successful business women and community leaders say they got their start selling Girl Scout products

Parents guide their daughters when making individual

learning and sales goals. Parents determine the number of products to order and are responsible for payment of all products received.

Parents are responsible for all money collected from

customers.

Troops set group goals and order products to meet their

goals. Parents are asked to respect the troop goals when making decisions about how many products they will be responsible for selling.

Parents should obtain signed receipts for all products received and for all money submitted to

troop.

Troops may not set quotas for individual girls.

Troops may not require payment from parents in

advance.

Visit GSCookiesEtc.org/fallproduct for more information

about the Fall Product Program.

Check them out in the Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting available from the

Girl Scout Shop

The Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting has badges that teach girls how to use money wisely. Girls participating in the Fall Product program are likely to complete some of their badge requirements as part of their program

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Your encouragement will help your daughter receive the greatest benefit from the Fall Product Program. As she participates in the program activities, she is building a lifetime of skills and confidence. Here are things you can do together to help her succeed.

Goal Setting:

Role-play with her. Ask how her troop will use the money earned so she

can share it when asked by customers.

Help your daughter set goals, view recognitions & send emails using the

NEW QSP/Nut Online Program.

Decision Making:

Help her decide if she wants the prizes or OC Bucks at each girl reward

level.

Let her decide how to sell online, door-to-door with nuts in hand and/or with order card to take orders.

Money Management:

Let her add up orders and make change.

Girls and parents may accept credit cards using a smart phone device. Parent is responsible for any

fees and fees may not be passed onto the consumer.

Have her mark her calendar and remind you to turn in money to the troop by the due dates.

People Skills:

Help your daughter ask friends and family for support.

Help her arrange to take orders at your workplace or place of worship.

Review the Internet Safety Pledge located on the Resources & Forms page at

www.GSCookiesETC.org/fallproduct/forms/ with your daughter.

If she wants to do booth sales with you, complete online Booth Sale training and help out at booth sales.

Business Ethics:

Help her mark her calendar for September 23. This is the day she can start to take orders.

Girls may text and email family and friends. Customers pay online only through the NEW QSP/Nut

Online Program. Girls do NOT sell on eBay or Craigslist. Help your daughter as needed.

Accompany her while selling door-to-door in residential areas. Remember permission is needed from

Service Unit to sell anywhere else.

Wear your Girl Scout uniform and pins when selling.

Tell customers how your troop will use the troop proceeds.

Encourage customers to support our Care to Share donation program (see page 3).

Use the NEW QSP/Nut Online Program to email family, friends, and former customers (www.GSCookiesETC.org/fallproduct).

Use the Spread the Word Business Cards when going door to door and at booth sales.

Create a “nut mobile” (wagon, cooler on wheels, backpack or large tote bag) for door-to-door sales.

Set up a nut stand in front of your home. Nut stands are permitted on your own property if it is within

Orange County and if the city and/or homeowners association permits.

Make a poster to show customers your goals and how your troop will use troop proceeds.

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See order card for descriptions and pictures of products or visit GSCookiesEtc.org/fallproduct/products/

Dark Chocolate Mint Penguins—$6.00

Cranberry Nut Mix—$6.00

Salsa Mix—$6.00

Butter Toasted Peanuts—$5.00

Honey Roasted Peanuts—$5.00

Chocolate Covered Almonds—$8.00

Whole Cashews—$8.00

Dark Chocolate Caramel Caps with Sea

Salt—$7.00

Chocolate Covered Raisins—$7.00

English Butter Toffee—$7.00

Peanut Butter Bears—$6.00 Troops earn 14% of their nut sales

Food products are not returnable or exchangeable.

Girls participate in our Girl Scout Community Service Project, Care to Share by selling virtual magazine vouchers and nut/snack items that are distributed to our nation’s military and to Second Harvest Food Bank. What a great way to help your troop, community and Girl Scouts of Orange County! Here’s how to grow your sales through this program.

Ask every customer if they’d like to participate in the Care to Share program.

Record all virtual Care to Share orders on the order card.

Collect $6.00 cash for each order.

Remind customers that Virtual Care to Share purchases are tax deductible! Print out and provide Care to Share receipts for every customer. (Found on GSCookiesEtc.org/fallproduct/forms).

Turn in Care to Share money and orders to your Troop Product Coordinator.

Sell 8+ magazine vouchers, nut or snack items of virtual Care to Share to earn the “Share” patch.

Remember that all Care to Share purchases also count towards girl rewards for nuts.

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$8.00 Girl Scout Tin with

Mint Treasurers

Creamy milk chocolate with a refreshing mint filled center.

$8.00 Holiday Tin with

Chocolate Covered Pretzels

A favorite sweet and salty snack. Crunchy pretzels covered in smooth milk chocolate.

$8.00 Salt and Pepper Cashew Halves

Cashew halves with a classic salt and pepper seasoning.

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Special Online Girl Rewards:

2016-2017 Patch—Send 30+ emails using the NEW QSP/Nut Online Program

Online Patch—send 15 emails using the NEW QSP/Nut Online Program

New this year! Girls may send text messages or emails inviting friends and family to order QSP and Ashdon products online using the NEW QSP/Nut Online Program!

Online product offerings:

Online Nut Store (Ashdon Farms Items)—As part of the QSP/Nut Online Program, emails or texts to friends and family will include the option for them to order, pay for and have nuts delivered to their home/business.

NEW! Online Tumbler and Organic Veggie Plant Pair Orders (QSP Items)—Customers now have the opportunity to purchase transparent and stainless steel tumblers/water bottles AND 8 varieties of organic veggie plants.

Girls can track their online sales from their Dashboard on the New QSP/Nut Online Program.

All online sales of Ashdon Farms product count towards girl rewards for nuts. Online sales of QSP items (magazines, tumblers and organic veggies) count towards girl rewards for magazines.

Deadline: The last day girls receive credit for online orders is November 5, 2017. Be sure to personalize your email to customers, encouraging them to place an online order before November 5th. Online orders placed after November 5th will continue to help the Council to provide program for all girls, but will not be counted towards girl rewards or troop proceeds.

Look for this button to register for the online sales program

Girls who reach $200 in ONLINE sales will earn their own customized online patch!

Combo Prize:

Girls who sell 5 QSP items and 20 Ashdon items will earn the Mini Notepad with Gel Pen.

Girls who reach $450 in ONLINE sales will earn a t-shirt customized with their first name!

Online Magazine Orders (QSP Items)—Give subscriptions as gifts, renew existing subscriptions or order new subscriptions! There are over 600 magazines both print and digital versions to choose from and customers can save up to 90% over newsstand prices!

A booth sale is a Nut Stand placed in front of a business, on a street corner or in any public space. Only Service Unit Booth Sale Coordinators or their designees may arrange for booth sale locations and assign troops.

Setting up a booth display in any location other than in front of one’s own Orange County residence is considered a booth sale and is only allowed during the booth sale period. All booth sales must be arranged through the Booth Sale Coordinator to ensure that all permissions and insurance requirements are met.

All adults participating in booth sales must complete an online Booth Sale training, even for parent/daughter booth sales. Training is available at www.GSCookiesETC.org/fallproduct.

Visit GSCookiesEtc.org/fallproduct

for more information about Booth Sales.

Troops with an appointed Troop Product Coordinator earn proceeds to fund their troop activities.

Ashdon Items—Troops receive 14% of nut, chocolate and Care to Share (nuts & magazine vouchers) items sold

QSP Items—Troops receive $3 for every magazine, organic veggie plant pairs and beverage tumbler sold

Through the Fall Product Program, girls are able to earn unique rewards. Rewards are cumulative and provide tangible goals for the girls that reward their participation and efforts.

Girls can earn fun:

See order card for pictures of ALL the girl rewards and for how each can be earned or visit GSCookiesEtc.org/fallproduct/recognitions/ for information about Girl Rewards.

Art Party Event January 13, 2018

Girl and Guardian private painting party includes supplies, snacks and

special surprises!

Patches Experiences And other prizes

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Plush Superhero Cat

Superhero Socks

Light-up Cat Headphones

Troop proceeds belong to the troop, not to individual girl members.

Through the Fall Product Program, girls are able to earn unique rewards. Rewards are cumulative and provide tangible goals for the girls that reward their participation and efforts.

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Please fill out reverse side for recognition options your Girl Scout has chosen if she achieves these reward levels.

Note: Parent/Guardian must fill-out, sign and return this document to Troop/Group Product Coordinator prior to receiving order cards.

(See order card for pictures of all girl reward items)

Please check the item your girl has chosen if she achieves the following reward levels in the 2017 Fall Product program:

Girl Rewards for Ashdon Farms items

Girl rewards for QSP items

Should my Girl Scout sell 37+ Ashdon Items please order (choose one):

Color Changing Nail Polish

$5 OC Bucks

Should my Girl Scout sell 45+ Ashdon Items please order (choose one):

Small Plush Superhero Cat

$5 OC Bucks

Should my Girl Scout sell 55+ Ashdon Items please order (choose one):

Superhero Pillow Kit

$5 OC Bucks

Should my Girl Scout sell 75+ Ashdon Items please order (choose one):

Light-Up Cat Headphones

$10 OC Bucks

Should my Girl Scout sell 100+ Ashdon Items please order (choose one):

Beach Towel and Tote

$15 OC Bucks

Should my Girl Scout sell 150+ Ashdon Items please order (choose one):

Large Plush Superhero Cat

$25 OC Bucks

Should my Girl Scout sell 200+ Ashdon Items please order (choose one):

Art Party (for girl and her guardian)

$50 OC Bucks

Should my Girl Scout sell 8+ QSP items please order (choose one):

Superhero String Bag

$5 OC Bucks

Should my girl sell 12+ QSP items please order (choose one):

My Busy Life Desk Set

$5 OC Bucks

Should my girl sell 16+ QSP items please order (choose one):

Superhero Socks

$10 OC Bucks

Should my girl sell 20+ QSP items please order (choose one):

Light-Up Cat Headphones

Virtual Reality Viewer

$15 OC Bucks

Should my girl sell 25+ QSP items please order (choose one):

Large Plush Superhero Cat

$25 OC Bucks

Should my girl sell 35+ QSP items please order (choose one):

Beach Towel and Tote

$35 OC Bucks

Should my girl sell 45+ QSP items please order (choose one):

Cooler

$50 OC Bucks