2015 Fall Product Program

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• Its easy! • Funds earned help pay for many of their Troop

activities• Girls earn individual recognitions and patches• When girls ask questions, offer ideas and use their

imagination they are involving the three processes of Girl Scouts, Girl-led, learn by doing and cooperative learning

• Set a budget or determine fixed costs for participation

• Program includes Be A Reader – see goal poster provided for each troop. Patches available in the GSHCC shops

Why Participate?

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What Can Product Sales Do?

• Provides early start up funds for troops/groups

• Creates educational experience for girls to learn life skills

• Supports council programs for girls in your council area

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Girl Packet

Nuts & ChocolatesMagazines

Program Materials

Spread the WordBusiness Cards

Online Flyer

Reach Out Address Booklet

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What’s New for Fall 2015

• New nut/chocolate products• New magazine titles• More digital magazines• New enhancements to QSP

Magazine/Nut Online Program

Girl Scout Tote Bag Tinwith Mint Treasures

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Program ComponentsDo one, do them all

• Sell Ashdon Farms nut and candy

• Sell QSP magazine subscriptions, magazine gift cards or digital magazines

• Sell Online to Family and Friends

• Sell Project Thank You magazine vouchers7

QSP & Promoting the Sale

• Encourage girls to set up their QSP page• Acceptable ways to promote the sale• Adhere to the Internet Safety Pledge

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MyPatchCreation™

• Girls who reach $160 in online total sales earn their own personalized patch, with her name, date and MyCreationTM image

• Email automatically sent to registered email address link to create/edit patch.

• Parent provides shipping address

• 4 to 6 weeks patch is shipped directly to girl

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Online StoresEmails sent to family and friends includes a link for ordering

magazines, nuts and chocolates.

• 25 Girl Scout items + 5 Online Exclusive items to choose from!

• Customers pay shipping

• 600+ magazine offerings to select from• Encourage online purchase for holiday

gifts!• Order magazine gift cards

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Girl RecognitionsAll nut and magazine recognitions are featured

on the back of the nut order card.

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2015 Troop User GuidesEach Troop participating will be given a

2015 Troop Guide Envelope.

It serves as your program guide and for final paperwork to be turned in.

This user guide is available at www.girlscoutshcc.org

Click Magazines & Nuts then Important Information

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Enter Login & Enter Login & Password Password

assigned to you assigned to you by your service by your service

unit fall unit fall magazine & nut magazine & nut

managermanager

Enter Login & Enter Login & Password Password

assigned to you assigned to you by your service by your service

unit fall unit fall magazine & nut magazine & nut

managermanager

www.ashdonfarmsnute.com

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• Click Troops icon• Update leader and troop product manager information, if necessary• Select your troop level, all levels default to Troop Proceeds WITH Recognitions,

Cadette, senior and Ambassador troops can select the WITHOUT Recognitions option• Be sure to click Save

Troop Information Set Up

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Review Girl Names in your TroopAdding Girl Names

• Click the Girl Orders icon• Review girl names listed in your troop• Please do not delete any girl names• Click Add Girl Name if necessary• Enter the Girl name and Click Add Girl Name• Girl Names can be entered at any time during the sale

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Entering Girl Orders & Recognition Selections

• Click the Girl Orders icon• Follow the steps 1-4 under Troop

Order Instructions• Use Tab to move through each

entry field for the girl order• Order only the exact number of

nut/candy items sold since products may not be returned

• If a girl does not turn in money for her sales, do not place her order for her

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Girl Orders• Click Save after entering each girl order• Enter the girl recognition choices for those earned • Click Save again to confirm recognitions

• Only Submit troop order after all girl orders have been entered by clicking pinkpink button

• After submitting you will be locked from making changes to your order

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Bank Summary and Bank Deposit Details

• Click the Bank Deposit icon • Select Add Bank Deposit• Enter the Transaction Date as validated by the bank

• Select the correct bank name

• Enter the deposit amount as validated by the bank

• Click Save

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Reports

• Print the T2-Nuts/Candy & Mags Report• Attach your validated deposit slip• Turn in all paperwork to your service unit volunteer 19

Thanks for all you do!

Our council’s success is due to your endless efforts…

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