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Contest for SU Fall Product Sale Consultants!

EVERYBODY LOVES A LITTLE FALL SALE COMPETITION… especially when there are good prizes on the line!

*See the attached spreadsheet for your SU goals!

v If you reach your “number of troops selling” goal by OCTOBER 14, 2009 – you will be put in a drawing to receive a gift card from BRAVO! Italian Kitchen (2 Cards, each a $20 value).

v If you exceed your “number of troops selling” goal by 25% on or before Tuesday, OCTOBER 27, 2009 – you will be put in a drawing for the “GREAT WOLF LODGE PACKAGE” (This includes an overnight stay certificate with breakfast for 4 the next morning, a canvas Great Wolf Lodge bag, a Great Wolf Lodge beach towel, and a stuffed “scuba wolf”.)

v Each SU that meets or exceeds their troops selling goal OR number of items sold goal by the end of the Sale (December 9) will be placed in a drawing for a Fun-Tastic Crafts for Kids book and a Thumb Ball. These are great items to be utilized at service unit or troop meetings!

*Verifying the winner- Winner of each prize is asked to bring the troop manager agreements for all troops entered as selling in the trophy nut site when they pick up their prize at the GS center.

Let the competition begin! Have fun, and get those troops signed up!

GIRL SCOUTS OF WESTERN OHIO

PRODUCT SALES

E-NEWS

August 2009

Welcome to the Product Sales E-News! This E-News is full of information about the fall product sale and the cookie sale! These mailings are sent out once a month. If you have suggestions for topics to be addressed in future E-News, please contact the product sales staff member at your regional office

Product sales is a very important part of the Girl Scout experience. Being a Girl Scout is more than just selling nuts and cookies; it is about learning valuable life skills that girls will carry with them while they grow to be productive adults in our communities. Through product sales, girls will:

Begin planning
Give sales presentations
Work as a team
Build self confidence
Learn to set goals
Learn budgeting & money skills
Learn to problem solve

FALL PRODUCT SALE

Does your troop have plans for the fall, but no cash? Consider participating in the Fall Product Sale- in which girls will learn about goal setting, team work, and communication. Troops will also earn $.60 for each food item sold ($1.50 for each magazine voucher sold) and recognitions! Please call or email your service unit fall product consultant or visit www.girlscoutsofwesternohio.org for more information.

How to get started!
Your troop must have:

All girls and adults registered as Girl Scouts for the 2009-2010 membership year. Get ready before it’s too late; register your troop before September 30th. You will not receive a fall sale packet until your troop is registered.
An adult volunteer to be the troop manager. Troop managers must have completed the volunteer application and background check. The background check is free, click here to start the process.
A bank account and be debt free from the council.
Signed parent permission slips for each participating Girl Scout.
Current financial statement on file.

Be sure to attend your service unit’s August/September leaders meeting; your service unit fall sale consultant(s) will be passing out the fall troop packets. Troop online training is available this year on the Trophy Nut Online Ordering website. You must receive a trophy nut login and password from your service unit fall sale consultant before you can access the online training.

“TOGETHER We Can… make the world a better place” is the theme for the 2009 fall product sale. This year we are focusing on ways for girls to DISCOVER, CONNECT, and TAKE ACTION through exciting and fun learning opportunities that can be found in everyday life.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

August 26- Troop Fall Product Manager Online Training begins

September 21 – Pre-order volunteer t-shirt orders due to your regional office

October 21- Fall Product Order Taking Begins in AR, BT and MV regions

October 28 – Fall Product Order Taking Begins in GR region

November 4- Troop orders due in Trophy Nut’s online system (AR, BT, MV)

November 9- Troop orders due in Trophy Nut’s online system (GR)

November 9 – 2^nd chance volunteer t-shirt orders due to your regional office

November 18-21 - Delivery of Fall Product

1^st week of December – Recognitions are delivered to your service unit fall product consultant

December 9 – Payment due to council

December 9 – Troop final report envelopes due to your service unit fall product consultant

Proceeds, Recognitions, and Trophy Nut Products
Troops can earn $.60 per food item and $1.50 per magazine voucher sold! Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador troops can forgo all recognitions and earn an additional $.10 per food item sold! The girls can still earn the participation patch, reading time patch, and goal patch if they fulfill the requirements. For a list of recognitions and products being sold this year, click here.

Volunteer T-shirts

You asked for it… Fall Sale T-shirts will be available prior to the Fall Product Sale this year!

Adult volunteers have the opportunity to purchase a fall product “Together We Can” T-shirt for themselves! Click “here” to download the PDF order form and mail into your regional council office!
If you wish to have your T-shirt before the start of the sale, orders MUST be turned in (with payment) to your regional Girl Scout Center before September 21. Shirts can be picked up at your regional Girl Scout Center the week of October 19.
If you miss the pre-order, you can still get a t-shirt. Second chance orders (with payment) must be to your regional Girl Scout Center before November 9. Delivery of these t-shirts will be with your troop’s sale recognitions.

2010 COOKIE SALE
Theme: Leap to Lead! Be The Change
Price: $3.50 (New price for GSWO)

Timeline
December 1 – Online training begins for troops
January 8 – Order taking begins
January 26 – Troops must have initial cookie order entered into SNAP
February 12-18 – Product Delivery
February 19 – Cupboards open & booth sales begin
March 21 – Last day of booth sales
March 25 – Recognitions orders due in SNAP, troop final report envelope due to service unit cookie consultant, and cookie money due to council
May 10 – Recognitions ship to service unit cookie consultants this week

There are a lot of exciting and new additions/changes to the 2010 cookie sale! See below for more details.

Troop Proceeds have increased from the 2009 sale. Troop proceeds are based on the troop’s per girl selling average.

2009 Troop Proceeds Scale	2010 Troop Proceeds Scale
1-99 $.45 a package	1-99 .50 a package
100-199 $.50 a package	100-199 $.55 a package
200+ $.55 a package	200+ $.65 a package

Last year girls had to sell 250+ packages on initial order to receive their bonus. This year girls must sell 175+ packages for their initial order bonus.

Initial Order Recognition – Sell 175 packages on initial order and earn the Messenger Bag!

This was the #1 voted recognition item for all Girl Scouts!

Troop Bonus – Troops with an initial order per girl selling average of 160 + packages will earn one eco tote per girl selling and onw for an adult volunteer.

Both the troop bonus and initial order messenger bag will be available for pick up at each delivery site.

To view the entire recognition line for 2010 click here.

Product Sales Manager Contact Information
Maumee Valley Region – Jennifer Greene
Appleseed Ridge Region - Amy Orwick
Buckeye Trails Region – Ashley Thoreen
Great Rivers Region – Valerie Mott

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Girl Scouts of Western Ohio

Administrative Office

4930 Cornell Road, Cincinnati, OH 45242-1804

T: 513.489.1025 or 800.537.6241 F: 513.489.1417

Chair - Nancy Dawes

Chief Executive Officer -Barbara J. Bonifas