Fall Product Sale Program

The Fall Product Sale is a council-sponsored program that combines educational activities with money earning opportunities for the troops. The 2011 theme is Investing in Today = Success for Tomorrow. The Fall Product Sale is an opportunity for girls and their families to support council and, specifically, camps.  Council proceeds from the program will support the Land, Building and Equipment Fund as well as general budgetary needs. This LBE fund helps maintain the camp properties and buildings to the high standard our volunteers have come to expect in order to serve all girls. The Fall Sale is directed toward family and friends- those closest to Girl Scouting and enables troops to earn start up money by selling magazine subscriptions as well as nuts and candy. Thank you for your support of the girls, troops and the council by purchasing or participating in the Fall Product Sale!

THE PROGRAM

Focus on leadership, collaboration and exploring personal values through discovering, connecting and taking action to help girls discover their future potential

• Goal Setting
• Decision Making
• Money Management
• People Skills
• Business Ethics

RESOURCES
Troop Guide Book - please contact Judy Johnson for a copy of this guidebook
Permission Slip

GOAL SETTING ACTIVITIES
Setting goals is the key to a successful sale Troops and girls who set goals earn big

• 3 QSP orders
• 20 nut items
• 1 address booklet

ONLINE LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Online learning activities designed to enhance the troop program activity pieces

• http://www.ashdonfarmsgsi.com/
• www.qspbeareader.com/activities

WHAT ARE THE PRODUCTS?

Fifteen delicious nut and candy selections from Ashdon Farms.  - Click to view

• These items will be sold in a three tiered pricing structure of $5.00, $6.00 and $7.00. The product is of extremely high quality and will have 2 items offered in decorative collectors tins.
• QSP Offers a Wide Variety of Products. It's not just magazines! Magazine and books make QSP an easy sell. With the QSP program, those same magazine sales can benefit GSCNC with 45% of the purchase price from every sale going directly to council, not the publishers.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

Two ways for troops to earn more money

• Taking orders for magazines
  • Customers can order online or via paper forms
  • Completion of Direct Mail Booklets
• Nut and candy items
  • Girls take orders via a nut order card and deliver product

Pay Up Front

• Collect all money when orders are placed
• Once products are delivered, you are done

All Fall Sale options in one envelope

QSP ONLINE PROGRAM

Selling magazine subscriptions can be as easy as sending an email! You can invite friends and family members to order new magazine subscriptions and renew existing subscriptions using QSP Online Program. This is an easy, fun, and environmentally friendly way to help meet your troop's sales goals and enable out-of-town friends and family to support your efforts.

You will earn a special patch if you submit 12 or more email addresses for email requests. You can also get sales credit and your troop will receive proceeds on all orders placed through QSP Online by October 21, 2011.

It's easier than you think!

• Register by clicking here 
• Complete the interactive learning activity
• Order your family's subscriptions easily online and invite friends and family to shop online by entering or uploading their email addresses
• All major credit cards accepted
• Subscriptions start faster
• No paper forms to complete
• At the end of the sale, print the DETAILED ORDER REPORT and turn it in with all your other orders (paper QSP and Ashdon Farms treats) and payment to your troop

TROOP PROCEEDS

Fall sale is an easy way for troops to earn start up funds

• Incentives - Click to view
• 10% on all sales
  • Nut and chocolate items
  • Online or paper magazine orders
  • $2 for each completed and unique Direct Mail Booklet
    

• 15% on all sales but no incentives (Patches will be Awarded)
• $2 for each completed and unique Step 2 Booklet

FALL PRODUCT TIMELINE

• Training of Assn Fall Product Chairs August 6, 2011
• Training of Service Unit Fall Product Chairs Being scheduled NOW by AFPC in your Association
• Training of Troop Fall Product Chairs Will be scheduled by SUFPC for early September
• Troop Fall Product Sale Program Training

• Order Taking September 19- October 21, 2011
• Collect all money (for QSP, nuts and candy) when orders are placed

• Delivery will be scheduled by Service Unit between November 11-19, 2011
• Perfect timing for Holiday giving! Perfect items for teachers, bus drivers, and postal workers, or as a hostess gift or gift exchange at the office.