Fall Product Program 2008 - Support Our Camps!
Go Green...Observe and Conserve
Is your troop looking for a way to finance a planned activity or event? Are you a new troop who needs startup funds? The council’s Fall Product Program is a great way for troops to earn funds! Once again, in addition to the QSP quality magazine/music program, Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana will be offering items from the Ashdon Farms Nuts/Candy program. All of the Ashdon Farms items are $5.00 each and will be delivered to troops through their service units before the Thanksgiving holidays.
Proceeds from the Fall Product Program help support maintenance of camps, financial assistance, and girl program opportunities. Parental and volunteer support is crucial to the success of this council-sponsored, money-earning activity. Fall Product Program information for distribution to parents will be available at your September service unit meeting. For additional information on the program, please contact Karen Smallwood, 502-636-0900 or 888-771-5170 ext. 24200.
Incentives
REASONS TO PARTICIPATE
- Supports camp properties for council
- Quick, simple, profitable fundraiser for troops
- Offers awards for girls, leaders, & troops
- Not a lot of paperwork, quick turnaround–a sale to family and friends
- Promotes reading–a service project opportunity
- QSP will switch subscriptions if a customer does not like the magazine selected
- Music and book selections also available
- Tasty Ashdon Farms product
LEADER INCENTIVES
In addition to a patch if the troop averages 1 Step 1 sale per girl and a book certificate if the troop averages 2 Step 1 sales per girl, leaders will receive a t-shirt if the troop has a total of 10 QSP Step 1 sales. They will also receive a decorative Girl Scout tin filled with chocolate covered pretzels for troops with 100% Step 2 participation and a nut/candy patch for troops averaging 1 nut/candy sale per girl.
IMPORTANT DATES:
- September: Attend training on the Fall Product Program and receive materials.
- Before Oct 1: Distribute materials to the girls and explain the program and procedures. Have parents sign the Parent Permission and Responsibility Form and return to the troop leader.
- Oct 1: Order taking for Fall Product Program begins.
- Oct 23: All nut/candy orders due to troop chairs.
- Nov 13-14: Delivery of nuts/candy to customers
- Dec 1 : All QSP orders, Step 2 books, and all money due to troop chairs.
- Jan/Feb: Awards will be delivered directly to SU Chairs.
PLEASE NOTE:
Money for nuts/candy is collected when you deliver the product, and money for magazines/music selections must be collected when the order is taken. Troops will keep their profit upfront. A certified check, cashiers check, or money order for the amount is due from the troops to the service unit chair by Dec. 1.
Be certain that customers keep the pink copy of the order form. If they have a question about their order, they should call the toll free number on the back of the pink order form (1-800-678-2673). New magazine subscriptions may take up to mid-March to process.
Keep in mind that only registered Girl Scout Brownies, Juniors, Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors may participate in any product sales program (Daisies may not).
ECO TREK ACROSS AMERICA PATCH
The Eco Trek Across America patch program is an easy patch to earn while participating in the
Fall Product Program. And participants will also be entered in a drawing to win a free weekend at the camp of their choice
or the Troop House in Louisville (one winner per service center).
The dates for participating in this patch program are from
October 1, 2008 to December 5, 2008. View the requirements here.
Need a Troop Report Form?
Need a "Be a Reader" Troop Activity Program form?
Log on to www.qsp.com for more information
Remember, everyone makes a difference - even one order helps to maintain the camps for all Girl Scouts in Kentuckiana.
Troops will receive 15% profit on total sales of magazines, music, books, nuts and candy. Plus girls and/or troops will earn the following:
3 "STEP 1" ORDERS
QSP Go Green Patch
5 "STEP 1" ORDERS
Choice of Necklace or Mini Backpack
5 ASHDON FARMS SALES
Ashdon Farms Observe & Conserve Patch
$100 IN SALES*
Choice of Plush Animal or Color-changing Clock
$200 IN SALES*
Choice of Plush Animal or Color-changing Clock PLUS Choice of T-shirt, Music Certificate, or Inflatable Flower Chair
$300 IN SALES*
Choice of Plush Animal or Color-changing Clock PLUS Choice of T-shirt, Music Certificate, or Inflatable Flower Chair PLUS Choice of Book Certificate** or Penguin Water Cooler**
$400 IN SALES*
Choice of Plush Animal or Color-changing Clock PLUS Choice of T-shirt, Music Certificate, or Inflatable Flower Chair PLUS Choice of Book Certificate** or Penguin Water Cooler** PLUS Giant Plush Animal
READER'S DIGEST SUBSCRIPTIONS
Girls will earn a mini flip phone with video game for each Reader's Digest subscription sold.
10 COMPLETE "STEP 2" NAMES/ADDRESSES
Mini Flashlight Key Chain and Recycle Patch
*Incentives are cumulative at each level. Sales represent combined magazine/nut sales.
**The book or penguin water cooler can be a family joint venture--sisters who have a total of $300 in sales can combine to earn this award. The book/water cooler is the only award that sisters can earn together. All other awards are earned individually.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Does our troop get proceeds from Step 2?
A: Yes. Proceeds from Step 2 sales come in the form of QSP bucks that can be spent in the Girl Scout Shop.
Q: Can a customer purchase a subscription for their town or school library?
A: No. Libraries have their own contracts established with magazine companies. However, customers may purchase a subscription for their local nursing home or homeless shelter.
Q: Will QSP honor stamps from Publisher’s
Clearinghouse, sweepstakes, 10 CDs for $0.01 subscriptions, etc.?
A: No. Clearinghouses, sweepstakes, and music companies have their own contracts established. QSP offers the lowest published price.
Q: Can a Girl Scout sell magazines through the internet?
A: No. To help ensure the safety of every girl we serve, to protect the tax-exempt status of Girl Scout sales, and to ensure that all Girl Scout orders from customers are in our council’s jurisdiction, neither girl or adult members may engage in any type of sale on the internet. Girls may, however, use e-mail to alert their friends and relatives about our local sales.
Q: Should the girls sell door-to-door?
A: The Fall Product Program is not a door-to-door sale. Think about family and friends who read magazines regularly--dentist and physician offices, beauty shops, auto/body shops, teachers, aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc. Encourage magazine subscription renewals. Remember, the name on the current subscription must match the renewal order exactly.
Dear Parents
Our camps directly benefit from the Fall Product Program. We are able to maintain and improve our campsites through participation in this fall fundraiser. Each girl is encouraged to be creative when setting her goals. As parents/guardians, you play an important role in your daughter’s successfulcompletion of Fall Product Program activities. If you have any questions, please call your daughter’s troop leader. And remember to save at least one subscription for Girl Scouts!