Girls earn a Cookie Crossover personalized avatar patch by:

Creating their avatar

Sending 15 or more e-mails through the M2 system during the Fall Product Program

Selling 300 or more packages of cookies in the 2020 Cookie Program

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2019 Fall Product ProgramTroop Volunteer Guide - Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont

Questions? Contact your Service Unit Fall Product Manager or the council office at 800-672-2148 or info@girlscoutsp2p.org.

Girls Can Earn Two Patches That Look Like Them! Girls and troop volunteers can create their own M2 avatar. Log into www.gsnutsandmags.com/gscp2p. Avatar patches will be mailed directly to each girl who earns them at the end of each program. Girls should ensure their correct mailing address is re�ected in the M2 system.

Girls earn a Fall Program personalized avatar patch by:

Creating their avatar

Sending 15 or more e-mails through the M2 system

Selling 4 or more magazines and 20 or more candy/nut items

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Girl Scout uniform or a safari out�t!

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Believe in yourself! Be the difference! Participate in our Fall Product Program!Our Fall Product Program combines program activities for girls with money-earning opportunities for troops. The program also provides an opportunity for girls to learn these �ve key skills: Goal Setting, Decision Making, Money Management, People Skills and Business Ethics. The Fall Product Program enables troops to earn startup funds for the membership year by selling magazine subscriptions, nuts and candies.

Who Can Participate?Troops:Who are registered for the 2019-2020 membership year.

Who are using the candy/nut order card and who have a registered Troop Fall Product Manager who has completed 2019 Fall Product Training and submitted a signed Troop Fall Product Manager Agreement.

Who are selling online only, provide their fall product volunteer contact information and coordinate the pickup of the girl-delivery candy/nut items with their Service Unit Fall Product Manager.

Girls:Who are registered for the 2019-2020 membership year.

Who have a completed Fall Product Program Permission Form on �le with their troop or council (form found on the bottom of the Parent Information sheet.)

Care to ShareThis council service project stocks candy/nut items in our local food banks. Each girl who sells at least �ve units (each unit is $6) to donate to our Care to Share program will earn a special patch. Items sold for this service project are delivered directly to our local food banks. Troops do not handle these items.

Key DatesSeptember 11 Launch e-mail to registered troop volunteers16 Fall Product Program begins

October 21 In-person candy/nut order taking and online girl-delivery order taking ends 22 Parents locked out of inputting candy/nut orders in M2 at 11:59 p.m. Do not enter girl-delivered online orders - those are automatically calculated in the M2 system.23 Troop volunteer access to M2 system begins for entering girl order card candy/nut orders24 Troop volunteers locked out of inputting candy/nut orders in M2 system at 11:59 p.m. Troop volunteers should not enter girl-delivered online orders – those are automatically calculated in the M2 system.

November 11 Online sales end (magazine and direct ship candy/nuts)14 Recognition choices due in M2 system at 11:59 p.m.14-16 Candy/nut deliveries15 ACH withdrawal for amount due to the council22 ACH credit to troop account for balances due to the troop from the council

How to Place In-Person Girl Orders in the M2 System (Due by 11:59 p.m. on October 24)If you have not received an e-mail invitation to activate your M2 site access by October 14, please contact your Service Unit Fall Product Manager.

Step 1 – Access M2 System and Update Contact InformationYou will receive an e-mail invitation from M2 that explains how to get started. As the e-mail will explain, you will be taken to www.gsnutsandmags.com/gscp2p (click the volunteer link) to set up your account. Once set up, you will have access to your Troop Dashboard. The Troop Dashboard allows you to manage your troop, send messages to your girls, enter/verify in-person orders, verify reward choices and view reports. Girl information will be preloaded into the system by the council.

Step 2 – Add Girl OrdersParents can enter their daughter’s in-person candy/nut orders (orders taken on order card) into the M2 system during the sale. The deadline for parents to enter all in-person orders is 11:59 p.m. on October 22. All online sales will be automatically tabulated by the M2 system. Any orders not entered by parents during the sale must be entered by the troop volunteer between 12:01 a.m. on October 23 and 11:59 p.m. on October 24. To add girl orders from the Troop Dashboard, choose Paper Order Entry and click the pink pencil next to the girl name. Enter her in-person candy/nut items by variety.

Rewards are automatically calculated. Parents/girls and troop volunteers may view the rewards earned. If there are choices or size options, these selections can be made here and should be �nalized by parents before 11:59 p.m. on November 14.

Once a girl has earned her personalized patch, it will be sent automatically. Parents will be asked for the delivery address as part of the set up process for the girl’s online site. Once a patch is earned and triggered for production, no changes can be made to the M2 avatar or the patch background selection choice.

Step 3 – Submit Nut/Candy OrderAll in-person orders entered in the M2 system are �nal as of 11:59 pm on October 24. Since order information is automatically transferred, there is no submit button. If changes are required after October 24, contact your Service Unit Fall Product Manager immediately for assistance.

Step 4 – Picking Up Items for Girl Delivery/RecognitionsYour Service Unit Fall Product Manager will provide a date, time and location to pick up candy/nut items taken for girl delivery between November 14-16. Count and recount your items before signing for them. Recognitions should ship in December.

For a breakdown of candy/nut and recognition items to distribute to each girl - from your M2 dashboard, run the Delivery Tickets report. For candy/nut items, under Product Delivery Tickets, select Create Ticket under Girl Scout Tickets. For recognitions, under Reward Delivery Tickets, you must scroll down to select Create Ticket under Girl Scout Tickets.

Proceeds and Girl RewardsTroops earn 15% of the retail price of all items sold.

All orders are prepaid. Money is collected for all in-person candy/nut orders when the order is taken.

Payment for online orders will be paid by the customer via credit card at the time they place their orders. Troop proceeds for online orders will be credited to your troop by adjustments to your amount due to council for in-person candy/nut orders. If a troop overpays or is due funds due to online orders, an ACH credit to the troop account will occur on November 22.

Girl rewards are cumulative. Girls earn the rewards to the sale level achieved. Girls can make reward choices on the M2 System and must do so by November 14 at 11:59 p.m.

FinancesPayment for in-person candy/nut orders (orders taken on order card) is collected at the time of the order.

Troops accept personal checks at their own risk. Any checks accepted should be made payable to your troop and deposited in your troop bank account. Always have a receipt to correspond with any transfer of products or money.

By October 26 – Deposit all money you receive from girls for in-person

candy/nut orders into your troop bank account. Depositing funds early allows time for noti�cation in case of worthless checks or deposit corrections.

Payment for all online orders will be paid by customer via credit card at the time of the order.

November 15 – ACH withdrawal from troop account for balance due to the council for in-person orders. Credit for troop proceeds for online sales will be applied to �nal withdrawal for in-person sales.

November 22– ACH credit to troop account to troops with balances due to troop for online sales or overpayments.