Fall Product Program Family Guide - Girl Scouts, Hornets` Nest Council

2016 Fall Product Program
FAMILY GUIDE
Dear Girl Scout Family,
The Fall Product Program is a council-sponsored money-earning
opportunity that enables Girl Scout troops to earn funds at the
beginning of the Girl Scout year. It also allows family and friends the
opportunity to support your daughter’s Girl Scout troop and Girl
Scouting in your community. 100% of the proceeds from the Fall
Product Program stay here locally within our council.
Each Girl Scout will receive a program packet from her troop containing
everything she needs to be successful in the Fall Product Program.
The theme of this year’s program is
Important Dates
September 1, 2016
Online Fall Product Program
begins. Registered girls will be
entered into the QSP online
site and will receive an email
to register, then they can
begin sending out emails as
soon as they turn in a signed
Parent Responsibility and
Permission form. Send emails
out first to give customers
time to place their order
before the program ends.
September 19, 2016
Fall Product Program friends
and family sale begins.
Working together, girls will learn essential skills like:
· Goal Setting
· Decision Making
· Money Management
· People Skills
· Business Ethics.
Girl Scout troops earn 15% in proceeds for every item sold during
the Fall Product Program. In addition, girls can earn cool patches and
recognitions. This is a fun, easy way for troops to kick off the year on the
right foot by providing the troop with important start- up funds.
Want more information about the Fall Product Program?
Be sure to check out the Cookies & More or Resources section of our
website at www.hngirlscouts.org.
Thank you!
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October 19, 2016
Program ends. Submit
program materials and money
to Troop Leader/Fall Product
Program Manager by
October 20th. Customers
can still purchase online after
this date but girls and troops
will not get credit for the sale.
November 9-11, 2016
Nuts and candies
to be delivered to
Service Unit and troops.
Online Magazine/Nut Program
www.girlscouts.qspgao.com/hornetsnest
QSP/Nut Online Program
HERE’S HOW GIRLS CAN PARTICIPATE:
• Beginning September 1st, all registered girls will receive an email
from QSP to register or there will be a direct link from our
homepage (www.hngirlscouts.org) for girls to register on the
QSP site. Girls will be entered into the system twice (August 31st
and September 16th).
• Girls will be able to build their online site and include a selfie.
• Create their own “My Creation” koala that can become a custom
patch for $200 of online sales.
• Print her own personalized business cards.
• Send out their marketing emails that customers will then follow
the links to order their nuts, magazines and photo keepsakes.
• There is an option for girls not participating or if their troop
number is wrong.
• They will also receive weekly emails highlighting her progress.
Girls can log in throughout the Program to send additional
emails to reach their goal.
SEND EMAILS EARLY TO ALLOW YOUR CUSTOMERS
TO SHOP AND RESPOND!!!
Girls earn the “Online” patch just by registering online
and entering at least 15 email addresses!
CUSTOMERS WILL BE SENT 2 REMINDER EMAILS EACH 5
DAYS AFTER THE ORIGINAL EMAIL IS SENT.
• Customers pay for their orders with a credit card and start
receiving their subscriptions within 3-4 weeks!
• Customers will receive an email certificate to create their
custom photo keepsakes.
WHAT’S NEXT?
• After making a purchase customers will receive weekly girl
progress updates including her sales goals, progress towards
earning her “My Creation” custom patch and reminds the
customer of the troops Take Action project. Customers can opt
out of these emails at any time.
• Customer may still purchase after the October 19, 2016 but girls
and troops will not get credit for the purchase.
Please call QSP Customer Service line with any online order
questions: 800-251-1542; online tech support 877-305-4146.
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Magazine/Nut Program
PAPER MAGAZINES AND PHOTO KEEPSAKE ORDERS:
• Customers make their selections by filling out forms
completely.
• Customers must pay for their magazines and photo
keepers at the time the order is placed.
• Magazines orders taken on paper will begin in 12-14
weeks from November 1st
• Photo Keepsake certificates will be mailed to the
customer that will have their online code information.
• Renewal will simply extend the length of the current
subscription.
• Double check to make sure customers have filled out
order forms completely to include mailing address,
selection titles and code numbers. Ensure customers
keep the pink copy for their records.
NUTS AND CANDIES ORDER CARD:
• Use the order card in the girl packet to collect orders for
nut and candy items.
• Payment is required when customer orders are placed.
• Order cards are due to your troop fall product volunteer
no later than October 20, 2016
• Product will be picked up by the troop fall product
volunteer starting November 9th.
Five Steps to Fall Product Success
1. Gear up for great sales.
Girls can prepare for the best possible experience
by gathering a few tools for a successful sale.
HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
· Parent Permission
All girls must turn in a signed Parent Permission
slip to their troops before they begin participating
in the Fall Product Program.
· A program packet from your troop.
This packet contains everything you need for a
successful Fall Product Program.
· A contact list of friends and family.
Remember, magazine customers or online orders
for nuts & candy, can live anywhere in the United
States, but nuts and candy ordered on your paper
order card have to be delivered in person, so
nearby friends are best for those orders.
2. Set goals.
Aim for a goal that is manageable but challenging.
(You can always adjust your goal later, too!) Girls
should set individual sales goals, and should also
work with their troop to set group goals.
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3. E
xplore- to the Online Magazine Program.
The Online Magazine Program is the easiest way to
achieve your Fall Product Program goals! Get started at
girlscouts.qspgao.com/hornetsnest Girls can build a
profile, enter email addresses and start sending emails to
friends and family in a matter of minutes. Now your online
customers can purchase nuts and candy through the online
nut store as well.
4. Be Brillant.. SHINE ON with family and friends!
Nothing beats a face-to-face connection, so take your
program packet to visit friends and family. They can place
paper magazine orders from the catalog or nut and candy
orders. You can use the business cards in your packet to
encourage customers to shop online, too!
Remember to collect payment for nuts and candy and
magazines at the time the order is placed.
5. T
rack your progress and celebrate success!
Girl Scouts, Hornets’ Nest Council
2016 Fall Product Program
Remember to:
· Submit the Parent/Guardian Responsibility and Permission Form (below) to your Troop Fall Product
Manager. This form is required before your daughter can participate in the Fall Product Program.
· Review magazine order forms to make sure names and addresses are legible and complete,
including ZIP codes. Orders cannot be processed without ZIP codes.
· Print your daughter’s name and troop number on each magazine order form.
· Make sure all checks are made out to your Girl Scout troop and include all the required information.
· Turn in payment for all nut and candy orders no later than October 20, 2016.
Please be sure to submit the following to your
Troop Fall Product Manager by October 20, 2016:
1. Completed nut order-taker (including
any nut/candy order promises)
2. White & yellow copies of magazine
order forms
3. Completed Address Booklet (7
completed post cards with addresses
from outside the county of residence)
4. Payment for all nuts/candy and paper
magazine orders
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2016 Product Program Parent/Guardian Responsibility and Permission Form
Please return completed form to your Girl Scout troop prior to participating in these programs.
My Girl Scout ________________________________________________, a registered member of troop/group __________
has my permission to participate in the 2016-2017 Fall Product and Cookie Programs. In so doing, I agree to accept
financial responsibility for all products and money she receives. I will also assist her in making prompt payments for
product entrusted to her.
I will see that she abides by sale deadlines and that she has adult guidance at all times. To that end, I will review the
safety guidelines with my Girl Scout for contacting customers, taking orders, selling and delivering product, including
the latest online guidelines from GSUSA.
My daughter has my permission to engage in online product program activities under the supervision of myself and/or
the Girl Scout adult in charge including participation in QSP Online Magazine/Nut Program and Digital Cookie.
Yes _________ No_________
Name of Parent/Guardian (please print): _____________________________________________________________________
Signature of Parent/Guardian: ___________________________________________________ Date: ______________________
Home #: (____) __________________Work #: (____) ____________________ Cell #: (____) ____________________________
Street Address: _____________________________________Email ________________________________________________
City: _____________________________ State: __________ Zip Code: ______________ County: _________________________
Email Address: ___________________________________________________________________________________________
TROOPS – PLEASE KEEP THIS COPY FOR YOUR RECORDS.
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FALL PROGRAM PRODUCTS
Magazines
Thank You Nuts
Nuts & Candies
“To Remember This” Photo Keepsakes
Online Nut Store
Address Booklets
Customers can choose from over 600 popular
titles to order new or renew existing magazine
subscriptions and 165+ eBooks! Customers
can complete the paper magazine order forms
included in each girl packet OR they can purchase
or renew online through the QSP Online Program.
Payment for magazine orders is collected at
the time of ordering.
Customers have 16 delicious nut and candy items
from which to choose on the order card—including old
favorites and a new one pound Honey Roasted Mixed
Nuts w/ Peanuts. Our collectible holiday and Girl Scout
tins are always a hit and makes great gift, too. Check
out the nut & candy order-taker for full color pictures
and nutrition information for all 16 items. Remember,
payment for all nuts and candy is collected at the time
of the order is taken.
Girls can give their customers the option to purchase
nuts and candy through the online nut store.
Customers get to choose from the entire line of 25
items plus 5 corporate items that Ashdon Farm’s
carries including a Girl Scout- Nut Lover Gift Pack, pay
with their credit cards and have it shipped anywhere
in the continental United Sates (shipping rates apply
using Fedex zones).
• Orders will be shipped from Wisconsin
within 72 hours.
• Regular shipping will take 5 or less business
days depending on the delivery location.
• Expedited shipping (2nd day) will be recommended
for orders containing chocolate items. This cost
includes ice.
Girls have the option to include “nut promise” to
selected emails by checking the box next to the
peanut icon. A “nut promise” is a way for the girl’s
online customers to buy the nut and candy items that
are available on the nut card online and have the girl
deliver to them. These orders must be given to the
troop letter like a paper order card. Nut promises are
not calculated in the online sales rewards.
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Customers will have the opportunity to donate cans of
honey roasted peanuts that the Girl Scouts, Hornets’
Nest Council and Ashdon Farms will ship to our men
and women serving our country. All donations must be
indicated under the Thank You nut column of the order
card. Girls will earn rewards and troops will earn 15% on
all Thank You nuts sold. This program is only available
on the order card.
This program offers a great way to help people
preserve and share their memories with personalized
photo keepsakes using the photos they have stored on
computers, mobile devices, Facebook and Instagram.
Friends and family can now order photo keepsakes
such as photobooks, holiday cards, posters, calendars
and more. These items can be ordered online or by
using paper order forms and will be delivered directly
to the customer.
Just complete the booklet with the names and
addresses of 7 friends or family members you may
not get the chance to see. QSP will coordinate a direct
mailing to ask them to purchase or renew a magazine
subscription and support Girl Scouts. Please check
your girl’s booklet to be sure they have no duplicate
addresses, the addresses are filled out completely and
have a positive message names and addresses will not
be sold or rented—GUARANTEED!
Troop Proceeds
The Fall Product Program is a great way for troops
to earn start-up funds early in the year. Below is
a breakdown of what troops can earn through
participating in the Fall Product Program.
• 15% of all magazine and photo keepsake orders
(online or through the catalog)
• 15% of all nut and candy orders
• $2 per completed address booklet
In addition to the troop profit, 100% of the
proceeds from the Fall Product Program benefit
the council and support Girl Scouting locally.