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2021 family fall product program guide
Important Dates
Some deadlines are specific to your troop; ask your troop's
fall product coordinator for any deadlines not listed below.
August
August 10: Fall Product Sale begins. Create your avatar and send emails!
September
September 25: Paper Orders end. Enter your orders by 11 pm!
September 30: Online Girl Delivered Orders end
October
October 16: Candy Orders are delivered to troop leaders.
October 31: Online Ordering for magazines and direct ship nuts/candy ends
at 11:59 PM CST
November
November 3: Girl Rewards selection due. Make your final choices by 11 pm!
All money due to the troop fall product coordinator. *Ask your troop leader for due date!
To remove, cut along dotted line.
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Important Dates
Some deadlines are specific to your troop; ask your troop's
fall product coordinator for any deadlines not listed below.
August
August 10: Fall Product Sale begins. Create your avatar and send emails!
September
September 25: Paper Orders end. Enter your orders by 11 pm!
September 30: Online Girl Delivered Orders end
October
October 16: Candy Orders are delivered to troop leaders.
October 31: Online Ordering for magazines and direct ship nuts/candy ends
at 11:59 PM CST
November
November 3: Girl Rewards selection due. Make your final choices by 11 pm!
All money due to the troop fall product coordinator. *Ask your troop leader for due date!
To remove, cut along dotted line.
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Table of Contents
Important Dates 2
5 Skills for Girls 7
Getting Started 8
Online Dashboard 9
Placing the Order 15
Reports 17
Pick Up and Delivery 18
Financial Guidelines 19
Girl Rewards 20
Parent/Guardian Permission
and Responsibility Form 21
Resources and Quick Links
M2 Online Program: gsnutsandmags.com/gsmidtn
M2 Customer Service: 1 (800) 372-8520
Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee Website: gsmidtn.org
GSMIDTN Fall Product Resources: gsmidtn.org/fall-product
Council Contacts
Tracy Tudder Kathleen Roder
Product Programs Manager Product Programs Assistant
(615) 460-0202 (615) 460-0209
TTudder@gsmidtn.org KRoder@gsmidtn.org
For additional help, contact ProductPrograms@gsmidtn.org.
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Welcome!
What’s the Fall Product Program all about?
The Fall Product Program is a council-sponsored program that allows Girl Scouts
to learn new skills while earning money for their troops.
Benefits to Fall Product Sale
1. Great products and great holiday gifts for teachers, employers, employees, etc.
2. Sale is completed by October 31.
3. Magazines are sold online and are the LOWEST prices available!
4. Troops make 20% (22% if troop chooses to opt-out of rewards) to utilize for
startup costs, fall programing, etc.
For tech support or problems with online sales and delivery:
Hi! If a girl sells $100
Our friendly customer dollars worth of
service representatives are products the troop
ready and waiting to answer all of your
Fall Product Program questions!
will automatically make
$20 for activities and
question@gsnutsandmags.com
troop start-up funds.
(800)-372-8520
We’re happy to help!
Your Fall Product Program Contacts
Leader:
Troop Number:
Troop Leader Email:
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5 Skills for Girls
Did you know Girl Scouts gain five skills by participating
in the Fall Product Program?
GOAL SETTING
Goal setting is a vital part of the program and the entire Girl Scout experience. She’ll set her
own goals and talk with her troop about goals they want to set together.
DECISION MAKING
Girls decide where and when to sell cookies, how to market their sale and what to do with their
earnings. The program teaches Girl Scouts to be smart decision makers. By working as a troop,
they decide how to best reach their goals.
MONEY MANAGEMENT
Younger Girl Scouts learn to count money and make change, while older Girl Scouts learn to
build a budget. All girls learn to prioritize what they should save, spend, and share.
PEOPLE SKILLS
Girls learn it’s okay to try new things because Girl Scouts is a safe place! The program gives her
troop the opportunity to interact with different types of people. She’ll work with a team and learn
to talk – and listen – to her customers.
BUSINESS ETHICS
Girls learn the importance of honesty and responsibility by following product guidelines and by
saying the Girl Scout Promise and Law. They put these values into practice during the program.
Proceeds belong to the troop, not individual girls, and
proceeds are earned based on the number of items sold.
How Much Do Troops retain 20% of the proceeds from all magazines,
Troops Earn? nuts and candy. A troop can increase proceeds to 22% if
the troop opts-out of rewards.
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Getting Started
M2 — The Girl’s Online Storefront
The M2 online storefront is fun and easy for girls and their parents to use!
Been Here Before?
Parents who registered their
Girl Scout last year will
receive an email with a
link from the M2 Media
Group system reminding
them they can log in.
Forgot your password?
No problem! There’s a
password reset button.
Click Login and follow the
instructions on the M2 site.
First Time Seller?
Click Register and follow
the directions to create
a new account.
To start, go to:
www.gsnutsandmags.com/gsmidtn
You’ll need to know your troop number. If you aren’t sure about the troop number,
contact your troop leader before setting up your Girl Scout’s storefront.
The troop number will allow your Girl Scout’s troop to get credit for all her sales.
Note: The M2 site can
toggle between English and
Spanish on both the set up
and the shopping pages.
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Online Dashboard
1 Step One
Get started by watching the
helpful account set-up video.
Then:
• Select your troop number
from the drop-down menu
OR
• Check I don’t know/see my
troop or group number box
2 Step Two
Choose girl’s name from the drop-down menu.
Girls’ names may not be edited. Nicknames or initials can be entered in the
Girl Scout’s Nickname field.
If the troop number is not known, enter the girl’s first and last name you used
when registering her as a Girl Scout.
3 Step Three
Answer the questions
about her goals and what
Girl Scouting means to her.
This populates the girl’s story,
which is shown to customers
when they visit her storefront.
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Online Dashboard
4 Step Four
Verify her name and troop
number are correct.
If you didn’t have your troop
number, you’ll see Troop not
selected.
If you’re good with the
information, click Proceed.
If not, Go Back.
5 Step Five
Let the Fun Begin!
Now she’s ready to create her
Me2 avatar.
She can choose to make the
avatar look just like her.
Choose skin tone, hair style and
color, eye shape and color, and
more! Once she’s finished, she
can save it as a photo and use
it however she wishes. The avatar
will become part of her online
store, as well as her personalized
patch when she reaches this level.
10Online Dashboard
Virtual Rewards
When she completes her avatar,
she’ll earn her first virtual reward!
Be sure she checks out her
Me2’s room to find out how
to earn more virtual rewards.
11Online Dashboard
Girls Can…
Add a selfie.
By default, your avatar’s close-up photo will appear on the webstore, but girls can choose to upload
a picture. Girls who add a picture see a 50% increase in sales.
Upload a video.
Girls may also choose to upload a
video. Girls who add a video see a
108% increase in sales.
Preview your personalized patch
from your Dashboard by clicking
"Personalized Patch." Girls can earn both
a personalized patch (shown below) and
personalized crossover patch (see order
card for requirements). Both patches
display the Me2 Avatar girls create in
the M2 system.
Include your mailing address
so M2 can mail your patch directly to
you! Not entering this information will
delay delivery of patch.
Update your avatar.
Go to the "Fun Stuff" section and click
"Name Me2" to update your look.
Upload your voice.
Girls may upload a voice message that
your avatar will say on your emails
and online store.
12Online Dashboard
Promote Your Campaign
Enter one email at a time or import from your
email address book.
Once you’re done, click Launch Your Campaign.
You can add additional email addresses at any
time during the program.
Girls may use their parent/guardian's social
media sites as long as they are private sites.
Manage Your Campaign
Have More Than One Girl Scout? Door Hangers
It’s easy to add another participant. Just click As a replacement for the magazine flyer, girls
the link, register another girl, and create the will now be able to download, print, and cut
next Girl Scout’s storefront. out personalized door hangers. These will have
the Girl Scout's unique QR code which will take
Manage multiple girls with just one login customers directly to a landing page giving
and password. customers the option to shop for magazines
or nuts/chocolates. These door hangers will
Texting/Sharing Feature also provide the girl’s unique code should the
We are now offering an easier way to text your customer prefer to type in the URL to shop.
Shopping Link to friends/family. Through the
“share your site” function, girls will be able to You’re not done yet!
share their storefront from their phones. It’s like There are more ways to promote your sale.
texting the business card, but within the system. • You can be the first to shop your store
Potential customers can click the link to shop • Print copies of the door hanger and visit
either the nut/chocolate or magazine storefronts. your neighbors
• Share your link on your social media sites.
• Send more emails
Tell your friends!
Share your storefront online.
13Online Dashboard
Two Stores to Shop
You can view your Nut and Candy Storefront or Magazine Storefront from your Dashboard.
Nut and Candy Storefront
Supporters can order online, by
direct ship or online girl delivered.
Customers can order and have them
shipped directly to their home or
business. They will then choose
“DIRECT SHIP”. They will pay by
credit card and have the item(s)
shipped directly to them or another
address within the United States.
Be sure to look at the multiple
shipping options for shipping cost!
Online girl delivered is when a
customer can order nuts and candy
Magazine Storefront
Supporters can renew their current
online and have it delivered by the
subscriptions or order new ones.
Girl Scout. Customers will pay for
There are hundreds of options from
this product online. (You will be able
which to choose. Subscriptions also
to see their information on your
make great gifts! Become familiar
sales report.)
with the best selling magazines
and subscription kits. M2 will
automatically send out reminder
emails to customers who have not
placed an order. The site will not
send out reminders to customers
who have made purchases.
Note: Both the Nut and Candy
Storefront and Magazine Storefront
can be accessed from one email.
14Placing the Order
How will I place my Girl Scout’s sales from paper order cards?
Parents will enter their Girl Scouts paper order card into their Dashboard.
Follow the dates outlined by your Troop Leader for deadlines.
Calculating Orders
Before entering orders in M2, review the order card:
Make sure to total each customer’s order Double check your order by adding the
across the row to ensure you know Total # of Items row and the Total $
how much is owed. Amount Sold row as well as the # of
Items column and Amount Due column.
Then total each column to ensure your
These numbers should match.
order has the correct amount of product.
Enter this in the Total # of Items and Enter any donations made to troop under
Total $ Amount Sold rows at the bottom the Care to Share column as designated
of the order card. on order card.
If any of these numbers don’t match, correct them or contact the customer if clarification is
needed before you submit the orders.
HUGS for Our Soldiers
The Care to Share program benefits the soldiers at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. This is
another opportunity for your customers to donate to Fort Campbell troops, local and
overseas, to show appreciation for the outstanding work they do. Last year GSMIDTN
donated 3,495 items to these soldiers.
15Placing the Order
Inputting Orders in M2
• On your M2 Dashboard, click Manage
Paper Orders.
• Enter the total number of items you need
for each product. Click Update when you
are ready to submit. Green text will appear
above the Update button to let you know
that your order has been saved.
• This page will remember how many of each
item you have ordered. You can return and
update until the submission deadline and
add more items if needed.
• For instance, if you previously entered two
Fruit Slices for an order, but need to add
one more, you can click Manage Paper
Orders, update the total, and click Update.
16Reports
The Sales Report is found on the M2 site.
• Log in to the site.
• Go to the dashboard and click Girl Scout’s Sales Reports.
• Print the Sales Report, or take a photo with your phone.
A Sales Report is helpful upon delivery to verify your order.
17Pick Up and Delivery
Product Pickup from Troop
Your troop fall product coordinator will tell you the date/time/location to pick up your
Girl Scout’s nut and candy items.
Allow enough time to count the ordered items with your troop fall product coordinator and
sign a receipt showing the total number of items ordered and the amount due. It’s important
to verify you’ve received the correct amount of product. Always get a receipt!
Proper Transport and Storage
Always transport in a climate-controlled vehicle, 72 degrees or lower. Don’t leave product
in a vehicle, as it may melt, even in cold weather. Store the product in a climate-controlled
environment, out of direct sunlight. You’re financially responsible for all items ordered
and will be asked to pay for any melted items.
Deliver Products to Customers
• Use your order card and/or Sales Report to deliver to customers.
• Call ahead to make sure the customer knows the amount due, if any.
• Set a convenient time for delivery.
• Don’t forget to protect the product from exposure to heat when delivering!
What is the Return Policy?
Products ordered cannot be returned to the troop, service unit or council.
MELTED PRODUCTS CANNOT BE RETURNED.
What if an item is damaged?
1. Do not accept damaged items at delivery.
2. If the package or can is crushed, sealed but empty, unsealed and not discovered at
time of delivery the item can be exchanged for a non-damaged item of the same variety
from the council office.
3. The damaged item should be returned to council when picking up the undamaged item.
Always Get a Receipt!
18Financial Guidelines
Financial Guidelines — Collecting Payment
Customers pay when the product is The troop will set a date that all money is
delivered for paper order cards only. due. You must adhere to the payment
deadline set by the troop or risk being
Collect payment for Care to Share turned into the council for outstanding
donated items at the time of the order. debt. Failure to account for money and
products received will be considered
Girls/guardians should never be asked to misappropriation of funds and may
pay for product when picking it up from result in civil and/or criminal prosecution,
the troop leader. removal from volunteer positions with
GSMIDTN, and ineligibility to receive your
Girl Scout’s rewards.
When turning money in to your troop,
don’t forget to ask for a receipt!
Rewards Opt Out
Troops can opt-out of program rewards to earn an
additional 2% proceeds. Each troop must decide, by
majority vote, on their plan for rewards before the start of
the Fall Product Program.
Girls will receive patches only. Opt-out acceptance
signature required on Parent/Guardian Permission and
Responsibility Form on page 23.
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Fall product
Girl Rewards
Girl Scout
Rewards, Patches, and Recognitions
Girls earn patches and rewards for sending emails through M2, and by selling nuts, candy,
and magazines. To earn the personalized patch featuring the girl’s Me2 avatar, girls must sell
$325 in nuts, candy, and magazines, and send 15 emails through the M2 webstore.
Rewards are cumulative.
2021 Reward choices can be made online once a girl sets up her online campaign site.
Important Dates
Rewards!
*Recognitions are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances, and similar Begin selling on:
items might be used as a substitute.
Some items may vary in color.
Turn in my order form by:
Patches
Pick up my product by:
Super Seller Super Seller Care to
Mags Patch Nuts Patch Share Patch Deliver product to
sell 5 sell 25+ nut & sell 5+ care to
magazines candy items share items
customers by:
super
supeR
super super
supeR
seller
seller seller care to Turn in money by:
mags
share
Rise Up Patch 2021 Penguin Penguin Iceburg
sell 15+ nut & Patch Patch
candy items send 15+ emails sell 3 magazines
Combined sales rewards
Theme Necklace Penguin Pen Your choice of: Your choice of:
$125+ in sales $225+ in sales Baby Penguin or Bluetooth Shower Speaker Rise Up T-Shirt or $10 Council Cash
$325+ in sales $400+ in sales
assorted
colors
Your choice of: Your choice of: Your choice of:
$10 Council Cash or Tie Dye Bundle (Clipboard Set, Sock Tie Dye Kit) or $15 Council Cash $20 Council Cash or Large Penguin
Friendship Bracelet Kit $650+ in sales $800+ in sales
$500+ in sales assorted
patterns
Your choice of: Your choice of: 25% Discount Resident
25% Discount Camp or USB Hanging Lights & Good Vibes Light or The Adventure Park Ticket or Camp & CEO Lunch
Metal Straw Set Penguin Sleeping Bag $1500+ in sales
$1000+ in sales $1200+ in sales
Earn these two special patches with your name and avatar on them.
Earn a personalized patch with Earn a Girl Scout Cookie Crossover
your avatar. Here’s how! Choose a background personalized patch. Here’s how!
for your Me2.
- Create your Me2 avatar - Create your Me2 avatar in the Fall
- Send 15+ emails - Send 15+ emails in the Fall
- Sell $325+ in total Fall items - Sell 325 packages of cookies in the 2022
Girl Scout Cookie Program
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Parent/Guardian Permission & Responsibility
Girl Scout, , a registered member of
Troop , has my permission and support to participate in the Fall Product Program.
• I acknowledge the girl/s above are registered Girl Scouts prior to starting the fall product program activities.
• I accept financial responsibility, including prompt payment, for all product and money she receives and will also see that she
has adult guidance at all times. I understand that unsold product may NOT be returned.
• No product will be sold before August 10, 2021. All products will be sold for $$ amount listed on order card.
• I accept responsibility to meet all troop deadlines, and I will ensure all products ordered are delivered promptly to the
customer and payment collected.
P Y
• I understand Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee reserves the right to seek the services of a collection agency/or pursue legal
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action for delinquent accounts, and I will be responsible for additional expenses incurred by GSMIDTN if this action occurs.
• I understand that all proceeds are troop or council funds and NOT the property of my daughter in accordance with Girl
Scouts of the USA standards.
• I understand personal checks from customers must be made payable to me and not the troop.
• I understand troops, girls, or adults cannot participate in the Fall Product Program if there are outstanding debts to Girl
Scouts of Middle Tennessee.
• I understand rewards cannot be given to troop/girl if there are outstanding debts to Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee.
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Parent/Guardian Signature: Date:
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Parent/Guardian PRINT Name:
Address (Street, Apt. #): City: State: Zip:
Home Phone: ( ) Cell Phone: ( )
GSUSA Guidance for Troop Proceeds and Girl Rewards
• All Rewards earned by girls through product activities must support Girl Scout program experiences for girls (Such as
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camp, travel, and program events; but not scholarships or financial credits toward outside organizations.)
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• All Rewards must be based on ranges and may not be based on a dollar per dollar calculation.
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• Proceeds may only be allocated to Girl Scout troops/groups for Girl Scout program activities. Cash based accounts may
not be kept for or distributed to individual girls within the troop. Proceeds do not follow the girls.
Fall Product Program Rewards
Girl Scouts can earn rewards for selling products and magazines through order taking and online sales. With Individual
Reward items, each girl earns the rewards that coincide with the level of product and magazines sold. Individual reward
items are cumulative for all reward levels. Girl Scouts as a troop, can work towards Individual Reward items or can opt to
earn an additional 2% through Additional Proceeds. Each troop must decide, by majority vote, on their plan before the start
of the Fall Product Program activities. To qualify, each Girl Scout and Parent/Guardian must acknowledge acceptance of the
Additional Proceeds option with signatures below. Troops choosing Additional Proceeds qualify for all patches available.
Rewards Waiver for Additional Proceeds Only
I am aware of the troop’s vote to opt out of any Individual Rewards and participate in the Additional Proceeds option.
I understand my Girl Scout will be eligible to earn all of the available patches.
Girl Scout Signature: Date:
Parent/Guardian Signature: Date:
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www.gsmidtn.orgFall Product Program
Parent/Guardian Permission & Responsibility
Girl Scout, , a registered member of
Troop , has my permission and support to participate in the Fall Product Program.
• I acknowledge the girl/s above are registered Girl Scouts prior to starting the fall product program activities.
• I accept financial responsibility, including prompt payment, for all product and money she receives and will also see that she
has adult guidance at all times. I understand that unsold product may NOT be returned.
• No product will be sold before August 10, 2021. All products will be sold for $$ amount listed on order card.
• I accept responsibility to meet all troop deadlines, and I will ensure all products ordered are delivered promptly to the
customer and payment collected.
• I understand Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee reserves the right to seek the services of a collection agency/or pursue legal
action for delinquent accounts, and I will be responsible for additional expenses incurred by GSMIDTN if this action occurs.
• I understand that all proceeds are troop or council funds and NOT the property of my daughter in accordance with Girl
Scouts of the USA standards.
• I understand personal checks from customers must be made payable to me and not the troop.
• I understand troops, girls, or adults cannot participate in the Fall Product Program if there are outstanding debts to Girl
Scouts of Middle Tennessee.
• I understand rewards cannot be given to troop/girl if there are outstanding debts to Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee.
Parent/Guardian Signature: Date:
Parent/Guardian PRINT Name:
Address (Street, Apt. #): City: State: Zip:
Home Phone: ( ) Cell Phone: ( )
GSUSA Guidance for Troop Proceeds and Girl Rewards
• All Rewards earned by girls through product activities must support Girl Scout program experiences for girls (Such as
camp, travel, and program events; but not scholarships or financial credits toward outside organizations.)
• All Rewards must be based on ranges and may not be based on a dollar per dollar calculation.
• Proceeds may only be allocated to Girl Scout troops/groups for Girl Scout program activities. Cash based accounts may
not be kept for or distributed to individual girls within the troop. Proceeds do not follow the girls.
Fall Product Program Rewards
Girl Scouts can earn rewards for selling products and magazines through order taking and online sales. With Individual
Reward items, each girl earns the rewards that coincide with the level of product and magazines sold. Individual reward
items are cumulative for all reward levels. Girl Scouts as a troop, can work towards Individual Reward items or can opt to
earn an additional 2% through Additional Proceeds. Each troop must decide, by majority vote, on their plan before the start
of the Fall Product Program activities. To qualify, each Girl Scout and Parent/Guardian must acknowledge acceptance of the
Additional Proceeds option with signatures below. Troops choosing Additional Proceeds qualify for all patches available.
Rewards Waiver for Additional Proceeds Only
I am aware of the troop’s vote to opt out of any Individual Rewards and participate in the Additional Proceeds option.
I understand my Girl Scout will be eligible to earn all of the available patches.
Girl Scout Signature: Date:
Parent/Guardian Signature: Date:
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