- Connect with your troop fall product manager to verify that your troop is particpating in the 2021 Fall Product Program. If not, contact Customer Care at 888.350.5090 to learn more about how your Girl Scout can participate on her own.
- Complete the online Caregiver Agreement Form to approve your Girl Scout's participation in the program or download the form here to print and return to your troop fall product manager.
- Obtain fall program materials, including the paper order card and printed Guide for Families, from your troop fall product manager.
- Review the products and rewards with your Girl Scout.
- Set goals: which reward level does she want to earn?
- Review this webpage for more details, tutorials, and downloadables.
- Get ready for the fun on October 2, 2021!
Fall Product Program
Everyone knows we sell cookies in the winter, but did you know we also sell goodies in the fall? Our Fall Product Program gives troops a chance to earn startup funds without having to wait until cookie time in the winter. They can use the money they earn to enjoy new and exciting opportunities right away!
Girls also learn goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills, and business ethics through their participation in our product programs.
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FAMILIES TROOP VOLUNTEERS
Resources for Families
The GSWO Fall Product Program gives girls the opportunity to raise proceeds that help fund their troop's next big adventure. By participating in the program, girls also learn important life skills like goal setting and money management, and they can earn fun rewards, too! Girls can safely participate online by creating their own M2 digital strorefront where she can upload photos, video and even create her very own custom avatar! The Fall Product Program is safe, easy, and FUN!
To sign your Girl Scout up for the Fall Product Program, check in with your troop leaders first to be sure your troop is participating and then complete the online Caregiver Agreement Form or print the downloadable form and return to your fall product manager. The program officially begins then October 1, with product delivery happening in November.
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Action Steps Before the Program Begins
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Important Dates
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Guide for Families
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Help your Girl Scout make the most of this opportunity with the 2021 Fall Product Program Guide for Families!
The downloadable version of the 2021 Paper Order Card will be available soon. You can easily print this card to collect in-person orders from family, friends, and neighbors.
Looking for even more family fun during the Fall Product Program? Check out the fall program activities. You can even learn to draw your own paper penquin friend!
M2 Digital Storefront
If you would like to help your Girl Scout set up her M2 online storefront, you can do so starting October 1 at gsnutsandmags.com/gswo .
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Guia para Familias
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Fall Product Assortment
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Fall Product Rewards
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Win the Giant Penguin Plush!
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One lucky participating Girl Scout will have the opportunity to win Flipper, our council's one and only giant stuffed penguin mascot. Flipper is over 40 inches tall!
To be entered, girl's participating in the Fall Product Program must complete the following:
- Set up M2 digital storefront
- Create her avatar
- Sent 18+ emails
- Sell $25 in products and for every additional $25 in total sales, she'll continue to earn more entries with no limit on total number of entries! Regardless of how the sales are processed, either online, paper order or magazines, she will automatically be entered to win.
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M2 Digital Storefront
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If you would like to help your Girl Scout set up her M2 online storefront, you can do so starting October 1, 2021 by visiting gsnutsandmags.com/gswo.
Be sure to check out our 2021 Fall Product Program for Families playlist on YouTube for more M2 tips and tutorials.
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Tutorials
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Introducing Tidbit Tutorials! These are short and sweet demo videos to walk you thru certain topics. The screen recordings will provide you with how-to guides for just the right information you need, when you need it!
Setting up an M2 Account
How to Create Your Avatar
Recording a Message for your Avatar
Entering and Adding Email Addresses
How to Enter Paper Card Orders in M2
Selecting Rewards
Personalized Avatar PatchGSWO CookieCast Podcast
Our GSWO CookieCast podcast is the perfect way to stay informed while on the go! Be sure to follow our podcast and tune in to hear more about rewards, details on the program, and even some tips and best practices to help your troop hit their goals!. Each episode is roughly 20 minutes long, perfect for that morning commute, and focused on the various phases from both the Fall Product Program and of course, our Girl Scouts of Western Ohio Cookie Program!
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Fall Program Activities for Girls
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Care to Share Donation Program
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For those customers who may not want to purchase nuts or candy for themselves, the Care to Share donation program is a perfect solution! Customers simply pay $6 and GSWO will donate an item to a local food bank. Last year, our council donated more than 8,000 items to local food pantries throughout western Ohio!
To partcipate, a customer simply pays the funds and marks "Care to Share" on the order card or in the online storefront.
When a girl collects five (5) donations, she'll earn the Care to Share patch!
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Clover Go Credit Card Processing
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Clover Go is a credit card processing app available for girls to process credit card payments for their fall products upon delivery. Connect with your troop fall product manager about getting set up with Clover Go today!
Resources for Troop Volunteers
The GSWO Fall Product Program gives troops the opportunity to offer candy, nuts, and magazines to raise proceeds that help fund their next adventure. Girls also learn important life skills like goal setting and money management, and they can earn fun rewards too! Girls can sell in person to their friends or family or ask through the M2 secure online system for the program. The Fall Product Program is safe, easy, and FUN!
Be sure that your troop has a designated troop fall product manager! This person will be the volunteer in chage of the program for the girls. They need to be registered as a Troop Assistant - Fall Product Manager and complete the online agreement form. This agreement form must be completed before access can be granted to M2, the online system needed to properly manage the Fall Product Program.
Connect with your service unit fall product coordinator to pick up your program materials prior to the start of the program in October.
Visit the calendar section for more important dates and deadlines.
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Action Steps Before the Program Begins
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Important Dates & Deadlines
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Fall Product Troop Manual
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Manual para Tropas
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Fall Product Assortment
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Fall Product Rewards
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Fall Program Activities for Troops
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Trainings & Webinars
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M2 Digital Storefront
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Care to Share Donation Program
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For those customers who may not want to purchase nuts or candy for themselves, the Care to Share donation program is a perfect solution! Customers simply pay $6 and GSWO will donate an item to a local food bank. Council handles all of the logistics and delivery. Last year, our council donated more than 8,000 items to local food pantries throughout western Ohio!
To partcipate, a customer simply pays the funds and they will either select that option online or mark "Care to Share" on the order card.
When girls collect five (5) donations each, they'll earn the Care to Share patch!
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ACH Processing & Financial Forms
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Clover Go Credit Card Processing
