2018 FALL PRODUCT PROGRAM KIT FOR JULIETTES

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2018 FALL PRODUCT PROGRAM KIT FOR JULIETTES Program Dates: September - October 19 Get ready to Speak up! and Lead the Way! with the 2018 Fall Product Program.

The Fall Program not only builds these skills, it also gives your Girl Scout a chance to earn credits for their Girl Scout events and activities.

It will have important reminders and the most up-to-date information on the program.

They ll be your go-to contact for questions and any help you need with UNIFY (our online system), and will make sure you receive your product and rewards at the end of the program.

MY SUPC S CONTACT INFO Name Phone Email Best way to contact New this year!

1 2018 FALL PRODUCT PROGRAM KIT FOR JULIETTES Program Dates: September - October 19 Get ready to Speak up! and Lead the Way! with the 2018 Fall Product Program. Product Programs help girls learn skills that last a lifetime: goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills, and business ethics. The Fall Program not only builds these skills, it also gives your Girl Scout a chance to earn credits for their Girl Scout events and activities. To keep you informed along the way, look for the Shout Out! Weekly Newsletter in your inbox every Thursday! It will have important reminders and the most up-to-date information on the program. Service Unit Product Chair (SUPC): Your SUPC is the volunteer your area who will be the point person for the Fall Program! They ll be your go-to contact for questions and any help you need with UNIFY (our online system), and will make sure you receive your product and rewards at the end of the program. We will send you their contact information once you submit your online Juliette Parent/Guardian Agreement or you can contact us at or info@gsiowa.org. MY SUPC S CONTACT INFO Name Phone Best way to contact New this year! Earn your first reward as soon as your family fills out your Juliette Parent/Guardian Agreement online and you promise to sell at least one item. Once submitted, you ll receive your 2018 Lucy and Dottie Dog Tag in the mail! Visit gsgibridge.com/fallprogram and check out the new 2018 Fall Program Kick Off Video too! The Bridge: Trainings, Forms and Program Guides: Visit gsgibridge.com/fallprogram UNIFY: girlscouts.qspgao.com/greateriowa - The website where you will manage all aspects of product and reward ordering. Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa (GSGI) Staff: Phone: info@gsiowa.org 1

Girls can choose to sell in-person, online, or BOTH. HER ONLINE STORE Girls set up an online store and invite their customers to shop online via email, social media, and text messages!

2 IT S SIMPLE FOR GIRLS TO GET STARTED! It s easy to participate with in-person or online options! Girls have the opportunity to sell nuts, candy, and magazines plus a variety of other great options designed specifically for the Girl Scouts and their customers! Girls can choose to sell in-person, online, or BOTH. HER ONLINE STORE Girls set up an online store and invite their customers to shop online via , social media, and text messages! Their online store offers a wide variety of items to choose from including, but not limited to, nuts, magazines, tumblers, candles, and much more! Invitations to set up their account will be sent to the parent/guardian of all registered girls on September 10. Here are some great benefits to selling online: Customers pay online with a credit card and have items shipped directly to them OR NEW THIS YEAR! Families can offer girl delivery for online purchases of select nut/chocolate items! Customers pay online with their credit card and then the girl delivers the nut/chocolate items to the customers in November. All online orders are tracked instantly in UNIFY. New instant patches! Earn the Online and patches when she sets up her online store and sends 15+ s. Patches will be mailed directly to each household. IN-PERSON SALES The girl packet gives customers the choice of 16 great nut/chocolate items and the most popular magazine titles. Collect money when the order is taken. You can accept cash or checks made payable to Girl Scouts. Nut/Chocolate Orders: Customers select their favorites and pay at time of order using the Nut Order Card. Girls must return to the customer to deliver the product. Their orders will arrive in time for Thanksgiving! Magazine Orders: Customers select their magazine subscriptions using the Magazine Order Forms. The forms are turned into your Service Unit Product Chair (SUPC) and then to QSP to begin the subscription. (Please note it can take up to 12 weeks for customers to receive their first issue.) Make sure customer and subscription information is completely filled out, or the customer s order could be delayed. Pink copies of the Magazine Order Forms should remain with the customer. DONATIONS PROJECT THANK YOU Customers can also make a donation to your Girl Scout in-person and online. These donations go to support Project Thank You, which sends nuts/chocolates or magazines to our hometown heroes such as police, firefighters, and military men and women. Specific items are not guaranteed. To take a donation in-person, simply enter the quantity ordered in the Project Thank You columns on the Nut Order Card and collect money. HANDLING MONEY Girls collect money from customers. Money is deposited in its original form at the nearest bank (Wells Fargo works best) using your deposit-only card. Always use your PIN number and keep a receipt. ALL money is due October 22 2

It can be chosen instead of rewards at levels indicated on the Nut Order Card; it does not automatically accumulate based on sales.

3 REWARDS AND PROGRAM CREDITS Girls earn rewards and patches as they reach each level outlined on the Nut Order Card. Rewards are cumulative. Munch Money is program credits that girls can earn to help them pay for their Girl Scout experience. It can be chosen instead of rewards at levels indicated on the Nut Order Card; it does not automatically accumulate based on sales. It can be used to pay for her Girl Scout membership, program materials in our shops, and/or help girls participate in certain Girl Scout events and activities (including camp)! For more information about Munch Money please review the Program Credit Policies found on the Bridge. NEW! GO-GETTER PATCH Girls who participate in the Fall Program AND the Cookie Program can earn the 2018 personalized Go-Getter Patch! Sell 10 fall product items and 200 packages of cookies and this patch will be shipped directly to her at the end of the Cookie Program. JULIETTE PROGRAM CREDITS (JPC) Girls not participating with a troop also earn Juliette Program Credits (JPCs) based on their total sales. These program credits can be used just like Munch Money and are added to the same digital account number at the end of the program. Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador Juliettes may opt-out of all rewards for an additional $10 in JPCs. For more information about JPCs including the council-wide Juliette group account please review the Program Credit Policies on the Bridge. JPCs expire on September 15, NUT/CHOCOLATE ITEMS SOLD JPC* MAGAZINES AND MORE SOLD JPC* $ $ $ $ $ $65 And so on...increases $15 for every 15 items sold. 2-4 $5 5-7 $ $ $ $ $30 And so on...increases $5 for every 3 subscriptions sold. *Juliette Program Credits are not cumulative. 3

4 WRAPPING IT ALL UP! SALES END ON OCTOBER 19 Magazine Order Forms: Make sure they are complete and legible. Any missing information will cause the customer s order to be delayed. If you have pink copies, give them back to the customer. Nut Order Card: Enter in the totals for each column on the bottom row of the order card. Money: Double check that the total dollar amount for nut and magazine orders match the amount you ve collected and deposited. If you haven t already done so, deposit all cash and checks, in their original form, no later than October 22. Turn in Magazine Order Forms to your Service Unit Product Chair (SUPC) by October 28. Keep your Nut Order Card (you ll need this to deliver product when it comes). SUBMITTING ORDERS ONLINE IN UNIFY BY OCTOBER 23 Once you ve reviewed your orders and deposited money, you ll need to enter that information into UNIFY for product and rewards to be ordered. Log into UNIFY using the information provided to you by Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa (GSGI). Entering Your Product Order: 1. Enter the total number of magazine subscriptions (1 code = 1 magazine subscription), and the total dollar amount from all Magazine Order Forms. 2. Enter in the totals of each nut/chocolate item on the Nut Order Card. The system will calculate the total dollar amount. 3. Review totals one more time. Hit save. 4. Online direct ship orders and s sent will automatically be tracked in UNIFY. 5. Complete your Reward Order. You can make selections at all levels, even if she didn t earn them, just in case later adjustments bump her to the next level. Hit save. GSGI staff available over phone and until 10:00 p.m. on October 23 for support. NUT/CHOCOLATE AND REWARDS DELIVERY Your SUPC will notify you when they know the date and time your product and rewards will be ready to pick up. Nut/chocolate deliveries will happen between November 9 and 13 to each service unit; rewards are usually delivered to service units very shortly thereafter. Picking up product and rewards: Before you go to pick up the nut/chocolates or rewards, print the T2 Troop Order - Nuts, Candy, Mags & More and the T2 Troop Order - Rewards report from UNIFY. This will show you what you should be picking up that day. Be sure to count items TWICE before you sign a receipt. If you notice anything damaged or missing, note it on your receipts and let GSGI know as soon as possible! Both you and the SUPC should sign the receipt (T2 Troop Order - Nuts, Candy, Mags & More OR the T2 Troop Order - Rewards) and each should keep a copy. Once you receive the product from your SUPC, your Juliette will need to deliver the product to her customers no later than November 21. Magazines subscriptions will be sent directly to the customer. 4

5 IMPORTANT DATES SEPTEMBER: GET YOUR GIRL READY AND GO! September: Once the Juliette Parent/Guardian Agreement has been submitted, your UNIFY login will be ed and program materials will be mailed to you. September 5: Juliette parents/guardians training offered at 6:00 p.m. Register on the Bridge (gsgibridge.com/fallprogram)! September 10: Girl accounts activated in UNIFY. Online Sales Begin! After Training: Girl Order-Taking Begins. Money is collected at time of order. OCTOBER: END OF PROGRAM AND ORDERS DUE October 19: Girl Order-Taking Ends. October 22: All money should be deposited using the deposit-only card. October 23: Magazine, Product, and Reward Orders due in UNIFY at 11:59 p.m. Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa (GSGI) staff available over phone and until 10:00 p.m. for support. October 28: Turn in white and yellow copies the Magazine Order Forms (if you haven t done so already) to your Service Unit Product Chair. October 30: s for balances owed sent by GSGI, if applicable. NOVEMBER: DELIVERY! November 9 13: Nuts/chocolates delivered to service units, then to Juliettes. By November 21: Juliettes should have product delivered to customers. End of November/Beginning of December: Rewards delivered to service units, then to Juliettes as soon as possible. Program credits (Munch Money and/or Juliette Program Credits) will be sent directly through to each family. TAKE THE PROGRAM FURTHER WITH THE ALL ABOUT GUIDE DOGS PATCH PROGRAM! AVAILABLE ON THE BRIDGE. This patch program was created by Girl Scout Jane G., in collaboration with Girl Scouts of Nassau County (GSNC). As part of a special program at her school, Jane completed an independent study project and she chose to do it all about guide dogs! Being the true G.I.R.L. (Gogetter, Innovator, Risk-taker and Leader) that Jane is, she made sure that this opportunity would go beyond her school project. All About Guide Dogs is for girls in grades K-8 and teaches them about the importance of guide dogs, and offers collaborative, hands-on activities to learn about them. Guide dogs & service dogs are the mascots of this year s program! To download the complete guide visit the Bridge (gsgibridge.com/fallprogram)!

REMINDERS: HOW TO GET STARTED Are you and your Girl Scout registered for the 2018-2019 year? Yes! Great you re all set. No? Register online or give us a call if you re not sure how. Visit gsgibridge.

6 REMINDERS: HOW TO GET STARTED Are you and your Girl Scout registered for the year? Yes! Great you re all set. No? Register online or give us a call if you re not sure how. Visit gsgibridge.com/fallprogram and bookmark this page! It will be your one-stop-shop for all things related to the Fall Program. On the Bridge, fill out the Juliette Parent/Guardian Agreement Form. We ll sign you up for our weekly newsletters called the Shout Outs! and get you set up in the NEW online Fall Program system called UNIFY. We ll also get you set up with a deposit-only card to help manage the money you ll be collecting during the program. Attend a live training in September, or watch a recording online. Dates, times, and recordings available on the Bridge (gsgibridge.com/fallprogram). That s it! Now you re ready to get started. We ll be right here to support you! Give us a call at or us anytime at info@gsiowa.org. WHY DO I (THE PARENT/GUARDIAN) NEED TO BE REGISTERED? To gain full access to our online ordering system, UNIFY, volunteers need to be registered members. Since you re acting as the troop leader for your Girl Scout that means you too! If you aren t comfortable with this, your local Service Unit Product Chair can help manage UNIFY for you. Let us know when you fill out your Juliette Parent/Guardian Agreement Form, or contact us at or info@gsiowa.org.

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