2018 Fall Sale Juliette Checklist of Important Dates

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1 Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan 2018 Fall Sale Juliette Family Information 2018 Fall Sale Juliette Checklist of Important Dates Beginning September 9 q productsales@gssem.org to get started September 24 Online Early Selling q Receive your kick-off to setup your online account q Begin sending s to friends and family for magazine, nut and candy orders! OCTOBER 1 Sale Starts q Begin taking in-person candy and nut orders. BY OCTOBER 22 q nut and candy order to: productsales@gssem.org q You will select your pick up date, time and location for your nuts, candy and reward items at this time as well. NOVEMBER q Pick up Candy and Nut in-person orders at your confirmed date, time and site. You will also pick up your rewards order at this time. NOVEMBER q Girls deliver product and collect money. DECEMBER 4 q Money must be available in the bank account (checks cleared) DECEMBER 7 q Electronic withdrawals of total sales for the fall sale begin.

2 List of forms in this packet: Form Name Distribution 2018 Juliette Fall Sale Dates & Guide Girl Delivered Online Orders Handout Juliette ACH Banking Form Agreement to Assume Debt for Juliettes Girl/Family Magazine Flyer Juliette Welcome Letter Girl Nut & Candy Order Card 2 per family Important Contact Information: For quickest response to inquiries, please productsales@gssem.org. If your inquiry isn t answered within 24 hours, please contact: Zahra Saad Product Program Manager zsaad@gssem.org ext REMEMBER: Before you can get started with the sale, you must complete a Juliette Agreement to Assume Debt for Product Programs form and the ACH Debit Authorization Form. The ACH Debit Authorization Form must include a copy of a voided check. Both forms are included in your packet.

3 Two Ways to Earn Money with the Fall Sale There are two parts to the Fall Sale: Nuts/candy and magazines. You can participate in one, or both programs. Our partner for the candy and nut portion of the fall sale is Trophy Nut Company and our partner for the magazine sales is M2 Media Group. You will earn Program Credits based on your sales level. Part 1: Nut & Candy Sale Taking In-Person Orders: You have received one nut/candy order card. It lists all products available this year. It also has color pictures of the various rewards available and the levels at which the girls can earn them. Girls should use these cards to record in-person orders from family and friends. Taking Online Orders: Girls can send s to friends and family asking them to order candy, nuts and magazines online. Parents will go to Follow the instructions on the site with your Juliette to create her own webpage and send s. Customers can order directly from Trophy Nut and have items shipped to them for a fee, or may choose to have the item delivered by the girl, and pay by cash/check upon delivery. Online sales will automatically show up in your online account. Girl-Delivered online orders will automatically be added to your order to pick up at your delivery site. Included in your packet is one Online Order Information Sheet. Care to Share: Girls can participate in the Care to Share donation program. It gives customers a chance to support Girl Scouting and military troops. There is a column on the order card labeled Care to Share and the price is $6.00. The customer donates $6.00 for the purchase of items to be sent. These are virtual items. They are not picked up, but are held at the warehouse for distribution by GSSEM. Girls earn the Care to Share patch for selling 5 Care to Share items. Picking up your Order: your nut and candy order to productsales@gssem.org by October 22. Simply the number of items that you would like to order. There is no form. Remember, you don t need to add Girl Delivered Online Orders, they will automatically be added for you. If you earned a reward that requires a choice, please indicate that in your . GSSEM staff will respond to your , and work with you to confirm a pick up location. The orders, along with your rewards, will be picked at selected delivery site locations on November You will select the pickup time with the help of a GSSEM staff person after submitting your order. The person picking up the order must count and confirm the items. If your count is correct, you and the site manager will sign the delivery form and the transaction is complete. Part 2: Magazine Sale You can participate in the magazine portion of the program as well. Our partner for the Magazine portion of the Fall Sale is M2Media Group. All magazine orders are online, making it easier for girls and parents.

4 Parents will go to the site. Follow the instructions on the site with their daughter to create their own webpage and send s. Girls can create their own avatar, complete with uniform. They can customize hair color & style, skin color, even add glasses or braces. The girls, with their parents, send s to friends and family asking them for support by purchasing magazines, candy or nuts. Parents get s notifying them of purchases. Check back throughout the sale to track their progress and enter additional addresses to meet their goals. Reward and Patch Program Girls earn rewards and patches based on the number of candy/nut items sold and the number of magazine subscriptions sold. Specific information about the patches and recognitions is on the Candy and Nut Order Card. Your rewards will be calculated and ordered for you. If your level requires a choice, please the choice when you send your order. Avatar Cookie Patch: This year, we have a fall sale and cookie avatar patch that girls can earn. To earn this patch, girls must setup a website and send 12 s during the fall sale AND have an initial cookie order of 180+ boxes. Financials You must submit the ACH Debit Authorization Form before the program begins. Notify the GSSEM Finance Department of ANY changes to your bank information during and after the sale. You will deposit the full amount of the sales in your account. Juliettes pay the full amount of their sales. Do not retain any cash. All product sales monies due to GSSEM Finance Department will be collected via ACH debit. The full amount must be available in the bank account (checks cleared) by December 4, Electronic withdrawal of the total sales for the candy and nut product will begin on December 7, ACH debits will continue to be deducted from your bank account until the amount due to the GSSEM Finance Department has been collected. Bank NSF charges ($20) incurred by GSSEM Finance Department will be added to the troop debt for each ACH rejection.

5 PROGRAM CREDITS Juliettes earn program credits based upon the number of items sold. Program credit cards will be available in mid-january, 2019 and will be mailed to your home. Number of nut & candy items sold Program Credits $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Number of magazines sold Program Credits 2-3 $ $ $ $ $ 20.00