Girl Scout Council of HEART OF THE SOUTH

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Girl Scout Council of
HEART OF THE SOUTH
2009 Fall Product ProgramLee Harriman
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Welcome
Thanks for being here and
Thanks for making a Positive Difference in Girls
lives!
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Girl Scouting builds girls of Courage,
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Confidence
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and Character,
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who make the world a better place
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Fall Product Sale Benefits

• Great Learning Experience for the Girls
• Important Early Troop Start-Up Funds
• Supports our Council

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Our 2009 Theme
Girl Scouts Investigate
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Investigate Solve it Together

• Each year, our Investigative Team will lead girls
  through challenging and
  thought provoking activities designed to
  encourage girls to utilize their greatest
  tool Their Minds!

Vanessa
Snoops
Megan
Sonya
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• Focus on Leadership, Collaboration and Exploring
  Personal Values through Discovering, Connecting
  and Taking Action to create and foster a Sense of
  Teamwork
• We are Dedicated to providing quality girl
  programs to enrich the entire Girl Scout
  experience

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Our GSI Mascots
Snoops
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3 Excellent Girl Activities
- All in One -
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Troop Leader Classified GSI Kit

• Program pieces work together to incorporate
  activities that foster teamwork
• Designed for easy and hands-on use by troop
  leaders

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Troop and Girl Activities

• Fun educational activities for all age levels
• Girls learn how to appreciate their individuality
  while working together as a team to accomplish
  great things
• Activities directly link to the Girl Scout
  program to provide girls with more opportunities
  to earn patches, badges and try-its in addition
  to our own program patches

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Teamwork Puzzle Piece

• Troops decorate the puzzle piece showing how they
  have worked together to help others
• Each girl is extraordinary in her own way with
  special talents
• While one girl can accomplish great things, if
  she combines her energy and efforts with those of
  her troop members, they can accomplish so much
  more
• Each troops piece will fit together with others
  to create a Big Picture

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Girl, Troop, SU Pieces Fit Together
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Troop Goal Setting Activity

• Setting goals is the key to a
  successful sale
• Goals can be more than just financial or monetary
• Give girls the tools to help them achieve their
  personal goals as well as their troops
  goals
• The user friendly design of the program piece
  entices troops to participate

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Be a Reader
Available Online in Spanish
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Address Adventure
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Address Adventure
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GOAL 1 Every Girl Receives an Envelope
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Activity For Every Girl

• Included in every girl envelope is an activity
  for girls
• Girls solve puzzles and complete other brain
  teasers

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• TIME is the Largest Publisher in the USA
• Each Month, One Out of Every Two
  American Adults Reads a TIME, Inc. Magazine

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Why Magazines?

• People ALREADY Buy Magazines!
• The Average Family Subscribes to 4 to 5 Magazines
  a Year and Spends Over
  125 Per Year.
• People Can Support Girl
  Scouts Without Spending Any
  Additional Funds!

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Why Magazines?

• Its Good for the Girls
• Reading Magazines Helps Children Learn
  To Love Reading
• 7 of Our Top 10 Titles Are Children's
  Titles
• Our Programs Promote READING!!!

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Girls Who Read Well.

• Have Higher Self Esteem
• Have A Better Vocabulary
• Do Better In School
• Have A Better Imagination

• Better Conversation Ability

Magazines Make Reading Fun
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Who Benefits?
Magazines Purchased Through Girl Scouts
Cost The Same Price As Purchased Directly
From The Publisher.
45 of Your Subscription Dollars Can Either
Benefit Our Girl Scouts. OR Go To The
Publisher!
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QSP/TIME Customer
Guarantee
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Girls Sell to Friends Family
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Additional Sales Opportunities
Doctors Offices Waiting Rooms
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Order Form
D E B B I E J O
N E S
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READERS DIGEST
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2 4 00
J A N E
S M I T H
1 0
G 3 3 4
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FAMILY FUN
2 4 0 0
M A R Y
S M I T H
5 6
TIME
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G 2 3 1
T O M
S M I T H
3 8 0 0
8 6 0 0
1 2 3 E L M S T R
E E T
A N Y T O W N
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Jane_at_Yahoo.com
11-7-07
Girl Scout Council Name
If its a renewal use the address label
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Sending in the Order Form
White and Yellow Order Copies are Returned With
Money!
Pink Copy Stays With Customer!
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Readers Digest Promotion

• Wireless Headphones
• with built in FM Scan Radio

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Address Booklet

• Girls personalize postcards
• for family friends they have
  not already contacted

Ashley Braxton
Gulfcoast FL
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Address Booklet Postcard
Girls Complete Postcards With Names Addresses
of Friends Family
Grandma
Greater Atlanta
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Ashley Braxton
Ashley
Mrs. Kristy Parker
526 Happy Lane
Hi Grandma -Thanks for supporting
our Troop!
Chicago IL 55473
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What Happens Next?

• Booklets are given to QSP/Time, Inc.
  

QSP/Time, Inc. GUARANTEES that Names Addresses
will NOT be Rented or Sold
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Personalized Mailings Sent
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What Happens Next?
When the mail
is received
RENEW Current
Subscriptions Without
Spending Any NEW Money. Or Purchase
NEW
Magazine Subscriptions
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What Happens Next?
Recipients can send a
Thank You Card
to the girl
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Benefits of Address Booklet

• Takes 10 minutes
• No money collection
• No product to deliver
• Troops earn 2.00 per booklet (10 complete
  cards)
• Each Girl earns Investigate Patch
• Opportunity for every girl

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Nuts and Chocolate
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Words Make a BIG Difference
Dont Say Would you please buy
some nuts magazines? Instead Say Would
you Please Help Me Reach My Goal
of ______
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Whole Cashews
5.00
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Deluxe Pecan Clusters
5.00
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Peanut Butter Dreams
5.00
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Chocolate Covered Raisins
5.00
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Double Dipped Chocolate Covered Peanuts
5.00
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Chocolate Covered Almonds
5.00
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Fruit Slices
Fat Free!
5.00
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Snowman Tin
Chocolate Covered Pretzels
5.00
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Deluxe Mix Nuts
5.00
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Hot Cajun Crunch
5.00
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Peanut Squares
5.00
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Girl Scouts Reflections Tin
Caramel Treasures
5.00
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Cranberry Nut Mix
5.00
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Dark Chocolate Fruit and Nut Mix
5.00
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Mint Meltaways
5.00
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Our Go Green Packaging

• We shrink wrap trays to reduce the amount of
  cardboard used in packaging
• Trays can be reused to pack items to the troops
  and then girls

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Pop Top Cans

• Color Coded Lids
• Product Names
  On All Lids
• Nitrogen Flushed For Freshness

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• Lets Investigate Our Troop
  Proceeds Girl
  Recognitions

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Troop Proceeds

• .75 Per Nut Item
• 2.00 Per Address Booklet (10 complete cards)
• 15 On All Magazine Catalog Orders

Troops Can Easily Earn Early Start-Up Funds
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How Much Can Your Troop Earn?

• Troop with 10 Girls
• Each Girl sells
• 3 QSP Orders
• 20 Nut Items
• 1 Address Booklet
• Troop Earns
• 283 Profit
• Great Early
  Start Up Funds!!!

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10 NUT/CANDY Orders

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3 STEP ONE ORDERS

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5 QSP Orders

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100 COMBINED SALES

OR
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175 COMBINED SALES T SHIRT OR CD CERTIFICATE

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250 COMBINED SALES

OR
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325 In Combined Sales

AND
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400 In Combined Sales

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500 In Combined Sales

ALL 3
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10 NAMES/ 1 STEP 2 BOOKLET

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Incentives Are Cumulative

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Interlocking Patches

Collect All 6 Patches
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Reminders

• Order what you need no
  reorders
• Chocolate Melts
  Eat or Distribute Immediately
• Troops and Service Units May Order to the Piece
• If you have questions, refer to your training
  materials, or call the council offices

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You Are the Messengers
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Trainings The KEY To Your Success!
Make Them Fun, Exciting,
Entertaining, Educational Effective
Motivate to Participate
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Working Together
As A Team
Maximizes Your Success
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--Thank You For All You Do-- We Appreciate It
More Than You Know
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Thank You



For making a difference in girls lives!
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Ashdon Farms Home Page http//gsorders.ashdonfarms
.com
Enter the Login Password that was assigned to
you.
Then make sure to select the 2009
Fall Product Sale Campaign. Click sign-in.
Login 09 Demo SU Password 09 Demo SU
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Click the Edit pencil to update your
Service Unit Information.
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Update Your Service Unit Information and Click
Save
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Add Your Troops and Their Information Add New
Troop
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Enter Your Troops Information
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Add Troop as a System User
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Enter Troop Info and Login Name and Password
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• Nut-e
• For
• Troops

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Ashdon Farms Home Page http//gsorders.ashdonfarms
.com
Enter Your Login Password. Login GSHG (plus
five digit troop number) example
GSHG12345 Password fallsale Then make sure to
select the 2009 Fall Product Sale Campaign. Click
sign-in.
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Click the Edit Pencil to Update Troop Information
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Update Troop Information
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Add New Girl Order
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Enter Girl Magazine Nut Order
Demo Only Nut and incentive items will be
different for our Council.
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Select Recognitions
Demo Only Nut and incentive items will be
different for our Council.
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Add New Girl Order
Demo Only Nut and incentive items will be
different for our Council.
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Edit Girl Order Entry

• Upon Log In, Under Troop/Girl Orders Tab Select
  Girl Orders

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Troop Order (T2) Report
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T-2 Can be used as a Receipt. Similar Reports
are also available for Nuts Incentives for the
Service Unit Level, Troop Level and Girl Level.
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Entering Bank Deposits
Bank Deposits can be accessed from the Troop
Tab. Just click Add/Edit/Delete under the Bank
Deposits column.
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Entering Bank Deposits
Enter all necessary information and click Apply
Add (Save) when complete.
Demo Only Nut and incentive items will be
different for our Council.
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Thank you for using the Ashdon FarmsSystem!
Once the Council has submitted the Nut
and Incentive Order to
Ashdon Farms ALL Girl Orders will be LOCKED. NO
edits or transfers can be made and NO
new Girl Orders can be
added. QSP items will always remain open for
editing in the Troop Special Order ONLY.