Watch for Girl Scouts in your area through
November 18 as they raise funds for local service projects and activities
through the Fall Nut and Magazine Sale!
Your support for the Fall Sale makes
a difference for girls and your community! Take a look at
this heart-warming tale about GSNorCal Troop 20094, told by their troop leader,
Shelley, that shows how girls learn while they earn!
“Each year our troop participates in
Fall Product sales. It has become a tradition for us to sit down at our meeting
with our Fall Product packet, review all the items, and set goals for
ourselves. We discuss individual goals, and then combine those totals to create
our “troop goal.” We establish the understanding that this is our target and
that no matter what the outcome is we will be successful for the mere sake of
trying our absolute best.
"Every
year, our troop goals remain the same. When I ask what they want the proceeds
to be used for, the answer is always constant. Our Fall Product proceeds always
go towards adopting families through our local newspaper’s Giving Tree, which
features families in need and is published before the holiday season. We sell
as much of the product as we can, through individual sales and booth sales,
then take our proceeds and shop for the selected families.
"For years now, we
have provided necessary winter clothing, food, and fun gifts for both the
children and parents. We go together as a troop to shop, then wrap the
presents, and sometimes bake for the families. Then we all go to the home to
meet the family, bring in their gifts, and sing carols together. It’s no wonder
my girls want to do this year after year -- the smiles and apparent
thankfulness expressed on the faces of the family simply warms my girl’s
hearts. Without a doubt, they benefit from this as much as the families do. Just
as the families are blessed, so are my girls.”
Well done, Troop 20094 and all our hard-working Girl Scouts who are making a difference!
The Fall Sale not only provides money for
girls to pay for innovative program
opportunities, uniforms, camp, and community service projects, but it is designed to help girls
learn five key skills: goal setting, decision making, money management, business ethics, and people skills.
New for 2012!
- Credit Card Processing: Many troops will be utilizing GoPayment by Intuit to
offer customers the ability to pay by credit/debit card for the very first
time this Fall Sale season!
- Blueberry Pomegranate Nut Crunch: tasty squares of almonds, cashews, pistachios,
blueberries, and pomegranate!
- Morning Mountain Mix: a
delicious trail mix with plump raisins, cranberries, almonds, and walnuts
mixed with granola and honey!
- Dark Chocolate Mint Penguins: rich dark chocolate bursting with frosty mint
flavor.
- More Gluten-Free Selections: Three-quarters of our varieties, or 9 out of
12, for 2012 are gluten-free: Caramel Treasures, Blueberry Pomegranate Nut
Crunch, Chocolate Covered Raisins, Chocolate Toffee Almonds, Cranberry Nut
Mix, Mint Chocolate Penguins, Honey Roasted Peanuts, Butter Toasted
Peanuts, and Cashews.
2012 Varieties: Returning
favorites include Chocolate Toffee Almonds, Butter Toasted Peanuts, Caramel
Treasures, Whole Cashews, Salsa Mix, Cranberry Nut Mix, Chocolate Covered
Raisins, Honey Roasted Peanuts, and Gummi Berries – plus the new Dark Chocolate
Mint Penguins, Blueberry Pomegranate Crunch, and Morning Mountain Mix. Prices
range from $4 to $8.
Digital Magazines! In
addition to getting your favorite magazine subscriptions sent to your home,
many are now available in eco-friendly digital online editions!
Care to Give: Care to Give is a service project in which Girls Scouts offers
customers the option to purchase "virtual" nut and candy
products for $5 to be donated to the military or a local food bank.
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