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The 2012 Girl Scout Fall Product Program is a great way for girls to earn valuable startup funds to use during the new membership year!

The Fall Product Program is a friends-and family sale consisting of three elements:

  1. Nuts and candies
  2. Magazines (digital and paper)
  3. Address books

The fall sale is easy and flexible for girls and volunteers! Girls may participate in any or all of the components of the sale, customers pay right away when they order their products, and troops only order what they sell (not full cases), so there is no remaining inventory.

This year’s Fall Product Program theme is “What can a girl do?” and features Fiona the Flamingo!

To be eligible to participate in the Fall Product Program, girls must be a registered Girl Scout for the 2012-2013 program year and have a signed parent permission slip to participate.

Setting Goals and Troop Profits

One key element to the Girl Scout Fall Product Program is setting goals. Girls can receive recognitions based on how much they sell. Each girl may have her own personal goals depending on which recognitions she wants.

Troops also earn profits from their Fall Product Program sales. Proceeds are earned as follows:

If the following conditions are met, troops may also earn an additional $0.03 per box troop profit during the 2013 Girl Scout Cookie Program:

Girl Scout Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors can receive an additional $0.10 per item profit in place of the recognitions, provided the troop as a whole agrees that they will not receive individual recognitions during the 2012 Fall Product Program. All troops will still receive all earned patches.

Resources for Girls

Girls will be ultra-prepared for the Fall Product Program with help from our online marketing toolkit! In the toolkit, you’ll find a variety of resources such as sales tips, flyers, a thank-you card, and more!

Nuts and Candies

There are 16 nut and candy items this year, including three new items and two decorative tins: a 100th Anniversary Girl Scout mailbox and a library holiday tin.


Magazine Sale

Girls can take orders for new subscriptions and renewals for digital and paper magazines. This can be done with a paper form or customers may order online using a credit card. An easy way for girls to get started with magazine sales is to email 12 or more of their friends and family with a link to the online order form. Girls who sell 12 magazine subscriptions earn a patch for their uniform and are on their way to a successful fall sale!

Address Booklets

When girls completely fill all the pages in their address books, they earn profits and the 2012-2013 wave patch. It’s an easy way for friends and family to participate and order their favorite magazines and subscriptions. NEW this year: there will be only one mailing to the customer instead of two (and no one becomes part of a mailing list), and supporters will have the option to order online using their credit card.

NEW-Share Program

When customers order fall products, they may also make a donation that goes to the Fort McCoy military base. Troops will not receive the product; Ashdon Farms will ship the product directly to Fort McCoy. Girls who sell three or more $5 donations will earn a share patch.

NEW-Nut Promises

A Nut Promise is a way for customers to place nut and chocolate orders with girls electronically. When girls send emails regarding the online magazine orders, girls may also include a Nut Promise offer. The products purchased with a Nut Promise are delivered by the girls, and payment may only be collected in person or via mail. Online payment is not currently available.

Important Dates

Visit our Fall Product Program Dates page for a comprehensive listing of all dates related to the 2012 Fall Product Program.

Volunteer Resource Center

Service Area Fall Product Manager (SAFPM)

Troop Fall Product Manager (TFPM)

All Fall Product Volunteers

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