By selling Girl Scout products to friends and family, you can develop valuable life skills like goal setting, money management, people skills, business ethics and teamwork – while you have fun! The Girl Scouts of Rhode Island, Inc. sponsors two product sales each year. All Girl Scouts – from Daisies to Ambassadors – can participate. Only troops that have participated in both product sales can do any additional fundraising.

The Girl Scout Cookie Sale

The $700 million Girl Scout Cookie Program is the largest girl-led business in the country. In fact, many successful business women today say they got their start selling Girl Scout Cookies! In our council, girls can sell Girl Scout cookies from late December through the end of March. Some troops choose to sell “directly” – boxes of cookies are immediately available to customers. Other troops choose to take orders from customers and fulfill them once all the orders are in.

The QSP/Be a Reader Magazine & Ashdon farms/Candy & Nut Sale

This sale of magazine subscriptions and renewals and high quality nuts and candies is held each September/October. The nuts and candy arrive just in time for Thanksgiving and make great holiday gifts, hostess gifts and teacher “thank you” gifts. By holding a product sale early in the troop year, troops can raise the funds they need for community service projects or field trips. Read more about this year's sale!

 

 

The 2013 Girl Scout Cookie Sale

Get ready! The 2013 Girl Scout Cookie Sale begins December 21and runs through March 27. We'll kick off the season with a fun event for girls and their familes on Sunday, January 6 at the Dunkin' Donuts Center with the Providence Bruins. Girl Scouts, their families and friends are invited to this fun-filled event. The Cookie Sale events for girls, friends and family members will take place on the concourse from 11am to 2pm. The game starts at 3pm.

Tickets are $16 each. Get your tickets NOW by contacting Brent Arnold at barnold@provsportsent.com or by calling him at (401) 680-4700. Deadline to purchase tickets is January 5.

Please Note: No readmission to the Dunkin' Donuts Center once you've entered.

This year's Girl Scout Cookie Program theme, What Can a Girl Do?, will remind you that you can do anything you want to do once you set your mind to it. Through the Girl Scout Cookie Program, you'll learn 5 Key Skills -- goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics.

 

Introducing a New Cookie!

This year we'll be offering a new cookie: Mango Cremes.
These tangy, refreshing tropical treats are packed with great taste AND vitamins! Crunchy vanilla and coconut cookies feature a mango-flavored creme filling with all the nutrient benefits of eating cranberries, pomegranates, oranges, grapes, and strawberries!

Close your eyes, take a bite, and feel like you’re on a tropical island. Mango Cremes combine a crispy cookie with the taste of mango. No trans fats, hydrogenated oils, or preservatives—just pure island delight!

Check out www.abcsmartcookies.com for all the tools and information you'll need for a successful cookie sale.

 

Important Dates

December 21	Order taking begins
January 6	Cookie Sale Kickoff for Girls with the P-Bruins
January 18-20	Cookie deliveries and booth sales begin
March 27	Final paperwork and final payments due
April 29	Cookie Credit Transfers are due for camp

Documents & Links You May Need

Internet Safety Pledge
Older Girl Incentives/Permission Slip
Safety Tips for Girls
Meet the Cookies

Click here to access some great printable tools like name tags, cookie business cards, art stencils, receipts, booth sale signs and thank you cards.

2013 Incentives
Thanks to all of you who visited our website and voted for your favorite recognition items. Here are the items you helped to select:

Packages Sold	Recognition
75+	Adorable Cookie Erasers
135+	Crazy Straw Tumbler
160+	Dolphin T-Shirt and Necklace
250+	Large Plush Dolphin
350+	Pullover Hoodie
500+	Dolphin Beach Towel
750+	A Ring in a Dolphin Box
1,000+	Bolster Pillow
1,500+	Digital Frame and 4 Passes to Save the Bay Exploration Center
2,000+	Digital Camera and 2 Passes for a Newport Harbor Tour
Top Seller in Each Service Unit	Braidzilla Bracelet Kit
Top Seller in the Council	Kindle Fire and Dolphin Ear Buds

And patches at 30, 75, 160 and 350 boxes!

Girls who sell 500+, 750+ and 1,000+ will receive an achievement bar.

The 2012 Magazine, Nut & Candy Sale

The theme for this year's QSP/Ashdon Farms magazine, nut and candy sale is "What Can a Girl Do? Get Connected!". Be sure to visit www.whatcanagirldo.com to check out activities for each grade level that tie in with the Girl Scout Leadership Experience.

Girl Scouts encourages girls to stay connected to family, friends, community and the world. Girls of all ages and in all "pathways" can participate in activities throughout the sale that help them learn to make good decisions, excercise their people skills, and manage money to reach goals. Girls can also earn proceeds for troop activities and, at the same time, build self-confidence and learn how to work as a team.

The sale of these products to family and friends also benefits the many services, programs and events that are offered by the council each year and also helps troops earn start-up funds for the new troop year.

Ready to sell magazines? Click here to log into our customized sales site.

 

Meet the Nuts (and Candy)!

Peanut Butter Bears - Milk chocolate bears wiht a smooth peanut butter filling. 6 oz box. $5

Dark Chocolate Mint Penguins - Rich dark chocolate penguins bursting wiht frosty mint. 6 oz box. $5

Deluxe Pecan Clusters - Roasted pecans covered in caramel and milk chocolate. 5 oz box. $5

Honey Roasted Peanuts - Peanuts roasted with a touch of honey. 9 oz. $5

Fruit Slices - Fat free! Chewy fruit slices in an assortment of flavors. 10.5 oz. $5

Chocolate Covered Raisins - The plumpest raisins coveree in smooth milk chocolate. 10 oz. $6

Cranberry Nut Mix - A tasty mix of peanuts, raisins, cranberries, cashews, banana chips, almonds and walnuts. 7 oz. $6

Wasabi Almonds - New! Crunchy almonds roasted and coated with wasabi seasoning. 9 oz. $7

Whole Cashews - A classic favorite roasted and salted with sea salt. 8 oz. $7

Caramel Treasures - Creamy caramel centers covered in smooth milk chocolate. 6 oz. $7

Chocolate Covered Pretzels - A favorite sweet and salty snack. Crunchy pretzels covered in smooth milk chocolate. 6.5 oz. $7

Pistachios - Natural pistachios roasted and salted in the shell 7.5 oz. $7

OCTOBER 1: ASHDON FARMS STATEMENT ON CURRENT PEANUT BUTTER RECALL: Ashdon Farms products are not impacted by the current ongoing recall of peanut butter, nut butters, and related items currently being conducted in connection with product from Sunland, Inc.

As you may be aware, there is a growing number of product recalls associated with peanut butter and other nut butters produced by Sunland, Inc., including a large number of products that used nut butters provided by Sunland as ingredients. Ashdon Farmrs does not use Sunland as a supplier and therefore has no involvement in the recall.

Important Dates

September 12-October 26	Girls take orders for magazines and candy and nuts.
October 28	Orders due to your troop leader
November 14-16	Candy and nuts delivered to participating service units. Girls then begin to deliver product.

What Does a Troop Earn?
The troop will earn $1.50 for each magazine subscription sold and $2.00 for each paper address booklet that is completed (a minimum of 8 names/addresses of family and friends). Girls can once again earn proceeds for any magazine orders placed via the internet. Print out order confirmations and submit them with the rest of your family and friends only! There are incentives available for the sale of magazines, beginning at two subscriptions.

 

 

Troops will earn $1.00 for every candy or nut item that they sell. These orders should be paid for when the order is taken (checks payable to GSRI). Girls will also receive incentives for 5+ candy and nut items sold.

New this year! Older girls (Cadettes through Ambassadors) may opt out of incentives and receive additional proceeds for the fall sale. By opting out of incentives, Troops receive an additional 15 cents for each candy or nut item sold and an additional 25 cents for each magazine subscription or renewal that they sell. This decision must be made as a troop and cannot be split within a troop. Simply indicate this choice on the nut-e website when placing your troop orders and the proceeds will be calculated for you!

Questions? Contact the product sales coordinator within your service unit or call the council office at 401.331.4500.