Calling all GSNI Girl Scouts for a chance to win a 3-person inflatable sled! Our mascot, Penny the Penguin, is encouraging girls to Rise Up and make a Penguin Frenzy plan to sell as many boxes of Mint Penguins as possible. The GSNI Girl Scout who sells the most Mint Penguins at the end of the program will win the sled!

Ideas to encourage customers:
• Share penguin facts
• Offer a lesson in how to draw an Emperor Penguin
• Offer a Snowball Ice Cream recipe
• Share a video of you conducting a the Blubber Glove Experiment
We know our entrepreneur Girl Scouts will have even more ideas for the Penguin Frenzy!

Penny the Penguin

Congratulations to Abby F. in Troop 200 in the Genesis Service Unit who was chosen through a random drawing as the new owner of the giant 3' Penny the Penguin plush!

Thank you to the 187 Girl Scouts who visited Penny the Penguin at a Resource Center or submitted a drawing or coloring sheet to enter the random drawing to win Penny.

Fall Product Program

Don’t miss being a part of the 2021 Fall Product Program, where Girl Scouts can Rise Up as an entrepreneur! The Emperor Penguin mascot and interlocking patches are featured above. Troop Fall Product Chairs must complete the 2021 Fall Product Program Mandatory Online Troop Training on gsLearn to get started and receive your troop's materials from your Service Unit Fall Product Program Coordinator. See more information below under Trainings and Manuals.

Girl Scouts, with their parents, can get started by logging in at www.gsnutsandmags.com/gsni. This will work if the Girl Scout is a member for the 21/22 membership year and has been uploaded into M2OS. Please note: GSNI does uploads once a week usually on Tuesday, so if your Girl Scout just became a member there may be a delay of a few days before she is loaded into the Fall Product Program system (M2OS).

Troop Fall Product Chairs and Troop Leaders can login as a troop user at www.gsnutsandmags.com/admin. Once this is done the first time, the troop user can toggle between the troop page and their Girl Scout’s page with the same login.

Parents or volunteers please contact cookies4you@girlscoutsni.org for any assistance.

The Fall Product Program is a great way to earn proceeds to fund troop activities and service projects at the start of the year. New products include Sweet & Salty Mix and Caramel Apples .

2021 Fall Product Program Schedule
Monday, October 4—Fall Product Program begins, including in-person and online sales
Saturday, October 23—Last day to take paper order card orders
Saturday, October 23—Parent Order Entry deadline
Monday, October 25— Fall Product Program ends
Monday, October 25—Troop Order Entry deadline
November 11-13—Delivery to Service Unit Coordinators (varies by SU)

Training and Manuals: 2021 Fall Product Program Mandatory Online Troop Training is available on gsLearn. Please use these instructions to assist with access to gsLearn. Follow the instructions below to complete the training. Volunteers must be registered members with the volunteer role of Troop Leader or Troop Fall Product Chair to access gsLearn and the training.

Once in gsLearn, click on the training titled 415 2021 Troop Fall Product Training. Click on start module. Click play button and listen and watch the entire training. When done, click next at bottom. Take the quiz and click next at the bottom. Read the Volunteer Position Description/Agreement for Troop Fall Product Chair and click "I agree." Click EXIT at the top right corner of the page. You will receive a confirmation email the training has been completed. You can use this email to show your SU Fall Product Program Coordinator to receive your troop's program supplies and materials.

2021 FPP Mandatory Online Training (Notes PDF)
2021 FPP Troop Manual
2021 FPP Juliette Girl Scout Parent Guide
2021 FPP Family Newsletter
2021 FPP Schedule
Forms and Tools: Product Program Financial Responsibility/Permission form
Troop Fall Product Program Chair Volunteer Description/Agreement form
Product Bubble Sheet
Internet Safety Pledge
Donation Receipt

Goal Poster

Troop Quick-view Checklist
M2 Financial Literacy flyer

Program Description Outline – for troops considering participation in the Fall Product Program
Program Reminder Outline – for troops that have completed mandatory training and are ready to start

Product Nutritional Information
Resources for M2OS: Below are links to short video trainings to assist with navigation of M2OS. If you have additional questions, please reach out to M2 Media Group customer service at www.support.gsnutsandmags.com or 800-372-8520.

Reminder, the training video shown when first logging in is avaialble on the dashboard to review.

Troops
Order Card Entry Troop
Entering Troop Banking
Editing Troop Banking
How to choose pick up time – troops (if being utilized)

Girls/Parents
Girl Registration
Creating Your Avatar
Order Card Entry Parent
Rewards: Patches and Rewards
Products: Nut/Chocolate/Candy & Magazine Products
Product Nutritional Information

Magazine subscription listing
Games and Activities: Use these games and activities to gather excitement and an introduction to the Fall Product Program as well as teaching Girl Scouts about the Emperor Penguin.

Activities

Create your Avatar
Plan Your Fall Product Program Using These Five Skills
Tips for Recording your Entrepreneur Video
Motivational Word Search
Get to Know Me-Ice Breaker Game

Emperor Penguin Fast Facts
How to Draw an Emperor Penguin
Make you own Snowball Ice Cream
Blubber Glove Experiment

Color this coloring sheet or create your own drawing, complete the Penny the Penguin entry form and email your coloring sheet or drawing to cookies4you@girlscoutsni.org. DEADLINE to enter is Thursday, September 30, 2021.
Video Resources
COVID-19 Guidelines
Social Media Guidelines: Postings to any allowed social or general media may ONLY be done during GSNI Fall Product Program sale dates.
Posts ALLOWED
o Posts September 14-October 3 may only refer to online sales. Information regarding all types of sales may be posted October 4-23.
o Posting to personal social media is permitted. Be cognizant of settings (private vs. public).
o Posting to LOCAL public social media sites (approved membership or public) with Girl Scout link is permissible for the promotion of online direct ship orders and public pick-up of girl delivery orders. We remind parents to be safety conscious and cautious providing links to unknown customers. ALWAYS meet in a public location for distributiuon of Girl Delivery orders from unknown customers.

Posts NOT ALLOWED
o Posting to national sites such as, but not limited to, eBay, Craigslist, Amazon, Facebook Marketplace, etc. is NOT permitted.

No paid advertising of any kind on social media or general media is allowed by troops or Girl Scouts.

Questions?

For questions and assistance, contact your volunteer Fall Product Program Service Unit Coordinator or a member of the GSNI Product Program team at cookies4you@girlscoutsni.org or the product hotline 847-214-9295 or 844-GSNI4ME (476-4463).

Develop a Girl Scout's future!

When leaders, product chairs and parents help their troop participate in the Fall Product Program, they are helping girls to gain confidence and independence as well as build social and practical life skills towards their future. Through the Fall Product Program, girls learn Financial Literacy and Five Life Skills: