2018 MagNut Program FAMILY GUIDE

The MagNut Program is more fun than ever this year! Girls and their families will have a new online platform that includes interactive games—and, girls can even create an avatar that resembles them! This avatar can later appear on your girl’s earned patch.

These features, and many others, from our new vendor, M2 Media Group, paired with our long-time partnership with our nut and candy vendor, Ashdon Farms, will help your girl be even more successful during the 2018 MagNut Program!

The MagNut Program is a council-sponsored, money-earning opportunity that enables Girl Scout troops to earn funds at the beginning of the Girl Scout year by selling magazines, nuts, and candy. It also allows family and friends to support their Girl Scout’s troop and Girl Scouting in their community. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the MagNut Program stay locally within our council.

Each Girl Scout receives a program packet from her troop leader containing everything she needs to be successful in the MagNut Program.

The theme of this year’s program is Soar Above. Go Beyond.

Working together, girls will learn essential skills like:• goal setting • decision making • money management • people skills • business ethics

This is a fun and easy way for troops to kick off the year by providing the troop with start-up funds. Girl Scout troops earn 15-20% of total sales. In addition, girls can earn cool patches and recognitions, such as personalized avatar patches. All girls can create their avatar on the M2 site and have options like uniforms, a G.I.R.L. T-shirt, and other fun accessories.

Want more information about the MagNut Program?

Visit gswpa.org/magnut.

Important Dates:Monday, Oct. 1, 2018MagNut begins.1. Girls must be registered for the 2018-2019

membership year.2. Turn in Parent Responsibility and Permission

Form to your troop leader/troop MagNut manager (TMM).

3. Parents receive an email invitation from M2 explaining how to register and get started.

4. Girls can create their avatar and send emails to their family and friends.

By Monday, Oct. 22, 2018Parent in-person entries due at 11:59 p.m.1. Enter your in-person nut/candy orders into the

M2 online site.

REMEMBER:Online girl-delivered orders are all paid online via credit card. You don’t collect payment for these items but you will need to deliver them to customers. A report will be emailed to you at the end of the sale to detail your customers’ orders. You can also check your reports on the M2 site.

Nov. 12–15, 2018 Nut/candy items will be delivered to the service units for troop pickup.1. Check with your troop leader/TMM about when

your troop’s products will be ready. 2. Remember, you’ll also pick up products to

fulfill online girl-delivered orders.

Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018Online sales end at 11:59 p.m.

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GO BEYOND

$800Lg Moose or Beach Towel

Here’s how girls can participate:Starting Oct. 1, all registered girls will be added into the M2 site. • Help your Girl Scout get started by creating an online MagNut account using

your email address. • Help your Girl Scout create her own avatar. • Have girls create their storefront by recording a personalized message that

their avatar will deliver to their customers by uploading a photo or video and personalizing their goals.

• Enter your mailing address so your Girl Scout’s personalized patch, if earned, can be delivered to the correct address. The estimated date of arrival of your personalized avatar patch will be listed on the girl dashboard.

• Send emails to invite family and friends to support your Girl Scout and her troop by purchasing nuts, candy, and magazines, or post on parent/guardian’s social media.

• Parents/girls will receive a weekly progress email letting your Girl Scout know how her online storefront is performing and which recognitions she has earned. Girls can log in throughout the program to send additional emails, track their progress, or view the avatars of other girls in their troop and even their leader!

Send emails early to allow your customers to shop and respond!Girls earn the Online patch by simply registering online and entering at least 15 email addresses.

Nuts/Candy In-Person Order Card:• Use the order card to collect orders for nut/candy items. • Payment is collected when a customer’s order is delivered. • NEW! Parents enter in-person order card orders into the M2 online site. Order

entries are due by Monday, Oct. 22 at 11:59 p.m. • Products will be picked up by the TMMs starting Nov. 12, so check with them to

find out when your product will be ready.

5 Steps for MagNut Success:Girls can prepare for the best experience by gathering a few tools for a successful sale.

1. GET STARTED WITH THESE ITEMS• Parent permission: All girls must turn

in a signed parent permission form to their troop before selling.

• Participation pieces: You’ll receive an in-person nut/candy order card and a flyer with instructions for participating in the online portion of the MagNut Program.

• A contact list of family and friends. • Remember: Magazine customers,

or online orders for nuts/candy, can live anywhere in the United States. However, nuts/candy ordered on your in-person order card, or online as girl-delivered, must be delivered in person, so nearby friends are best for those orders.

2. SET GOALS—GO BEYONDAim for a goal that is manageable but challenging. You can always adjust your goal later! Girls should set individual sales goals and should work with their troop to set group goals.

3. SOAR The online magazine program is the easiest way to achieve your MagNut Program goals! Get started at gsnutsandmags.com/gswpa where girls can build an avatar, enter email addresses, and start sending emails to family and friends in a matter of minutes.

4. IN-PERSON WITH FAMILY & FRIENDS After setting up your online storefront, you can create business cards with your online ID preprinted on them.Nothing beats a face-to-face connection, so take your nut/candy order card to visit family and friends. You can share your business cards so they can shop online later.

5. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS AND CELEBRATE SUCCESS

1. Create your avatar, a virtual girl that looks just like you! As you move through the activity, additional accessories will be available.

2. You have lots of avatars to choose from. Additional features and selections can be added to make your avatar even more unique!

3. When you get to your virtual room, look for your troop avatar photo and all the cool virtual accessories/rewards you can earn for your avatar. The troop photo will show the avatars of the participating girls in your troop, your troop leader, and your TMM.

Creating Your Avatar & Personalized Storefront

Check out the new

2018 tins!

Nut Promise:Online Girl-Delivered OrdersA nut promise, now known as an “online girl-delivered order,” is an order placed and paid for online for the same products that are available on the order card, but the girl/parent is responsible for delivering the product. Parents/girls will receive a weekly progress email of online girl-delivered orders. Parents/girls also receive an email when the online girl-delivered option is closed (Oct. 22). This email includes a link to a customer order detail report, including the dollar amount of the girl-delivered orders that have been attached to the girl’s total sales. The online girl-delivered orders can also be tracked on the girl’s storefront in the reports section under the Online Nuts Girl Delivered tab.

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2018 MagNut Program Permission FormThis form will be provided by your troop leader or troop MagNut manager. Once complete, please return the form to your troop leader or troop MagNut manager.

I give permission for my daughter,

to participate in the Girl Scout MagNut Program.

My daughter is:

� a registered member of Girl Scout

Troop #

� an Indie Girl Scout (not in a troop)

� I’ve read the MagNut Program responsibilities andagree to abide by them. My daughter and I willmeet all deadlines.

� I accept financial responsibility for all productsordered through and/or received by my daughter, andI will submit all money due from the MagNut Programto the troop leader (or GSWPA for my Indie Girl Scout).

� In the event that I fail to pay on time, Iunderstand I am liable for the amount not paid, plusall costs, interest, and legal collection fees incurredby GSWPA in the collection of this debt. In addition, Iwill be ineligible to be appointed as a volunteer orparticipate in any volunteer/program/camp activity,and my Girl Scout cannot participate in futureproduct sales, nor will she be approved for anyfinancial assistance, until the debt is paid.

Entering Girl’s In-Person Candy Orders:Parents have the option to enter their daughter’s in-person nut/candy order card. Girls can view recognitions and make their choices.

1. Enter the girls’ in-person nut/candy orders that were obtained usingthe nut order card. Do not include online girl-delivered orders.

2. View the recognitions girls can earn and indicate choices at all levels.3. If assistance is needed in entering your orders/recognitions, contact

your troop MagNut manager.

Girl Scouts are encouraged to ask customers to donate a can of Honey Roasted Peanuts to the military through

this virtual sale. The Honey Roasted Peanuts are sent directly from the vendor to U.S. military men and women.

Customers can make their $6 donation:• NEW! through a girl’s online store using a

credit card OR• to the girl with their regular in-person nut/

candy order

Donations to OSA will count toward girl recognitions and troop proceeds.

Make Operation: Sweet Appreciation (OSA) a part of your sale!

Super Sellers danced away aboard the Gateway Clipper/Victorian Princess to celebrate their MagNut and Cookie Program success. Girl Scouts who reach Super Seller status attend the event at no charge. (A parent can come along for a fee.) Plans are underway for next year’s amazing Super Seller events—so set your MagNut goal and stay tuned!

2018 Super Seller event aboard the Gateway Clipper

FUNd BucksTroop recognition = $10 FUNd Bucks to any troop that has $100 in total sales.

Patches:

TotalSales

Recognition Options (Circle one from each shaded row.)

OR GS Bucks* Option

$125 Hair Ties/Bracelets

$175 Camper Doodle Book OR Luggage Tag

$250 Small Moose OR Mermaid Zipper Pouch

$350 Travel Bag $5

$450 Sox (2 pairs) OR Slime $5

$550 Duffle Bag $5

$650Clipboard OR Pom Pom Keychain/Sequin Journal

$5

$800 Large Moose OR Beach Towel $5

$1,000 Super Seller Patch and Event

$1,500 Inflatable Lounger OR Marquee $5

**Girls earn $10 in Girl Scout Bucks for every additional $100 in combined sales over $1,500.

DOUBLE the value of your Girl Scout Bucks when using them toward any GSWPA council-sponsored camp found in Camp S’more! Please note: FUNd Bucks are not doubled for camp.

Parents, please fill out the following selections for the 2018 MagNut Program recognitions:

I understand there are various levels of recognitions. Some levels offer a choice between two recognitions. If my daughter, , a member of Troop # (or an Indie Girl), achieves the following sales levels, she would like to receive the recognitions circled below. (Recognitions are cumulative.)

Parent/Guardian Signature Date

2x!

*Girl Scout Bucks and FUNd Bucks may be used as payment for council-sponsored programs and camps, annual registration, service unit day camps, and purchases at GSWPA Shops and Camp Trading Posts.

2018 Girl Recognition Selections

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Fall Personalized Patch To earn: • Create your avatar during the MagNut Program.• Send 15 emails during the MagNut Program.• Sell 4 magazines and 25 nut/candy items.

Proceeds:• With recognitions: 15% of total sales of nuts/candy, in-person and online, and magazines• Without recognitions (available to Juniors, Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassasdors): 20% of

total sales of nuts/candy, in-person and online, and magazines

Soar Above patch =Sell 3 magazines

Go Beyond patch =Sell 5 magazines

Moose patch =Sell 18 nuts/candy

Suitcase patch =6 donations to OSA

Online patch =Send 15 emails

Super Seller patch =$1,000 in sales

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Personalized Crossover Patch To earn:• Create your avatar during the MagNut Program. • Send 15 emails during the MagNut Program.• Sell 250 packages in the 2019 Cookie Program.

EARN THESE TWO SPECIAL PATCHES WITH YOUR NAME AND AVATAR ON THEM!

Items not shown to scale.

*assorted colors; includes 2 pairs

$125+Hair ties/bracelets

$175+Camper Doodle Book OR Luggage Tag

OR

$250+Small moose OR Mermaid Zipper Pouch

$350+Travel bag

OR

OR

$450+Sox (2 pairs) OR Slime

$550+ Duffle bag

OR

$650+ Clipboard OR Pom PomKeychain/Sequin Journal

$1,500Inflatable Lounger OR Marquee

$1,000Super SellerPatch & Event

OR

$800Lg Moose or Beach Towel