Your troop has big plans!  And they knock the fall and cookie sales out of the park.  But to make their plans work, they need more funds.

Now what?
Girl Scouts are allowed to fund raise for specific goals.  There are several rules that must be followed.  Among them are:

• The troop must have participated in the two most recent sales.  The troop must sell at least 12 boxes of cookies and 12 nuts/candies in order to be eligible to hold a fund raiser.
• Fund raisers may not take place during either of the official sales (roughly October through early November in the fall and February through mid-March in the Spring).
• Unlike hosting an event, fund raisers must be approved by the Service Unit.
• Fundraisers can be events where other girls come and learn and do fun things or they can be garage sales and other pure fundraisers.  Be aware that this can not include any games of chance where prizes are awarded to the winners.  If in doubt – ask info@simivalleygirlscouts.org.
• Fundraisers can not put the girls in a position where they appear to be selling things for a business or raising money for another organization.  This includes (but is not limited to) restaurant fund raisers, catalog sales, and “Tupperware” type demonstration parties.
• Girls are not allowed to ask directly for a cash donation.  They can collect money to pay for cookies and nut sale items that will be donated through a council-approved donation program.
• Girls can choose to donate some of the money they’ve raised to another organization HOWEVER they can not actively ask people to donate money to be given to that organization or display signs saying the money will be donated to another organization.
• Troops must submit a Money Earning Report within one month of the end of the event. Troops who do not turn in this report will not be permitted to hold future fund raisers.