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Get Ready to Explore and kick off your Girl Scout year with the 2026 Fall Product Program!

September 24-October 18, 2026

The Fall Product Program helps Girl Scouts set and achieve goals at the beginning of the membership year by taking orders for treats and gifts such as nuts, candy, magazines, exclusive BARK Boxes, candles, and more!

100% of funds generated from this program go toward helping Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland build important skills by providing activities and opportunities through our programs.

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How It Works

They will become an entrepreneur while motivating family and friends to support their Girl Scout journey by purchasing tasty treats and magazines.

What Girl Scouts Learn

Like the Cookie Program, the Fall Product Program provides an important ingredient for leadership by helping Girl Scouts develop the 5 Skills they need to develop as leaders in their lives, in business, and in the world.

The 5 Skills:

Goal Setting
Decision Making
Money Management
People Skills
Business Ethics

Should my troop participate?

The Fall Product Program is a great opportunity for your troop to practice their entrepreneurship skills, learn about an endangered species they’ll care about, and earn troops funds they can use for the coming membership year! Your troop might be ready to participate if:

You have more than two volunteers and three Girl Scouts registered for the 2026-2027 Girl Scout year.
Girl Scouts’ families and caregivers regularly read and respond to troop communications and participate in troop activities.
The troop has a bank account on file or has two volunteers who can go together to open one by Oct. 12. Request a bank letter here or submit your bank account information here.
Your Girl Scouts are excited to set and meet goals, build a nest egg for their troop, and earn great rewards!

Not sure if your troop is ready to participate? Talk to your membership manager about what you need to do or email productprogram@gsoh.org to learn more about participating as individuals instead.

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Girl Scouts earn special patches and rewards and help raise funds for their troops to use right away or plan for future adventures!

16% troop proceeds on all items sold or 20% if the troop opts out of individual rewards!
- Troops of all age levels can opt out of individual rewards for the 2026 Fall Product Program!
- Girl Scouts in troops opting out of individual rewards still receive patches and troop rewards.
Rewards include Kangaroo plushes, a theme T-Shirt, admission for two to COSI on select dates, and more!
Every Girl Scout who achieves $200 in total sales automatically earns a $25 Reward Card! This GSOH Reward Card can be used on programs, camp registrations, council shop items (including Build-A-Bear!), next year’s membership, and more!

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Kick Off Contest Sept. 25-27
- Girl Scouts can earn exclusive prizes for starting their 2026 Fall Product Program! Learn more here.
Rally Kits
- Kits are $5 each and can be purchased as a troop or by individual Girl Scouts. Each kit includes six financial literacy and STEM activities and a rally patch for each Girl Scout. Use these kits to get ready for the Fall Product Program!
- Learn more and purchase here.
Fall Starter Kits will be available for free for troops participating in their first Fall Product Program. Troop Fall Program Coordinators can request a Fall Starter Kit when signing the volunteer responsibility form that is included in the 2026 Troop Fall Product Coordinator Training on gsLearn.

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Renew or register your membership for the 2026-2027 Girl Scout year and ensure that the troop has the appropriate number of volunteers and Girl Scouts registered for the 2026-2027 Girl Scout year. Ask your membership manager if you have questions.
Ensure that the troop has a bank account and ACH form on file with council and is up to date with its Troop Finance Reports.
Complete the required training on gsLearn. Beginning Aug. 28

Login to MY GS and search the content library for “238 - 2026 Fall Product Program Troop Training.”
It will take about 20 minutes and does not need to be taken all at once.
Contact customercare@gsoh.org or 614-487-8101 for help.

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1. Sign Up to Participate

Whether participating with your troop or own your own, every individual Girl Scout needs a signed permission slip and to select their program rewards. Get started here.

2. Think Like an Entrepreneur

Use your order card to learn about the Fall Product Program products and prices. Practice sharing your favorites and encouraging customers to donate through Care to Share.
Set goals for what rewards you want to achieve and which skills you will practice.
As you progress through the program, practice business ethics by communicating with customers, delivering orders promptly, and writing thank you notes.

3. Build Your Site

Most of your business will be run through a website. On Thurs., Sept. 24, go here to build and customize your site. You will build an avatar that looks like you and record a personalized message to your customers. Once set up, visit your avatar room to check your progress and rewards.

4. Promote Your Business

Part of being an entrepreneur is finding creative ways to promote your business to friends and family. Share your ideas with an adult and think about ways you can connect with potential customers face-to-face or through email, social media, or texting.
Safety Guidelines: All online participation should be led by the Girl Scout with close adult supervision. Sales links are not allowed to be posted to social media sales groups or online resale sites such as ebay or Facebook Marketplace.

5. Submit & Deliver Orders

On Mon., Oct. 19, enter any paper orders you received and choose your rewards in your GS Nuts & Mags site. Pick up the products you need to deliver to customers as soon as they arrive and promptly deliver them to customers.
Then wrap up your 2026 Fall Product Program by reflecting on what you’ve learned and how you’ve challenged yourself and enjoying your rewards! Great job, Girl Scout!

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Meet the Fall Product Program, Thurs., Sept. 10, 8:00 p.m.: We’ll share how the 2026 Fall Product Program helps Girl Scouts learn goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics. This webinar will also highlight the rewards they’ll earn and the funds they’ll raise to use for future adventures!
Fall Product Program Q&A, Thurs., Oct. 1, 8:00 p.m.: With the program well underway, we’ll take some time to answer questions you’ve submitted ahead of time as well as address frequently asked questions we’ve received during the program. There will also be time to ask questions live.
Closing Your Fall Product Program, Thurs., Oct. 15, 8:00 p.m.: The end of the program is right around the corner, so we’ll review how to enter your troop’s product and reward orders. We’ll also cover final financial procedures, the ACH process and any questions you have.

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Thurs., Sept. 24: Girls begin registering for the online program, creating their Me2 avatar, personalizing their storefront online order page, and sending out emails through their storefronts.
Sun., Oct. 11: Last day to send 18+ emails to earn the 2026 patch.
Mon., Oct. 19: Caregivers enter orders from paper order cards and reward choices.
Tues., Oct. 20: Troop volunteers verify all payments collected, deposit money into the troop bank account, and confirm orders and rewards by 11:59 p.m.
Wed., Oct. 28: ACH withdrawal from troop bank account for the amount owed to council.
Mon., Nov. 9–Fri., Nov. 13: Product will be delivered to service unit volunteers for troops to pick up and distribute to Girl Scouts.
Mon., Nov. 9–Sun., Nov. 29: Girl Scouts deliver products to customers.

Resources

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Troop Guide

Promoting Your Program

Social Promotional Toolkit
Email Worksheet

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