Fund raisers
are a great way to earn money so you can take special trips that may cost
your troop money. Many troops from the past have had many ways in
which they managed to earn the money they needed for special occasions
or trips.
The cookie sale
and the QSP sale are very good fund raisers. For these two fund raisers,
you must have a chairperson (not yourself or your co-leader). Make
sure you have this taken care of before September. In September,
the Town Cookie Manager will call you to ask for your "cookie mom."
(QSP is not until February). These people will be trained by the
Town Cookie Manager and the Town QSP Manager. They in turn will speak
to your troop and train them in selling procedures. Hopefully, at
the end of the sale, your "cookie mom" or "QSP mom" will have been successful
and will only a deposit slip (to deposit your profit in your troop account)
from you.
If you need
to do other fund raising, you must ask permission from the owner (ex. consignment
sale in front of grocery store) or person in charge of the activity (ex.
bake sales at a soccer game) to sell your products. And always remember
that troops are not allowed to fund raise before cookie sales. When
you have decided what fund raising activity you will use, you must inform
the Service Unit Manager for the Girl Scouts and tell her the date of fund
raising and what you will do.
Here are some
ideas from experienced leaders in town.