Guidelines for Money Earning

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Money earning activities are planned or carried out by girls and supported by the adults, to earn money for a trip, service project or other activity requiring unusual expenditures. Council sponsored product sales are cookies, nuts, and QSP. These are the only permitted product sales. The approved sales have quality control, promotion and public acceptance at the national level.

Examples of permitted money earning activities are: car wash, craft sale, roller-skating, bake sale, or garage sale.

Groups/troops and service units that conduct a fundraising activity must report money earning on the troop/service unit financial report at the end of each program year. The Council reserves the right to limit fundraising opportunities to no more then three (3) troop/group money earnings for the Girl Scout year.

Service unit manager approval is required for troop money earning. Allow four (4) weeks for approval. If application is related to a service unit fundraiser, then approval by the membership director is required. Teen troops with girls 6th graders and up require the Program Departments approval. Those troops need to consult with the Program Department.

All contracts are to be signed by the membership directors.

GSUSA Accident Insurance only covers approved money-earning activities. Refer to the Blue Book of Documents (pg. 10) and Safety Wise for national policies (pg. 29)