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Wider Opportunities |
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Each year the council sponsors national and international trips called Wider Opportunities. These trips are planned at least eighteen to twenty-four months in advance. Depending on the trip they can cost from $1,600 to $4,800. There are several money earning opportunities available to the girls to help them pay for the trip, plus some special financial assistance. New for 2009, a mini-Wider Opportunity, where girls have the opportunity to receive the new PSA (see below) for the 2010 Making Waves, Cape Cod trip. |
Product Sale Advantage (PSA)
- Nuts – girls receive $1.00 per item sold after the first 20 items. The troop or Juliette also receives 65 cents per item, for every item sold.
- Cookies – girls receive $1.00 per box sold after the first 50 boxes. The troop or Juliette also receives 65 cents per box, for every box sold.
Plant Sales
- For girls going on the 2011 Wider Opportunities - two spring sales (plants are sold in late February), and the poinsettia sale (plants are sold in late October). Girls can make 75 cents to $6 per item. This rate changes from year to year depending on the grower.
- Money earned through the above opportunities is for a specific trip only and is not transferable to other trips. If a girl is unable to participate in the trip, the money must be transferred to other trip participants or to the Carol Kubida Fund.
Additional Money Earning Opportunities
Troops may conduct money earning activities e.g. dances, car washes, craft sales, bagging groceries. Before plans are made, an application must be submitted to the senior director of program services for approval. The council reserves the right to limit the number of money earning opportunities.
Financial Assistance
Assistance from the Wider Opportunity and Carol Kubida Fund is available. The money is limited and need based. the the committee takes into consideration whether a girl has taken full advantage of the nuts, cookies and plant sales. Applications for these funds will be sent to each eligible participant early in the year the trip takes place.
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