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Magazine & Snack Program

Did you know that every fall, Girl Scouts offers the opportunity to purchase magazine subscriptions and a variety of snacks? The Magazine & Snack Program (MSP) provides an important ingredient for leadership by helping girls develop five skills: goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills, and business ethics. Through The Girl Scout Product Programs, girls become leaders in their daily lives and prepare for bright futures in entrepreneurship!

MSP also gives girls and troops the opportunity to sell delicious snacks and magazines to earn quick and easy start-up money for their troop before the cookie season in the winter.

The Magazine & Snack Program runs from September through November each year. To participate, the Troop needs a registered, background checked adult to sign up for the Product Sales Manager - MSP role. Contact Customer Care if you have questions.

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Family Resources

The Magazine & Snack Program gives girls the opportunity to raise proceeds that help fund their troop's next big adventure. By participating in the program, girls also learn important life skills like goal setting and money management, and they can earn fun rewards too! Girls can safely participate online by creating their own M2 digital storefront where she can upload her marketing photos, video, and even create her very own custom avatar!

Getting Started
  1. To sign your Girl Scout up for the Magazine & Snack Program, check with your troop leaders first to be sure your troop is participating, then complete the Annual Permission Form and return to your troop’s MSP manager. The program officially begins September 1, with product delivery happening in November.
    Troop not participating? Contact Customer Care to learn how your Girl Scout can still sell!
  2. Obtain sales materials, including the paper order card and printed Family Guide, from your troop MSP manager. If you need an additional order card, contact your MSP manager.
  3. Review the products and rewards with your Girl Scout.
  4. Set goals: which reward level does she want to earn?
  5. Review this webpage for more details, tutorials, and resources.
  6. Get ready for the fun on September 1 when the program begins!
Important Dates
  • Mid-August – If your troop signed up to participate in the program, the MSP manager will be getting sales materials to distribute before the program begins.
  • September 1 - Magazine & Snack Program begins! Use the link in the launch e-mail, click on the M2 logo, or go to www.gsnutsandmags.com/gsneo to get started with the online component of the program. Girls can also begin taking orders on the snack order card.
  • October 1 - Last day for families to enter in-person orders for girl-delivery snack items in the M2 System. Do not enter girl-delivered online nut orders as these are already in the system.
  • October 2 – 4 - If you have late or last-minute additional orders, tell your troop MSP manager during this time and they can edit your daughter’s order until 10/4.
  • October 4 - Last day for a customer to place an online order for girl-delivery snack items. These will automatically go into the system to be included in the troop order. The online store will still be open for online shipped orders until November 17.
    If you receive any orders after the October 4 deadline, ask your MSP manager to reach out to Council about additional snack availability.
  • November 2 – 4 - Snack items delivered. Check with your troop’s MSP Manager for location, date, and time to pick up your snack items for girl delivery.
  • November 17 - Online sales end for magazines, BarkBoxes, Tervis Tumblers, and snack items that are shipped directly to customers at 11:59 p.m.
  • November 28 - Reward selections due in M2 System. Payment for any snack paper order card sales is due to your troop.
  • December 13 – Pathway Pass program credits will be uploaded for girls that earned them. Visit https://rewards.gsneo.org/ to access them.
  • January 2024 – Rewards will ship to your local Service Units. Your troop MSP manager will let you know when they are ready.
Guides for Families

Help your Girl Scout make the most of this opportunity with this year's Magazine & Snack Program Family Guide!

Download the Magazine & Snack Program 2023 Family Guide

Connect with your troop MSP manager for sales materials. Be sure to follow all order deadline dates set by your troop MSP manager.

2023 Paper Order Card Snack Lineup

The Magazine & Snack Program paper order card consists of 16 delicious snack items, as well as magazine subscriptions and other exclusive snacks that can be purchased online. All items from the order card and online girl-delivered will arrive to Service Units in early November and make great gifts for family, friends, teachers, and co-workers. Check out the assortment this year.

>>2023 Magazine & Snack Program Paper Order Card Lineup

For customers that purchase through the digital storefront and choose to have items shipped directly to their home, there are also exclusive online items available as well!

To view nutritional, kosher, and allergen information on all snack items offered please visit www.alschutzman.com/gsnutri.php.

Rewards

Check out the awesome rewards line up that girls can earn by participating in the program!

>>Magazine & Snack Program 2023 M2 Flyer

New this year! - Reward Opt Out - Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador troops have the option to opt out of physical rewards to earn an additional 2% profit. This only applies to Cadette, Seniors, and Ambassador level troops and must be a unanimous girl decision as the entire troop forfeits the rewards.

Pathway Passes and the patches will still be earned with this choice. If your Girl Scout’s troop is eligible to opt out, speak with the Troop MSP Manager for more information and troop interest in this decision.

Meet the Mascot - Olivia the Ocelot Coloring Postcard

This year get ready to Own Your Magic with Olivia the Ocelot! She and her cub Ollie are ready to climb to reach their highest goals!

Don’t forget to color your postcard with Olivia and to share with us your amazing adventures with her this summer to get ready for the Magazine & Snack Program! Share photos to add to my summer scrapbook by sending photos to marketing@gsneo.org through October 1. Five (5) winners will be chosen to receive an Ocelot mystery prize!

Download the 2023 Magazine & Snack Program Postcard

Olivia Ocelot Comes to the Rescue Book Reading

Discover the magic of friendship and helping others.

Join us online for a reading of Olivia Ocelot comes to the Rescue by Anne Crary Jantz on Thursday September 07, 2023 from 6:30 - 7:30 PM.

The story will be read by CEO Jane Christyson, followed by a brief presentation about the real-life ocelots at the Cleveland Zoo. All Girl Scout attendees will be entered into a drawing to win their own copy of the book!

Registration can be completed by clicking HERE or visiting the Event Calendar.

Name the 4' Plush Ocelot!

Did you know that Olivia has a sister Girl Scout as well? She is a 4’ plush ocelot that needs a name!

To enter your submission for the name voting of our newest member click HERE and make your selection.

 

One lucky participating Girl Scout will have the opportunity to win! To be entered for a chance to win, the participating Girl Scout must:

  • Sell $250 in total combined in-person and/or online sales during the 2023 Magazine & Snack Program.

Once this goal is met your Girl Scout will be automatically entered into the drawing. The winner will be notified after the completion of the sale in December.

Access to the M2 Site

On September 1 Girl Scouts can begin accessing their own M2 online storefront to customize her page by adding pictures and videos and by entering and sending emails to their customers.

Access the girl side of the M2 site by clicking here on the M2 logo or go to www.gsnutsandmags.com/gsneo.

To access your Girl Scout’s storefront to make purchases, you can do so by clicking the “Shop Your Personalized Site” button on her profile or using her personalized link in the customer email. Check out the Tutorial Videos section to see different ways your Girl Scout can share access to her storefront with customers!

Tutorial Videos for Families

Check out these short tutorials on specific topics of the M2 system features and functions to explore with your Girl Scout as she participates in the program.

MSP Activities for Girls

Check out the 2023 Program Activity Guide and see how girls can set goals, learn about ocelots, and more fun activities to get excited for MSP 2023!

Troop Resources

The GSNEO Magazine & Snack Program gives troops the opportunity to offer candy, nuts, and magazines to raise proceeds that help fund their next adventure. Girls also learn important life skills like goal setting and money management, and they can earn fun rewards too! Girls can sell in person to their friends or family or digitally through the M2 secure online system for the program.

Visit the calendar section for more important dates and deadlines.

Getting Started
  • Be sure that your troop has a designated troop MSP manager! This person will be the volunteer in charge of the program for the girls. They need to be a registered, background checked adult that has selected the Troop Product Sales Manager – MSP in My GS. They also need to complete the Product Sales Manager Agreement form.
    • This agreement form must be completed each year before the manager is given troop sales materials and access can be granted to the M2 sale management system.
    • Call Customer Care at 800.852.4474 or email customercare@gsneo.org if you need assistance signing up for the volunteer role.
  • Ensure that the troop bank account is up and running through our Finance department. If you need to open a bank account or make changes to an existing one, please submit the applicable requests through the online forms which can be found at the Forms and Documents page.
  • Starting the week of August 7, sales materials will start going out to troop MSP managers. Sales materials should only be given to girls whose caregivers have completed and returned the Annual Permission Form to the troop. Distribute and review the materials with the girls and their caregivers to discuss how your troop will plan to participate.
  • Plan to attend the Troop MSP Manager Online Webinar on August 23 to learn about the program and features for this year. This training is open to all managers, new and experienced alike!
  • On August 24 access to troop MSP managers opens on the M2 system. Make sure to set up your troop’s account and review your troop roster and banking info. If there are any discrepancies, please notify Customer Care right away.
Important Dates
  • August 24 - M2 system access begins for troop MSP managers that have completed all required steps before this date. On/after this date you will gain access to the site once your Manager Agreement is received and processed.
  • September 1 – The Magazine & Snack Program Begins! Online & In-Person orders can now be taken.
  • October 1 - Last day for girls to take in-person orders and that girls/caregivers can enter in-person orders into the M2 system.
  • October 2 – 4 - Timeframe for troop MSP manager to enter last minute orders (you will not be able to edit girl’s orders on your troop account until now), online girl-delivery ends Oct 4
  • October 8 - Deadline for Council to enter/edit any in-person sales. After this date if you have additional orders, you will need to submit a request for additional product using the Additional Snacks Order Form. Product is available in limited quantities and is first-come, first-served while supplies last.
  • November 2 – 4 - Delivery of in-person snack items to Service Unit Distribution Managers. Your Service Unit Distribution Manager will be in contact with you as soon as your troop’s snack items are available for pick up from their location.
  • November 17 – The Magazine & Snack Program Ends! Online sales for direct-ship snacks, magazines, BarkBoxes, and Tervis Tumblers ends today.
  • November 28 - All monies due by caregivers must be turned in to troop and the final troop bank account deposit due. If money is still due from a caregiver, today is the last day to submit an Outstanding Balance Report. Contact Customer Care for more information. Also today the last day for girls/troops to make reward choices in M2 system before rewards are submitted by Council.
  • December 4 - Council ACH debits begin. Please make sure that all amounts owed to Council are in your troop bank account as we will begin debiting troop accounts starting on this day.
  • December 13 - Pathway Pass program credits will be uploaded for girls that earned them. Visit https://rewards.gsneo.org/ to access them.
  • January 2024 - Delivery of rewards to Service Unit Distribution Managers. Your Service Unit Distribution Manager will be in contact with you for pick up time and location when she has them ready for your troop.
Troop MSP Manager Guide

Troop MSP managers that have completed all necessary steps will receive the below Troop Guide that gives a helpful overview of the program.

Download Magazine & Snack Program 2023 Troop Guide

If your troop needs additional sales materials beyond your original order, please contact Customer Care.

2023 Paper Order Card Snack Lineup

The Magazine & Snack Program paper order card consists of 16 delicious snack items, as well as magazine subscriptions and other exclusive snacks that can be purchased online. All items from the order card and online girl-delivered will arrive to Service Units in early November and make great gifts for family, friends, teachers, and co-workers. Check out the assortment this year.

>>2023 Magazine & Snack Program Paper Order Card Lineup

For customers that purchase through the digital storefront and choose to have items shipped directly to their home, there are also exclusive online items available as well!

To view nutritional, kosher, and allergen information on all snack items offered please visit www.alschutzman.com/gsnutri.php.

Rewards

Check out the awesome rewards line up that girls can earn by participating in the program!

>>Magazine & Snack Program 2023 M2 Flyer

New this year! - Reward Opt Out - Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador troops have the option to opt out of physical rewards to earn an additional 2% profit. This only applies to Cadette, Seniors, and Ambassador level troops and must be a unanimous girl decision as the entire troop forfeits the rewards.

Pathway Passes and the patches will still be earned with this choice. If your troop is eligible to opt out, please have the dicussion with your Girl Scouts on this option and if it is the right fit for the troop. A video on how to opt out in the M2 system is located in the Tutorial Videos for MSP Managers tab below.

Meet our Mascot - Olivia the Ocelot Coloring Postcard

This year get ready to Own Your Magic with Olivia the Ocelot! She and her cub Ollie are ready to climb to reach their highest goals!

Don’t forget to color your postcard with Olivia and to share with us your amazing adventures with her this summer to get ready for the Magazine & Snack Program! Share photos to add to my summer scrapbook by sending photos to marketing@gsneo.org through October 1. Five (5) winners will be chosen to receive an Ocelot mystery prize!

 

Download the 2023 Magazine & Snack Program Postcard

Olivia Ocelot Comes to the Rescue Book Reading

Discover the magic of friendship and helping others.

Join us online for a reading of Olivia Ocelot comes to the Rescue by Anne Crary Jantz on Thursday September 07, 2023 from 6:30 - 7:30 PM.

The story will be read by CEO Jane Christyson, followed by a brief presentation about the real-life ocelots at the Cleveland Zoo. All Girl Scout attendees will be entered into a drawing to win their own copy of the book!

Registration can be completed by clicking HERE or visiting the Event Calendar.

Name the 4' Plush Ocelot!

Did you know that Olivia has a sister Girl Scout as well? She is a 4’ plush ocelot that needs a name!

To enter your submission for the name voting of our newest member click HERE and make your selection.

 

One lucky participating Girl Scout will have the opportunity to win! To be entered for a chance to win, the participating Girl Scout must:

  • Sell $250 in total combined in-person and/or online sales during the 2023 Magazine & Snack Program.

Once this goal is met your Girl Scout will be automatically entered into the drawing. The winner will be notified after the completion of the sale in December.

Access to the M2 Site

Volunteers will receive an email from M2 that explains how to access the site and get started. This email will be sent August 24 or once your Manager Agreement has been received and processed.

Access the troop side of the M2 site by clicking here on the M2 logo or go to www.gsnutsandmags.com/admin.

If you have participated as an MSP manager before and have completed steps for signing up for the 2023 – 2024 year, you will be able to log in with existing credentials. If you are new, you will use the email provided on the Manager Agreement Form.

Manage a troop and also have a Girl Scout participating? You will have access to both sides of the site with one log in. Check out the Tutorial section to see how to swap between both profiles!

Paya Credit Card Program

Your troop can sign up to accept credit cards from customers during MSP! If you sign up now, your account will be good through the 2024 cookie season. Troops using Paya for the program year are charged a $5 annual fee; this is added to eBudde for the April 2024 cookie debit.

Paya is for customers to pay for product, NOT for parents to pay amounts owed to the troop. But parents can use Paya to accept customer payments! Add parents as sub-users on the account and the credit card payments they take from customers will go straight into the troop bank account!

To sign up for Paya please use the following link: https://www.jotform.com/51665623929970

Tutorial Videos for Troop MSP Managers

Check out these short tutorials on specific topics of the M2 system features and functions to explore as you manage your troop’s program!