2015 Nut, Candy & Magazine Program (NCM) Top Sellers By Service Unit

Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois’ 2015 Nut, Candy & Magazine (NCM) Program was a tremendous success as approximately 4,164 girls participated, raising more than $643, 816. 

Also, through generous support of this year's “Project Thank you” campaign, GSSI is able to send 2,176 cans of honey roasted peanuts to U.S. service members.  

“We had a great program this year,” said Kelly Jansen, Director of Product Programs. “The success of this year's NCM program is due largely to the dedication of our girls, their parents, our fantastic volunteers and of course everyone who supported the girls by purchasing an item.” 

Girl Scout Product Programs provide numerous opportunities for girls to help them grow into leaders for America and teaches them many valuable skills like goal setting, decision making and working together as a team.  Troops use product programs to raise funds for activities, community service, trips and more.  Proceeds also help GSSI provide quality programming, camp maintenance, adult volunteer training and financial assistance. 

2015 Nut, Candy & Magazine Program 

Top Sellers By Service Unit

Alton/Godfrey/Wood River/Roxana: Elisabeth Preston, Wood River - $1,019
Belleville/Swansea: Edyn Richie, Belleville - $837
Bethalto: Rileigh Henke, Moro - $421
Bond County: Grace Neer, Greenville - $537
Centralia: Olivia Sipe, Centralia - $584
Clark and Cumberland Counties: Jersey Lowe, Marshall - $652
Clay County: Libby Lagle, Olney - $1,009
ClinClair: Lynn Shirley, Summerfield - $812
Clinton County: Kaleigh Voegeli, Carlyle -  $913
Collinsville: Alexis Clair, Collinsville - $511
Crawford and Jasper Counties: Kayellen Stewart, West York - $659
East Marion County: Aubrey Ritter, Salem - $697
East St. Louis and Cahokia: Carre Renee Webster, Granite City - $444
East Williamson County: Ali Stephens, Marion - $606
Eastern Coles County: Ariana Sluder, Ashmore - $671
Edgar County: Kelsey Johnson, Paris - $159
Edwardsville/Glen Carbon: Cooper Rutledge, Glen Carbon - $1,278
Effingham County: McKaiyla Crooker, Altamont - $602
Extension Programs: Jaliah Pelly, East St. Louis - $592
Fairview Heights/Caseyville: Olivia McGeehan, Fairview Heights - $503
Fayette County: Evelyn Moreland, Ramsey - $468
Granite City/Madison/Venice: Bradyn Kremers, Granite City - $696
Highland: Megan Helm, Highland - $1,011
Jackson County: Payton Wessel, Carbondale - $773
Jefferson County: Taylor DeSmith, Mt. Vernon - $517
Jersey and Calhoun Counties: Claire Meininger, Shipman - $1,198
Johnson and Pope Counties: Taysean Acree, Cypress - $666
Lawrence County: Madyson Deckard, Lawrenceville - $469
Massac County: Iommi Dyer, Metropolis - $506
Millstadt/Columbia/Dupo/Smithton: Amelia Analla, Millstadt - $446
New Athens/Marissa/St. Libory/Freeburg: Chelsea Sinn, Freeburg - $1,006
North Franklin County: Olivia Tipton, Sesser - $605
North Randolph County: Alaina Smith, Ruma - $908
O'Fallon/Shiloh: Delaney Hall, Lebanon - $1,062
Perry County: Brooklyn Neville, Pinckneyville - $504
Richland County: Kloe Elder, Olney - $607
Shawnee: Kylie Price, Carrier Mills - $1,039
South Macoupin County: Cadence Miller, Staunton - $744
South Randolph County: Kamryn Patterson, Steeleville - $840
Troy/St. Jacob: Mikayla Massie, Troy - $548
Union, Pulaski & Alexander Counties: Kaitlyn Sullivan, Makanda - $1,098
Wabash and Edwards Counties: Jordis Riley, Allendale - $690
Washington County: Olivia Verges, Nashville - $299
Waterloo: Jenna Hoeffken, Waterloo - $531
Wayne, Hamilton & White Counties: Dallas Sullivan, Norris City - $534
West Frankfort: Alyssa Cremer, West Frankfort - $512
West Williamson County: Sophia Silger, Carbondale - $1,104
Western Coles County: Samantha Cordes, Mattoon - $694 

First Girl Scout Product Program? Try These Daisy Financial Literacy Games & Activities

 

GSSI's 2015 Nut, Candy & Magazine Program kicks off Sept. 26. Not only does the program help girls raise funds for troop activities, it also helps them gain hands-on practice with five skills linked to leadership and financial literacy: goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics. 

Do you have a Daisy daughter or lead a troop of the youngest Girl Scouts?  Great!  Learning financial literacy at a young age is a lesson that will last a lifetime.  Try the fun games and activities below!

For more information about GSSI's Nut, Candy & Magazine Program, please contact Director of Product Program Kelly Jansen at 800.345.6858, ext. 2104 or e-mail kjansen@gsofsi.org.  Have fun!  To find financial literacy games for Brownies and Juniors, visit our website!  

Daisy Financial Literacy Games and Activities

Fulfills Money Counts steps 1, 2, 3:

 

Money Money

You need: Place Value Boards (one for each girl), bags of copied money (one for each girl), Daisy Catalog pages, Daisy Program book pages.

Pass out the Place Value Board (place value side up) one per girl. Pass out the bags of copied money, one to each girl. 

 

Ask the girls not to take the money out of the bag yet.

 

Ask the girls, “How many of you have an allowance?” You may have to explain what an allowance is. Ask the girls, “What do you spend your allowance on?”

 

Have the girls look at their Place Value Board. Ask them to read what the first column says. ($10.00). Point to the next column and have the girls shout out what that says, and so on to the last column.

 

Have the girls open their bag and pull out a nickel. Ask the girls, “What is a nickel worth?” Five cents. Have the girls open their bag and remove a penny. Ask the girls, “What is a penny worth?” One cent.

 

Tell the girls to pull from their bag enough pennies to equal a nickel and place it on their value board.

Now have them put their money back in the bag.

Challenge them to do different amounts, like: $1.32, $1.06, $50.10.

Be sure to include dollar amounts where there are no dimes, or no dollars. Have the girls suggest amounts to try.

Pass out the catalogs. Ask each girl to pick something they would like to buy for themselves. How much does it cost?

Set the amount of the item out on your Place Value Board. Have them pick an item they would give as a gift. How much does that cost?

Make a list of Girl Scout programs or trips the girls may be interested in, along with costs. Ask the girls to pick activities that they think sound like fun. How much does it cost? Set the amount of money the program costs on the Place Value Board.

Follow up: What are some things you like to do? Do they cost money or are they free?


Paying the Price

You need: play money and change for each girl, place value card for each girl, and small items with cost on them

Hold up the first prop, a lollipop that costs .05. Ask the girls to put .05 on their boards. Don’t give them any other directions. See what they come up with – most will either put five pennies or one nickel out. Some will put both. Point out how there are two ways to make five cents. If the girls only have one, have them try to make another.

Hold up the rest of the items, one at a time. Have the girls make their boards up to reflect as many ways as possible to make the cost of the item.


Dollar Digit

You need: Dimes and Pennies Game board (one copy per girl), Pencils (one per girl), bag of copied pennies and dimes (one per group), two normal dice (two dice per group)

Organize your group into smaller groups of 2-4 girls each. Pass out copies of the Dimes and Pennies Game boards to every girl and a bag of the pennies and dimes to every group. Each group also gets two dice and every girl gets a pencil.

Explain the rules:

1. Each player takes a turn rolling the dice.

2. Each player chooses if she wants to match the number on the dice with pennies or with dimes. For example, the first player rolls a one and a five. That makes six, right? How many pennies is that? (six) Can you use a dime? (No)

3. After the player puts her money on the coin board, she passes the dice to the next player.

4. Everyone rolls seven turns.

5. Your goal is to get as close to $1.00. How many pennies are in $1.00? (100) How many dimes? (10)

6. After seven rolls, count how much you have on your coin board and see what the rest of your group has.

7. Who has the most? Who has the least? Who is closest to $1.00?


GORP

Play this game as a group for Daisies, since it can be a little confusing! Double check your allergies and substitute as needed. The original game calls for banana chips, apricots, raisins and walnuts. If you have girls with tree nut allergies, pull walnuts and put in cranberries (check the processing label of all the food you buy to make sure there are no references to tree nuts or peanuts). If you have girls allergic to sulfites, pull the apricots. Other suggestions are sunflower seeds, chocolate chips or M&Ms.

Edit your game sheets to reflect your ingredients and copy for each girl.

You will need: Inflatable Dice (three), bags of pennies and dimes, and the coin board again to help the girls with the final cost analysis.

Read the description to the girls:

A camping store makes trail mix from these ingredients (list your ingredients). We have 10 ounces of each ingredient, which is why it says 10 on your sheet. Each bag of trail mix has three ingredients. We will take turns throwing the giant dice to figure out how many ounces of each ingredient go in the bags. We are going to try not to have any leftovers, though – the camping store has to sell all their ingredients to make money!

Choose three girls. Give each a die. Assign each girl an ingredient. Ask the rest of the girls to do a drumroll on their tables or desks before the girls throw their die. Have the girls throw their die and read their number.

Have all the girls write on their sheet the numbers. Ask the girls to write down the number on the line next to the roll number. Then ask them to subtract the rolled number from the 10 they started with. You may need to demonstrate with your fingers. For example, a girl assigned Walnuts rolls a 6. 10 minus 6 is 4. We have 4 ounces left of walnuts.

Choose three more girls and repeat, making sure you do the subtraction out loud with the girls every time.

After three rounds, ask the girls how many of each ingredient they have left.

Let’s pretend we run the camping store and for every leftover ounce of ingredient we lose .05. For every bag of trail mix we sell, we earn $3.00. How many bags of trail mix did we sell? How many leftover ounces do we have?

Use the coin board to figure out how much money we lose and how much money we make. Put five cents for every ounce in the pennies column. How many cents did we lose total? How many dollars did we make? (You made three bags so thee bags at three dollars each is 3 plus 3 plus 3). Subtract the cents we lost from the money we made. This will require a little help from you – nine minus whatever your total loss is – you may need to prompt them.

Line up your edible ingredients. Put two spoons in each ingredient. Give each girl a bag and let her add however many spoonfuls of each ingredient into her bag for a snack.

2015 Girl Scout Cookie Program Top Sellers by Service Unit

Congratulations to this year’s top sellers during the annual Girl Scout Cookie Program. These amazing girls put their business skills, their smiles and their determination into action to become top cookie sellers in their Service Unit or surpass 1,000 boxes sold.  

Thanks to all the parents, troop leaders and people who bought Girl Scout cookies and supported the Girl Scout mission of building courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place. 

Girl Scouts who sold more than 1,000 boxes:

Trinity McQuay 1,757 Medora
Elise Thomlinson 1,573 Collinsville
Ashlie Zlotnicki 1,506 Murphysboro
Kaleigh Voegeli 1,272 Carlyle
Claire Meininger 1,250 Shipman
Allison Mefford 1,131 Flora
Sloane Gottlob 1,001 Godfrey
Brooke Smith Muller 1,000 Collinsville
Carly Havens 1,000 Collinsville
Kaylynn Paddick 1,000 Willow Hill


Top Sellers by Service Unit:

SU 7 Bond County -  Aliyah McNeill, Greenville: 408 boxes
SU 9 Centralia - Mariah Winegarner, Centralia: 828 boxes
SU 12 Clay County - Allison Mefford, Flora: 1,131 boxes
SU 15 Clinton County - Kaleigh Voegeli, Carlyle: 1,272 boxes
SU 21 East Marion County - Jennifer Hodge, Odin: 478 boxes
SU 24 Fayette County - Jaden Johnson, Vandalia: 340 boxes
SU 27 Jackson County -  Ashlie Zlotnicki, Murphysboro: 1,506 boxes
SU 30 Jefferson County - Lenzie Merriman, Mt. Vernon: 751 boxes
SU 33 Johnson/Pope Counties - Addy Underwood, Goreville: 350 boxes
SU 39 Lawrence County - Jayla Brink, Lawrenceville: 414 boxes
SU 42 West Williamson County- Orchid Konkel, Herrin: 770  boxes
SU 45 Massac County - Jala Williams, Metropolis: 304 boxes
SU 51 North Franklin County - Madeline Burgess, Valier: 674 boxes
SU 54 Perry County - Avery Williams, DuQuoin: 426 boxes
SU 57 North Randolph County - Alaina Smith, Ruma: 400 boxes
SU 60 South Randolph County - Addison Gottschammer, Ellis Grove: 541 boxes
SU 63 Richland County - Daisy Daniel, Olney: 676 boxes
SU 66 Shawnee - Kylie Price, Carrier Mills: 764 boxes
SU 72 Union/Pulaski/Alexander Counties (UPAC) - Jayci Hopkins, Anna: 628 boxes
SU 78 Wabash/Edwards Counties - Presley White, Mount Carmel: 501 boxes
SU 81 Washington County - Savannah Downey, Greenville : 253 boxes
SU 85 Wayne/Hamilton/White Counties - Dallas Sullivan, Norris City: 743 boxes
SU 87 West Frankfort - Aftyn Volanski, West Frankfort: 819 boxes
SU 90 East Williamson County - Victoria Shore, Marion: 558 boxes
SU 101 Alton/Godfrey/Wood River/Roxana - Sloane Gottlob, Godfrey:1,001 boxes
SU 102 Granite City/Madison/Venice - Katie Reagan, Granite City: 579 boxes
SU 105 Jersey/Calhoun Counties: Trinity McQuay, Medora - 1,757 boxes
SU 106 Bethalto - Janessa Raines, Moro: 372 boxes
SU 107 South Macoupin County - Reagan Cerentano, Wilsonville: 236 boxes
SU 108 Edwardsville/Glen Carbon - Katelyn Long, Edwardsville: 501 boxes
SU 109 Troy/St. Jacob - Leah Connelly, Troy: 407 boxes
SU 110 Highland - Emmah Reppond, Highland: 504 boxes
SU 111 Collinsville/Maryville - Elise Thomlinson, Collinsville: 1,573 boxes
SU 201 O'Fallon/Shiloh - Kamaria Foluke, O'Fallon: 601 boxes
SU 202 Trenton/Lebanon/Mascoutah/New Baden - Lynn Shirley, Summerfield: 705 boxes
SU 203 Fairview Heights/Caseyville - Erin Connor, Washington Park: 418 boxes
SU 204 East St. Louis/Cahokia - Jordyn Willis, Cahokia: 186 boxes
SU 205 Scott AFB - Jazalyn Whaley, Scott Air Force Base: 554 boxes
SU 207 Belleville/Swansea - Jillian Krieter, Belleville: 647 boxes
SU 209 Millstadt/Columbia/Dupo/Smithton - Alexandria Kampmeinert, Dupo: 403 boxes
SU 210 New Athens/Marissa/St. Libory/Freeburg - Chelsea Sinn, Freeburg: 400 boxes
SU 211 Waterloo - Isabella Schuchardt, Waterloo: 750 boxes
SU 511 Effingham County - Abbi Lamb, Effingham: 502 boxes
SU 521 Western Coles County - Madison Parks, Mattoon: 615 boxes
SU 522 Eastern Coles County - Kelsey Trigg, Charleston: 454 boxes
SU 531 Edgar County - Kadrianne Henry, Paris: 379 boxes
SU 533 Clark/Cumberland Counties - Brielle Duke, Marshall: 801 boxes
SU 544 Crawford/Jasper Counties - Kaylynn Paddick, Willow Hill: 1,000 boxes


In School Scouting
ISS, Jailah Pelly, East St. Louis: 335 boxes
WOE, Katylin Moore, Cahokia: 205 boxes
KATS, Allura Keel, Collinsville: 141 boxes

Girl Scout Product Program Top Sellers Honored at All That Glitters

Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois recognized its Girl Scout Product Program Top Sellers for the 2013-14 Girl Scout Year during the All that Glitters Award ceremony on April 5 at Hilton Garden Inn's Regency Conference Center in O'Fallon.  Awardees were:

2013 Nut, Candy & Magazine (NCM) Program:

Emily Jones

Troop #1247

Granite City

Maureen Corbell

Troop #8995

Carterville

*not in attendance

2013 Girl Scout Cookie Program:

Hannah McQuay

Troop #235

Medora

Marguerite Kerr

Troop #143

Granite City

Girl Scout Cookies Are Coming to Southern Illinois in January!

We all know the Girl Scout Cookie Program, the biggest girl-led business in the world, is about so much more than exchanging a box of tasty treats for money. When a Girl Scout sells you a package of cookies, she’s doing much more. She’s creating a plan, interacting with customers and working as part of a team. And, she’s also building a lifetime of skills and confidence linked to leadership and financial literacy.

2014 Girl Scout of Southern Illinois Cookie Program Girl Scout Cookies cost $4 per box Important Dates: December 14, 2013 – Cookie College January 10, 2014 – Cookie Rally January 10-12, 2014 – Council Wide Booth Sales January 11-25, 2014 – Order Taking February 28-March 2, 2014; March 7-9, 2014 and March 14-16, 2014 – Council Wide Booth Sales

What can a cookie buy? The experience of a lifetime.  Much more than a way to raise money, the Girl Scout Cookie Program is a hands-on leadership and entrepreneurial program unlike any other in the world.  Girls gain a wealth of essential skills, not from a book, but from real life experiences that build a strong foundation for success.  Many successful businesswomen and community leaders say they got their start selling Girl Scout Cookies.  Watch: The Business of Cookies

Learning Life Skills Through Girl Scouting, girls become leaders in their daily lives and prepare for their bright futures! The Girl Scout Cookie Program provides an important ingredient for leadership by helping girls develop five key skills: Goal Setting, Decision Making, Money Management, People Skills and Business Ethics.   Along the way, girls deepen relationships and create memories that will last a lifetime. She won’t want to miss the fun. And, you won’t want her to miss the learning! There’s no substitute for giving your Girl Scout the exciting, enriching experience of the Girl Scout Cookie Program.   Watch: What Grown Ups Need to Know About Selling Girl Scout Cookies How the Cookie CrumblesEvery penny of the Girl Scout Product Programs remains in our council.  Check out this chart to see how the proceeds from Girl Scout Product Programs are used here at Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois.  See photos of last year's Girl Scout Cookie Program

GSSI's Nut, Candy & Magazine (NCM) Program is a Huge Success

Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois’ 2013 Nut, Candy & Magazine (NCM) Program was a tremendous success as approximately 4, 200 girls sold over $550,000 of the delicious nuts, candies and magazines.  Girls who participated in the program benefit from “learning by earning” and developed five valuable life skills – goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics.  Proceeds for the NCM Program help GSSI develop leadership programs for girls, recruit and train adult volunteers, improve and maintain camp properties and provide financial assistance so Girl Scouting is available to all girls.  

“What a wonderful job our girls did during this year’s Nut, Candy & Magazine Program,” said Villie M. Appoo, GSSI Chief Executive Officer.  “The success of NCM program is due largely to the commitment from our girls, their parents, our fantastic volunteers and of course everyone who supported the girls by purchasing an item,” said Appoo. “Proceeds from Girl Scout Product Programs provide numerous opportunities for girls to help them grow into leaders for America and teaches them many valuable skills like goal setting, decision making and working together as a team.” 

See Top Sellers By Area:

Service Unit	Troop	Top Seller	Amount Sold	Hometown
Alexander County	#8562	Cheyenne Lattimore	$216	Cairo
Alton/Wood River	#130	Kaylee Melton	$665	Wood River
Belleville/Swansea	#813	Amelia Wagner	$657	Belleville
Bond County	#8802	Sydnee Godier	$520	Sorento
Bethalto	#301	Cheyenne Quartermouse	$423	Cottage Hills
Centralia	#8825	Alexis Nelson	$472	Centralia
Clark/Cumberland Counties	#2113	Anastasia Turner	$514	Marshall
Clay County	#8782	Leah Cartright	$445	Clay City
Clinton County	#8434	Avery Pingsterhaus	$456	Aviston
Collinsville	#261	Jovie Mersinger	$659	Collinsville
Columbia	#359	Alexa Glover	$443	Dupo
Crawford/Jasper Counties	#2100	Paige Sanders	$551	Robinson
East Marion	#8504	Nevaeh Bryant	$476	Centralia
East St. Louis	#874	Carrie Webster	$427	Granite City
East Williamson County	#8247	Ali Stephens	$454	Marion
Eastern Coles County	#8643	Ryellie Roberts	$584	Coles County
Edwardsville/Glen Carbon	#204	Josephine Rutledge	$704	Glen Carbon
Effingham	#2047	Brooke Evans	$690	Altamont
Fairview Heights/Caseyville	#43	Ahmani Tillman	$718	Fairview Heights
Fayette County	#8383	Olivia Rubin	$363	Vandalia
Granite City/Madison/Venice	#1247	Emily Jones	$911	Granite City
Highland	#66	Dalanee Balint	$565	Highland
Jackson County	#8811	Lily Williams	$420	Jackson County
Jefferson County	#8643	Grace Seidel	$524	Bonnie
Jersey/Calhoun Counties	#532	Katlyn Springer	$667	Godfrey
Johnson/Pope Counties	#8649	Aydrianna Simmons	$403	Buncombe
Lawrence County	#8704	Lyndsey Brunson	$354	Sumner
Massac County	#8202	Jala Williams	$278	Metropolis
New Athens/Marissa/Freeburg	#294	Zion Waddell	$555	Swansea
North Franklin County	#8925	Alexis Talbert	$509	Sesser
North Randolph County	#8319	Jacelyn Boston	$637	Sparta
O’Fallon/Shiloh	#383	Alexandra Sumida	$627	O’Fallon
Perry County	#8130	Bianca Bell	$527	DuQuoin
Richland County	#8470	Kloe Elder	$451	Olney
Scott Air Force Base	#313	Madison Sanker	$201	Mascoutah
Shawnee	#8285	Brooke Mabrey	$475	Rosiclare
South Randolph County	#8235	Kaylie Jo Springston	$599	Chester
South Macoupin County	#376	Madison Rimar	$558	Mt. Olive
Trenton/Lebanon/Mascoutah	#734	Lynn Shirley	$400	Lebanon
Troy/St. Jacob	#578	Adelaide Mumper	$625	Troy
Union/Pulaski Counties	#8544	Erin Stout	$498	Jonesboro
Wabash/Edwards Counties	#8505	Jayla Edgin	$536	Keensburg
Washington County	#8753	Elizabeth Bierman	$636	Hoyleton
Waterloo	#561	Alayna Walton	#441	Waterloo
Wayne/Hamilton/White	#8677	Hannah Fickas	$467	Cisne
West Frankfort	#8037	Ella Hardwick	$432	Thompsonville
West Williamson	#8995	Maureen Corbell	$741	Carterville
Western Coles County	#2243	Chloe Stoneburner	$610	Mattoon