Examples of money‐earning activities that can be approved :
Events |
Services |
Making / Selling |
* Bake sale |
Babysitting |
* Baked goods |
Book or bike fair |
Car wash |
Craft items |
Workshop |
Caroling |
Holiday cards |
* Dinner |
Gift‐wrapping |
Back‐to‐School kits |
Dance |
Letter writing ( from Santa ) |
Gift baskets |
Plays or concert |
Leaf raking |
Your own cookbook |
Penny fair |
Scheduled walking tour |
Corsages |
White elephant sale |
Face painting |
Party favors |
Holiday social |
Recycling ( ink cartridges , etc .) |
Luminaries |
* Seasonal festival |
Birthday party planning |
Gingerbread houses |
Community scavenger hunt |
Grow / sell plants |
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Council sponsored programs – please contact programadmin @ gswpa . org |
* All activities involving food must be prepared in a commercial kitchen under the supervision of a certified food handler . Items requiring refrigeration must be kept in appropriate approved refrigeration . The activities must also comply with appropriate money‐earning standards , guidelines and activity checkpoints as stated in Safety Activity Checkpoints .
Examples of money‐earning activities that will not be approved :
� Games of chance , including Bingo , raffles , auctions , and strip tickets ( 50 / 50 ) � Product demonstrations ( i . e ., Avon , Mary Kay , Tupperware , Pampered Chef , Candle parties , etc ) � Sales that generate profits for or endorse a specific company ( i . e ., Sarris , M & M , Pizza Hut , Giant Eagle , etc .), such as selling products for a company or hosting “ Girl Scout ” nights at a company which generate profit
� Direct solicitations for cash ( exception for Gold Award Projects ), including social media , crowdsourcing , website solicitations ( kickstarter , indiegogo for example ) and foundation grants � Internet sales of any type � Raising money for other organizations . Girls may choose to donate a portion of their troop funds to another worthy organization , but may not directly fundraise for other organizations . � Reminder , the GSUSA Blue Book of Basic Documents states that “ Girl members may not engage in any direct solicitation for money .”
� For example : Girls may sell tickets to GSWPA‐approved money‐earning events like a dance , but may not participate in any “ thons ” where people are asked to pledge money for hours danced , miles walked , etc . This is direct solicitation of charitable donations and is not permitted .
Please see www . gswpa . org for information on Bronze , Silver and Gold money‐earning guidelines . SERVICE UNITS :
Service units may have one fundraiser per year if they held a cookie rally in the previous Girl Scout year . All additional money‐earning procedures must be followed . Events with a money earning component must follow these procedures . For example , a Thinking Day event with a bake sale .