2012 Girl Scout Fall Product Program about to start

The 2012 Girl Scout Fall Product Program is right around the corner! Girl Scouts throughout Southern Illinois will be taking orders for delicious nuts and candies, as well as magazines, from Oct. 12 through Nov. 3.

The Girl Scout Fall Product Program generates immeasurable results for girls and their communities. Girls who participate in the 2012 Fall Product Program benefit from "learning by earning" and develop five valuable life skills - goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics. In addition, proceeds from the program help Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GSSI) recruit and train adult volunteers, provide financial assistance so Girl Scouting is available to all girls, improve and maintain camp properties and develop and deliver unique leadership program activities for girls.

During the Fall Product Program, girls will sell items such as whole cashews, deluxe pecan clusters, fruit slices and morning mountain mix. Two items - chocolate covered pretzels and caramel treasures - will each come in their own unique Girl Scouts 100th Anniversary limited edition tin. In addition, hundreds of magazines will be available through QSP for those wishing to purchase a new subscription or renew an existing one.

For more information about the items girls will be selling during the Fall Product Program, you may visit GSSI's website at gsofsi.org.