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2025 September Family Newsletter
Fall Product Program Essentials
Our Fall Product Program started on Sept. 20! If you have not helped your Girl Scout set up her digital storefront, you canregister online at any time to join the excitement!
Girl Scouts can raise funds for troop adventures, as well as earn rewards while selling gourmet nuts and candies, personalized products, candles, magazines, Tervis Tumblers, and Girl Scout themed BarkBoxes!
In Person: Girls collect money from customers when they order. Families/troops enter the order in to the sales platform M20S by the deadline and girls turn money into their troops.
Online: Girls create a personalized storefront and send emails to family and friends inviting them to order. Customers pay online and can choose between Direct Ship (they pay shipping) or Girl Delivery. Please note: if a girl receives an order marked Girl Delivery that they are unable to deliver, they must contact M2 customer service by Oct. 22 to cancel.
Magazines: Girls use their digital storefront to market magazines to customers. Orders and payments take place online and magazines are shipped directly to the customer 6-8 weeks after processing.
Donations: For an $8 donation, customers can send a can of honey roasted peanuts to military members and their families through area nonprofit H.E.R.O.E.S. Care. Donations can be online or in person.
Contact your troop leader if your Girl Scout is interested in participating! Girls can use a digital storefront even without total troop participation. Follow the button below to browse our Family Guide.
Fab Five Contest: Each weekend during the Fall Product Program, a different item will be in the spotlight. Girl Scouts who sell the most of that item through their online storefront over the weekend will win that product! Follow GSofSI on Facebook and Instagram for posts parents can share to help their Girl Scout spread the news. The schedule is:
ACT Honored As Distinguished Community Leader For Helping Enchance Camp Torqua
Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois honored Agency for Community Transit (ACT) with the Distinguished Community Leader Award at our 2025 United We Lead Gala on Sept. 12. ACT has helped make Camp Torqua more accessible through grant funding they have provided. Projects they helped make possible include ADA-compliant entrance to our new showerhouse/storm shelter, multiple paved trails, and more.
Exploremores are the latest in Girl Scout Cookies! These rocky road ice cream-inspired sandwich cookies are filled with the delicious flavors of chocolate, marshmallow, and toasted almond-flavored creme. They reflect the spirit of exploration at the heart of every Girl Scout!
My Girl Scout Uniform Starter Kit
Girl Scout Uniform Starter Kits are here! Each kit comes with a sash or vest, council ID, American flag, insignia tab, membership level pin and World Trefoil Pin. Order online, by phone, or visit us in the shop.
Embrace Your Halloween Spirit at Our Build-A-Bear Workshop
Spooky season cuteness has arrived at our Build-A-Bear Workshop! Our adorable Purple Ghost Kitty can be outfitted with the frightfully fun Skeleton Suit, plus a Witch Hat and Broom set! Also, don't miss out on our Halloween MystFurry Friends - they are hauntingly huggable and here for a limited time!
You don't want to miss these programs hosted by Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois!
Girl Scouts Love State Parks Weekend:
Did your Girl Scouts celebrate Girl Scouts Love State Parks Weekend? Be sure to pre-order your patches from the Council Shop!
Discover the magic of libraries, earn a special reading patch, and take part in the Southern Illinois Library Crawl 2025!
Highest Awards Prep Overnight - TWO LOCATIONS
Cadettes-Ambassadors
October 10-11 Edwardsville, IL Makanda, IL
Deadline: Sept. 29
Interested in earning your Girl Scout Gold Award or Girl Scout Silver Award? Come in with an idea and leave with an action plan! We'll also enjoy camp fun like archery and team-building.
Fall Fest
Daisies-Ambassadors; Families & Friends
November 8
Edwardsville, IL
Deadline: October 13
Girl Scouts, along with their families and friends, are invited out for a day of fall fun at Camp Torqua!
These are just a few of the exciting opportunities coming soon! Follow the button below to see more.
