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Safety-Wise Standards
Safety-Wise Standard 28:
Activities Involving Money
Girl Scouts are financed by dues, money-earning activities, and a
share of money earned through council-sponsored product sales
activities. Daisy Girl Scouts may not be involved in raising or
handling any money, including dues and proceeds from group
money-earning product sale activities.
"Group money-earning" refers to activities following a planned
budget and carried out by girls and adults, in partnership, to earn
money for the group treasury. Girls should understand why the funds
are needed and learn correct business procedures. These activities
should be consistent with the goals and principles of the Girl Scout
Program.
Safety-Wise Standard 29:
Money-Earning Activities
Money-earning activities are valuable program activities for girls.
Daisy Girl Scouts do not participate in-group money-earning
activities.
Group leaders obtain written approval from their Service Unit
Manager and/or age-level Consultant before starting a group
money-earning project by submitting a Group Money-Earning
Application and Budget Worksheet at least 3 weeks prior to
money-earning activity.
The number of money-earning projects may not exceed the amount of
money needed to support group activities. The group determines the
amount to be raised by preparing a group budget. Group money-earning
activities need to be suited to the ages and abilities of the girls
and consistent with the goals and principles of Girl Scout program.
Review all procedure and equipment used to ensure that the activity
is environmentally sound and the equipment is safe for all girls to
use.
The sale or endorsements of commercial products, product
demonstration parties, raffles, drawings, games of chance, and the
direct solicitation of cash are examples of inappropriate
money-earning activities.
Obtain the permission of a parent or guardian and make sure adults
are present at all times when girls participate in money-earning
activities outside their group meeting place.
Following the completion of the money-earning activity, complete and
submit the Group Money-Earning Activity Evaluation to the Service
Unit Manager within two weeks.
It is recommended that Brownie and Junior groups have no more than
one additional money-earning activity.
Money-earning activities planned outside the geographic boundaries
of the Service Unit in which the group is registered would have to
be mutually agreed upon by the Service Teams of both Service Units.
Any external money-earning activities must be identifying the
geographic location group/area involved, i.e., “Girl Scouts of the
Chesapeake Bay of Cecil County Maryland” or Girl Scouts from Caesar
Rodney High School, Dover, DE”.
Money-earning activities may not be conducted on the Internet.
The income from group money-earning activities never becomes the
property of individual members – girls or adults.
When girls are planning Girl Scout Gold Award projects or special
service projects that require funds beyond the group treasury, they
develop a proposal that must be approved by the council before
individuals or community business is solicited. The girls and an
adult make the presentations to potential founders.
Safety-Wise Standard 33:
Fund Raising for Other Organizations
Girl Scouts in their Girl Scout capacities, may not solicit money
for other organizations. Girl members may support other
organizations through service projects or a donation from their
group treasury.
Girl Scouts, in their capacity as Girl Scouts, may not raise or
solicit money for other organizations or participant in walkathons
or telethons or similar activities that raise funds for other
organizations. However, girls may contribute a portion of their
treasury to organizations or projects they consider worthwhile.
Products Sales via the
Internet
Girls and adults may not post notices on the Internet to sell Girl
Scout Cookies or other products from council-sponsored product
sales. (Safety-Wise, page 129)
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