2023 Treats & Reads Troop Manager Guide

Timeline & Checklist

Familiarize Yourself with the M2 Dashboard The top half of the page is the dashboard. It gives you a quick overview of sale progress for your troop, including Girl Scout engagement (creating avatars, making a recording and video, sending emails, etc.), how many paper orders have been entered and how many nut/candy/ magazine orders have been placed through online storefronts. The bottom half of the page has links to all other pages within the operating system. Each page will show you Girl Scout and troop information in more detail. A quick link to all reports is included here too. Under each category, click on page titles to access the page. At the bottom of each of those pages is a button that will take you back to the homepage with one click. Near the top right hand corner of each of those pages is a “Show quick dashboard links” dropdown menu, making it easy for you to go to another page or report. Verify Girl Scout Membership and Permission Work with your leader to verify that the Girl Scouts participating in Treats & Reads have a 2023-2024 Girl Scout membership, as well as signed Product Programs Permission for 2023 2024 on their Girl Health History and Permissions form. Girl Scouts who join your troop after Sept. 30 are always welcome to participate in Treats & Reads too! If your troop receives notification that a Girl Scout parent/adult has a “No Funds Handling” restriction in place, that parent/adult is not permitted to sign product programs permission, nor handle money/product. The Girl Scout must have an unrelated adult from a different household be willing to sign permission and take responsibility for product and payment for Treats & Reads and Cookies. Host Troop Treats & Reads Parent/Adult Meeting After completing your training and receiving the troop Treats & Reads program materials, you should schedule a time to go over the program and expectations with Girl Scouts and parents/ adults before the program starts on Sept. 30. Before the meeting: • Fill out order cards, M2 flyers, money envelopes with troop number, and due dates along with any other information • Only distribute order cards and information to Girl Scouts whose parents/adults have signed the product programs permission form • Review email sent in early September to verify if there are parents/adults not in good financial standing. Girl Scouts with parents/adults with a no funds handling restriction may only participate if an adult non-family member living at a different address agrees to be responsible for the order card, product and money. The Girl Scout may still participate in product booths. Please contact your Neighborhood Treats & Reads Manager if you have any questions

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