Support Guiding by buying biscuits.
Show your support of Guiding in South Australia by purchasing a packet or carton of Guide biscuits during 2012. There are 20 packets in each carton of Plain and Choc, and 12 boxes of Mini Choc in a carton. You can buy a carton or two for your work place or surprise your friends with a few packets. Packets will be on sale for $3.00 each.
Guide biscuits are now being pre-ordered for the 2012 Biscuit Campaign by local Guide Units across South Australia. You too can pre-order your biscuits now. Please just fill out and submit the form below. Please indicate the quantity of each variety - Plain, Choc, Mini Choc or maybe a mixed selection you are interested in purchasing.
What Can A Guide Biscuit Buy?
The Experience of a Lifetime.
Girls set Guide bscuit goals to support their Unit activities for the year, to fund community service and leadership projects, to attend camp, to travel to destinations near and far, to purchase equipment and to provide events for girls in their community.
Why Guide Biscuits?
The activity of selling biscuits is directly related to our purpose of helping all girls realize their full potential and become strong, confident, and resourceful citizens.
· Girl Guides learn life skills and are able to realize their goals—and they have fun!
· Customers get a great product and get to support girls in their own community.
· All of the proceeds support Girl Guides in South Australia.
Learning Life Skills
Through the Guide biscuit program girls develop five essential skills:
· Goal setting
· Decision making
· Money management
· People skills
· Business ethics
During fundraising activities, girls are members of a team working towards a common goal, with each girl striving to do her best. Every local Unit is encouraged to set realistic goals, such as planning field trips and community service projects, to accomplish during the year. The money earned from Guide biscuits activities helps the Unit achieve its goals.
Many Guide Units make provisions for individual members to participate and support in fundraising programs. However, proceeds earned are not the property of individual girls—they are distributed according to Girl Guides South Australia, individual Unit and Regional plans to benefit all girls involved in Girl Guiding.
So when your local Guides come calling with this year's best-selling Guide biscuits, remember you're saying hello to tomorrow's business leaders.
Making It Count
All of the profit—every cent—from a local Unit’s fundraising activities remains in the state where the Guide biscuits are sold. This revenue is used to benefit girls, some of it directly by remaining in the uides Unit and some of it indirectly by subsidizing the cost of providing the Guide program in the state.
Money from Girl Guide Biscuits helps the state:
· Recruit and train volunteer adults to work with girls.
· Provide the financial assistance needed to make Girl Guiding available for all girls.
· Improve and maintain camp and other activity sites.
· Keep event/camp fees for all members to a minimum.
· Sponsor special events and projects.
Today's prices reflect the current cost of purchasing Guide biscuits from a licensed baker, the increased cost of ingredients, and the realities of providing Guide activities in an ever-changing economic environment. Amounts going to Guide Units are set by the Girl Guides South Australia Board. The Guide biscuit vendors pay a levy to Girl Guides Australia per box produced, which in turn returns to local Units in the form of assistance and resources from Girl Guides Australia.
Fundraising Guidelines
To purchase Guide Biscuits simply:
· Ask your local Guides where you can buy biscuits
· Contact Guide House for details of your local Guide Unit, tel (08) 8418 0900 · Drop into Guide House at 63 Beulah Road, Norwood
· Check the list below of stalls and dates for when Guides will be at a shopping centre near you
To order biscuits to sell to work colleagues, friends and family:
To Donate to Girl Guides SA:
· Click here: http://www.givenow.com.au/girlguidessa
· Drop or post your donation into Guide House at 63 Beulah Road, Norwood
· Check the list below of stalls and dates for when Guides will be at a shopping centre near you (subject to change)
Find Guide Biscuits at:
June 16th
· Woolworths Aberfoyle Park
· Foodland Aldinga
· Foodland Balhanna
· Barmera Street Stall
· Foodland Blackwood
· Woolworths Blackwood
· Woolworths Berri
· Woolworths Broken Hill
· Woolworths Colonnades
· Woolworths Cumberland Park
· Woolworths Elizabeth
· Foodland Erindale
· Woolworths Findon
· Woolworths Gawler
· Woolworths Gilles Plains
· Woolworths Glenelg
· Woolworths Golden Grove
· Woolworths Hackham
· Woolworths Hilton
· Ingle Farm Shopping Centre
· Woolworths Kadina
· IGA Kapunda
· Woolworths Kilkenny
· Centro Kurralta
· IGA Leabrook
· Woolworths Loxton
· Marden Shopping centre
· McLaren Vale Shopping Centre
· Woolworths Marion
· Woolworths Marryatville
· Woolworths Millicent
· Mitcham Shopping Centre
· Woolworths Mitcham
· Munno Para Shopping Centre
· Woolworths Modbury Heights
· Woolworths Mount Barker
· Centro Mount Gambier
· Woolworths Murray Bridge
· Woolworths Naracoorte
· Woolworths Newton
· Woolworths North Park
· Woolworths Old Reynella
· Woolworths Para Hills
· Woolworths Port Adelaide
· Woolworths Port Augusta
· Woolworths Port Lincoln
· Woolworths Renmark
· Woolworths Seaford
· IGA South Plympton
· Woolworths Stirling
· Woolworths Tea Tree Plaza
· Woolworths Unley
· Woolworths Victor Harbor
· Woolworths West Lakes
· Woolworths Whyalla
· Woolworths Woodcroft
June 23rd
· Munno Para Shopping Centre
July 7th
· Munno Para Shopping Centre
July 21st
· Munno Para Shopping Centre
We thank you for your support.
Biscuit Badge Challenge
Every Guide in South Australia who participates in this year's biscuit campaign will receive a badge and an opportunity to win prizes.
To get involved in this year's biscuit campaign you can:
· Work with your local Unit to sell biscuits door to door,
· Help at a Guide Biscuit stall
· Drop Guide Biscuits into the Mayor, Member of Parliament or media outlets
· Sell biscuits to family or friends
You can also support this year's campaign by:
· putting up posters in the local area
· helping with media
· participating in a media stunt
NOTE: Guides will be advised by their Unit Leader on how to receive badges and win prizes. Contact Biscuit Coordinator for further details, Kylie on email projects@girlguidessa.org.au.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why should I buy Guide biscuits?
· They taste great!
· Guide biscuits aren't available all year
· You'll support our terrific organisation that helps girls and women to grow into responsible community members
· By selling biscuits Guides learn life skills like goal setting, money management and teamwork - and we have lots of fun!
· You'll get some delicious biscuits and support your local community
Where can I buy them?
· From your local Guide Unit, contact your State Guide organisation to find out who to contact in your area
· Fill out an order form for the 2012 Biscuit Campaign so you don't miss out
· You can also order them from your State Guide shop or call 08 8418 0900
· Guides will be door knocking this year. In the interest of safety of the girls, all girls involved in any street collection or door knocking activity will be accompanied by an adult or adults.
How long do they keep for?
· Check the best before on the packaging
· November 2012, so you can stock up! How many packs would you like?
· The plain biscuits freeze really well. Would you like to buy some extra ones for later? They're only available once a year
Where does the money go?
· By buying Guide biscuits you're supporting girls in your community. It will help fund local activities, camps and Guiding events. You are also enabling Guides to buy Unit supplies and program materials and support disadvantaged girls to enjoy Guiding. The money also helps to train and support our Leaders all of whom are volunteers.
· Some of the money also goes to pay the manufacturers and support the promotion of biscuits and Guiding, to run trainings and workshops for Leaders, to maintain Guide properties and help deliver Guiding in Australia.
Is this tax deductible?
· Purchasing biscuits is not tax deductible
· But donations to Guides are tax deductible. Contact our office for more details about how you can make a donation to your State Guide organisation or send a cheque payable to Girl Guides South Australia and you will receive a tax deductible receipt. Donations to Girl Guides South Australia help in the development of training and program resources and build capacity to benefit South Australian girls and women; and help strengthen communities across South Australia.
Where are they made?
· In New Zealand, by an Australian owned company called Griffins Foods
Are they suitable for people with allergies?
· Guide biscuits are made in a factory that handles egg, sesame seeds, peanuts, other nuts and milk products, so they are not suitable for people with these allergies
Are they good for you?
· They taste great, but like any biscuits they should be an occasional treat as part of your active healthy lifestyle
· The biscuits don't contain any artificial colours or flavours
· Look at the nutritional panel on the packet for more information
Girl Guides South Australia would like to thank Girl Scouts USA for their relevant website information utilized in this page. For further information on the Girl Scouts USA cookie program http://www.girlscouts.org/program/gs_cookies/. 
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