Popcorn raises
money for the Pack's general fund...
The sale of popcorn represents a substantial income to the Pack, which receives 32% of the first $200 sold. If each Scout sells $200 in popcorn, the Pack will receive $64, the amount needed to cover a major portion of the Scouts' annual membership fee as well as budgeted needs for many of the Pack activities.
AND money for the
Scouts' individual accounts...
Once a Scout has reached the $200 sales level, his Scout Account receives 30% of ALL the additional sales. Individual accounts may be used to pay for uniforms, camping gear, special Pack activities and summer camp. (Any unused individual Scout account balances revert to the Pack if the boy leaves Scouting). Scout account funds CAN be used to pay for summer camp, uniforms, camping equipment and Troop activities when the Scout enters a Troop.
AND money for the
council.
Approximately 35% of the sale price goes to the Council to support Scout camps, special projects, leader training, insurance, etc. Your investment in time selling popcorn results in essential financial support to Council.
Important dates for the Fall 2007 popcorn sale
Sunday, September 9 - Show & Deliver orders are due by 9:00 PM (see next page).
Monday, Sept. 24 - Scouts will receive popcorn sales forms & selling information at the meeting.
Saturday, September 29
- Scouts may start
selling popcorn. DON’T SELL BEFORE SEPT 29
Saturday, Sept 29 - through
Sunday, November 11 - Sell as much as you can door to door; parents take forms to work;
encourage small businesses to use popcorn for holiday gifts, etc.
Monday, November 13 by 9:00
PM - all
orders brought to the Scout meeting or phoned in to the Popcorn Kernel. Please total your popcorn columns and
double-check the results!
Saturday, December 1 - Scouts pick up popcorn.
Scouts
should finish delivering their popcorn by Sunday evening, December 16.
Monday, December 19
- all money is due for
Scout's popcorn sale. You are asked to write a personal check for any amounts
that have not yet been collected. Do not
leave popcorn with a customer until it is paid for! Checks should be written to "Pack
--". Also, do not turn in cash – deposit all cash receipts and write a check
in the same amount to make the Popcorn Kernel’s task easier!
Your
financial commitment is essential to successful Pack operation.
·
Parents are requested to support each Scout in selling a minimum of
$200 in popcorn – this will be about 14 items sold on average. This minimum will provide the Pack and
Council with the revenue required to support Scouting activities.
·
For Scouts selling less than $200, parents will be asked to make up the
difference. Example - a Scout sells $125
($40 profit to the Pack) and parents write a check for $24 to total the required $64 to be
raised at the Pack goal.
Basic
principle – A Scout pays his own way!
Show
& Deliver - the key to high sales!
The
recommended Show & Deliver part of the sale requires that you take the
popcorn with you as you sell. You
deliver the popcorn as you go door to door, or parents take popcorn to work and
deliver it as co-workers order it.
Advantages include:
·
Order, delivery & payment are accomplished in one trip - no going
back multiple times to find someone at home!
·
Having an example of the product with you lets the customer see the
artwork on the package. Many customers
will upgrade to the Buckeye tin after seeing this collectible item, or, with
the suggestion, will purchase the tins for
·
You may purchase popcorn items (chocolate caramel crunch,
caramel corn with almonds & pecans)
and offer a sample to customers. Many
customers will upgrade to the Buckeye tin after tasting the samples! Offering samples will greatly increase your
sales of the premium tins!
·
It is recommended
that you order for Show & Deliver the same amount of product that you sold
last year if you want to have a super sale!
You may sell additional product for take order to sell even more!
·
Anything you do not sell may be returned as long as the
tins are not opened. Please handle the tins carefully! Dented tins cannot be given to other Scouts,
but the Council still must pay for them.
Don’t leave popcorn in a hot car; we cannot sell melted popcorn, and it
becomes a loss of money to Council.
Special bonuses for the 2007 popcorn sale
· Scout fills a complete 25-line form - receives a special patch
and certificate AND will receive one ticket to an OSU men’s hockey game for
every form filled! Filling an entire
form will result in an estimated $300 in sales!
· Scout sells $1500 – earns above incentive AND receives $ 50 gift card
(Coleman’s, Trail’s End Games & Gadgets, Wal-Mart).
· Scout sells $2500 - earns above incentives and qualifies for the
Trails End Scholarship program (once qualified - all future sales add 6% of the
sale to the scholarship which earns money market interest).
All Scouts may
earn prizes! Since the Pack does not need
to pay extra for prizes, every Scout is encouraged to set a prize goal and sell
to that goal.
Popcorn
Kernel name & phone # here