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1 Quapaw Area Council

2 It is the intent of the Executive Board of the Quapaw Area Council to provide a council supported fundraiser to provide units a safe, effective product sale that aids them in their efforts of raising the funds needed to conduct a quality annual program. The council has selected popcorn as the product for this sale. The Trail s End Company is the vendor selected for the sale. The approximate distribution of the revenue from the sale is divided as follows: I hope you ll use this guidebook as a step-by-step manual to planning, executing and enjoying the rewards of a successful popcorn sale. After all, I know that the most important part of the popcorn sale is what it allows your unit to do! If you have any questions, contact the appropriate group here: Trails End: support@trails-end.com or call 1 (888) Quapaw Area Council: Blake Cole: blake.cole@scouting.org Sincerely, John Carman Trail s End Company (cost of the product): Packs, Troops, Crews & Post (including scout s prizes & unit incentives): Quapaw Area Council: John Carman, Scout Executive / CEO (501) x277 Crystal Hooper: crystal.hooper@scouting.org (501) x237 30% 37% 33% TOTAL 100% *Return to Scouting 70%* 2

3 Popcorn Calendar: 4 Unit Popcorn Checklist: 5 Kickoff Planner: 6 Unit Commission & Scout Rewards: 7 Trails End Website: 8 Products: 9-10 Prizes: Safe Selling: 17 Selling Methods: 18 What s New for Units: 19 What s New for Scouts: 20 Unit Kernel Info Sheet & Commitment Form: 21 Take-Order Form 22 District Pickup Locaons 23 3

4 Friday, Sep. 1: Thursday, Sep. 14: Popcorn Take-Order and Prize Forms mailed to all currently registered Scouts. District Popcorn Kickoffs & Training (At Roundtable Locations across Council) Fri-Sun, Sept :Popcorn BLITZ Weekend Friday, Oct. 20: Saturday, Nov. 4: Friday, Dec. 1: Dec/Jan 2018: Final Unit Product & Prize Orders Submitted Online Popcorn Pickup Day Popcorn Accounts must be settled by Units (Money must be received at Council Office or Postmarked by this date.) Top 100 Sellers Party (Popcorn Superheroes) Details and location to be included in Exclusive Invitation Top 50 Sellers Popcorn Jedi Club Event Details and location to be included in Exclusive Invitation. 4

5 Attend and participate in a popcorn sale District Kick-off in September Formulate a popcorn sales plan that includes the two methods of selling popcorn: Take Order Form and Online. (Don t forget BLITZ Weekend!) Create a timeline of when all order forms, popcorn monies and Scout prize forms will be due. Be sure to consider the calendar on Page 4. Hold a unit kick-off meeting for parents & scouts to inform and motivate them to help with your unit s sale. This should be fun-filled & include food and prizes! Prepare hand-outs for your unit kick-off meeting for both leaders and Scouts. Hand-outs include: Family Guide with prize brochure and order form Key Dates Goals for the unit and for the family A parent job description or list of expectations Promote corporate popcorn sales with your parents. They can take an order form to work and help boost their son s sales. Complete the unit product order form and submit online. Keep photocopies of your Scouts take order forms so they can be used the following year. Coordinate your unit s popcorn pick-up and distribution. Distribute prizes upon receipt in a timely manner. Celebrate your unit s success and use the money raised to provide awesome program opportunities for the Scouts to enjoy! 5

6 A great sale starts with a great kickoff! Follow these simple steps to start your popcorn sale with a BANG and motivate Scouts, parents and other volunteers. 1. Plan ahead. Be sure to set goals (both a unit goal and individual scout goals), share the calendar, and use the product samples provided for your Unit Kick-off. A good kickoff should be under an hour. 2. Emphasize WHY it is important to sell popcorn. Communicate the exciting Scouting program and how families can cover all their annual expense with one sale. Trail s End makes it easy to sell gourmet popcorn so Scouts can spend more time having fun and less time selling popcorn. 3. Show Scouts the tools available from Trail s End. This includes their order forms, prize sheets, training videos and much more! Visit to see all the tools available. 4. Spend some time explaining the different ways to sell, key dates for the program, and BLITZ Day and other bonus prizes available. 5. Motivate Scouts to set goals for their sales and to pick an awesome prize! The council offers several bonus prizes, top-seller incentives, and Trail s End also offers a scholarship program for top sellers. 6. Finish the evening with a memorable event. A kick off will be exciting when Scouts are involved in the action! 6

7 Units receive a base commission (30%) and can earn a bonus commission (3%) if they increase their sale by 5% or more over the previous year. Base Commission 30% With 5% increase 33% ALL NEW PRIZE PROGRAM! Better Prizes, More Bonuses! Scout Rewards from your Council BLITZ Weekend Prize: Scouts that sell $350 during the BLITZ Weekend will receive a fully embroidered 6 inch TANK THE MASCOT Backpack Patch. (These are distributed by the council.) $700 Bonus Club: Every Scout that reaches $700 in total sales will receive his choice of a $25 Scout Shop Gift Card, BSA Branded Headlamp, or Smithsonian Telescope. (These are ordered with your unit prize order.) TOP SELLER RECOGNITION: The top 100 and top 50 overall selling Scouts will receive exclusive invitations to VIP events! Bonus Rewards from Trail s End Trail s End Scholarship Fund: Sell $2,500 one time in a calendar year and receive 6% of your sales into your Scout s own college fund. Then receive 6% every subsequent year regardless of the amount sold ONLINE Prize Program: Earn 5% for every dollar sold online, over $300. Sell $300 online, and receive a $15 Amazon e-gift card. 7

8 Register your Scout at Scouts under 13 require a parent/guardian to register. Know your Scout s unit number. For example Pack 123 s unit number is 123. Unit Leaders register here, too. Once a Scout s page is created, they can begin inputting their information. When finished, it s easy to share a link to their customers via and on all Social Media platforms for a Great Year of Scouting! 8

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10 ONLINE Prize Program: Scouts Earn 5% for every dollar sold online, over $300. Sell $300 online and receive a $15 Amazon e-gift card. (This is in addition to the BSA Prize Program and Council Bonus Prizes!) 10

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16 hps://youtu.be/oa2f_wm9aew POPCORN JEDI CLUB MOVIE PREMIERE 16

17 POPCORN SAFETY TIPS When selling popcorn in your neighborhood, always have an adult or buddy with you. Never enter a stranger s house without an adult. Keep checks and cash in a separate envelope with your name on it. Always walk on the sidewalk whenever possible. Never sell at night. Always be courteous. POPCORN SALES TIPS Ten ways to make a popcorn sale 1. Ask your parents to be the first to buy popcorn. 2. Ask your relatives to buy popcorn. (Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Brothers, Sisters...) 3. Ask your neighbors to buy popcorn. 4. Ask the parents of your friends (not in Scouts) to buy popcorn. 5. Take a popcorn order form to your place of worship and ask people to buy popcorn. (Get permission first.) 6. Ask your parents if they can take a popcorn order form to work and ask their coworkers to buy popcorn. (They may need to get permission first.) 7. Ask your patrol or den to schedule a BLITZ Sale Day. This is a day when your fellow Scouts select a neighborhood and go door-to-door as a group to ask people to buy popcorn. 8. Ask a parent or a fellow Scout to go door-to-door with you in your neighborhood to ask people to buy popcorn. 9. Ask your parents or relatives if they give out gifts during the holiday season. If yes, ask them to consider giving out popcorn (in a tin decorated for the holidays) as a holiday gift. 10. ALWAYS WEAR YOUR UNIFORM! Don t forget last year s customers. Make sure you kept your Order Form from last year and ask each of them to buy again. CUSTOMER CHECKLIST Parents Grandparents Neighbors Religious Friends Area Businesses Teachers Coaches Relatives (Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Brothers, Sisters ) Parent s Work 17

18 There is no trick to selling. Most people want to support the Scouts and are happy to buy. All you need to do is ask! TAKE ORDER 2 WAYS TO SELL! This is the door-to-door sale with your paper Order Form or using the Trail s End Take Order app on your phone. Scouts can use this simple script to build their confidence and salesmanship! Hello my name is. I am a Scout with Pack/Troop here in. We are selling gourmet popcorn to raise money for our unit to attend camp. Will you help support my Scouting year? ONLINE It s easier than ever with the new Trail s End popcorn page. Head over to register your scout, and then they can begin setting up their own personal web page. Share the page with the handy links through all Social Media and . It s a snap! 18

19 Simplified Commission Structure Sell more, make more. It s that simple. No more mul-level commission structures. Tasng Kits Delicious flavors for your Scouts to sample at your unit Kickoff. Which one do you like best? - 15 oz. Chocolatey Caramel Crunch - 16 oz. Salted Caramel Corn - 5 oz. White Cheddar Cheese oz. Chocolate Pecan Clusters - 3 pouches Microwave Unbelievable Buer Online Registraon It s the digital age and ordering is easy at Trails End University Try out the helpful videos to get you and your unit up to speed on the easiest ways to have a great sale. 19

20 Super Hero 6-Piece Patch Scouts can earn all 6 secons by selling popcorn in each category. 5% Gi Card for Online Sales Earn 5% for every dollar sold online, over $300. Sell $300 online, and receive a $15 Amazon e-gi card. ALL NEW PRIZE PROGRAM Prizes for the 2017 Trails End Sale will be provided by BSA Naonal Supply! This means scouts will receive higher quality prizes, BSA Branded Items, and a beer selecon of items including High-End Electronics by Apple, Samsung, Beats, and more. INVITATION ONLY EVENTS Be one of the Top 100 Selling Scouts and get invited to the exclusive Popcorn Squad Party (formerly SPIN N WIN). Be one of the Top 50 Selling Scouts and you will be invited to join the POPCORN JEDI CLUB Both events will be invitaon only, include food, a prize for every Scout, and entertainment! 20

21 Please print all information legibly: Unit Kernel Information Sheet & Unit Commitment Form District Unit Type and Number: Pack Troop Crew Post Cubmaster/Scoutmaster/Advisor s Name: Phones: (Home) ( ) (Cell) ( ) Mailing Address: City, State, Zip: *Popcorn Chairperson s Name: *It is very important that we have correct Popcorn Chairman information and addresses as this will be our means of communication. Phones: (Home) ( ) (Cell) ( ) Mailing Address: City, State, Zip: We WILL sell popcorn this year We will NOT sell popcorn this year If NOT, please tell us why: Name of person completing form: Approximate number of Scouts that will participate in the 2017 sale (100% Participation is our Goal!) YES We will participate in the 2017 Take Order Popcorn Sales Please return to Quapaw Area Council 3220 Cantrell Road Little Rock, AR crystal.hooper@scouting.org Unit Popcorn Kernels will have the ability to submit orders online! 21

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23 2017 District Popcorn Pick-up Locations Crowley s Ridge Matthew s Warehouse Morio Snelling (Wynne) 1710 Hwy. 64 Spur Wynne, AR Time: 8:00 am 12:00 pm Crowley s Ridge Paragould Light & Water Seth Casey (Paragould) 1901 Jones Road Paragould, AR Time: 8:00am 12:00pm Foothills Conway Courier Service Darrell Faulkenbury 600 S German Lane # Conway, AR Time: 8:00 am 1:00pm Ouachita College of the Ouachitas Darius Peoples One College Circle Malvern, AR Time: 8:00 am 11:00 am Pinnacle Conway Courier Service Donnie Valley 600 S German Lane # Conway, AR Time: 8:00 am 1:00pm Saracen Pine Bluff Convention Center L.J. Henson 1 Convention Center Drive Pine Bluff, AR Time: 8:00am- 12:00pm Three Rivers Lake Ice Rusty Jackson 918 E. Lincoln, Ste Searcy, AR Time: 7:00 11:00 am White River Sanders Supply, Inc. Jacob Landers 598 Lawrence St Batesville, AR /12/2017

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