Popcorn

The 2009 Popcorn Sale kicks off a lot earlier this year, with Show-n-Sell orders due July 27. That's a big change - and not the only one:

• Show-n-Sell kickoff at your district's May/June roundtables
• Show-n-Sell popcorn pickup: August 8
• Show-n-Sell ends: September 7
• Take Order begins: September 18
• Take Order popcorn pickup: November 7
• Online sales will not count towards Take Order prizes
• Trails End has eliminated the 30 pack and Kettle Corn products
  PLEASE NOTE: Orders go to your District Executive or District Popcorn Chair - NOT Stephanie in the council office.

• Council popcorn sales guide (information about the Show-n-Sell and Take Order phases of the sale, including important dates)
• Popcorn Sale training Power Point presentation
• Unit Commitment Form - Show-n-Sell (use this to tell us that your unit is going to sell popcorn this year)
• Show-n-Sell Popcorn Order Form (use this to tell us how much popcorn your Scouts plan to sell this year) 
• Show-n-Sell Popcorn Prize Order Form
• Trail's End website (use this to register your unit's Take Order phase of the sale)

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• Commission checks from popcorn sales will be sent to your unit's Committee Chairman on record with the council office; If your unit is changing the Committee Chairman, you must contact Fundraising Secretary Stephanie Gusman (512-926-6363 ext. 623 or sgusman@bsamail.org) to insure proper delivery of your commission check.
• If your unit chose to take part in the prize program for the first part of the popcorn sale (Show-n-Sell), then you must take part in the prize program for the second part (Take Order). You can't do prize program in one part then the commission program for the second, or vice versa)
• Don't forget to order your unit's popcorn sale patches through the Trail's End website (see link above)