What's Poppin 5 includes Pick Up Information

2020 What's Poppin' Edition 5

SHOW AND SELL PRODUCT PICKUP

Product pickup is right around the corner, Friday August 28^th. If you have not yet heard from your District Executive or Kernel for your assigned pickup time, please be looking for the email. Covid-19 recommendations will be followed. Masks MUST BE WORN, when picking up and moving product. Units will have an assigned time to pick up to limit numbers at the site. Please follow Social Distancing. If you have not heard from your District Kernel or District Executive by Wednesday August 26th , you should contact your District Executive or Kernel for your pick up time. You will be receiving an email the week of August 24^th with additional details.

If you are picking up in Lancaster the warehouse is located at the old Toys-R-US at 1430 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601. This is a DIFFERENT LOCATION FROM LAST YEAR.

From Route 30, exit onto Harrisburg Pike and head South. Cross over Rte. 30 and turn left at the second light. If you pass Long’s Park you went too far. Drive to the Docks at the rear of the building. Someone will be there to direct you to which door to load your product.

Units scheduled for picking up at Lancaster are:

All Conestoga River Units

All Harvest Units.

The following Horse Shoe Trail Units:

Packs; 44, 73, 142

Troops; 142 (Boy and Girl), 426

If you are picking up at Camp Mack your product will be at the training center. If you have not been to Camp Mack before, follow the main road. Go through the gates. The training center sits on the hill to your left. If you reach the Alley Action Center and Campfire ring, you went too far.

Units scheduled for picking up at Camp Mack are:

Horse Shoe Trail Units:

Packs; 61, 412, 439, and 456

Troops; 61, 115, 411, 412, 432, 440, 456 (Boy and Girl)

REMINDERS AND TIPS :

BEST PRACTICES WEBINAR

There will be a special webinar on September 2nd at 7:00 PM reviewing best practices for the Sale. This webinar is a joint effort by the New Birth of Freedom, Hawk Mountain, Juniata Valley, and Pennsylvania Dutch Councils. Topics include:

1. Establishing a plan

2. Goal setting

3. Using all Sale Methods to reach your goal

4. Youth Sales Talk

5. Safety Measures

6. Unit Communication

7. Unit Prizes

8. Inventory Control

The webinar should not take over an hour. Come hear what volunteers from four different councils have to say about what can help you increase your sale. Register in advance for this webinar:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YjWFgm16SB6BiRn1J0l6Jw

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

HIGH ACHIEVER AND SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION

The Camp Masters High Achiever Prize is for Popcorn ONLY. If a Scout sells over $3,000 in one year of popcorn, the Scout will have the option of picking a package of Camping Gear or a Visa Debit Card for 5% of total sales, (rounded to nearest $10.00).

Sales will need to be verified. Copies of Take Order and Show and Sell sales sheets will need to be provided to the council for the verification process. Camp Masters online sales count towards all prizes.

If a Scout was already in the Trails End Scholarship program and filed scholarship paperwork last year, they are eligible to continue at their Trails End Scholarship rate of 6%. You will receive 6% only on the Camp Masters Popcorn sales, not on Whitley Nuts .

In both cases the appropriate paperwork must be furnished to the council for verification and then forwarded to Camp Masters. Once that has been done an American Express Check will be sent to the family.

For Take Order we will need copies of their sales forms. For Show and Sell we must have a summary of what the scout sold, again popcorn only. Once verified they may then be submitted.

For payouts of previous Trails End Scholarships contact Trails End at scholarship@trails-end.com. All paperwork must be submitted prior to December 18^th to meet the Camp Masters Deadline.

NEWS FROM THE KICKOFF

The 2020 Popcorn and Nut Sale officially started August 1st ! The Popcorn and Nuts Team would like to thank everyone that was able to attend either the Leader Training on July 22^nd or the July 8^th Special Sales Training! If you have not received your packet, please pick your packet up at the Council Service Center. Take the time to review it and the information that was provided. If you have any questions, contact your District Kernel listed below and they will be happy to work with you.

If you were unable to attend the kickoff, you may watch a recording or download a power point of it.

A Key points:

Commissions are a straight 33% plus 2% if the no prize option was selected.

In the 2020 Sale the 6 Top Sellers will not have receive a week of free camp.

Read your unit guide book for all details. Popcorn Packets may be picked up Monday – Friday, 8:30-4:30, or make alternative arrangements with your District Kernel or Executive. If you are planning to make a trip to the Council Service Center, please contact us at 717-394-4063 or robin.kotzmoyer@scouting.org and we will have your packet waiting for you in the store.

We are continuing to put up resources on the Council website, but here are some quick links to some of the most important pieces from the kickoff:

2020 Product Sale Unit Guidebook

2020 Popcorn and Nuts Commission

2020 Popcorn Sale Return Policy

Popcorn Order Form 2020

Nuts Order Form 2020

2020 Popcorn Calendar

2020 Council Bonus Prizes

FALL PRODUCT SALE RESOURCES

We have many resources available to aid you. They can be found at this website . These include:

Sale Calendar – designed for unit Kernels

Family Calendar – designed for your families so they know the important

dates.

Copies of the Popcorn, Nuts and prize forms

Unit Planning and Goal Setting Form – to help you form your goal.

Unit Potential Worksheet - to show you how much you could achieve.

Sale Return Policy

Product Sale Unit Guidebook – your guide to the entire sale.

Unit Popcorn Responsibilities – a Flow Chart that breaks down the

responsibilities of the unit, Kernel and your families.

Essential information – a fillable PDF that lets you provide your families

with your specifics to the sale.

“Sorry We Missed You” sheets – printable sheets designed for you to

leave at homes when there is no answer or contact less sales. There are

forms depending on if your unit is doing Show & Sell or Take Order. A

great resource for Social Distancing.

Commission, Bonus Prize, and Camp Bucks Worksheet and a prize

summation sheet to help you keep track of what you need to order for

prizes.

And still more, check it out.

Reminders & Tips: Online Sales

A great way to increase your sale is by your youth doing online sales. With the challenges that Covid 19 is presenting this will be even more important this year for your sale. You receive the same commission with online sales as you do with your Show and Sell and Take Order options. Online sales count towards your prizes; both the Prizemania program and/or Council Bonus Prizes. If your unit chose the no prize option, online sales only count towards Council Bonus Prizes.

To have your Scouts create an online page is easy! At the Council Web Page, and under the Fall Product Sale is On-Line Login Information. Click here and select the link for Scouts. You will be able to open a presentation, either in Power Point or as a PDF that will walk you through the steps for creating your own personal page. You can also find the instructions on the Camp Masters home page at www.campmasters.org.

Once your page is created, send it out to friends and family. People can also find your page by going to the Camp Masters page, there they can find your Scout under “CONSUMERS, support Scouts with your online popcorn purchase.” Camp Masters will ship them their product. Either way it’s a great way to increase your sales and have people around the country support you!

COUNCIL POPCORN MACHINE

The popcorn machine is available for units to borrow for their Kickoff and Show and Sell Events this fall! It’s a great way to help generate excitement for the sale!! You can download the request form and return it to Robin, Robin.Kotzmoyer@scouting.org to schedule the use of it. Machine use is on a first come, first served basis. As long as the machine is being used as part of your sale promotion there is no fee. Use of the machine includes corn and oil packets, the first 8 packets are free. Additional packets are available at $1.00 each. Each packet feeds approximately 10 people. Please be sure to clean the machine before returning. If you would like to use the machine for other events there is a small cost.

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