POPCORN NEWSLETTER
September 14, 2021
IN THIS ISSUE:
- GETTING MORE POPCORN & CHOCOLATE PRETZELS
- MAKE-UP POPCORN TRAINING
- BLITZ WEEKEND
- DOOR TO DOOR PHOTO CONTEST: EARN FREE PRIZE POINTS
- TOP PERFORMING STOREFRONTS
- WAGON SALE VS ONLINE DIRECT
ANOTHER HUGE WEEKEND! (See storefront top performers below)
NEED MORE POPCORN? WE GOT YOU COVERED.

As a reminder, you can get additional popcorn each week on Wednesday at the Ohio warehouse from 12pm-2pm and each Thursday at the Kentucky Warehouse from 11am-1pm.

Need an evening pickup? If someone from the unit is not available to pickup during the warehouse times above and you need more popcorn, please email us at popcorn@danbeard.org, and we will do our best to make additional arrangements for you to get what you need.

HOW TO ORDER MORE:
You can place your replenishment order through your kernel popcorn leader dashboard by using the blue "Order Popcorn" button similar to your first order. Simply select the correct pickup date (Sept. 15 for OH or Sept. 16 for KY) on the "Choose Delivery" drop down menu.

CHOCOLATE PRETZELS:
The first available pickup for Chocolate Pretzels will be at next week's warehouse days starting on Sept. 22 (OH) and Sept. 23 (KY). If you would like to have Chocolate Pretzels for your Show and Sells, simply place an order for next week's warehouse which will open up this Friday after this week's warehouses have concluded. A few tips related to Chocolate Pretzels. Please remember that any chocolate products are sensitive to heat. If you plan to have these at storefronts, make sure you have a way to keep them cool. Due to this products sensitivity to heat, please remember that there are no returns on chocolate products.

For additional details and information about popcorn distribution, please visit https://danbeard.org/popcorn-orders/
ADDITIONAL POPCORN TRAINING

Did you accidentally miss our Popcorn Rallies? Are you new to popcorn and looking for some information? Were you looking for a virtual option to attend?

We've scheduled an additional Popcorn Rally Training this week on Thursday, September 16 at 7pm via Zoom.
POPCORN "BLITZ"!

This weekend is the council-wide Popcorn Blitz Weekend!
SEPTEMBER 17-19

What is a Popcorn Blitz Weekend?
Organizing a "Popcorn Blitz" is a great way to bring your unit together to have some fun and canvas several neighborhoods quickly to generate door-to-door sales. This weekend, we're asking units to organize a blitz near them and we'll be promoting the blitz in the community and across social media ads to help your Scouts while they are out there.

How does it work?
Organize a time and place for your Scouts to meet. Bring along some extra order forms, pens, signs, etc. Assign a group of Scouts to various nearby neighborhoods. Make sure to have parents/adults travel with each group. Ideally each Scout takes a house while their peers cover the neighboring houses. This allows the group to knock out all of the houses in the neighborhood quickly. The Scouts will have fun hanging out with each other, encouraging each other, and in friendly competition. Then have all of the Scouts participating come back to the starting place at a certain time to share how they did and for a treat (such as popsicles or individual size ice cream cups from UDF). Make sure to take a few photos of your group at the end. Can't make it work this weekend? That's okay, you can organize a blitz with your unit anytime.
TOP PERFORMERS SECTION

This week's feature is on top performing storefronts.
Here are the top 10 performing storefront locations in the council so far. Lots of storefronts performing well above the average this year! There are still hours available for your unit as well!

ACE Hardware Florence, KY $185/hr; 200 hours still available
ACE Hardware Mariemont, OH $170/hr; 30 hours still available
Lowe's West Chester, OH $165/hr;
IGA Express Hamilton, OH $156/hr; 60 hours still available
Lowe's Hamilton, OH $152/hr; 90 hours still available
Lowe's Florence, KY $151/hr; 20 hours still available
Lowe's South Lebanon, OH $148/hr
Walmart Oxford, OH $138/hr; 80 hours still available
Hatting's Supermarket Oak Hills, OH $136/hr; 25 hours still available
Tractor Supply Springboro, OH $129/hr; 150 hours still available
DOOR TO DOOR CONTEST

SCOUTS CAN EARN 10 FREE BONUS POINTS TOWARD PRIZES!

Simply have your Scouts take a photo while they are out selling door-to-door in their neighborhood and submit the photo to popcorn@danbeard.org by September 20 and that Scout will earn 10 free bonus points toward prizes.

*Additional details: Scout must have a Trail’s End Popcorn Account in order to receive points for prizes. Parent or Guardian should submit on behalf of a Scout. Scout/Parent will need to provide Scouts name, Unit #, and Trail’s End Account Scout Code with entry. Photo should show individual Scout actively selling in his or her neighborhood (not at storefronts). Group photos will not be accepted for multiple Scout entries (except for siblings selling together). Limit of one bonus points award each. Submitted photos may be used locally to highlight popcorn. Additional details online at danbeard.org/popcorn.
Cub Scout Computer Virtual Scouting
USING WAGON SALES VS ONLINE DIRECT

Helpful tips:
A few people have asked about the difference between using Wagon Sales in the app versus Online Direct.

If you have a Scout going door-to-door, they would typically log that as a wagon sale, not online direct. Online direct is an option in the app to allow a Scout to submit an online order through the app, but it’s the same as placing an online order with shipping direct to the customer. A wagon sale is delivered by the Scout either at the time of purchase, or the sale is marked as undelivered at the time of the transaction and the Scout returns to deliver the product when they have it at the end of the sale. You will also notice that pricing for wagon sales matches our local order form and the pricing for online direct matches the national "online sales" website with shipping charges.
Follow us on Facebook
Connect with Other Local Kernels
Have extra popcorn? Need extra popcorn between warehouse days? Connect with other local popcorn kernels on the Popcorn Facebook page. Join the Popcorn Transfer Group on the page to message directly with other kernels.
Popcorn Resources!

In Need of Additional Popcorn Supplies?

No worries! We got you covered over at our Popcorn Resource Page! We have copies of extra fliers available for download. Or you can order them for free on the store page and we can print them out for you!
POPCORN SALE RESOURCES
For more valuable popcorn sale resources, please visit: danbeard.org/popcorn
Questions? Contact us at: Popcorn@Danbeard.org