VOLUME 7 | August 22, 2019
Order #1 Pickup and Popcorn Kernel Trainings
Units who placed an Order #1 will pick up their popcorn at the Council Wide Roundtable on Saturday August 24th.

  • Popcorn Pickup will be from 9:30 am - 1:00 pm (Victory Church, 2650 Audubon Road, Audubon, PA 19403)
  • Make sure the vehicle picking up the popcorn has enough room to fit your order, find the quick guide below.
  • Did you miss the Kernel Trainings at the Popcorn Kickoff on August 3rd? Then register for the Council Wide Roundtable to attend a Kernel Training.
  • You can view the Popcorn Overview Webinar by clicking here!

How much popcorn can my vehicle hold?

  • Mid-Sized Sedan: approximately 15 cases
  • Sport Utility Vehicle: approximately 30 cases
  • Mini-Van with seats removed: approximately 50 cases
  • Box Truck: Can fit any order
Scouts Create an Online Fundraising Page Today!
Not only does online sales allow Scouts to sell to friends and family out of town and maximize their sales, but creating an online page is required for each Scout to earn a prize.

Kernels, the Trails End system no longer allows you to manually add Scouts to your Unit. In order for Scouts to be added to your Unit, they must create an online page following the directions below. This change is due to the Amazon Gift Card program, which requires an email address to send to each Scout who sells over $350 a gift card code.
Preparing to Sell Popcorn: Planning for Success

You have registered for the popcorn fundraiser, you have ordered your popcorn, now what? Now its time to plan out your Selling Opportunities! There are five main methods for selling popcorn:

  1. Show and Sell: Selling in front of store fronts, is the top way most Units sell the majority of their popcorn. Click here to learn best practices for securing show and sell locations, and click here for show and sell basics!
  2. Wagon Sales (aka Show and Deliver): Scouts take product door to door in their neighborhood, click here to learn how!
  3. Take Order: No product, no problem sell to neighbors and deliver later click here to learn how. Remember to use the New Trails End App (Click Here).
  4. Online Sales: See article above
  5. Corporate Sales: Scouts sell popcron to local business owners, click here to learn how.
  6. Click Here to review all the Ways to Sell Popcorn

Be sure to also register for a Trails End App Webinar, which helped grow Unit sales by 23% in 2018 test Units.
Trail's End App, Now Available for Download!

The new app from Trail's End allows Scouts and parents to track and report real-time storefront, wagon and online sales, accept cash and credit cards (without transaction fees), track inventory by Scout and storefront, and sign-up for storefront shifts.The app is now available for download through the App Store and Google Play.

Benefits to improving your unit's popcorn fundraiser include:
  • Streamlined invitations for Scout families to download app and create Trail's End accounts.
  • Integrated scheduling and management of storefront sites and shifts.
  • Robust popcorn inventory and cash tracking for storefront sites and Scouts personal sales (optional).
  • Real-time, dashboard and downloadable reporting of sales, inventory and storefront registrations.
  • Easy to understand reporting to determine your Scouts rewards.
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