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Why sell Trail's End Popcorn?
Scouts everywhere need a helping hand, a lift up. More than 70% of your
purchase goes to help Scouts in your local Scout Council and Units. It pays
for the activities they do, the camps they attend, and for necessary
equipment. The Trail's End mission is to provide a means of raising money for
Scouting Units, with which they can expand their programs and give their
Scouts the best experience possible.
How much popcorn do I or my Unit need to sell?
Figuring out how much popcorn your unit needs to sell is really simple…Figure
out what your unit’s operating budget for the 2008-2009 (you should already
have that by now) program year to include awards, activities, individual dues,
equipment repair and replacement, program supplies and materials, recharters,
oh and don’t forget the admin stuff. Take that sum and multiply it by 4 to
get your unit’s overall $$$ goal. Now take your unit’s overall goal and
divide it by the number of Scouts in your group and “PRESTO”, you have what
each Scout must sell!!! This should give you all the funding needs you’ll
need for the year plus a few extra bucks for those oh by the way’s that sneak
up on you. OR... Download the Unit
Sales Worksheet and Activity Planning Worksheet.
Who can sell Trail's End Popcorn?
Each Scout is responsible, along with their family, for raising money for
their Pack, Troop or Crew.
What are the best ways to sell popcorn?
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Take Order
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The Scout goes door to door with a Take Order Form.
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The customer writes their order on the Take Order Form.
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The Scout delivers the Popcorn and collects the money from the Customer
in a few weeks.
Advantage: Higher Dollar Sales per Customer
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Show and Deliver
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The Scout goes door to door with a Take Order Form.
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The customer writes their order on the Take Order Form.
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The Scout asks the customer if they would like their product
immediately.
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The Scout delivers the product from inventory in the car, and collects
the money.
Advantage: Higher Dollar Sales per Customer and ONLY 1
visit per household
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Show and Sell
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The Scout Unit makes arrangements to set up a
display with a local business i.e., a grocery store.
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The customers makes their choice on the spot.
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The Scout delivers the product from inventory on
hand or takes an order.
Advantage: Higher Dollar Sales
per Customer
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Selling at Work
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Mom and/or Dad take an order form to their work.
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Fellow co-workers write their order on the order form.
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Mom and/or Dad deliver product and collect the money in a few weeks.
Advantage: Increased Sales for the Scout that results in
a lower cost for their program.
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