StamfordCub Scout Pack 11

Popcorn Kickoff - 2014

Connecticut Yankee Council, Boy Scouts of America

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StamfordCub Scout Pack 11

Popcorn Kickoff - 2014

Scout Day @ LimeRock RacewayOvernight Army Football

GameWebelos College Field Day

Overnight Battleship

Overnight

Mystic AquariumOvernight Annual Food EventWinter Blast Cabin Overnight Pinewood Derby Blue & Gold

BanquetW.O.W. Weekend

Our Pack Plans to be VERYActive in 2014-15!

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Scout Day @ LimeRock RacewayOvernight Army Football

GameWebelos College Field Day

Overnight Battleship

Overnight

Mystic AquariumOvernight Annual Food EventWinter Blast Cabin Overnight Pinewood Derby Blue & Gold

BanquetW.O.W. Weekend

Why Sell Popcorn?• Over 70% of the purchase price goes to

support local Scouting programs• Promotes social skills and responsibility• Pays for pack events so less out of pocket for

parents• Official scouting product• Turn key program; no up front money, no

leftover product, order just what Scouts sold• Council supportive prize program• Two ways of selling: Face‐to‐Face or online.

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• Over 70% of the purchase price goes tosupport local Scouting programs

• Promotes social skills and responsibility• Pays for pack events so less out of pocket for

parents• Official scouting product• Turn key program; no up front money, no

leftover product, order just what Scouts sold• Council supportive prize program• Two ways of selling: Face‐to‐Face or online.

White Cheddar CheeseCorn6 oz

ChocolateyCaramel Crunch

18 oz

2014 New Products

40g trans fat across the entire product line

Premium CaramelCorn with Almonds,Cashews & Pecans

18 oz

White Cheddar CheeseCorn6 oz

2014 Product LineReady-To-Eat Bags:• Chocolatey Caramel Crunch - $25 (18 oz)• Caramel Corn with Almonds, Cashews & Pecans

- $17 (18 oz)• Dark & White Chocolately Drizzle - $17 (9 oz)• Bacon Ranch - $13 (6 oz)• Buffalo Chedder - $13 (6 oz)• Jalapeno Cheddar Cheese - $13 (6 oz)• White Cheddar Cheese Corn - $13 (6 oz)• Classic Caramel Corn - $8 (11 oz)

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Ready-To-Eat Bags:• Chocolatey Caramel Crunch - $25 (18 oz)• Caramel Corn with Almonds, Cashews & Pecans

- $17 (18 oz)• Dark & White Chocolately Drizzle - $17 (9 oz)• Bacon Ranch - $13 (6 oz)• Buffalo Chedder - $13 (6 oz)• Jalapeno Cheddar Cheese - $13 (6 oz)• White Cheddar Cheese Corn - $13 (6 oz)• Classic Caramel Corn - $8 (11 oz)

2014 Product LineMicrowave:• 18 Pack Unbelievable Butter - $18• 18 Pack Butter Light - $18• 18 Pack Kettle Corn - $22

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Microwave:• 18 Pack Unbelievable Butter - $18• 18 Pack Butter Light - $18• 18 Pack Kettle Corn - $22

2014 Product LineCollections:• Chocolate Lovers - $55 (incl. White & Milk

Chocolatey Pretzels, Reg & White Chocolately Caramel Crunch)

• Sweet & Savory - $40 (incl. Dark & White ChocolateyDrizzle, Kettle Corn & White Cheddar Cheese)

• Cheese Lovers - $30 (incl. White Cheddar Cheese,Cheddar Cheese & Buffalo Cheddar Cheese)

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Collections:• Chocolate Lovers - $55 (incl. White & Milk

Chocolatey Pretzels, Reg & White Chocolately Caramel Crunch)

• Sweet & Savory - $40 (incl. Dark & White ChocolateyDrizzle, Kettle Corn & White Cheddar Cheese)

• Cheese Lovers - $30 (incl. White Cheddar Cheese,Cheddar Cheese & Buffalo Cheddar Cheese)

$30 Silver Level Donation

Over 1.8 million donations since 2007!

Popcorn For Our Troops

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$50 Gold Level Donation

• Key sale information• Product nutrition information• Training Videos & Tutorials

Resources on Trails-End.com

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Unit Sales Goal = $10,000(est. $3,000 profit)

Scout Sales Goal = $250per scout ($150 to earn $50popcorn credit back)

Sell approximately 14items to achieve goal! (Sellapproximately 8 items to earn popcorncredit back)

Our Pack Goals

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Unit Sales Goal = $10,000(est. $3,000 profit)

Scout Sales Goal = $250per scout ($150 to earn $50popcorn credit back)

Sell approximately 14items to achieve goal! (Sellapproximately 8 items to earn popcorncredit back)

TAKE ORDER = Pick three days to sell

SHOW & SELL = Mix some in for more sales

ONLINE = Email 10 family/friends

Involve your Scout…they have great ideasand will build important skills in the process!

Achieve Your Goal!!

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TAKE ORDER = Pick three days to sell

SHOW & SELL = Mix some in for more sales

ONLINE = Email 10 family/friends

Involve your Scout…they have great ideasand will build important skills in the process!

Approaching Customers

• Want to close sales? Take the followingapproach when speaking to a potentialcustomer…

“Hi, my name is ___ and I’m a cub scoutwith Pack 11. I’m selling popcorn to helpraise money for our Pack activities. I have agoal of $250. You can help me reach my goalby buying some of my popcorn! Will you helpme?”

• Remember, Scouts are helpful, kind, andcourteous!

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• Want to close sales? Take the followingapproach when speaking to a potentialcustomer…

“Hi, my name is ___ and I’m a cub scoutwith Pack 11. I’m selling popcorn to helpraise money for our Pack activities. I have agoal of $250. You can help me reach my goalby buying some of my popcorn! Will you helpme?”

• Remember, Scouts are helpful, kind, andcourteous!

Everybody Loves a CubScout!

• Bring order forms to work!• Call friends and family!• Go door to door with a responsible adult!• Send e-mails from the Trail’s End website!• Ask for donations for the military!• Online sales COUNT toward Scout Rewards!• Scouts create their own accounts on sell.trails-

end.com to sell• The average online order is $50!

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• Bring order forms to work!• Call friends and family!• Go door to door with a responsible adult!• Send e-mails from the Trail’s End website!• Ask for donations for the military!• Online sales COUNT toward Scout Rewards!• Scouts create their own accounts on sell.trails-

end.com to sell• The average online order is $50!

Safe Selling!

• Wear your Class A uniform when selling

• Boys should have a responsible adult withthem at all times.

• Collect money when you take the orders.

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• Wear your Class A uniform when selling

• Boys should have a responsible adult withthem at all times.

• Collect money when you take the orders.

Prizes!!• Sell One Item – Earn 2014 Popcorn Patch

• Rewards start at $60 in sales & continue up to$4,000

• Sell $4,000 or more - Earn LEGO Mindstorms,10” Tablet, Lionel Scout Freight Train Set or a$200 Walmart gift card!!

• Sell $700 or more – Bonus! Receive 2 ticketsto Harlem Globetrotters Feb 2015 game atWebster Bank Area

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• Sell One Item – Earn 2014 Popcorn Patch

• Rewards start at $60 in sales & continue up to$4,000

• Sell $4,000 or more - Earn LEGO Mindstorms,10” Tablet, Lionel Scout Freight Train Set or a$200 Walmart gift card!!

• Sell $700 or more – Bonus! Receive 2 ticketsto Harlem Globetrotters Feb 2015 game atWebster Bank Area

Sell $2,500(face-to-face or online)6% of your total sales

each year isinvested in your owncollege scholarship

account.

Trail’s End Scholarship

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Sell $2,500(face-to-face or online)6% of your total sales

each year isinvested in your owncollege scholarship

account.Funded By Trail’s End

Additional Incentives!!• PIES, PIES & MORE PIES!!!

• Top 3 Sellers – Select Leader of Their Choiceto “Pie in the Face” at the Jan. 2015 meeting

• ADDED BONUS: For each $150 you sell, youearn 1 “Pie in the Face” for a WILLING Scoutat the Jan. 2015 meeting

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• PIES, PIES & MORE PIES!!!

• Top 3 Sellers – Select Leader of Their Choiceto “Pie in the Face” at the Jan. 2015 meeting

• ADDED BONUS: For each $150 you sell, youearn 1 “Pie in the Face” for a WILLING Scoutat the Jan. 2015 meeting

The selling period is 6 weeks from September 14th

to October 24th!!

•October 24th Take Order & Prize Order Deadline

•October 25th Show & Sell Returns

•November 7-8 Take Order Distribution

•November 27 Final Payments Due

Key Dates

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•October 24th Take Order & Prize Order Deadline

•October 25th Show & Sell Returns

•November 7-8 Take Order Distribution

•November 27 Final Payments Due

Show & Sell Dates• Our pack will sell popcorn at booths at local

stores so the boys can earn credit toward theirtotals:– Liz Sue Bagels (8 am-12 pm)

• Sundays, Sept 21st & Oct 12th

• Saturdays, Oct 4th & Oct 11th

– High Ridge Center/Crumbs (1 pm – 5 pm)• Saturday, Oct 4th

• Sunday, Oct 12th

– Stop n Shop West Main• Sunday, Oct. 5th (9am – 3:30 pm)• Saturday, Oct 11th (1 pm – 5 pm)• Sunday, Oct 19th (9 am – 3:30 pm)

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• Our pack will sell popcorn at booths at localstores so the boys can earn credit toward theirtotals:– Liz Sue Bagels (8 am-12 pm)

• Sundays, Sept 21st & Oct 12th

• Saturdays, Oct 4th & Oct 11th

– High Ridge Center/Crumbs (1 pm – 5 pm)• Saturday, Oct 4th

• Sunday, Oct 12th

– Stop n Shop West Main• Sunday, Oct. 5th (9am – 3:30 pm)• Saturday, Oct 11th (1 pm – 5 pm)• Sunday, Oct 19th (9 am – 3:30 pm)

Questions

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Happy Selling!!!For more information, please see

www.stamfordpack11.comOr

Contact Sandy Ellis – this year’s “OFFICIAL”Popcorn Kernel

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For more information, please see

www.stamfordpack11.comOr

Contact Sandy Ellis – this year’s “OFFICIAL”Popcorn Kernel