Top 10 Reasons to Attend

the Training:

1. Unit Sales Potential

2. Product lineup for Popcorn

3. Training attendance incentive

4. Great Unit Commission

Opportunities

5. New Bonus prizes

6. Earn Scout bucks for

resident camp

7. Scout online sales new

product updates

8. Streamline unit order

Dear Unit Popcorn Kernels

My favorite time of year is almost here- Boy Scout Popcorn Season! Now is a great time to start your planning and organizing for the

Fall sale. Selling popcorn is the biggest single revenue source for most units who sell. It is also an important contributor to the

operations of the Green Mountain Council as well.

We’ve learned a few things over the years about making your unit’s sale a big success:

Start your planning early- Schedule a unit popcorn kick off night. Get your leaders oriented as to their role in supporting the sale.

Plan for how you will communicate popcorn news to your families.

Set a goal- If your unit sold popcorn last year, think about how you can make this year’s sale bigger and better. Often this is as

simple as getting every Scout involved in the sale.

Make it fun- Your Scouts are in the program to have fun and learn new skills. Selling popcorn can be a hoot and prepare Scouts

for important life skills! Leaders getting pies in the face by top sellers. Special prizes and recognitions for Scouts who

achieve their sales goals. Popcorn at your kickoff event. These are just some of the ideas that will keep the focus on fun.

Please plan to join us for unit Kernel training at one of the sessions organized in your area. For experienced unit Kernels, many parts

of the Fall sale will be familiar from prior years. However there are some important and “need to know” changes for 2017 that will

help your unit increase sales, streamline some of the paperwork and get you prepared for a great sale. Your Scouts will still have a

great selection of prizes. Your Troop or Pack will earn the same percentages as in past sales. Deliveries will be very similar to how

they have operated in the past.

Our goal remains to make this sale as fun, easy and successful for your unit as possible. At the unit Kernel training, we will give you

everything you need to enable your Troop or Pack to fund your entire year of Scouting! So that you have the most up to date

information about the sale, it is essential that every unit has representation at one of the sessions. The training sessions are listed on the

Timeline.

Laurie Sneed, Popcorn staff advisor and I will be available to you throughout the sale for any questions or issues that come up. Let’s

crunch, munch, pop and enjoy our way into the most successful year of Scouting ever!

Dan Manz

V OLUME 12 ISSUE 1

AUGUST 17 TH, 2017

of Popcorn

VERMONTER CHRONICLES

A Note From Your Council Popcorn Kernel…...

process for product and

prizes.

9. Payment Schedule

10.Popcorn Samples and

Door Prizes .

The Council Popcorn Sales

Staff is working to make

the sale as easy as possible.

We look forward to

working with the unit sales

coordinators, so

that together we

have a fantastic fall

sale!

Unit Potential/Budget 2

Sign up Flyer 3

Timeline 4

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

P AGE 2 V OLUME 12 ISSUE 1

Timeline Popcorn Sale sign ups & Budgets due—August 24th

Training/District Kickoff—You can attend any of the trainings.

Calvin Coolidge District—LocationTBD—August 28th 6:30pm

Ethan Allen District—Rutland—August 29th 6:30PM

Three Rivers District—Essex—August 31st 6:30PM

Long Trail District—St Johnsbury— September 5th 6:30PM

Make up Training –Waterbury—September 11th, 6:30PM

*****

Unit Kickoffs—September *****

Popcorn Sale starts-Sept 23th

Popcorn Sale ends -Oct 22th

Order summaries due Oct 26th

Popcorn pickup-Nov 10th

Popcorn Payment due at Product Pickup or no later than - Nov 16th (finance charges start Nov 17th)

Green Mountain Council

Boy Scouts of America

Sales Coordinator Advisor: Laurie Sneed

Phone: 802-244-5189

Fax: 802-244-5259

E-mail:

laurie.sneed@scouting.org

We are on the Web

scoutingvermont.org

Boy Scouts of America

Green Mountain Council Inc.

PO Box 557

Waterbury, VT 05676-0557

www.scoutingvermont.org

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