Cub Scout Pack 133
2017 Popcorn Fundraiser Kick-Off
You should be receiving your selling packets shortly, your Den Leaders have the Individual Order Forms and will be distributing them to you. There will be plenty of extra packets at our first pack meeting (scheduled for September 8th).
As usual there are 3 ways to sell popcorn: show and sell, selling door-to-door and online sales.
- Door-to-door selling will start on September 9th and finish on October 18th. Tips for the door-to-door sales will be included in the packet you receive from your Den Leaders.
- Online Sales: In regards to Online Sales, please contact me separately (Joanne Spataro at [email protected])and I will provide you with your Scout's username, password and/or Key Code for use. You can email family and friends about the Popcorn sale and instruct them to go to www.popcornordering.com. There they can input your Scout's Key Code to be sure that he gets credit for the sale.
- Show and Sell: The show and sell dates have been set and we have emailed you a sign up sheet via Sign up Genius. Sign up is on a first come first serve basis. Our scouts earned approximately $70/hour ($140/shift) last year, this is a great way to meet your goals. We do ask that if your scout is a Bobcat or Tiger that you plan to stay with them during the show and sell.
There are a few reminders and clarifications:
- All Scouts should wear their Class A uniform when selling popcorn- both door to door and at Show and Sell events. Please no jeans or colored shorts.
- All Scouts need to be polite, kind and courteous.
- At Show and Sell events do not enter other stores where we do not have permission to sell. Escorting someone on the sidewalk to our table is industrious but going into the store to fish the customer out is over the line. We want to be welcomed back next year.
- Calculation of Show and Sell shift credit: take the TOTAL amount raised from ALL Show and Sell events and divide it by the total number of shifts. Someone may end up with a rainy low sale day so we do not calculate it based on the single shift or the single day. Once the shift credit is known, use one of the bottom row lines to write in "Show and Sell" in the name column and the shift credit amount in the Amount due Column.
- Any donations received during door to door sales should go on the Order Sheet. If the donation doesn't fit into Column Z ($25) or Column W ($40), use one of the bottom row lines to write in "donations" in the name column and the total amount donated in the Amount due Column.
- The Pack 133 incentive raffle for those Scouts selling $250 of popcorn is limited to door to door (aka “take order”) or online sales marked on your Order Forms. Show and sells do not count.
We are happy to announce that we will be working with CampMasters once again this year. They are again using the Mauve popcorn, which contains antioxidants, virtually no hulls and tastes great.
Check out these selling tips on Patriots Path Council's website!! http://ppbsa.doubleknot.com/event/2159923. Make sure to check out the document entitled Tips From A Pro!
Prizes
NJ Devils vs. NY Rangers Hockey Prize!
Last but not least, the deadline is midnight on THIS Sunday, Sept. 17th, to sell $450 of Popcorn (either door to door or online sales; not Show and Sell) and win 2 tickets to the preseason hockey game between the NJ Devils vs. NY Rangers on Sept. 23rd at 7pm. Please click on this link for information on what to do and how to receive the tickets. This should be a good game!
(note that it’s the same weekend as our Fall camping trip)
Prizes by Sales Level
Although the prizes are shown in the popcorn materials, we’ve attached an easy reference (click this link) for prizes. Don’t forget!... Top sellers may get to throw a pie in the Cubmaster’s face at the November Pack meeting!
Last but not least, the deadline is midnight on THIS Sunday, Sept. 17th, to sell $450 of Popcorn (either door to door or online sales; not Show and Sell) and win 2 tickets to the preseason hockey game between the NJ Devils vs. NY Rangers on Sept. 23rd at 7pm. Please click on this link for information on what to do and how to receive the tickets. This should be a good game!
(note that it’s the same weekend as our Fall camping trip)
Prizes by Sales Level
Although the prizes are shown in the popcorn materials, we’ve attached an easy reference (click this link) for prizes. Don’t forget!... Top sellers may get to throw a pie in the Cubmaster’s face at the November Pack meeting!
Important Dates
September 8 Kick-Off Pack Meeting. There will be time set aside for any questions you may have regarding popcorn sales this year. All sales material will be available at this meeting.
September 9 You can now begin your TAKE ORDER SALES to family and friends and go door-to-door. Your Den Leaders have all your sales material.
September 9 SHOW AND SELL at the Mendham Apothecary. 9am to 3pm
A Sign up Genius has been emailed to all families. Please be sure to sign up for a spot. All participants will get selling credit for total Show and Sell sales
September 16 SHOW AND SELL at the Brookside Post Office. 9:30am to 11:30am
September 17 Sales deadline to qualify for the Devils/Rangers hockey tickets
September 23 SHOW AND SELL at the Borough Post Office. 9am to 1pm.
September 30 SHOW AND SELL at the Randolph ACME. 9am to 3pm.
October 7 SHOW AND SELL at the Ramsey Outdoors store. 9am to 3pm
October 14 SHOW AND SELL at the Wicker Basket Deli / Wells Fargo. 9am to 1pm
October 21 SHOW AND SELL at the Chester Shop Rite. 9am to 1pm
October 23 Final deadline to turn in your Take-Order sales sheet and choose your Prizes!! All Sales money must be turned in by this date.
November 17 Popcorn orders will be available for pick-up.
September 9 You can now begin your TAKE ORDER SALES to family and friends and go door-to-door. Your Den Leaders have all your sales material.
September 9 SHOW AND SELL at the Mendham Apothecary. 9am to 3pm
A Sign up Genius has been emailed to all families. Please be sure to sign up for a spot. All participants will get selling credit for total Show and Sell sales
September 16 SHOW AND SELL at the Brookside Post Office. 9:30am to 11:30am
September 17 Sales deadline to qualify for the Devils/Rangers hockey tickets
September 23 SHOW AND SELL at the Borough Post Office. 9am to 1pm.
September 30 SHOW AND SELL at the Randolph ACME. 9am to 3pm.
October 7 SHOW AND SELL at the Ramsey Outdoors store. 9am to 3pm
October 14 SHOW AND SELL at the Wicker Basket Deli / Wells Fargo. 9am to 1pm
October 21 SHOW AND SELL at the Chester Shop Rite. 9am to 1pm
October 23 Final deadline to turn in your Take-Order sales sheet and choose your Prizes!! All Sales money must be turned in by this date.
November 17 Popcorn orders will be available for pick-up.
Goals
Last year we sold $26,300 and netted $11,700 after popcorn costs. Over $440 per scout! That effort energized a successful Pack program with activities & events that included: Pinewood Derby, Camping Fees, Den meeting events and supplies, Handbooks, Pack meeting Fees, Patches and Rank Advancement awards, Blue & Gold event, Recruiting and Training and the Rocketry event.
Let’s have another GREAT YEAR!!!
The following popcorn goals will allow the boys and their families to enjoy a Scouting year with exciting Scouting programs.
Our Pack’s Popcorn goal is: $26,245
Each Scout’s goal is: $450
The Scout’s goal is a pack wide average.
Each Scout should create his own personal goal and GO FOR IT!!!!!!
Let’s have another GREAT YEAR!!!
The following popcorn goals will allow the boys and their families to enjoy a Scouting year with exciting Scouting programs.
Our Pack’s Popcorn goal is: $26,245
Each Scout’s goal is: $450
The Scout’s goal is a pack wide average.
Each Scout should create his own personal goal and GO FOR IT!!!!!!
