2023 KEY POPCORN DATES
- July 10 – Council Kickoff at PARC (Register)
6-7pm light refreshments
7pm: Kickoff begins - 8/4 – First Order Due
- 8/21 – First Order pick up
- 9/1 – ReOrder #1 Due
- 9/15 – Delivery for orders
- 10/15 – ReOrder #2 Due
- 10/27 – Delivery for orders
- 11/8 – Product Returns
- 11/9 – Take Order Due
- 11/23 – Final Delivery
2023 PRODUCT SALE COMMISSIONS
35% flat percentage
+5% if your unit attends training on 7/10
ONLINE DIRECT SALE COMMISSIONS
Flat Commission Rate: 35% of online sales
All credit card funds are held for 48 hours, which gives you time to process a refund if a transaction is made in error. After 48 hours the transaction is locked in. If your Unit has a balance due to Council on your popcorn invoice statement, the funds will be applied towards that unpaid balance 2 business days after you take the sale. This applies to the entire transaction amount for App sales, and towards your commission amount for all Online Sales.
What does that look like?
App Sales: Your unit runs a storefront at Walmart on Saturday, and rings up $300 of credit card transactions. You made one transaction by mistake and issue a $20 refund on Sunday (within 48 hours). At the end of the day on Tuesday (2nd business day), $280 is applied towards your popcorn invoice statement.
Online Sales: Your Scouts make a flat 35% for anything sold online. You do not need to touch any product.
SCOUT PRIZES
SCOUT PRIZES•$250 Club – For every $250 sold, a Scout earns a $20 Amazon Gift Card
•$500 Club – For every $500 sold, a Scout earns a $50 Amazon Gift Card
•$1,000 Club – Scouts who sell $1,000 or more will receive a $100 Amazon Gift Card
•$1,500 Club – Scouts who sell $1,500 or more will receive a $150 Amazon Gift Card
•Top Sellers in the Council – 1st Place – $500, 2nd Place – $400, 3rd Place – $300, 4th Place – $200, 5th Place – $100.
•NOTE: Scouts are eligible for these prizes regardless of whether the unit chooses the cash or prize option.
Questions?
Contact [email protected]
The Chester County Council is pleased to offer the 2023 Popcorn Sale for units to fund their programs and to help financially support their local council. This fundraiser is held annually each fall and is a ready-made, turn-key, simple product sale that offers up to 40% commission to participating units. We hope that through this sale we can provide a safe, easy way for Scouts to raise money for their future Scouting Adventures.
This Sale Strengthens Both Units and Your Council!
In addition to the funds that will directly benefit units, the proceeds of this sale provide critical financial resources that the Chester County Council depends upon to reinvest in providing service and support to units, such as providing a fully-staffed service center with a Scout Shop, two camping properties, a full-time professional staff, accident and liability insurance, council-wide activities and trainings, and much more.
By participating in this product sale, your unit helps build a strong and healthy local unit and local council, which will both build strong and healthy Scouts who will become tomorrow’s leaders!
2023 Vendor
The Chester County Council is committed to making sure that we provide the best options for a successful sale and that means securing vendors that provide a great product, provide a great return to Scouting, provide excellent customer service and sales support, and follow through on their commitments. We are excited to continue to partner with Pecatonica River for the sale.
Products
Pecatonica offers great-tasting products, and all of them are available in attractive TINS or branded Popcorn Buckets. Prices are competitive and reflect the quality of their product all while helping to support Scouting. At this point, we do not anticipate any issues with either vendor having to make any substitutions or changes to the product lineup below.
