Troop 72 Popcorn Sale 2009
Sale Start Date: Thursday, September 3, 2009 2 Months!!
Sale End Date: Saturday, October 31, 2009 (between 3pm - 5pm at the Troop Meeting location) Orders must be turned in on, or before, this date in order for them to be placed with the Council the next week! Any orders turned in after this date may not be able to be placed and monies collected may have to be returned. Fully completed original order forms, or copies of them, should be turned in on this date; they will be returned to you with your orders when the orders are picked up.
Popcorn Pick-up Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009 (between 5pm - 7pm at the Troop Meeting location) Popcorn will be available for pick-up at the Troop Meeting on Thursday, November 19, 2009. If it is not picked up during, or immediately following the Troop Meeting, arrangements will need to be made with ScoutMaster Ralph Nelson or an Assistant ScoutMaster to pick-up the popcorn at an alternative date, time, and/or location. Orders must be delivered by December 19, 2009!
Money Due Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009 @ the Troop Meeting (or SOONER !!!) The easiest way to handle the money is to collect it at the time you take the customer’s order. This way you don’t have to try to collect it when you come back with the order. If the customer is not at home to accept the delivery you are then able to just leave it at their door! If you handle it this way you can turn in the money on Saturday, October 31, 2009 when you turn in your orders, then just pick up your popcorn on Thursday, November 19, 2009 and deliver it at your convenience. (Remember, orders must be delivered by December 19, 2009!)
Important Sales Amounts:
Fill 1 complete take order form (25 orders): Free Pass to an Alabama Theme Park
Fill a 2nd take order form (total of 50 orders): Earn a Marshmallow Blaster or Bow & Mallow
Sales needed to pay for your dues for 2010: $429
Sales needed to pay for your dues and earn a gift card equal to 5% of your sales: $500
Sales needed to pay for your dues, gift card, and Summer Camp: $1184
Sales needed to pay for your dues, gift card, Summer Camp and 6 more outings @ $20 each: $1584
Additional $50 gift card directly from Trails End: $1500
College Scholarship Fund Contribution equal to 6% of your total Sales: $2500
Best Sales Options:
1. Door to Door
2. Parents sell at work
3. Family and friends by phone or online through email
Safety Guidelines:
1. Never go inside someone’s house, stay at the door!
2. Do not carry large amounts of cash!
3. Always have another Scout, or a parent with you when you sell!
4. Stay on sidewalks or paths when walking from one sale to another, do not walk in the road!
If you have any questions you can contact me, Stan Hoge, at H – 621-0701, C – 914-4643, or by email at shoge1232@charter.net. I will reply to any messages within 24 hours or less, if possible.
