Welcome to Pack 38's Popcorn Fundraiser
THANK YOU TO ALL OUR SCOUTS AND FAMILIES FOR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS.
We sold more than $12,700 in popcorn, which means about $4,100 goes into our budget for activities and field trips. That's double last year's total. Twenty-four scouts helped us reach that milestone.
Scouts who hit the $400 goal received a $10 gift card.
Our top 5 fundraisers raised a combined $10,329.
BUYING POPCORN? Scroll down to find a cub scout's sales page!
Every October, we sell Trail's End Popcorn to raise funds for our activities. This raises more than half our budget for camping, admission fees, and trainings for our volunteer leaders.
For 2023-24, we have set a goal of $7,000 in popcorn sales.
Last year, we reached $6,000 with 19 out of 35 families participating.
This year, we are asking all our families to volunteer 2 hours at a popcorn storefront.
A storefront is when we set up a table at a public establishment for scout families to sell popcorn. Storefronts are a social acitivty where scouts practice their public speaking and leadership skills.
FIRST STEP: Set up your scout's Trail's End app. Watch your email for an invitation to start an account. Watch this video for help configuring your account.
Three Configuration Settings:
Set a Scout Sales Goal
Create your Scout's Public-facing Web Page
Choose your Storefronts
We have arranged six dates to work with a variety of schedules. Choose your shifts via the Trail's End app:
Saturday, 9/23 at Longfellow Market
Monday, Sept 25 at the UMN (school release day)
Saturday, Sept. 30 at Cub Foods Minnehaha
Saturday, Oct. 7 at Oxendale's
Sunday, Oct. 8 at Open Streets Lyndale (with a mobile archery unit)
Saturday, Oct. 14, immediately after den meetings at a neighborhood spot (including at the final soccer games of the season)
Wednesday, Oct. 18 at the UMN (school release day)
Saturday, Oct. 28, immediately after den meetings at a neighborhood spot
There are no minimum sales requirements.
Families may also sell popcorn online for direct shipping to family/friends as well as wagon sales, which is going door-to-door in their neighborhood. Pack 38 will award our top popcorn and wreath sellers with gift cards to the Scout Shop. And Trail's End award incentive prizes to scouts who pass sales thresholds.
New This Year: Trail's End Popcorn will give a coupon for Raising Cane's chicken restaurant to every scout who downloads the Trail's End App and sets a target sales goal at any level.
Questions: Contact Dana and Rayna, Pack 38 popcorn fundraising coordinators at intogardening (at) hotmail.com
Some Pics from our 2022 fundraising season
Scouts who sell $400 in popcorn and/or holiday wreaths will win a prize.
Thanks to everyone who helped out in 2022: 19 scouts and families helped us reach $6,000 in sales, which meant more than $2,000 went into our account for programs and activities.
Silas and Cooper selling popcorn at the 2021 Open Streets Minnehaha event. Our scouts can volunteer their time and public speaking skills at storefront sales sessions like this.