1. Mississippi Valley Council Popcorn Orientation

2. We will break into three groups and spend 7 minutes at each breakout
Rotations
We will break into three groups and spend 7 minutes at each breakout
Storefront Sales
Take Order & Online Sales
Your Unit Kickoff

3. Important Popcorn Dates
September 3rd – Submit Storefront Orders on
September 22nd – Storefront Popcorn Pickup & Sale Begins!
October 8th – Free Return Day for all products – Chocolate is not returnable after this date.
November 1st – Sales Begin in Burlington/West Burlington
November 15th:
Last Day to turn in leftover Storefront Popcorn (Chocolate not returnable)
Submit Take Order online
Pay at least ½ of Unit Storefront Sales bill
Order all prizes on sell.trails-end.com
December 1st – Take Order Pickup & Final payment due
A 5% late fee will be added for unpaid bills after 12/1

4. Storefront Blitz Day
September 22nd will be Popcorn pickup for both Districts
Council coordinated Storefront locations will be setup throughout each District – Sign up tonight if you know where you want to sell!
Units are encouraged to continue Storefront sales on their own throughout October & November

5. Product Mix Discontinued Products White Chocolaty Pretzels
Caramel Sea Salt
Product Changes
Caramel Corn with Nuts Bag

6. New Commission Scale 20% Base Commission
Potential 10% in Bonus Commissions
1% bonus for each $50/Scout sold starting at $100
1% - $100/Scout, 2% - $150/Scout, 3% - $200/Scout….
Maximum is 30% for $550/Scout
Units reaching $15,000 in total sales will receive at least 26% commission
Scout numbers are based on 7/1/18 Rosters
Online Sales included in totals

7. Prizes!
Popcorn Prizes are ordered through by November 15th
Prize sheets are included in each order form
$750 Bonus Prize – Baja RC Car!
$1,500 Sellers Club – Family STAYcation!
$2,500 – Trail’s End Scholarship!

8. Online Sales & Incentives
Encourage all of your Scouts to sell online to friends and family!
Setup your online account at
Send out an to your mailing lists for family, work, friends, social media, etc.

9. Unit Incentives Pie your Unit Leader in the face
Pizza party for top selling Den
Special Pack or Den field trip
Prizes purchased by the pack
Duct tape your leader to the wall
Other Best Practices?
Examples of activities that are not unit level incentives:
Holding a Popcorn Kickoff
Pushing Scouts towards the $750 prize
Encouraging the scholarship program

10. Online Popcorn System
Access the popcorn system by going to
A user name and password will ed to you after the Popcorn Commitment Form is completed
Tutorial videos, including a walkthrough, will be available online at
For Popcorn system troubleshooting, contact Ryan Barnes at

11. Wrapping Up
Selling Popcorn supports an well-planned Unit program! Selling Popcorn supports the operations of the Mississippi Valley Council, including many capital improvements at Camp Eastman and Saukenauk Scout Reservation

12. www.trails-end.com www.mississippivalleybsa.org
Questions?