At last week’s Troop meeting, the annual Popcorn Fundraiser order forms were distributed to the Scouts. Here are a few things regarding the sale:

There are two ways to sell Popcorn

1. Face-to-Face — collect monies up front. All checks are made payable to Troop 24. Please refer to the handout for guidelines when selling door-to-door.
2. On-line — Please register your scout or have them set up an account on-line at http://scouts.trails-end.com. It is very easy to sell online to out-of-town relatives and friends. The scout can create a caricature of himself that is sent along with a scripted message and attaches a link directly to the Trail’s End website. All online sales are mailed directly to the purchaser but are credited to your scout.

• Orders and full payment are due by Thursday, October 27.
• Popcorn will be ready for pick-up on November 19 or 20, the weekend before Thanksgiving.
• All of the popcorn profit (30% of the sales price) is allocated to the scout in the form of a credit that can be used for scouting activities, such as summer camp.

Prizes — Starting at $250 in sales, scouts have their choice of Amazon or Walmart gift cards. With $600 in sales, in addition to the gift card and Zyclone prize, the Des Plaines Valley Council will invite the scouts to an Enchanted Castle pizza party in January. In addition, the Council will also award two free tickets to a Chicago Wolves Hockey Saturday evening game in January to scouts selling a minimum of $1,500.

If your scout did not attend the last Troop meeting, is missing their forms, or has any questions, please contact our Popcorn Kernel, Anne Kodama, at amkodama@sbcglobal.net.

Congratulations to 22 of our scouts, who sold over $9,000 worth of popcorn this year. Top sellers were (1) Jimmy S, (2) Elijah O, and (3) Glen Q. Thanks to our popcorn kernel, Mrs. Ricchio, for chairing this fundraiser. Scouts who sold popcorn have had their “popcorn accounts” credited. Parents can view the popcorn accounts on the Members Only section of our website. If you don’t know (or have forgotten) the user name & password, please contact Nancy Hopkins at nmhopkins1@comcast.net.

Popcorn orders were due last week. If you have not turned in your popcorn orders, please contact Mrs. Ricchio immediately at Garfi94169@aol.com

Mrs. Ricchio also needs one van & driver to pick up the popcorn this Saturday, November 6, at 5100 W. 70th Place in Bedford Park. It should take about 1 1/2 hours. Please contact Renee Ricchio directly if you are able to help.

Finally, popcorn pick-up for the scouts will be on Saturday, November 14, between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. at 2452 S. 2nd Avenue in North Riverside.

Scouts were given order forms to sell popcorn several weeks ago. Profits from the popcorn sold go into an account to be used directly by the scout for troop outings, summer camp, etc. This is not a general Troop fundraiser. The due date on the sheet that was handed out had a typo – the correct due date is October 28, NOT October 18. Popcorn orders can be turned in at the Court of Honor on Thursday, October 21, or at the Troop meeting on October 28. Our popcorn chair is Mrs. Ricchio, and questions can be directed to her at Garfi94169@aol.com Sorry for the confusion.

Mrs. Ricchio distributed information about popcorn sales to the Scouts on at the Troop meeting on September 16. Unlike Pack 24, Troop 24 does not use popcorn income for general troop activities; instead, the profit from any popcorn your scout sells is held by the troop in an account specifically for his use–for summer camp, outings, bus fare to camp, etc.

This year popcorn orders are due October 18. Orders can be dropped off at a Troop meeting or at Mrs. Ricchio’s home. (The mail slot goes into her house.) Please drop off checks only. Any cash should be converted to a check from the scout parent.

Popcorn pickup will be Saturday, November 27, noon to 3:00 p.m.

Included with the packet were directions for ordering popcorn online – in case you have family & friends who would like to order, but live out of town.

If you son did not pick up his packet, or if you have questions, please contact Renee Ricchio.

Thanks to our Popcorn Kernel this year, Renee Ricchio, for coordinating our popcorn event. Popcorn sales (excluding online sales) were $4,993, with a profit to the sellers of $1,497.90. Some of our scouts had additional income through online sales, most especially Christopher O, who reportedly sold over $2,000 online. We maintain a list of “popcorn credits” on the website, but you have to sign in as a member to view it. Anyone who has forgotten our top-secret password can e-mail Nancy Hopkins and request the username/password.

Order forms for the 2009 Troop 24 Trails End popcorn sale will be distributed at the September 24 troop meeting. At the October 1 meeting, this year’s “Popcorn Kernel”, Mrs. Renee Ricchio, will give a kickoff presentation for the campaign.  Scouts may begin taking orders as soon as they have their forms.

Please remember to pick up your popcorn order at 244 Addison Road, between 11 AM and 5 PM, this Saturday.

We will be picking up our popcorn order this Saturday, at 8:40 AM. It takes a while to go through the paperwork and load the cars, but we should have the popcorn ready to be picked up at 244 Addison Road by 11:00 AM.

Please arrange to come and pick up your order some time that day, between 11 AM and 5 PM. If there is some reason why you will be unable to pick up your order, please send one of your friends to do it. Contact Debra Cox if you have questions or problems. Thanks from Popcorn Kernel, Debra Cox, and Lieutenant Kernel, Kathy Barcal!