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STEP 1 - Subscribe
Select your HomeScouting Adventure Club subscription. Choose a monthly payment option or subscribe for a year to save! NOTE: Your payment will begin in September for the HomeScouting Adventure club in exactly how many days the "free trial" states is left.
FUND THE ADVENTURE
2026 POPCORN SALE
The annual popcorn sale remains an excellent opportunity for Scouts and units to fund their entire Scouting program for the year. With the rising cost of membership fees, a successful popcorn sale is critical to the stability of our units. By utilizing a combination of these sales strategies below and the tried-and-true methods of pre-pandemic sales, Scouts and units have a great opportunity to create success in the popcorn sale this fall.
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ONLINE SALE DOOR HANGERS
TAKE TO WORK ORDER FORM
PRIZE SHEET
POPCORN U POWERPOINT
SCOUTS BSA POPCORN MAILER
COMING SOON
CUB SCOUT POPCORN MAILER
COMING SOON
POPCORN SALE INFO SHEET
SHOW & DELIVER SIGN OUT FORMS
SELLER ID INFO FOR KERNELS
ONLINE LINE UP ONE PAGER
TABLE SALES WORKSHEET
PRODUCT SIGNS
PRIZES & INCENTIVES
IMPORTANT DATES
These important dates are Buckeye Council timeline dates, if you are looking for details about your pack, troop, or crew, reach out to your unit's popcorn kernel!
JULY
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7/1 – Online Store Opens
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7/18 – Popcorn University East, 9AM-Noon at Stark State College in North Canton
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7/26 – Popcorn University West, 9AM-Noon at Gorman Rupp in Mansfield
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At these events you will pick up your samples, order forms, yard signs, and more!
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AUGUST
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Late August / Early September – Hold Unit Kickoff
Other August Tips:
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Finalize your unit program plan, budget, & goals
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Confirm sites for Show & Sell locations
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Read the weekly “What’s Poppin’” Buckeye Council Newsletter for tools, tips, and news of the sale and the NEW Parent “What’s Poppin” newsletter.
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Determine Show & Sell order & enter at Pecatonica’s website
SEPTEMBER
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9/7 by 11:59pm – Show & Sell popcorn orders due by 11:59pm
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9/17 – Pop to the Top 1st Drawing (week #1)
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9/18 and/or 19 – Show & Sell Pick Up (date and location depends on district)
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9/19 – All Out Blitz begins
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9/24 – Pop to the Top 2nd Drawing (week #2)
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Hold unit kickoff if you haven’t already
Other September Tips:
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Finalize a unit incentive plan
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Make sure each family is equipped with sales materials and is familiar with deadlines
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Promote “All Out Blitz” to all families
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Provide weekly promotion to Scouts and families to create ongoing excitement
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Sign Scouts up to attend Drive Thru/Show & Sells
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Conduct Show & Sell and/or Drive Thru sales events
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Ensure each family has enough popcorn to be successful with Show & Deliver and/or Pop-Up Shops
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Confirm additional volunteers to help pick up product at distribution site and to sort for each Scout
OCTOBER
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10/1 – Pop to the Top 3rd Drawing (week #3)
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10/5 – All Out Blitz ends, forms due 10/5 by 11:59pm
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10/8 – Pop to the Top 4th Drawing (week #4)
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10/15 – Pop to the Top 5th Drawing (week #5)
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10/22 – Pop to the Top 6th Drawing (week #6)
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10/29 – Unopened cases return in Mansfield (Gorman Rupp, 100 Rupp Rd., Mansfield)
Other October Tips:
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Make sure each family is equipped with sales materials and is familiar with deadlines
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Provide weekly promotion to Scouts and their families to create ongoing excitement
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Conduct Show & Sell and/or Drive Thru sales events
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Ensure each family has enough popcorn to be successful with Show & Deliver and/or Pop-Up shops
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Collect copies of all order forms and prize details from each Scout with enough time to enter orders
NOVEMBER
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11/2 – Unopened cases return in Canton (Peoples Services, 2207 Kimball Rd SE, Canton)
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11/2 – Final popcorn orders due by 11:59pm
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11/2 – Final prize orders due by 11:59pm
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11/13 and/or 14 – Popcorn Order Pick Up (date and location depends on district)
Other November Tips:
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Confirm additional volunteers to help pick up product at distribution site and to sort for each Scout
DECEMBER
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12/5 – Popcorn Money Due
POPCORN PICKUP DETAILS
