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The 2009 Fall Fundraising Campaign

Great Sauk Trail Council Boy Scouts of America

Popcorn & Magazine sales Campaign

Could your unit use some extra cash?  Our Scouts sold over $$1,050,000 million in popcorn last year.  Of that amount, over 70% of the sale proceeds stayed local.  In fact, 1/3rd of that amount went directly to the unit's that sold to fund their programs and activities!

The Fall Fundraising Campaign enables your unit to do the things you want without having to do lots of fund raisers.  The idea is to have this one fund-raiser in the fall support the entire year of Scouting. This is an officially approved council unit money-earning project that many Packs, Troops and Crews participate in each year. Do your sale in the fall and reap the benefits for the rest of the year. 

Here is what the most successful units did when they sold their popcorn:

1. Planned out the year ahead and set a unit budget.

2. Set sales goals for the unit and the Scouts.

3. Established Scout Accounts to help each Scout and his family with his Scouting expenses.

4. Held a unit program kickoff to tell the Scouts and parents about the great year planned.

5. Sold products by various methods such as 2X4 AT THE DOOR SALE, SHOW AND SELL, TAKE ORDER, Orderpopcorn.com and SELLING AT WORK.

6. Scouts continued until their goal was met

There are exciting prizes & contest for all the Scouts who sell products this fall:

2009 Participation patch

Sell at least one item to qualify for a patch

 2 Prize Programs for youth

There is one for Cub Scouts and a different one for Boy Scouts/Venture.

“Fill –A- Form” Prize Drawings

Fill up all the lines on either order form and make a copy turn into to either of Scout Service Centers you will be entered into the drawing for 1 of 4 Haro F1 Freestyle Bikes (1 per district).  You’ll also be entered into the drawing for the Grand Prize a Nintendo Wii!

Seller Clubs

Silver Sellers:  A Cub Scout or Boy Scout or Venturer that sells $750 products in the 2009 Fall Fundraising Campaign will become members of the Silver Sellers Club.

Gold Sellers:  A Cub Scout or Boy Scout or Venturer that sells $1,500 of products in the 2009 Fall Fundraising Campaign will become members of the Gold Sellers Club.  Last years Sellers members enjoyed a day at the Toledo Zoo and received additional prizes, patches, discount coupon and even a special treat at camp

Mystery House (DOUBLE THE HOUSES IN 2009!!!!)

This year’s we are placing PRIZES at 36 Mystery Houses;  Select houses throughout the Great Sauk Trail Council, 3 in every county.  When a Scout approaches one of the selected homes, and asks them to purchase some products they will be awarded a special prize right on the spot.

Lights Camera Action Contest

Film your Unit’s 2009 Fall Fundraising Campaign kickoff.  Then send in a 5 minute over view of the kickoff

Best Popcorn PIX Scouts

Stage yourself in a setting that shows off Scouting with popcorn.  Be creative let’s see what you can come up with.  Take a digital picture.

 Click on the name below to get their contact info.

Where to turn for answers

Chief Lenape Trails

District Kernel                             Mark Lasky

Scouting Professional                 Val Herr

Scouting Professional                 Matt Swartzlander

Huron Trails

District Kernel                             Michelle Tokarz

Scouting Professional                 Chris Delor

Running Waters

District Kernel                             Louise Malvitz

District Kernel                             Carolyn Shipp

Scouting Professional                 Andy Tata 

Three Fires

District Kernel                             Andrew Fribley

Scouting Professional                 Melissa Nisse

Council Team

GSTC Council Kernel                   Tom Kopydlowski

Popcorn advisor                          Andy Tata

Popcorn advisor                                    James McClelland