Popcorn Fundraiser: Overview
- Why? Helps kids. Funds activities.
- Who? Returning Scouts.
- What? Popcorn and More.
- When? Fall. Important dates.
- Where? Storefront (Show & Sell). Online Direct. Wagon Sales.
- How? Sales guidance.
How?
How-to-Sell Information
- Trail’s End Scout and Parent Guide
- Pack 735 Trail’s End App sales guides for
- Store Fronts (Not taking place in Fall 2025)
- Online Direct
- Wagon Sales
- How to Sell Over $1,000 in under 8 Hours!
- Sales Code of Conduct
- Credit Card Best Practices – Credit card fees are paid by Trail’s End
- Pack 735 Popcorn Fundraiser Sales Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- 2025 Scout & Parent Guide
- Trail’s End Scout and Parent Guide
- 2025 Popcorn Kickoff PowerPoint Presentation (note: Pack 735 is only doing take-order and online sales)
- 2025 Fall Order Form and Product Menu
- Allergen Information
- Scout Pitch
- Trail’s End FAQs & Support for
Download the Trail’s End App!
Get started with The Trail’s End App available from the Apple Store and Google Play. Text APP to 62771 to download.
Getting started with the Trail’s End app:
- If your Scout has an existing account, login with the Trail’s End app or login from a Desktop browser https://www.trails-end.com/login (If you do not remember the username or e-mail address you used to create the account, or if you do not remember if you opened an account, please contact popcornkernel@readingpack735.org)
- For new accounts, please refer to the Trail’s End App Quick Start Guide, https://www.trails-end.com/registration, or instructions here.
- In App/website, when asked “What Type Of Account Would You Like To Register?” Select Parent, on behalf of Scout
- Information you’ll need to register under Pack 735 Reading:
- Unit Code 7K8EJ
- Council: Spirit of Adventure Council
- District: Flintlock District
- Unit: Pack 735 Reading
- If you have multiple Scouts, each Scout must have an account to receive proper credits towards rewards.
- Please contact popcornkernel@readingpack735.org for any questions.
Resources:
- App Quick Start Guide
- Trail’s End App Training YouTube here or another here
- Pack 735 Trail’s End App Guides; The Trail’s End App supports ALL the ways our Pack sells:
Selling Tips & Training
- Always wear your field uniform (Class A).
- Never sell alone or enter anyone’s home.
- Practice your sales presentation:
- Introduce yourself (first name only) and where you are from.
- Let people know what you are doing.
- Close the sale.
- For example (Download Sales Script)
- “Hi, my name is David and I am from Reading Cub Scout Pack 735.”
- “I am earning my way to overnight camp. All of the popcorn is delicious and you will help fund my many adventures.”
- “Can I count on your support?”
- Credit card sales are best for the Pack. Tell your customers, “We prefer credit/debit!”
- Be polite and always say “Thank You!”, even if the customer does not buy.
- Online Direct is the preferred way to sell & can be used for virtual or face-to-face selling. Products ship to the customer, you don’t have to handle products or cash.
- Always walk on the sidewalk and/or driveway.
- Check your order history in the Trail’s End App each year for repeat customers.
- Plan out how many sales you will need to reach your sales goal.
- Determine whom you will ask to help you reach your goal.
- Remember, two out of three people will buy when asked at their door.
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