If your scout is going to Hessel this weekend, make sure to bring a completed permission slip. It will save time if you have it filled out and ready to go. Be prompt so scouts can leave on time and get to camp before dark. It's no fun to set up the tents in the dark!
Hessel Permission Slip
We've signed up for 2 dates at Family Fare (Glens) to sell popcorn, Friday October 11 4-8pm and Saturday October 19 10-4pm. Eric and his son are selling separately and they signed up for Family Farm and Home. We can sign up for more dates if we need to because we have product left over, or if we have people to work and we want to sell more.
Show and Sell popcorn signup
Please email any questions to troop1.gaylord@gmail.com
Show and Sell: In an effort to participate fully in the council popcorn program, I'm asking for parents and scouts to volunteer to work one of the Show and Sells at either Family Fare or Family Farm and Home. (I hope we only need 1 or 2 dates) I need to order popcorn by 10 pm TODAY online, and I am welcoming all comments on type of product to buy, how much to buy and the days that you would be available (or NOT available) to work in October. Please comment ASAP for decision making purposes.
Popping corn is $10 and is in cases of 12
Caramel corn is $10 and is in cases of 12
Bacon Ranch popcorn is NEW is $15 and in case of 8
Pre-popped Kettle Corn is $15 and is case of 8
Dark and white chocolate corn $20 and is case of 8
Caramel corn with almonds pecans is $20 and is case of 8
Unbelievable butter or Butter lite is $20 and are in cases of 6
The prices increase from this point.
These cases come to $120 each. What is your thought?
Last year Troop 1 had only 3 Boy Scouts who sold popcorn. Let's try to increase those numbers a bit! Thanks for your cooperation. I know we are ALL so very busy. Any advice you can offer, or commitment to support scouting by participating in council's program is appreciated.
I want to hear from you! Please email troop1.gaylord@gmail.com with any comments today!
Throughout the year Troop 1 has several fundraisers to choose from and Popcorn Sales are one of those opportunities. We will have 3 ways for you to raise money for your scout account by selling popcorn.
Show and Sell: We will have a table at a store and 2 scouts and 2 parents should sit together to sell popcorn in shifts. We will likely only do this for a day or 2 so it won't be a burden. We will not purchase a great deal of stock. Popcorn has to be ordered this Sunday (tomorrow), so any comments are encouraged ASAP.
Online: Sign up for the Online popcorn system and it will email your friends and family. (I found that products cost between $5-$7 more plus shipping, just to make you aware that it is really expensive.) If you choose to sell online here are instructions:
http://www.michiganscouting.org/pubs/Online_Selling_Information_Scouts.pdf
Then go to sell.trails-end.com
Selling popcorn individually begins September 28th. I will have order forms ready for you to pick up at Wednesday's meeting. The more scouts that participate the better, even if you only sell a few boxes! Here is an order form for you to print: http://www.michiganscouting.org/pubs/MichiganLR_2_.pdf
One last thing. There is a prize program, but if we opt to forgo the prizes, our scouts can earn 33% instead of 30% in their account. So for example, if they sold $300 in popcorn, with the prize program they would earn $90 for their account, plus win a small prize. Without the prize program they would earn $99 in their account. Please let me know your thoughts on this. They would still earn a patch no matter what and would still be eligible for any national prizes if they were a top seller.
I want to hear from you! Please email troop1.gaylord@gmail.com with any comments.
Popcorn sales have begun! We have the order
forms and they will be distributed at Wednesday's meeting. Or contact
Julia if you want them sooner. Earn your way to camp by selling Boy
Scout Popcorn!
Passing along a message from Mark Ewing regarding Roundtable Meetings:
WHEN: SEPTEMBER 5, 2013
TIME: 7:30 P.M.
WHERE: LDS CHURCH
707 ALCAN RD.
PETOSKEY
THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BE UPDATED ON ALL THINGS NEW IN NORTHERN TRAILS. A REPRESENTATIVE IS REQUESTED TO ATTEND FROM EACH SCOUT UNIT.
FOR YOUR FUTURE PLANNING HERE ARE THE DATES OF UPCOMING ROUNDTABLES:
OCTOBER 3; NOVEMBER 7; DECEMBER 5; 2013; JANUARY 9; FEBRUARY 6; MARCH 6; APRIL 3; MAY 82014
A. James (Jim) Mansen
District Commissioner
231 547-6862
Back to school, and back to regular boy scout meetings. Don't miss the first official meeting of the 2013-2014 school year. Bring a friend if you want and introduce them to scouting!
There will be a lot to do tonight including preparing for our annual Hessel trip, awarding rank advancements to some scouts, planning activities for the next couple months, and getting the popcorn information to kick off our next fundraiser.
As always, come neatly dressed in your uniform and bring your scout book to have summer activities signed off, like camping and service time.
See you tonight at Bagley Township hall, 7:00 p.m.
