2025 Popcorn Program
Scout Goal: $350
This is the “break-even” sales goal for all scouts. If each scout sells this much, we’ll earn enough to pay for our program in the 2025-2026 pack year.
Pack Goal: $25,000
This is the pack’s overall sales goal for 2025. With everybody working towards our per-scout target, this is a high but achievable goal.
Why Sell Popcorn with Pack 1965?
Selling popcorn supports the Pack and local Scouting, contributes to activity costs, builds esteem and confidence in scouts, and offers great prizes.
35% of every sale directly supports Pack 1965.
Fundraising Benefits the Pack
Helps keep Pack dues low ($100 lower)
Covers Scout awards
Covers Pinewood Derby cars
Covers Raingutter Regatta boats
Subsidizes campouts and Pack dinners
Covers facility rentals
Covers Den supplies
Scouts Learn
How to help others around them
Public speaking & math skills
Salesmanship & perseverance
How to earn their own way
The value of hard work
How to handle rejection
2025 Incentives & Rewards
Make one sale = Earn the NCAC Participation Patch
Sell $500 & more = Start earning gift cards through Trail’s End
(e.g. $10 for $500 sales, $50 for $1,500 sales - Click for more info
Sell $650 = Earn the NCAC Popcorn Achiever Patch
Sell $750 = Earn a GoApe Adventure
Sell all Starter Packs in a Den = Earn an ice cream social for the Den
Storefronts specials to be announced soon
New 2025 Starter Packs
New this year, at our kickoff event on August 16th, each scout will receive a popcorn “Starter Pack” to sell.
Register your scout Trail’s End app and start selling your Starter Pack to your neighbors, family and friends. It is a great way to get started with selling popcorn!
The Pack goal is 100% participation. Scouts will have until September 13th to sell their Starter Pack.
Earn an ice cream social for your Den if you sell all the Starter Packs in the Den!
2025 Starter Pack
How to Navigate the Trail's End App 📱💻
Available on iOS and Android, the Trail’s End app app lets you record sales, keep track of inventory, and monitor your Scout goals. Share your online store with your friends, make a sale with your neighbors and participate in a storefront.
Create your scout account today and start selling:
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Can multiple users share an account?
Ways to Sell
Storefronts
In-person sales at retail store with products on-hand
Sign up for a shift in the Trail’s End App
Scouts receive credit for sales
1 or 2 scouts per shift
Online
Sell virtually to family and friends by sharing your online fundraising page via social, email & text
Product ships to the customer
Safest way to sell
Sell all your long
Wagon
Sell door-to-door / workplace with your paper order form
Best Practice: Bring product with you to avoid second trip to deliver > Order your on-hand product here now!
Scouts can record undelivered orders in App
Pre-sale order forms must be entered in app before 9/30/25 for guaranteed delivery
What Types of Popcorn Products are Available?
Products sold at storefronts and wagon sales.
More products are available thru scouts’ online store.
How Do We Take Orders and Collect Payment?
All orders are made with the App. We accept cast and credit card.
We strongly recommend payments with credit cards, with the easy new tap-to-pay feature!
If you receive cash, connect with our Popcorn Kernel thru Slack to give the cash to the Pack or keep the cash and convert it into a credit card payment thru the app.
How-to Videos
How can we ensure safety while selling door-to-door?
Selling to your neighbors is a great idea, as they often want to support their local scout, but please still use caution and follow these safety tips.
NEVER enter anyone’s home NEVER sell after dark unless you are with an adult DON’T carry large amounts of cash with you ALWAYS walk on the sidewalk and driveway ALWAYS sell with an adult (Cubs)
What if a customer has a problem with their order?
If your customer has a problem with their order, please have them contact our Pack 1965 Popcorn kernel, pack1965burke@gmail.com.
How can we track our sales progress?
Track your individual progress thru the app. Overall pack progress will be reported online through Slack.
Who can we contact with questions or for support?
If you have any questions, please contact our Popcorn Kernel, Adrien Caudrelier thru Slack.