Popcorn Fundraiser

Illowa Council 2024 Popcorn Sale

Pecatonica River Popcorn!

There are plenty of good reasons for your Scouts to take part in the annual popcorn fundraiser! Besides the money that can be earned for camp and Scouting activities throughout the year, Scouts learn valuable skills like teamwork, goal setting, time management and salesmanship – just to name a few.

On this resource page, you will find useful information to aid you and your unit in the popcorn sale. Make sure your unit has a Popcorn Kernel to help organize your unit’s popcorn sale.

The site prpopcorn.com is where your unit commits to the sale, orders popcorn and registers Scouts for the Winner’s Circle.

CLICK HERE to view the 2024 Membership & Popcorn Kickoff flyer!

CLICK HERE for instructions on signing up!

REGISTER HERE to attend the popcorn kickoff at the Putnam Museum and earn your unit a bonus commission!

Questions about popcorn? Contact Zach Beuthien for more information.

Additional Incentives & Online Sales

Blitz Prize Program

Your Scout will earn a cool prize when he/she sells $650 by September 25 . . . AND with a head start like that, they’re on their way to the Top Sellers Club!!

The Top Sellers Club!

Scouts who sell $1,500 worth of popcorn will qualify for the Council’s Top Sellers Club and be part of the 2023 Top Sellers Club at the Playstation in Eldridge.

Scouts who sell $2,000 worth of popcorn, in addition to attending the 2023 Top Sellers Club at the Playstation at Eldridge, qualify for $50 Amazon Gift Card!

Top 10 Sellers Council Wide will get to attend the 2023 Top Sellers Club at the Playstation at Eldridge, qualify for the $50 Amazon Gift Card and receive a BONUS $100 Amazon Gift Card for being a Top 10 Seller in the Council!

Advancement

Popcorn Sales Help Meet Many Scouting Objectives

More and more Scouting Units utilize popcorn sales to raise funds for equipment, activities and other needs. Just last year 75 Units from our Council profited by selling popcorn. But, that’s not all . . .

Scouts Can Earn Much More Than Money

Few activities demonstrate to Scouts the value of planning, organization, and commitment more clearly than a Unit’s combined efforts in a popcorn sale. Scouts develop and practice new skills, learn about sales and marketing, and reach new levels of personal success. Consider which popcorn activities might count toward Scouts BSA Merit Badges. Before proceeding make sure your Merit Badge Counselor has approved your ideas.

There are also advancement opportunities for WEBELOS and Cub Scouts.

Popcorn Forms & Resources

2024 Popcorn Kernel Guide
2024 Popcorn Kickoff PowerPoint
2024 Blitz Prize Form
2024 Unit to Unit Transfer Form
2024 Unit Sellers Roster PDF
2024 Unit Sellers Roster Excel Spreadsheet
2024 Top Sellers Club Google Form Submission
Grandfathered Scholarship Program has been retired at the end of 2023 Sale

Sales Dates & Timeline

August

August 1 – Online Sales Begin
August 3 – Council Kickoff – Putnam Museum, Davenport, IA
August 25 – Initial Show and Sell Orders Due Online

September

September 13 – Show and Sell Distribution at District Locations
September 14 – Popcorn Sale Begins!
September 14 – 24 Blitz Prize Selling Period
September 19 – Reorder #1 due (closes 9/19 @ 11:59PM)
September 27 – Reorder #1 Distribution at Central Distribution Center
September 27 – List of all Scouts qualifying for Blitz Prize due

October

October 3 – Reorder #2 due (Closes 10/3 @ 11:59PM)
October 11 – Reorder #2 Distribution at Central Distribution Center

November

November 4 – Show and Sell popcorn returns & early payments at District warehouses
November 11 – Take Orders Due online
November 11 – Top Sellers information and prize orders due
November 21 – Take Order distribution at District Warehouses
November 20 – Online Selling Ends

December

December 1 – Gift card pickup and final payments due to Council
December 10 – Top Sellers Club Party