Popcorn Fundraising

Scouting America National Registration Fee (“National Fee”)

Rainbow Council Fee (“Council Fee”)

storefront selection starts: July 22nd

Initial Orders due July 27th – NO LATE ORDERS CAN BE ACCEPTED!

Initial order pickup: August 8th (location TBD)

Resupply order due: Sept. 3rd

Resupply distribution: Sept. 10th

Final Order due: Oct 26th

Final Order Distribution: Nov. 6th

Council Recognition event: Jan. 24th.

Our 2025 popcorn season starts now!

Opportunities for Scouts and Units to earn exciting incentives.

Popcorn images of Scouting because scouts are asking for support not selling popcorn! 

One price- $20 for most items simplifies pricing and increases profits to $11 more per hour!

“Pay Now” feature now available for both wagon sales (Parent Pay Now) and storefronts (Leader Pay Now) AND scouts will earn the same points as a credit card sale

Cash App available as well as Apple and Google Pay

Parents and Leaders access the Trails End website using new address: https://portal.trails-end.com/ 

The 2024 Leader training webinars are available on the Trails End leader site. There will be a Kernel’s page coming soon that will include copies of outgoing information for those not on the mailing lists or social media. 

Unit fees can vary in cost and coverage. Families should confirm all unit fee details with their units.

Fund your entire year by selling POPCORN! Trail’s End has long served Scouting America with their fundraising efforts. With the addition of a Trail’s End App, they have made transactions easier and safer for Scouts. Virtual fundraising is safe and easy! See the Trail’s End Scout Parent Guide for more information

Each registration will need to be renewed and paid annually on the membership anniversary date.

Each Council starts and runs their popcorn campaign differently. You can always sell popcorn year round with the Trail’s End web portal. The Trail’s End app also has a secure payment processor included, so you don’t have to always carry cash.

There are outside program costs not shown, such as camping equipment, uniforms, class Bs, and a few more unit specific costs. While this might seem intimidating, not every expense is upfront. Your Unit and Unit Leader will have advice on how to offset the cost, with helpful tips including buying while on sale, buying second hand, or borrowing equipment from other members. Your Unit should also have fundraising methods throughout the scouting year to help with costs. See our Unit Fundraising page for more information.

Rainbow Council helps offset the costs of Scouting by partnering with Trails End to run our Annual Popcorn Fundraiser. You can find more information when popcorn season begins from the Popcorn Kernel, on the website, social media or directly from the Trails End website.

Determining your Unit’s expenses is the best way to figure out how much popcorn your unit needs to move to meet your sales goals. Once you calculate sales goals, individual scout sales goals, and receive popcorn inventory from your council, you can start selling! Trail’s End has a guide for Unit Leaders to help with the planning process. The Trail’s End app and web portal keep track of all your sales and help create easy reporting with their tools. Using the app makes for easier and safer transactions to occur during Storefront sales.

Storefront sales are a Scouts opportunity to represent their units and the program while educating potential customers about the Scouting program. Scouts should have a table or a banner of some kind announcing their intentions of selling popcorn for fundraising purposes. Trail’s End has made Storefront Scheduling easier by allocating a portal to manage Storefront sales and “work” schedules.

Contact the Rainbow Council Popcorn Kernels to see how to get started with fundraising and popcorn! rainbowcouncilpopcorn@gmail.com