Why Popcorn?
Fund your entire year by selling POPCORN! Trail’s End has long served Scouts BSA 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
When Do I turn in money?
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.
How do I record sales?
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.
What is a "Store Front"?
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.