Resources

Listed below are resources to help your unit succeed in the Popcorn and Nuts Sale.  Please check back periodically for updates to the page.

Sales

KERNELS GUIDEBOOK – Contains all the essentials about the 2024 Popcorn and Nuts Sale.  

CONSIGNMENT SALE – Contains details about the Show & Sell Consignment Option part of the 2024 Popcorn and Nuts Sale.

SALES TOOL – Check out these tools from Pecatonica River to help grow your sales!

ONLINE SALES – Contains all the key details on registering your Scouts to sell as part of the online sale.  (This is for sales anywhere in the country)

KEYS TO SUCCESS – 5 Key areas for a successful fall sale.

Product Information

PECATONICA FLYER PDF version of the order form for Pecatonica River products.  

PRODUCT INFO – Images and nutritional information about all Pecatonica River products.

WHITLEY’S FLYER – PDF version of the order form for Whitley’s Peanuts Factory products.

PRODUCT INFO – Images and nutritional information about all Whitley’s products.

Prize Information

PRIZESCheck out all the GREAT prizes Scouts can earn through this year’s prize program!

ORDERING PRIZES – Detailed document for unit kernels that explains how to enter prize orders.  

Forms

DONATION RECEIPT – Provide these to your customers to thank them for their donation and to acknowledge their purchase.

PLANNING SHEET & GOAL SHEET – Planning and Goal setting are the most important steps to having a successful sale.  Whether setting a goal for a prize or a particular activity, having Scouts set and track their goals is a great motivator.  

REQUEST LETTER –  Sample letter to businesses to request a location for Show & Sells.

THANK YOU LETTER Sample thank you letter to thank businesses for allowing the use of their location.

PARENT FORM Help your Scout be successful throughout the sale.

THANK YOU CARD – Scouts can print and use to thank their customers.

TRANSFER FORM – Complete this form when exchanging any product to/from the Council and another Unit.

Tutorials

POPCORN 101

KICKOFF SLIDES

PRODUCT ORDERING

PRIZE ORDERING

SCOUT ACCOUNTS – Information from the National Council, BSA that clarifies the private benefit rules of the IRS as they relate to individual youth accounts.

FAQ