Important Dates for 2024
*There are 3 chances to order product this year, in addition to online ordering
All Year Online Direct Sale—more info at www.trails-end.com
(Click to register for the Popcorn Kick Off Sale you will attend)
July 30 Popcorn Kick Off #1: Lima Scout Shop 6:30-8:00 PM
Aug. 1 Popcorn Kick Off #2: Camp Lakota in Defiance 6:30-8:00 PM
Aug. 3 Popcorn Kick Off #3: Camp Berry in Findlay 9:00-10:30 AM
Aug. 14 First Order - Show & Sell Order No. 1 due. Unit Orders submitted on Trail’s End website via the unit portal
August 23-24 Show & Sell Order No. 1 sorting & distribution at warehouses
Sept. 25 Second Order - Show & Sell Order No. 2 due. Unit Orders submitted on Trail’s End website via unit portal. (Chocolate expected to be available)
Oct 4 Show & Sell Order No. 2 sorting & distribution
Oct. 25 Third Order - Final Order due & First Payment due 40% current amount “Due to Council”). Unit Orders submitted on Trail’s End website
Nov. 1-2 Final Order sorting & distribution at warehouses
Dec. 7 Sellers Club Event
Dec. 9 Final Payment Due
Dec. 15 Unit bonus commissioners deposited into unit accounts
RETURNS
Black Swamp Area Council will accept up to 10 percent of a unit’s popcorn as a return this year. Only full cases of same product in case will be accepted either on Sept.25th or Oct 25th, at the Findlay Scout Office during business hours 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. To schedule a product return time at the Findlay Scout Office, contact Linda Weyer at Scout Office direct at (567) 208-5284
Units can also use the Unit-to-Unit Transfer option
The Unit Kernel Guidebook, order forms and new trailing videos from Trail's End are posted and linked to the right on this page in the index.
You can begin today, by registering your unit on the Trail's End website at https://www.trails-end.com/unit-registration. This is important so your unit is receiving updated information on the sale. Please register today even if you have registered in the past, a re-registration is necessary.
Thank you for your support of the Black Swamp Area Council's Scouts, Programs and Popcorn Sale
Have questions? Contact Jennifer Treece, Development Director & Popcorn Staff Advisor, at jennifer.treece@scouting.org.