LaSalle Council - 2007 Spring Sale

Trail's End Gourmet Popcorn & Discount Cards

 

Spring Sale Information Packet - Signup Flyer (pdf)

Discount Cards - Participating Locations

Potawatomi

Algonquian

Click link above.
 

Two Ways to Earn Money for Camp!!
 Do your boys need money for their 2007 summer camp adventures?  Could your unit use $1,000 for its treasury now?  If you answered yes to either of these questions, you should participate in the LaSalle Council’s annual Spring Sale.  We have a great sale planned featuring a new locally personalized Discount Card as well as the traditional 8 Trail’s End Popcorn products. 

  Discount Cards!

Each of the discount cards will contain reusable discounts for at least 15 local businesses (for example - fast food, oil change, bowling, etc.).  Each card will retail for $10.  The unit will receive 30% of the profits along with a great prize program for the salesmen. 

Units may submit a requested pre-order amount using the Unit Commitment Card at the end of this packet (a return penalty applies to this order amount, if cards are returned) to sell during a blitz period.  Each returned card will be assessed a $1.00 return fee.  We recommend that you order at least one card for each person selling, plus as many as you feel you can sell without needing to return.  Additional orders of cards may be placed by April 13th; however no returns may be made after this date.  Please complete the Unit Commitment Card by February 23, 2007 to indicate your unit’s intention of participation in the 2007 Spring Sale.  The boys in your Pack or Troop deserve to have the quality program which participation in the 2007 Spring Sale can provide.

       
 
Trail's End Popcorn!

We will feature a $35 - 3 Way Tin (Caramel Corn with Peanuts/White Cheddar/Gourmet Cheddar), a $30 - 30 Pack Microwave, a $25 - Cheese Lover's Tin, a $17 - 15 Pack Kettle Corn, a $17 - 26oz Caramel Corn with Almonds and Pecans, a $15 - 15 Pack Unbelievable Butter, a $15 - 15 Pack Butter Light, and an $9 - 11oz Caramel Corn with Peanuts. 

The boys will use 2 Take Order forms (one Discount Card and one Trail’s End) and the ordering, distribution and everything else will be done together.  Units will net 30% from the sale (often units give the boy credit for this $ for camp) plus a Scout Bucks prize program for the Popcorn and Discount Cards sold. We will have a limited supply of Trail’s End product available for Show & Sell on a first come, first served basis.  Please contact Lori Gidman 574-289-0337x301 or e-mail lgidman@lasallecouncilbsa.org to make arrangements

We have a great sale planned featuring a locally personalized Discount Card as well as the traditional 8 Trail’s End Popcorn products.  Here’s how it works:

            The night of March Roundtable, we will provide a Kickoff with refreshments for unit Sale Chairmen.

Algonquian, 3/8, 6:15pm, Sunnyside Presbyterian, South Bend, IN
 Dunes Moraine, 3/13, 6:15pm, Trinity Lutheran, Valparaiso, IN
Pioneer Trails, 3/13, 6:30pm, First United Methodist, Elkhart, IN
Potawatomi, 3/8, 5:45pm, St. John’s UCC, Michigan City, IN

Starting in March, Scouts take Discount Cards and Trail’s End Popcorn order forms around their neighborhood during the sales period.

         At the conclusion of the sale on April 11, the youth turn in their completed order forms to your Unit Sale Coordinator.

         By April 13, your Unit Sale Coordinator places the unit order by faxing or e-mailing (lgidman@lasallecouncilbsa.org) the Unit Take Order Form and the Unit Tracking Sheet to 574-289-0336 attention Lori Gidman (If faxing, you MUST call 574-289-0337 to confirm that your fax is received).

          Your unit picks up its product order (popcorn and discount cards) at its designated drop site on April 27.

         Your Unit Treasurer deposits the sale proceeds into the Unit’s checking account and sends the council one unit check by May 11, 2007 (for 70% of gross sale).  Your unit will earn 30% of gross proceeds of your sale as commission.  There is a 5% bonus for any unit selling at least $150 each of both Discount Cards and Popcorn (or alternatively, at least $750 in total sales). 

         “Scout Bucks” prizes for eligible youth will be shipped directly to your unit sale chairperson by June 1.

2007 SPRING SALE

The Spring Sale in the LaSalle Council is scheduled to start in March 2007.  The Sale provides an opportunity for you to earn large profits to support your unit’s program.  As you plan your 2007 summer program, please include our Spring Sale as a method to earn the revenue needed to support your upcoming activities.  LaSalle Council’s 320 units last fall collectively earned over $274,000, an average of over $1,600 per unit selling Trail’s End Popcorn.

 The boys will use two Take Order forms (one Discount Card and one Trail’s End).  However, the ordering, distribution and everything else will be done collectively.  The 2007 Spring Sale includes Discount Cards for 3 Districts and 8 Trail’s End products.  Each of the discount cards will contain reusable discounts for at least 15 local businesses (for example - fast food, oil change, bowling, etc.).

SALES EARNINGS

                                                                                                                                Amount due Council
Item                                                                 Item Cost            Unit Profit      per Individual Item

Discount Card – AL – St. Joseph Co.*              $10.00                    $3.00               $ 7.00
Discount Card – AL – Marshall Co.*               $10.00                    $3.00               $ 7.00
Discount Card – Dunes Moraine *                   $10.00                    $3.00               $ 7.00
Discount Card – Potawatomi *                          $10.00                    $3.00               $ 7.00

3–Way Tin (Gourmet Caramel Corn/                 $35.00                     $10.50              $24.50
   Chocolate Caramel Crunch/Gourmet Cheddar)
30 Pack Microwave variety                                  $30.00                     $9.00                $21.00
Cheese Lover's Tin                                               $25.00                     $7.50                $17.50
15 Pack Kettle Corn Microwave                          $17.00                     $5.10                $11.90
26 oz. Gourmet Caramel Corn                             $17.00                     $5.10                $11.90
18 pack Unbelievable Butter Microwave          $15.00                     $4.50                $10.50
18 pack Light Microwave                                     $15.00                     $4.50                $10.50
11 oz. Caramel Corn with Peanuts                      $ 9.00                      $2.70                 $ 6.30

* featuring at least 15 locally personalized reusable discounts per card.

2007 SPRING SALE - PRIZE INCENTIVE

The “Scout Bucks” prizes (Scout Bucks are redeemable for camp merchandise at LaSalle Council Scout Shop or Summer Camp, Webelos & Cub Resident Camp, Parent Cub Weekend, or Cub Day Camp Trading Posts) will be awarded at the levels listed below.  Scout Bucks earned during the Spring Sale will expire on 10/31/07.  Here’s how they will be issued:                                                        
TOTAL $ SOLD                    PRIZE **

$50                                          $3.00 in “SCOUT BUCKS”
$100                                        $6.00 in “SCOUT BUCKS”
$150                                        $9.00 in “SCOUT BUCKS”
$250                                        $15.00 in “SCOUT BUCKS”
$400                                        $24.00 in “SCOUT BUCKS”
$600                                        $36.00 in “SCOUT BUCKS”
$800                                        $48.00 in “SCOUT BUCKS”
$1,000                                     $60.00 in “SCOUT BUCKS”
For each additional $250     $15.00 in “SCOUT BUCKS”  

** Please Note:  Prizes are NOT CUMULATIVE; that is a Scout will earn the prize in the highest category in which he qualifies. (For example: A scout who sells $50 in gift cards and $200 worth of popcorn will receive $15.00 in Scout Bucks for a total of $250 sold.)  Prizes are to recognize a Scout’s efforts, not group sales, and will only be issued to individual Scouts (names and sales amounts must be provided on the Unit Tracking Sheet).  Verification of sales records will be required.

SPECIAL INCENTIVE BONUS

There is a 5% bonus for any unit selling at least $150 each of both Discount Cards and Popcorn (or alternatively, at least $750 in total sales)!

Please complete the Unit Commitment card (on the Spring Sale Information/Signup Flyer) and return it to the Council Service Center. 

It’s simple, it’s that easy, and your unit can earn the money you need for a great Scouting summer experience in 2007.  Thanks for your support of Scouting; we look forward to your participation in the 2007 SPRING SALE.

LaSalle Council - 2007 Spring Sale
 

 Please contact Lori Gidman (lgidman@lasallecouncilbsa.org) or
Dave Sykes (dsykes@lasallecouncilbsa.org) at 574-289-0337 or
800-822-3867 if you have questions.