Product Sales
This page is your go-to destination for everything you need to run a successful popcorn and adventure card sales campaign. Here, you'll find detailed product information, downloadable sales materials, training videos, and tools to track your unit's progress. Fundraising is essential to providing enriching scouting experiences for our youth, and your dedication makes it possible. Thank you for your leadership and commitment to Scouting!
Trails End Popcorn is the premier company that helps fund Scouting. Since 1980 Trail’s End has specialized in providing a healthy, wholesome, and quality product that is exclusive to Scouting. The support they provide to ensure your unit sale is successful is unparalleled by any other and is why the Palmetto Council uses Trail’s-End as our preferred product fund raiser.
With over 73% of the Popcorn sale going to support Scouting there is no other fund raiser with that high of a return with the majority of the money going directly to your unit. Up to 36% goes straight to units in the form of unit commission, prizes for your Scouts, and sales materials. The remaining 30% goes to support GOLS, the Conley Clarke, and the other indirect support provided for your Scouting program.
2024 Popcorn Sale Dates
*** Sale has been extended one week due to Hurricane Helene. Dates below have been updated to reflect the change.
June 6 - Popcorn Training (in person)
July 20 - Show N Sell shift claiming begins
August 4 - Popcorn Training (via Zoom)
September 6 - Show N Sell orders due
September 19 - Order pickup day
September 20 - 22 - First weekend of Popcorn Sale
September 27 - 29 - Show and Sell Weekend
October 4 - 6 - Show and Sell Weekend
October 11 - 13 - Show and Sell Weekend
October 18 - 20 - Show and Sell Weekend (Same weekend as Gold Rush and Fall Family Campout for Cub Scouts)
October 25 - 27 - Show and Sell Weekend
November 1 -3 - Last week of Popcorn Sale
November 7 - Product Return/Take Order Due
November 21 - Take Order Pickup
December 5 - Payment due to Council
December 7 - Hero Donation Day (Police and Fire Departments)
Popcorn Rewards
$800 - Carowinds STEM Day - March 22, 2024 (DM PWD has been moved to 3/15)
$1600 - Camp Croft Outdoor Adventure Day - May 10
$7500 - TDB, but will be worth it!
2024 Leader Resources
Secrets to Success and Code of Conduct
Store Front Claiming Dates and Information
July 20: $20k + Units, 4 reservation blocks
July 21: $15k+ Units, 3 reservation blocks
July 22: $10k+ Units, 2 reservation blocks
July 23: All Units, unlimited reservation blocks
Commission Structure
Every Unit begins at 30% additional percentages can be added.
1% for attending popcorn training hosted by the Council (in person or Zoom)
2% Scouts Honor 10% First Responder Donations of Gross Sales
3% Top Performers Achieve the Scout’s Honor level plus average $400/scout based on September 30, 2024 membership
(You must get the first percentage to earn the second, and the second to earn the third).
Questions or need support?
Please contact Maggie.McMahon@scouting.org | 864.941.6490
LEADER/PARENT RESOURCES
(2025 Resources will be available in November/December)
2025 SCOUTING ADVENTURE CARD SALE TIMELINE
December 12 - Unit Card Orders Due
December 12 - Show N Sell Lottery
January 9 (Roundtable) - Cards Distributed to Units
February 20 (Not Roundtable) - Return Deadline for Unsold Cards (Units financially responsible after this date)
March 13 (Roundtable) - Sale Ends and money due
Rewards Day - TBD
2025 SAC Order Form COMING SOON!
Per Scouting America Policies Units must submit a Unit Money Earning Application for approval by their local Council before planning to fundraise individually as a Unit. This form is not required for Council planning fundraisers such as Popcorn and Scouting Adventure Cards. Click here to download the form and see additional policies and procedures regarding Unit fundraising. For questions please reach out to Palmetto Council Scout Executive, Justin Williams at Justin.Williams@Scouting.org.
