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POPPIN' UPDATES

STOREFRONTS! STOREFRONTS! STOREFRONTS! There are over 7,500 hours of storefronts up for grabs. Claim them through your Leader Dashboard on the Trails End website. Here are just a few of the many available between 10/13-10/15:

Publix at Apex (16560 Nebraska Ave. Lutz, FL): 10/13/23 3PM - 7PM

Publix at North Bay Commerce Center (8975 Race Track Rd, Tampa, FL): 10/13/23 3PM-7PM

Publix at The Shoppes (18901 FL-54. Lutz, FL): 10/14/23 9AM-2PM

Publix at Shoppes at New Tampa (1920 Co Rd 581, Wesley Chapel, FL): 10/14/23 2PM-8PM

Publix at Kingsway Crossing (1220 Kingsway Rd, Brandon, FL): 10/14/23 2:30PM-7PM

Winn-Dixie (15200 Municipal Dr, Madeira Beach, FL): 10/15/23 2PM-8PM

Units that sold at storefronts this last weekend sold over $108,000 in popcorn compared to $100,000 in 2022 the seventh weekend!

JOIN THE GTBAC POPCORN FACEBOOK PAGE! Click Here to join

Have a question about storefronts? Or are you wondering when the due dates are? Contact your district kernel or visit the GTBAC popcorn webpage at www.tampabayscouting.org/popcorn.

SCOUT SPOTLIGHT - Week 7

Top 3 Total Sales (Scout):

1st: Grayson V. - $22,225

Miccosukee - Pack 313

2nd: Christian P. - $19,394

Timucua - Pack 632

3rd: Mario G. - $7,531

Miccosukee - Pack 313

Top Online Sales:

Grayson V. - Miccosukee - Pack 313 - $2,994

Top Storefront Sales:

Christian P. - Timucua - Pack 632 - $19,394

Top Wagon Sales:

Luke W. - Timucua - Troop 61 - $4,747

Top 3 Selling Units Council-Wide:

1st: Pack 313 - Miccosukee - $133,922

2nd: Pack 632 - Timucua - $35,600

3rd: Pack 528 - Lake Region - $32,534

Top Selling Unit by District:

Ft. Brooke: Pack 339 - $19,575

Lake Region: Pack 528 - $32,534

Miccosukee: Pack 313 - $133,922

Skyway: Pack 285 - $25,798

Timucua: Pack 632 - $35,600

Suncoast: Pack 148 - $25,700

Thunderbird: Pack 760 - $7,788

Withlacoochee: Pack 708 - $9,662

KERNEL KORNER

Key Dates to Remember and More:

October 29: Storefront Show N' Sell Sales End
November 1 6PM-7:30PM: Unsold Popcorn Return #1 (Scout Office)
November 2 7PM-8:30PM: Unsold Popcorn Return #2 (Scout Office)
November 4 7:30AM - 9AM: FINAL Unsold Popcorn Return (Scout Office)

Don't Forget about the 75% Club Commission! That's an easy extra 2% commission you are missing out on, but don't worry, you still have time!
To qualify, at least 75% of registered youth* in your Scout unit must register to sell AND must record at least 1 sale through the Trails End app. Click the link below to track your unit's progress.

CLICK HERE to download the 75% Club Tracker

* Registered Youth is based on June 30, 2023 membership total, not current total

TASTY NEWS & PROMOTIONS

TRAILS END ONLINE PROMOTION!

October 12 - 16, 2023

8PM - 8PM

Shipping threshold reduced from $65 to $55!

Share your Scout link via social media and text messaging to take advantage of the lower shipping cost!

GTBAC ONLINE PROMOTION!

October 12 - 16, 2023

8PM - 8PM

4 promotions are better than 1! The top 3 units with the greatest online sales percentage increase will receive:

1st: $100 Amazon Gift Card

2nd: $75 Amazon Gift Card

3rd: $50 Amazon Gift Card

*Minimum $1,500 in sales must be recorded to qualify

October 12 - October 18

8PM - 8PM

1.75 points for APP Credit Card sales

40% more points for Storefront and Wagon Credit Card sales!!

October 12 - October 18

8PM - 8PM

Top 65 Storefront Shifts (sales per hour)

8,000pts awarded:

250pts - Top 10 shifts
100pts - Shifts 11-65
Min $250/hour to qualify
Min 2-hour shift

POPCORN PAPARAZZI

Have pictures from your sale, a success story or feel good story you had while selling popcorn? Email them to Travis Emery at travis.emery@scouting.org and YOUR pictures or story maybe featured on the next Kernel Journal