What's Poppin' Newsletter #4

#4 | AUGUST 2024

Hello Unit Kernels! We are less than a month away from our first day of sales! Wow! Below is some great information as you are getting prepared.

Initial Order: Initial Order is open now! Please make sure you get these orders submitted by Wednesday, August 21st at NOON. A few important reminders:

Chocolate Pretzels will not be available on this order. We are expecting them on either replenishment 2 or 3. As soon as we have the date, we will let you know.
You can order 100% of your last year sales. If you are looking to order more than this, please reach out to the Council Team.

Popcorn Team

Black Hawk District Kernel

Ernie Hemmer

blackhawkpopcorn@gmail.com

Goldenrod District Kernel

Chad Adams

goldenrodpopcorn@gmail.com

Iron Horse District Kernel

Lisa Hayford

ironhorsepopcorn@gmail.com

NE Nebraska

Kayla Steiner

diamonddickpopcorn@gmail.com

NW Iowa

Jobina Kirby

kirbygj@yahoo.com

Ohwahnasee District Kernel

Melissa Thygesen

OHPopcorn@macscouts.org

Trailblazer District Kernel

Jennifer Wilkinson

tbpopcorn@macscouts.org

Wagon Wheel District Kernel

Amanda Lopez

wwdpopcorn@gmail.com

War Eagle District Kernel

Bill Splitter

Williamsplitter@yahoo.com

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Council Kernel

Danessa Hemmer

Popcorn@macscouts.org

Council Popcorn Staff Advisor

Tina Douglas

Tina.Douglas@scouting.org

Council General Information

text or call: 402-431-9272

mac@scouting.org

Training: We only have a few training sessions left so get registered! This will give you information about the Trail's End side as well as Council specifics. Each training is expected to last around 2 hours.

Zoom

Saturday | 8/17 | 9AM

Monday | 8/19 | 7PM

*Zoom Link will be sent to registered attendees one day before training.

Popcorn Patch Contest! Our Patch contest is complete! Congratulations to our three winners!

Joey C. - Pack 3 NWI

Lilli H. - Troop 492G BH

Effy R. - Pack 324 BH

We will be in contact about your MAC Bucks! Congratulations Scouts!

We are working on getting the patch designs finished from our vendors and we will post those once complete.

Popcorn T-Shirts

Order your Popcorn T-Shirt TODAY! These come in both youth and adult sizes and are a great incentive for Scouts as well!

Order Deadline: August 14th at 11:59PM

T-Shirts will be ready for Pick Up on September 1st

Pricing

$15 | YS-AXL

$18 | A2XL

$20 | A3XL

The design will be printed on a heather gray t-shirt

Order Here & See the design below!

Home Delivery (Metro Only): If you would like council to deliver your popcorn to you within the metro, please sign up for that before August 23rd at 11:59PM. This is limited to 40 units so get signed up quick! Sign Up Here

Order Forms: Order forms are going out to Districts currently. Please give your District Team a few days to ensure they receive them. There is also a PDF online of the order form for use as needed.

Be Prepared! Let's follow our motto and start preparing ourselves and our unit for the popcorn sale. These are great action steps to take now so they are handled before the sale starts.

Register for a district training if you haven't already.
Make sure you are familiar with the MAC Popcorn Landing page.
If you have system questions, visit the Trail's End Training tab in the leader portal.
Prepare for kickoff! Are you ready to explain the details for popcorn AND have fun?!
Plan your Initial Order: Look at last year's sales, how many Scouts you have, etc.
Units can order up to 100% of prior year sales. If your unit is new to popcorn, reach out to your district team for help.
Make sure that you don't have too many (or too few) Storefront slots! and continue to checkback often throughout the sale.

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