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!
Exciting News: We’re Partnering with Pecatonica River Popcorn!
We’re thrilled to announce that for the 2025 popcorn sale, the Palmetto Council is partnering with Pecatonica River Popcorn—known for its high-quality, delicious products and strong support of Scouting.
Units can look forward to:
Tasting samples at Program Kickoff and Popcorn Trainings
Tasting kits to share with your Scouts and families
A refreshing, fun, and rewarding fundraising experience
We’re confident this new partnership will help units raise more while offering a better product to your communities. Let’s pop into a successful sale season together!
2025 Popcorn Selling Dates:
June 3 & 5 - Popcorn Training (in person)
August 3 - Show N Sell Lottery (NFL Draft Style) 7 PM via Zoom.
August 29 - Show N Sell Orders Due
September 4 - Pickup your Unit’s tasitng kit at Roundtable (Yes, this is one week earlier than usual).
Week of September 8 - 12 - Have popcorn kickoffs with your unit
September 18 - Unit Popcorn Pick Up Day
September 19 - 21 - First weekend of Popcorn Sales
September 26 - 28 - Show and Sell Weekend
October 3 - 5 - Show and Sell Weekend
October - 7 - Partial Popcorn Payment Due for extra 1% Commission
October 10 - 12 - Show and Sell Weekend
October 17 - 19 - Show and Sell Weekend (Same weekend as Gold Rush and Fall Family Campout for Cub Scouts)
October 24 - 26 - Show and Sell Weekend
Ocotber 30 - Product turn in
October 30 - Take Order Forms Due
November 13 - Take Order Pickup
December 4 - Payment due to Council
Popcorn Rewards
There will be one reward day for Scouts that sell over $1,000. (Date TBD most likely in March 2026).
2024 Leader Resources
2025 Leaders Guide - coming soon
2025 Training Presentation - coming soon
Secrets to Success and Code of Conduct
Popcorn Take Order Form - coming soon
Ordering Popcorn - coming soon
Popcorn FAQs - updates coming soon
Popcorn Needs Tracker - coming soon
Store Front Claiming Dates and Information
The Show N Sell Lottery will be held via Zoom on August 3 at 7 PM. All units wishing to partcipate must be registered to sell popcorn popcorn by July 15! All units must have a representative on the Zoom to claim their shifts.
Commission Structure
Every Unit begins at 32% additional percentages can be added.
1% for attending training
1 % for selling between $10,000-$14,999 or 15% increase in sales (with a minimum of $5k sold)
1% for selling between $15,000-$21,999 or 20% increase in sales (with a minimum of $10k sold)
1% for October payment of product sold to date
2% for selling $22,000+ or 30% increase (with a minimum of $15k sold)
3% for “no prize option” (you elect out of your Scouts receiving prizes or gift cards)
Highest total percentage is 41%
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.
