Annual Popcorn & Peanut Fundraiser
It’s important to efficiently, safely and easily raise funds for your unit. We will provide tools and training, so your unit can exceed your goals, and Scouts and units can earn great incentives!
Unit Popcorn & Peanut Orders | Resources | Important Dates | District Contacts | Top-Sellers
Unit Popcorn & Peanut Orders
2024 Popcorn Orders – Show & Sell orders are due by 11:59 PM on Tuesdays to pick up on Wednesdays from 12 Noon – 2 PM. Log-in to the Camp Masters Popcorn website (at this LINK, go to the bottom of page to the green box on left marked “Councils, Units and Scouts Log in Here”). Once in your Dashboard, click on “New Unit Order” under the “Show & Sell Order” to place a popcorn order. If you are a Unit Leader and need access to the Camp Masters Popcorn system, click the “REGISTER YOUR UNIT” button above, or contact heather.dunton@scouting.org. Watch this Video on how to place your Unit Show-N-Sell Order.
2024 Show & Sell Peanut Orders – Show & Sell orders are due before 12 Midnight on Tuesdays to pick up on Wednesdays from 12 Noon – 2 PM (Show & Sell Wednesday Pick-ups are from August 28–October 16). All peanut items ordered for Show & Sell are in FULL cases of 12 each. Orders can be picked up at the Heart of Virginia Council Service Center at 8090 Villa Park Drive in Henrico. Other times are available by appointment – email heather.dunton@scouting.org.
2024 FINAL PEANUT ORDERS – Final Take orders for Peanuts are due by Sunday, October 20 by 11:59 PM. Peanut items for Take Order can be ordered in FULL cases of 12 items AND/OR individual items. Please take special care when ordering, making sure that you are ordering either CASES or INDIVIDUAL items – for example if you want to order 3 INDIVIDUAL and order 3 CASES of 12 instead (36!), you’ll have a big surplus! Final orders can be picked up at the Heart of Virginia Council Service Center at 8090 Villa Park Drive in Henrico on Friday, November 15 or Saturday, November 16. Please contact Heather Dunton at heather.dunton@scouting.org if you need help or have questions.
Resources
Council Resources for Unit Leaders
2024 Popcorn & Peanut Leader’s Guide (PDF)
2024 Prize Flyer (PDF)
2024 Blast Day Rocket Launch Party flyer – $2k Club! Scouts who Sell $2,000 in Popcorn and/or Peanuts in the Product Sale can earn a ticket to the Blast Day Rocket Launch Party! Receive your very own Alpha Flying Model Rocket to build! The event will be held at Cub Adventure Camp in Maidens, VA on December 7, 2024 (rain date December 14). Also enjoy shooting sports and our climbing tower!
2023 Show & Sell Inventory & Balance Sheet (PDF) – Unit Leaders can use this Show & Sell Inventory & Balance Sheet (PDF version) to help keep track of sales and inventory at Show & Sell booths.
2023 Show & Sell Inventory & Balance Sheet (Excel) – Unit Leaders can use this Show & Sell Inventory & Balance Sheet (Excel version) to help keep track of sales and inventory at Show & Sell booths.
Popcorn Costume-Making Workshop – Saturday, September 7 from 9 AM – 12 Noon at the Council Leadership Center. Popcorn-Selling Units can make a fun popcorn costume to help promote their sale! One FREE costume per Unit. Additional costumes can be made for $10 each, but materials must be reserved. Popcorn Costume-Making Instructions (PDF)
Popcorn & Peanut BINGO – Play Popcorn & Peanut BINGO at your Show & Sell! The first 300 Scouts to WIN Bingo get a custom 2.5″ Vinyl Popcorn & Peanut sticker! Download the PDF and let your Unit’s Popcorn Kernel know when you win!
Camp Masters Popcorn
2024 Scouts Only Camp Masters Popcorn Guide
2024 Camp Masters Take Order Form
Instructions for Registering with Camp Masters
Camp Masters Resources – Sample budget, parent handout and other marketing tools. Please remember not all information is specific for our Council. Please contact heather.dunton@scouting.org with questions.
Camp Masters Popcorn Online Ordering – Customers can place popcorn orders online by visiting www.PopcornOrdering.com. Shipping is included on every online order.
Whitley’s Peanuts
Other Resources
Military Donation Receipt (PDF)
Show & Sell Storefront Letter (DOC) Sample letter can be used to request permission for booth sales.
Join the Heart of Virginia Council’s “Popcorn Virginia” Facebook Group
Sales Reporting
UNIT TOP SELLER REPORTING – Due by November 11th at 11:59 PM. Please report your TOP THREE selling Scouts in your Unit, and ALL SCOUTS with sales of $2,000 or more HERE.
Camp Masters High Achiever Prize: If you have Scouts who sold $3,000 or more in POPCORN ONLY and qualify for the Camp Masters High Achiever Prize, please review that info HERE and then download and fill out the PRIZE FORM on the Camp Masters website, and email it to heather.dunton@scouting.org.
Heather Dunton
Program Support Executive, Heart of Virginia Council
804-204-2623
757-870-3977 (mobile)
heather.dunton@scouting.org
Important Dates
Sale Information, Product Distribution & Deadlines
| Date | Details |
|---|---|
| July 1 | Online Sales count towards Council Prize Program |
| July 24 | Early Bird Kick-Off at the Council Leadership Center, 7PM |
| August 4 | Unit Show and Sell Orders DUE by 11:59PM |
| August 5 | Crater District Kick-Off, 7PM |
| August 6 | Arrohattoc District Kick-Off, 7PM |
| August 7 | Dogwood District Kick-Off, 6:30PM |
| August 13 | Huguenot Trail District Kick-Off, 7PM |
| August 15 | James River District Kick-Off, 7PM |
| August 23 & 24 | Show & Sell Order Distribution for Popcorn & Peanuts |
| August 28, September 4, 11, 18, 25, October 7, 9, 16 | Additional Popcorn & Peanut Pick-up Days for Show & Sell |
| August 29 | Last Chance Kick-Off at the Council Leadership Center, 7PM |
| September 7 | Popcorn Costume-Making Workshop |
| October 18 | Unit Show and Sell Payments DUE |
| October 20 | FINAL Take Orders DUE for Popcorn & Peanuts |
| November 11 | Prize Order & Unit Top Sellers Report Due |
| November 15 and 16 | FINAL Product Distribution for Popcorn & Peanuts |
| November 18 | FINAL Unit Payments DUE |
District Contacts
| District | Contact | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arrohattoc | Nick Harman Field Director | 804-204-2622 | nick.harman@scouting.org |
| Arrohattoc | Amanda Kirby District Kernel | 804-512-3234 | amandan3kids@gmail.com |
| Crater | Cody Richardson District Executive | 804-615-7570 | cody.richardson@scouting.org |
| Crater | Angela Hancock District Kernel | 804-720-3308 | lpnmomof2boys@gmail.com |
| Dogwood | Morgan Harrell District Executive | 804-898-8051 | morgan.harrell@scouting.org |
| Dogwood | Stacey Garnett District Kernel | 804-370-9016 | staceygarnett@verizon.net |
| Huguenot Trail | Zachary Hite District Executive | 703-409-3925 | zachary.hite@scouting.org |
| Huguenot Trail | Sandy Sanders District Kernel | 804-502-4290 | jelloqn@gmail.com |
| James River | Nick Harman Field Director | 804-204-2622 | nick.harman@scouting.org |
Top Sellers
| District | Unit | Name | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crater | Pack 101 | Cole S | $8,113.00 |
| James River | Pack 740 | Chase R | $7,109.25 |
| James River | Pack 740 | Micah P | $6,318.88 |
| Crater | Pack 101 | Micah T | $5,851.00 |
| Huguenot Trail | Pack 6296 | Thomas H | $5,300.00 |
| Crater | Pack 101 | Payton G | $5,085.00 |
| Arrohattoc | Pack 2894 | Braylon W | $5,009.50 |
| Arrohattoc | Pack 2831 | Christian G | $4,029.91 |
| Arrohattoc | Pack 2831 | Ethan O | $3,369.69 |
| Huguenot Trail | Pack 876 | Elijah D | $3,221.00 |
| Arrohattoc | Pack 2831 | Emmett H | $3,220.26 |
| Arrohattoc | Pack 2831 | Langston G | $3,119.10 |
| Arrohattoc | Pack 2831 | Ethan G | $3,115.01 |
| James River | Pack 740 | Tadhg H | $3,070.08 |
| Dogwood | Pack 502 | Hudson W | $3,048.00 |
| Huguenot Trail | Pack 876 | Lucas A | $3,017.00 |
| Arrohattoc | Pack 2894 | Derek C | $2,607.00 |
| Arrohattoc | Pack 2838 | Eve E | $2,600.00 |
| James River | Pack 706 | Karigan P | $2,598.50 |
| Arrohattoc | Pack 2831 | Maggie L | $2,537.37 |
| Arrohattoc | Pack 2831 | Charlotte H | $2,259.60 |
| James River | Pack 736 | Porter A | $2,215.00 |
| James River | Pack 740 | Bryce R | $2,212.40 |
| Crater | Pack 101 | Keaton G | $2,162.00 |
| Arrohattoc | Pack 2831 | Herton S | $2,087.14 |
| Dogwood | Pack 521 | Connor A | $2,012.00 |
| Dogwood | Pack 521 | Reid A | $2,012.00 |
| James River | Pack 740 | Eli P | $2,010.00 |
| James River | Pack 706 | James G | $2,003.50 |
| Arrohattoc | Pack 2831 | Adam G | $2,000.32 |
| Arrohattoc | Pack 2886 | Ben W | $2,000.00 |
| James River | Troop 720 | Dabney M | $2,000.00 |