Leaders Meeting January 5, 6:30pm

What: Leader's planning meeting
Where: Journey Baptist Church
When: January 5, 6:30-7:30pm

We will be planning for January and Feburary, discussing the budget, and possibly talking about website improvements.

Journey Baptist is located just outside Man O' War on Richmond Road, in the same shopping center as Pedal Power Bike Shop.  It's on the right, just after you pass Glenn Auto Mall.

Extra Popcorn Available! Popcorn Money Due Today!

We have a small amount of extra popcorn available, first come first serve:

• Caramel Corn Light (2 cans, $20 ea.)
• Trail Mix (2 bags, $20 ea.)
• Microwave Butter Popcorn (1 box, $16)
• Microwave Butter LIght Popcorn (1 box, $16)
• Caramel Corn 10oz (1 bucket, $10)
  

Please contact myself or Teri Chrisco.  First Come First Serve.  Cash on hand, please.

Also, a reminder, please try to have all popcorn money in as soon as possible.  Today was officially the deadline.

Popcorn Pickup Dec. 18-20

Popcorn will be available for pickup Friday, Dec. 18 through Sunday, Dec. 20.

Details to follow.

Money will be due ASAP after that, details also to follow.

Invitation to the Pack Meeting!

Our next meeting will be our first monthly Pack Meeting!

Where: Liberty Cafeteria
When: Tuesday, December 15, 6:00-7:30pm

Note that due to the somewhat longer program, we are starting at 6:00pm.

We have well over 20 boys (and counting!) who have earned their Bobcat rank, and we will be awarding these badges.  We will also be showing off performances by the dens, and some audience participation!

The Pack Meeting is a fun family event, so we encourage parents and siblings to attend.

Online Popcorn is Here!!

Online Popcorn sales has (finally!) been enabled for our pack.

This is an ongoing, year-round fundraiser, with no paperwork involved.  So encourage your customers to get their Christmas and birthday gifts and their regular, ongoing "movie night" popcorn orders from here.

Getting Started

Here's how to get started:

1. Go to http://www.trails-end.com
2. Click on the "Scouts" link at the bottom of the page.  This will direct you to the page for your scout.
3. Click on either "Send Emails" or "Track My Online Sales"
4. Follow the directions under "Create A New Account"
5. The system will send a confirmation email to you (the parent) for permission for the scout to use the system.

Once you've created an account, you can log in and send emails to family and friends, or track your sales.  Your scout's Scout ID (different from his BSA membership #) will be in the upper right corner of the page.  You may want to note it (see below).

Ordering Online

Your customers can simply go to http://www.trails-end.com to place orders.  There's a green tab on the right that says "You are supporting..."  By default it will say "No one".  By clicking there, the customer can either type in your scout's Scout ID or search for him by first name / zip code.  This will direct funds from the sale to our Pack, and give your scout credit towards prizes.

As far as I can tell, the whole sales transaction happens directly between the customer and Trail's End.  Then at some point Trail's End will send the Pack a check for our cut.

Sending Emails

From the Scouts page, you can also send emails to potential customers.  There are several email templates you can select from, and the email is "personalized" with your customer's name and our Pack's number.  The link provided to the email includes your scout's Scout ID, so the customer doesn't need to do the "Your are supporting" change mentioned above.