Popcorn Pick Up...

This morning, cub scout Riley Alsip, his Dad, Matt, and I picked up the popcorn order for our Pack. Leaders should come by today or tomorrow to pick up popcorn for their den. The Tiger den can pick up the popcorn directly from my house. Here are pictures from this morning:

We have until our Pack meeting, November 25th, to deliver popcorn and get payment for orders. All orders must be paid by either cash or check. If a person pays with a check, the person should make the check out to Pack 101.

At our Pack meeting, our accountant will reconcile all scouts' orders. Also, at the Pack meeting, all scouts will receive their PINEWOOD DERBY car kits for our upcoming PINEWOOD DERBY!!! So, please attend the Pack Meeting, even if you did not sell any popcorn this time around.


How you will you carve your car?

Election Night

For the Tiger Cubs, we used election night as our Go See It for the month. They got to see first hand what it means to vote. I have a feeling that they were a little underwhelmed, but this will be one of those experiences they will remember later, and be glad they were there.



As a reminder to all scouts and parents:

Popcorn orders will be in on Saturday, November 8th. Anytime after 11:00 am or so, leaders will come by my house and pick up their popcorn for their dens. When scouts deliver their orders, they can take cash or checks. Checks need to be made to Cub Scout Pack 101.

Parents, if you have any questions, please email me or call me.

Roger

Popcorn is IN!!!

This Saturday, November 8th, the popcorn order will be at my house. Tiger Cubs, you should plan on picking up your order from my house (113 Lindsey Avenue) anytime after 11:00 am on Saturday.

Other dens, you will need to get your popcorn from your leaders. I encourage you to get your popcorn right away, so you can get your orders delivered, and will be ready to reconcile your order with our Pack accountant at our Pack meeting at the end of November.

If any parent wants to volunteer a truck to drive and help us load popcorn, please email me at pugh@shawneelink.net and I'll give you the particulars.

Thanks,

Roger

Halloween Pack Meeting

This week, Pack 101 had its Pack Meeting. Our tradition is to have a Halloween Party/Fall Festival for the scouts. They build their own games, everyone brings bagged candy, and the boys have a blast! This year was no different. Below are some pictures from the event.











In November, we will receive the popcorn order. Please wait for word from your den leader for our next events.

Thanks for making this year in scouting one of our best,

Roger

Popcorn Sales Records!!!

Folks,

All I can say is "Thanks, to everyone!" This year, we have exceeded our Pack goal in popcorn orders, and have turned in the highest unit sales in our council. I have received special congratulations given to our Pack from our district executive, and from the sales representatives at Trails End Popcorn.

This year, we physically had more boys taking orders for popcorn than ever before, and after many years of doing this, had one boy take enough orders to qualify for the Trails End Scholarship Program (he took orders for over $2800), which will allow Jonathan Hodges to to begin to build a scholarship fund in which Trails End puts 6% of his total popcorn sales into an account for him to use when he goes to college! This year, Jonathan earned about $175 dollars to start that account, and every year, Trails End will put 6% of any further sales he makes into that account for him. Congratulations, Jonathan.

This year, we had many, many boys entered into the $50 club drawings. We also had about 10 boys entered into the $500 club (some several times) drawing, which means that for every multiple of $500 dollars of popcorn orders taken, a boy would be entered once into a drawing for a cool electric scooter. With so many entered, it is possible that someone from Pack 101 will win. Let's hope! We should know at the end of the popcorn sale who won.

Also, for every boy that filled up a popcorn order sheet, each sheet filled became an entry into a drawing for a Nintendo Wii. Again, since so many boys in our Pack filled up one or more popcorn order forms, we stand a good chance to see one of our own win that terrific prize.

The next event for popcorn sales will be the receipt of the actual product, which will occur on November 8th. Leaders will distribute that to their individual scouts. Then, we will have approximately 17 days to deliver and take payment for the popcorn. Checks need to be made out to PACK 101. Then we will settle up the popcorn sale. At our November Pack Meeting, all money must be turned in. Our Pack accountant will be there to settle each person's popcorn order right then.

HERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE NEXT EVENTS:

October 28: Pack Meeting, 7 pm, at the UM Church in Metropolis. Adults, bring a bag of sealed candy. Scouts can dress in costume if they choose to. We will have some prizes for costumes to award.

November: Popcorn delivery and settling up orders.

November Pack Meeting. We settle accounts, and HAND OUT THE PINEWOOD DERBY KITS TO ALL OF THE SCOUTS. It is IMPERATIVE that scouts are there to settle up money for the popcorn sale, BUT ALSO TO PICK UP THEIR **FREE** PINEWOOD CAR KIT.

Also, in November, we will work on our Christmas Float for the Christmas Parade.

December: First Saturday, march in the Parade with our float.

December: Go Christmas caroling, and distribute all of the prizes and cash our scouts earned for their popcorn sales.

Off until January (the month of our PINEWOOD DERBY)!

Once again, Thanks to all who helped make our popcorn sales event very successful!!!

Roger Pugh
Cubmaster