Council Early and Special Incentive Programs Scout Table Banner: May 1 st Unit Popcorn Manager Sign Up Incentive Units who sign up for Popcorn Manager by May 1, 2018 and sell popcorn will be eligible for a Scout Table Banner, useful for site sales, recruiting, parades and other events. Banners will be available at Kickoff. Unit Delivery Incentive Units who sold over $15,000 in popcorn during the previous year s sale will be eligible for one free popcorn delivery. This can be used during Initial Distribution or Final Distribution (recommended for Take Order Only units). Take-Order Golden Ticket Scavenger Hunt for Blackhawks Tickets: Three Golden Tickets, one in each district, will be hidden at the home of a volunteer. The first Scout who knocks on the door of the home will be awarded a Golden Ticket, which can be redeemed for two Chicago Blackhawks Tickets. Clues will be posted in weekly Kernel Journals and on the NEIC Facebook page at facebook.com/neicbsa. Golden Tickets will be available until found or until the end of the sale.
Council Incentive Program NEIC Prize Programs are just the start! The best prizes come from your unit! Get creative! Every unit has individual incentives to make their sale unique and even more exciting. Some examples are a pizza party for meeting the unit goal or the highest earning Scout gets to throw a pie in a unit leader s face. Be sure to get ideas from other kernels at Kickoff or look for ideas on the internet. The NEIC Council Incentive Program focuses on encouraging every Scout to achieve at least $750 in sales. Every Popcorn Selling Scout is eligible for the following special contests and prizes: NEIC Pop Seller Medals Scouts will earn a white medal for $1000 in sales, a red medal for $1,750 in sales and a blue medal for $2,500 in sales. Medals will be shipped with prizes and patches after the sale. One medal per seller based on total sales. Eligibility for each of three pieces in the Racing Patch Collection including: The participation patch for selling one item The segment patch for one online sale The segment patch for one military sale Patches: A patch for Scouts who sell at least one item will be shipped with prizes after the close of the sale. For Scouts who qualify, the military patch and online patch will also be ordered and shipped with the participation patch as mentioned above. $750 SELLER S CLUB Bonus Prize: Scouts who sell $750 can earn a djubi2 Djubi SlingBall Classic Set. SlingBall is the ultimate outdoor game of catch. The set comes with two rackets and two balls. Scouts must have total sales of $750 in Popcorn Manager.
Choose Your Own Adventure: Scouts who sell at the following levels during the Fall 2018 popcorn sale will receive their choice of the adventures listed. Scouts who earn multiple adventures can choose whether they want a different adventure for each choice or multiples of the same adventure. Sell $1,000-1,749 and Choose 1st Adventure Choose a Dave & Buster s Powercard (includes 120 chips) OR 2 hours of open play at Ultimate Ninjas (2 one hour passes) Sell $1,750-$2,499 and Choose 2nd Adventure Choice from Level 1 AND one additional choice from Level 2: Choose an additional Dave & Buster s Powercard, OR 2 additional open play hours at Ultimate Ninjas, OR 14 laps at K1 SPEED Indoor Kart Racing and annual racing license* Sell $2,500+ and Choose 3rd Adventure Choices from Levels 1 & 2 AND one additional choice from Level 3: Dave & Buster s Powercard, OR 2 additional open play hours at Ultimate Ninja Gym, OR an additional 14 laps at K1 SPEED Indoor Kart Racing*, OR 2 one-minute flights at ifly Indoor Sky Diving** *Driver must be 48 tall. **Not valid on Saturdays and Holidays.
Trail s End College Scholarship Program: Scouts who sell $2,500 in a single season qualify for the Trail s End Scholarship program. In addition, any Scout who has ever sold more than $2,500 in a single season can add 6% of any amount sold in subsequent seasons. IN EACH CASE, THE SCOUT MUST HAVE COMPLETED A SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FORM EACH YEAR. SCHOLARSHIP FORMS ARE DUE TO THE NEIC by Friday, December 14, 2018. Forms can be found at neic.org/popcorn. Completed forms require council verification and signature. NEIC will forward applications on to Trail's End for maintenance and ultimate distribution of the Scout's Scholarship. For additional information, see the Trail s End Scholarship Page at http://sell.trailsend.com/content/dd1bdd0cdcc7ba7/college-scholarship---funded-by-trail's-end. Chicago Blackhawk s Tickets: $4,000 sellers will receive two tickets for a Chicago Blackhawks game. For every additional $2,000 in sales, a Scout can earn one additional ticket up to a maximum of four tickets total. If a Scout s goal is to earn additional tickets beyond the first two, please notify Julie Tuohy at julie.tuohy@scouting.org so we can ensure enough tickets have been purchased in advance. The Popcorn Cup When the sale is over, we will recognize the Top three sellers and the top selling unit on the Popcorn Cup displayed in the Northeast Illinois Council Service Center. These Scouts can formally request the cup to showcase at their celebratory unit meeting or event, if desired. Contact Popcorn Central for more information.
Council Prize Program Through the Council Prize Program, Scouts can select from a variety of prizes at different sales levels (see insert in sales guides). To receive prizes, select them under your individual Scouts in Popcorn Manager prior to Super Sunday, as part of closing out your sale. Following Super Sunday, NEIC will order prizes. The prize order will be shipped in early December to the address you specify under the Prizes tab in Popcorn Manager. Each District Kernel has prize kits that you can check out for your unit s Kickoff, based on availability. Contact your District Kernel and check out a kit to motivate your Scouts to sell popcorn. Additional 4% Commission: A unit may choose to opt out of the Council Prize Program and receive an additional 4% commission instead. The additional 4% commission will be deducted from the amount of money owed on Super Sunday.