Popcorn Fundraiser
Illowa Council 2026 Popcorn Program
Trails End Popcorn!
There are plenty of good reasons for your Scouts to take part in the annual popcorn fundraiser! Besides the money that can be earned for camp and Scouting activities throughout the year, Scouts learn valuable skills like teamwork, goal setting, time management and salesmanship – just to name a few.
On this resource page, you will find useful information to aid you and your unit in the popcorn sale. Make sure your unit has a Popcorn Kernel to help organize your unit’s popcorn sale.
CLICK HERE to view the 2026 Popcorn Kickoff flyer!
CLICK HERE for instructions on signing up!
REGISTER HERE to attend the popcorn kickoff at the IHMVCU Headquarters (2500 River Dr, Moline, IL) on 8.22.26 and earn your unit a bonus commission!
Questions about popcorn? Contact Zachary Beuthien for more information.
Blitz Prize Program
Your Scout will earn a cool prize when he/she sells $650 by September 21 . . . AND with a head start like that, they’re on their way to the Top Sellers Club!!
The Top Sellers Club!
Scouts who sell $1,500 worth of popcorn will qualify for the Council’s Top Sellers Club and be part of the Top Sellers Club Party.
Scouts who sell $2,000 worth of popcorn, in addition to attending the Top Sellers Club Party and qualify for a BONUS $50 Amazon Gift Card!
Top 10 Sellers Council Wide will get to attend the Top Sellers Club Party, qualify for the BONUS $50 Amazon Gift Card, and receive a BONUS $100 Amazon Gift Card for being a Top 10 Seller in the Council!
Popcorn Sales Help Meet Many Scouting Objectives
More and more Scouting Units utilize popcorn sales to raise funds for equipment, activities and other needs. Just last year 75 Units from our Council profited by selling popcorn. But, that’s not all . . .
Scouts Can Earn Much More Than Money
Few activities demonstrate to Scouts the value of planning, organization, and commitment more clearly than a Unit’s combined efforts in a popcorn sale. Scouts develop and practice new skills, learn about sales and marketing, and reach new levels of personal success. Consider which popcorn activities might count toward Scouts BSA Merit Badges. Before proceeding make sure your Merit Badge Counselor has approved your ideas.
There are also advancement opportunities for WEBELOS and Cub Scouts.
- 2026 Popcorn Kernel Guide
- 2026 Popcorn Kickoff PowerPoint
- 2026 Blitz Prize Form pdf
- This form is a fillable PDF; download it to enter your prize winners.
- 2026 Unit Sellers Roster Excel Spreadsheet
- 2026 Top Sellers Club Google Form Submission
August
- August 22 – Council Kickoff – IHMVCU HQ, Moline, IL
- August 30 – Initial Show and Sell Orders Due Online
September
- September 11 – Show and Sell Distribution
- September 12 – Popcorn Sale Begins!
- September 12 – 21 Blitz Prize Selling Period
- September 20 – Reorder #1 due
- September 26 – List of all Scouts qualifying for Blitz Prize due
October
- October 2 – Reorder #1 Distribution at Central Distribution Center
- October 11 – Reorder #2 due
- October 23 – Reorder #2 Distribution at Central Distribution Center
November
- November 6 – Show and Sell popcorn returns & early payments DUE AT Council Service Center (4412 N Brady St, Davenport, IA 52806)
- November 8 – Product Sale Ends
- November 8 – Take Orders Due online
- November 13 – Top Sellers information, prize orders, and selling rosters due
- November 20 – Take Order distribution
December
- December 4 – Final payments due to Council Office
- December 6 – Top Sellers Club Party
