Popcorn Powers Scouting
One Sale. A Stronger Scouting Program for Alaska.
Every fall, Scouts across Alaska take to neighborhoods, storefronts, community events, and the internet to sell popcorn. What may look like a simple fundraiser is actually one of the most important ways our Scouts help support Scouting in Alaska.
When Scouts sell popcorn, they are helping make Scouting possible.
Popcorn sales help individual units fund the experiences their Scouts look forward to all year—camping trips, outdoor adventures, equipment, activities, and other opportunities that make Scouting memorable.
But the impact goes beyond the unit.
A successful popcorn program also helps the Great Alaska Council provide the camps, programs, training, support, and resources that allow Scouting to thrive across our state.
That means every Scout who sells popcorn is helping another Scout experience Scouting.
Why Popcorn Matters
Fund Your Unit. Strengthen Scouting.
Fundraising is an important part of a healthy Scouting program. A strong unit fundraising program allows families to spend less time worrying about how to pay for activities and more time enjoying them.
Popcorn gives Scouts an opportunity to earn their own way while developing skills that extend far beyond the sale itself.
Scouts learn how to:
- Set goals and work toward them
- Communicate with customers
- Build confidence
- Handle money responsibly
- Work as a team
- Provide excellent customer service
- Overcome challenges
- Take ownership of something they helped accomplish
Your Unit Benefits
The popcorn sale is designed to help units raise the money they need to deliver a great program without relying on a long list of fundraisers throughout the year.
Unit popcorn revenue can help pay for things such as:
- Summer camp
- Camping and outdoor adventures
- Unit equipment
- Transportation
- Program supplies
- Registration and activity costs
- Special trips and high-adventure experiences
- Scout awards and recognition
The more successful your unit’s sale, the more opportunities you can provide your Scouts.
Set a goal. Build a plan. Sell together. Celebrate your success.
Your Sales Support Scouting Across Alaska
Your popcorn sale doesn’t stop at your unit.
The Great Alaska Council serves Scouts and families across an enormous state. Providing quality Scouting opportunities in Alaska requires camps, program resources, trained leaders, administrative support, equipment, insurance, and a network of volunteers and professionals working together.
Council-supported fundraising helps make that possible.
When you sell popcorn, you are helping sustain the infrastructure that supports Scouting throughout Alaska.
Your sale helps the Council continue investing in the program that makes it possible for local units to deliver Scouting in communities across the state.
From the Southeast to the Interior, from the Kenai Peninsula to the Arctic, Alaska’s Scouts depend on a strong council.
Your Scout’s sale is part of something bigger.
Your unit benefits.
Your Scout benefits.
Your council benefits.
And Scouting in Alaska benefits.
