Trails End Points Explained:
- Scouts earn $0.01 per point—easy to track and calculate
- Earn between levels
- Bonus points for reaching sales levels
- Credit earns 4x more than Cash +1 bonus point for Heroes and Helpers
This Week’s Council Promotion:
From September 29 – October 4, every Scout who sells $500 gets entered into a drawing to win a Lego set valued at $50. Each additional $500 earns another entry
But wait there’s more…
The Golden Brick Challenge – Every week in the month of October, we will have a promotion where each weekly winner(s) also receives a Golden Brick entry into an end-of-month grand prize drawing to win a
$500 Lego Gift Card!
New From Trails End: Heroes and Helpers Promotion
Promotion Period
September 30 at 8:00 PM ET – October 1 at 7:59 PM ET
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Scouts will earn an additional 4 Reward Points per $1 sold, for a total of 8 Reward Points per $1 sold
Promotion Details
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Heroes and Helpers only
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40% Unit Commission
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2x Scout Rewards (8 points per $1 sold)
Storefront Collateral
UNIT PLANNING
- 2026 Unit Onboarding
- GTBAC ACH Submission Form (Updated)
- Unit Budget Template (Updated)
- Storefront Mapping
- Store Front Preferences
- 2026 Popcorn Product Mix
- How to Order Popcorn
- Product Allergens
- TE Tap to Pay Guide: Android
- TE Tap to Pay Guide: iPhone
UNIT KICKOFF TOOLS
TRAINING
- COMING SOON
TUTORIAL VIDEO LINKS
- Returning Kernel Webinar
- New Kernel Webinar
- Storefront Management
- Dashboard
- Unit Information Tab
- Check out all the helpful tutorials
FORMS
Pack 313 Masterclass & Training Videos:
2026 Fall Popcorn Campaign Calendar
Pre-Sale & Training
- Monday, April 13 – Unit Registration OPENS
- Monday, July 6 – Online Popcorn Sales BEGIN
- Tuesday, July 28 – $10k & Up Storefront Reservations OPEN
- Thursday, July 30 – General Storefront Reservations OPEN
- Wednesday, July 22nd – Popcorn Sale Kick-off #1 (7:00 PM Virtual)
- Sunday, July 26th – Popcorn Sale Kick-off #2 (7:00 PM Virtual)
Sale Period
- Sunday, August 2nd by 11:59 PM – Order #1 DUE
- Saturday, August 15 – Popcorn Distribution #1
- Saturday, August 15 – Show N’ Sales BEGIN
- Saturday, September 12 – Mid-Sale Popcorn Swap & Return (up to 50%)
- Sunday, September 13 by 11:59 PM – Order #2 DUE
- Saturday, September 26th – Popcorn Distribution #2
Post-Sale Wrap-up (No Hurricane Contingency)
- Sunday, November 8th– Take Orders DUE
- Wednesday, November 11 – Unsold Popcorn Return (15% return limit; must meet 15% H&H to return) & Take-Order Popcorn Distribution
- Sunday, November 15 – Show N’ Sales ENDS
- Friday, November 16 by 11:59 PM – Council ACH DUE
- Monday, November 16 by 11:59 PM – Final Day of Council Prize & Commission Eligibility Tracking
- Friday, December 4th by 5 PM – Final Payment Deadline*
*To ensure you receive your bonus commissions, payment must be received by December 19th. Payments not received by that date will result in forfeiture of earned bonus commissions.
With Hurricane Contingency
- Saturday, November 8th – Take Orders DUE
- Wednesday, November 25th – Unsold Popcorn Return (15% return limit; must meet 15% H&H to return) & Take-Order Popcorn Distribution
- Sunday, November 29th – Show N’ Sales ENDS
- Monday, November 30th by 11:59 PM – Council ACH DUE
- Monday, November 30th by 11:59 PM – Final Day of Council Prize & Commission Eligibility Tracking
- Friday, December 11th by 5 PM – Final Payment Deadline*
*To ensure you receive your bonus commissions, payment must be received by December 19th. Payments not received by that date will result in forfeiture of earned bonus commissions.
*Dates subject to change. GTBAC reserves the right to make changes to any and all terms and conditions. All product is subject to change based on availability.
Need some guidance and support? Reach out to your District Popcorn “Master Builder”!
Ft. Brooke – Coming Soon!
Heartland – Dana Dietz
Chautaqua – Melinda Kendrick
Suncoast – Javier Fuentes
Timucua – Melissa Hansen
Withlacoochee – Krista Knowles
Pathfinder- Kyle Christmas
Council Popcorn Master Builder- Travis Emery
Distribution Sites
Yuengling Tampa Brewing Warehouse- 11109 N 30th St, Tampa, FL 33612
The Volunteer Way- 8061 Congress St, Port Richey, FL 34668
Ruthven’s Warehouse- 2610 Mine & Mill Road, Lakeland, FL 33801
Butler Heating and A/C- 3035 Anderson Snow Rd, Spring Hill, FL 34609 | Updated Popcorn pickup dates and time: Thursday, 8/13: 5pm – 7pm | Friday, 8/14: 7am – 9am