"notbob" > wrote in message
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> I wish the Boy Scouts shilled something good to eat.

Our Scouts sell Trail's End popcorn in its many incarnations: kettle corn,
popping corn, "Unbelievable Butter" microwave popcorn, "Butter Light"
microwave popcorn, Chocolaty Caramel Crunch; Gourmet Caramel Corn with
Almonds and Pecans.

The proceeds pay for all camps & outings and helps keep registration fees
down. Each scout who sells popcorn gets the profit that he brings in
credited toward the cost of whatever Jamboree they are raising funds to
attend. So the kid who goes out and sells $1000 worth for 2 years running
probably gets to go to Jamboree without his/her parents having to spend any
money. The kid who sells nothing or whose parents buy one $15 box has to
dish out a small fortune in Jamboree fees. Our colony/pack/troop sell over
$15,000 worth each year in our town of 7500.

Trail's End also has established a scholarship program. Each kid who sells
above a certain amount has money deposited in his name into a scholarship
account that he/she will be able to access when he/she goes to university or
college.

Gabby