Re: Den Dues/(Popcorn plug)
Larry Jones (lwjones@GULFTEL.COM)
Tue, 28 Nov 1995 21:21:24 -0600
Tue, 28 Nov 1995 11:00:00 PST Murphy Peter <MurphyP@RND3.INDY.TCE.COM> stated:
>The reason for this change is Popcorn Sales. For several years
>our pack sold about $3000 to $4000 worth of popcorn (net profit
>around $1000 to the pack). Then 2 years ago we sold $7000 in
>popcorn. I figured doubling in one year was just a flash in the
>pan - no changes were made to our finances. Especially since the
>top salesman graduated to Boy Scouts after that year. Then the next
>year (last year) we sold over $9000 (that's when we decided to
>lower the annual fee). This year we sold over $12,000.
I can't say enough good things about the Trails end popcorn program. I am 2
days away from being finished with my first term as District Popcorn
Chairman (all money due in to Council Thurs.). Our District consists as of
today, of 62 traditional units. Of this we had 16 units participate. Last
year there were 19, :-( BUT on the other hand or sales increased by 62% or
an increase in sales of $23,200.
Our Council has 4 districts, and councilwide we realized an increase of
about 31%, of which Baldwin district represented 48%. ( I have been told
that the national avg. is a Council increase of 6%, but I don't know this to
be a fact. I wolud think it to be very low.)
If presented in the right manner, Popcorn can be BIG business for your unit.
I hope next year to be able to get alot more units involved in this program.
Any unit that is having difficulty in making their ends meet and isn't
taking advantage of this Fundraiser is missing the boat, IMHO.
YiS
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Larry Jones Unit Commissioner
lwjones@gulftel.com Committee Member T-77
20530 County Road 24 East Baldwin District
Foley, AL 36535-3061 Mobile Area Council
http://users.aol.com/lwjones/
I used to be a BobWhite, a Crimson Crested BobWhite. SR-119 N.O.A.C.
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