Local Scouts Kick Off Annual Popcorn Sale

Findlay, OH – Area Scouts are popping up all over town to take orders for tins of tasty snacks.

Scouts are going door to door and setting up tables at local retail stores to offer classic popcorn flavors like caramel and cheddar cheese, along with specialty flavors such as:

• Sea Salt Splash: Caramel popcorn dunked in dark fudge and sprinkled with sea salt
• Caramel with Sea Salt Popcorn, featured in an Ohio State Buckets collectible tin
• Milk Chocolate Covered Pretzels, delivered in a Cleveland Browns themed tin
• Many other favorites return like Microwavable Butter & Kettle Corn, and many more!

In addition to teaching Scouts valuable business and money management skills, the fundraiser supports units throughout Northwest and West Central Ohio area by covering the cost of uniforms, experiences at camps along with providing support for equipment, service projects, and more.

The sale is underway and runs through November 6 for in-person sales, while online orders can be placed through November 14.

If you do not find a Scout out and about, you can order from council online at: https://www.prpopcornstore.com/?sid=1E0J7T  or scan the QR code.

To learn more about the Black Swamp Area Council’s popcorn fundraiser, or to sign up your child for Scouting, call Jim Mason at (567) 208-5267.

Scouting in the Black Swamp Area Council began in 1915 when the Scouting program was introduced to the young people of West Central and Northwestern Ohio.  The council serves the counties of Allen, Auglaize, Defiance, Fulton, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Mercer, Paulding, Putnam, Seneca, Van Wert and Williams.  The Black Swamp Area Council has two unique and outstanding outdoor leadership centers, Camp Lakota in Defiance and County Camp Berry in Hancock County.

Scouting provides the adventure of camping, hiking, and outdoor fun while using these outdoor educational programs to teach personal responsibility, citizenship, character development, achievement of specific goals and service to others.  The Scout Oath and Law provide the foundation of the Scouting movement.

More than 5,000 individuals are participating in the local programs of Cub Scout, Scouts BSA, Venturing, Explorers, and/or adult volunteers.  They are served by the Black Swamp Area Council living out the Scout Oath and Scout Law one Scout at a time.  For more information about finding Scouting near you, visit www.BeAscout.org or call (419) 422-4356.