Our popcorn fundraiser is off to a great start!  I know the boys have been out selling popcorn door-to-door, and I have heard that some boys have filled up one whole order form already!  Also heard of one boy who has almost filled his second order form.  Please remember to submit those filled forms to the Fill It Up contest each Friday so your scout will get two baseball tickets (or more).  Submission information can be found on the poster that was included in the envelope with your order forms, and also in weekly reminder emails.

Our first Show & Sell (selling popcorn in public places) took place on 9/27 at the Lovettsville Oktoberfest, and we had a great day.  Our booth brought in $1038.00 in sales and $20 in cash donations!  Thank you to all the scouts who worked the booth that day, for a job well done!

Important:  Parents of boys who worked that day, please look at the end of this email for your son's sales figure and write it down.  This dollar amount will be manually added by you, to your son's sales total from the order forms, to determine his final prize level.

This newspaper clipping below is from page A3 of the October 1, 2008 issue of the Loudoun Times Mirror.  The picture was taken in front of the Pack 962 popcorn booth on September 27 at the Oktoberfest. That day at the Oktoberfest, Pack 962 received a $500 check from Mr. Kelly Tidwell for the purchase of 20 military popcorn donations!  Mr. Tidwell has friends in the military and wants to show his support.  This was Mr. Tidwell's second year with "Operation Popcorn" -- last year at the 2007 Oktoberfest,  he also gave Pack 962 a $500 check for 20 military popcorn donations.  Mr. Tidwell is the owner of Elite Electrical Corp of Sterling, Virginia.