WEEKEND
WEEKEND DAYBREAK. THE ANNUAL "SCOUT POPCORN SALE" KICKS OFF
TODAY.
JOINING US THIS MORNING IS
MICHAEL CHAPA, HAYDEN
CRAWFORD, AND CHARLES MEAD.
Q:
Q: WHAT
Q: WHAT IS THE POPCORN SALE FOR? A: THE SCOUT FALL POPCORN SALE IS A CHANCE FOR
THE COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT LOCAL
SCOUTING UNITS
IN THEIR COMMUNITY BY PURCHASING
POPCORN FOR
POPCORN FOR
THEMSELVES OR MAKING A MILITARY DONATION TO PROVIDE POPCORN TO ACTIVE DUTY
U.S.
U.S. SERVICE MEMBERS AROUND THE WORLD.
WORLD.
Q:
Q: DO
Q: DO SCOUTS LEARN ANYTHING FROM TAKING PART IN
THE
THE POPCORN SALE? A: ABSOLUTELY. MAYBE THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING THEY LEARN IS HOW TO SET A
GOAL,
GOAL, DEAL WITH ANY POSSIBLE SETBACKS ALONG THE WAY, AND THEN ACCOMPLISH THE GOAL OF SELLING
WHATEVER
WHATEVER AMOUNT THEY HAD SET AS THEIR GOAL. AT THE SAME TIME, SCOUTS ARE GAINING SELF-
CONFIDENCE BY ENGAGING
ADULTS IN A SAFE WAY WHILE
LEARNING SALES SKILLS.
Q: HOW LONG DOES THE POPCORN
SALE LAST?
A: THE SALE STARTS TODAY AND
RUNS THROUGH
OCTOBER 21. WE ENCOURAGE
EVERYONE TO CONSIDER
SUPPORTING OUR SCOUTS WHEN YOU
SEE THEM SELLING
OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
Q: AND HAYDEN, YOU'RE GOING TO
BE ONE OF THE FIRST
MEMBERS OF AN ALL-GIRL BSA
TROOP, RIGHT?
OUR NEW SCOUTS BSA PROGRAM FOR
YOUNG WOMEN
DOES NOT START UNTIL FEBRUARY,
BUT SHE HAS
ALREADY JOINED BECAUSE SHE IS
GOING TO THE 2019 WORLD
SCOUT JAMBOREE IN WEST VIRGINIA
NEXT SUMMER.
SHE'S SELLING POPCORN NOW TO
EARN MONEY TO HELP PAY HER
REGISTRATION FEE FOR THE WORLD
JAMBOREE. SHE WILL BE PART OF
ONE OF THE FIRST ALL-GIRL
SCOUTS BSA TROOPS IN CENTRAL
TEXAS ON FEBRUARY 1. Q: THIS IS
ALSO A BUSY TIME FOR SCOUTING
OTHER THAN POPCORN, ISN'T IT?
A: YES, WE ARE STARTING OUR
BIGGEST MEMBERSHIP DRIVE OF THE
YEAR AT LOCAL SCHOOLS AND
COMMUNITY SPACES ACROSS CENTRAL
TEXAS. AND, IT'S ESPECIALLY
EXCITING BECAUSE THIS IS THE
FIRST TIME WE'RE ABLE TO WELCOME
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-AGED GIRLS AND
THEIR FAMILIES TO OUR CUB
SCOUTING
SCOUTING PROGRAM. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO OFFERING THE TIME-TESTED VALUES AND SKILLS
THAT HAVE HELPED SO MANY YOUNG
BOYS BECOME MORE CONFIDENT AND
MORE SUCCESSFUL WHILE IMPROVING
THEIR ABILITY TO MAKE ETHICAL
DECISIONS. AND THEN IN FEBRUARY,
WE'RE EXCITED TO WELCOME GIRLS
OF MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL
AGE TO OUR SCOUTS BSA PROGRAM,
WHERE THEY WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE
PART IN ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES
THEIR MALE PEERS HAVE ENJOYED
FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS.
INCLUDING THE OPPORTUNITY TO
EARN THE PRESTIGIOUS RANK OF
EAGLE SCOUT.
EAGLE SCOUT.
THE
THE ANNUAL SCOUT POPCORN SALE BEGINS TODAY AND RUNS THROUGH OCTOBER 21ST!
BUY SOME TO HELP LOCAL SCOUTING