Schedule

September 12	Receive packets
September 26	First turn-in, 7:00 to 8:15 PM
October 3	Second turn-in, 7:00 to 8:15 PM
October 10	Third turn-in, 7:00 to 8:15 PM
October 17	Fourth turn-in, 7:00 to 8:15 PM
October 24	Absolute last turn-in, 7:00 to 8:15 PM*

*No orders will be accepted after this date
 

DO NOT wear your Field Uniform (Class A) when selling. You may wear your red T-shirt and cap.

WHITE CUSTOMER SUMMARY SHEETS: The White Customer Summary Sheets are for your records only. Do not turn them in. They act as your record of what each customer bought from you in addition to the order forms that come with the Greenery materials. Keep those forms for your records as well -- you'll need them when it comes time to deliver your orders. (Make copies of the White Customer Summary Sheet as needed.)

GREEN WEEKLY SUMMARY SHEETS & MS EXCEL SPREADSHEET: The Green Weekly Summary Sheet should contain all your sales for that week and should be turned in each Wednesday at the times listed above. Include exact change or checks made payable to Troop 642.

We strongly encourage the use of the MS Excel Spreadsheet as a way to ensure accuracy of your weekly order total. The spreadsheet will be posted on the Troop website and may be printed on regular white paper for the weekly turn ins. If the spreadsheet is not used, please have someone double check your Green Weekly Summary Sheet for accuracy before you turn it in.

This is the Troop's major fund raising effort of the year. The collected funds help pay for operating expenses, equipment replacement, and the many activities and programs of the Troop. In addition, each Scout can earn a commission from his sales to help pay for El Rancho Cima summer camp and future Troop high adventure trips. A summer’s trip to Philmont Ranch in New Mexico will cost roughly $1500-$1700 per Scout. A Scout can help defray part or all of the costs for his trip by selling as much Greenery as he can.

REQUIRED SALES: Each Scout is required to sell at least $200 in total sales as part of his support of the Troop. A Scout who does not meet the $200 minimum will not be allowed to advance in rank.

COMMISSIONS: The next $100 in sales will earn the Scout a 20% commission. All sales after the Scout has reached this $300 level will earn a 40% commission. The commissions are credited to the Scout's Troop account. For example:

If you sell this much... You earn a total commission of...

Commissions

Total Sales	Commission
$300.00	$20.00
$400.00	$60.00
$750.00	$200.00
$1,000.00	$300.00
$1,500.00	$500.00
$2,000.00	$700.00
$3,000.00	$1,100.00
$4,000.00	$1,500.00
$5,000.00	$1,900.00

SUNDAY CHURCH SALES: The Troop will hold two Sunday sales at MDPC on November 25th and December 2nd. Scouts who sign up will earn service hours but will not earn commissions on Church sales.

PRIZES:

• The Individual Sales Leader for each Wednesday will receive a prize.
• The Top 5 Individual TOTAL Sales Leaders will be awarded special gifts at the December Court of Honor.
• There will be a prize drawing the final week for all Scouts who have reached the $200 minimum (and who have not or will not receive one of the above-mentioned prizes).
• The Patrol with the highest average sales per Scout will be served a gourmet dinner at the January campout. Each patrol member must sell the minimum $200 for the Patrol to be eligible for this prize.

ARRIVAL:

• Christmas Greenery orders will arrive Saturday, November 24th (Thanksgiving weekend) at the Scout House. Plan to pick up your orders between NOON and 4:00 PM on the same day, so you can deliver them to your customers ASAP for the start of the holiday season. If you will be out of town on that Saturday, the alternate pick-up date will be November 26, at the scout house, between 7 and 8 PM.
• All Direct Ship Items will be shipped the first week of December. You must fill out ONE direct ship form per item per customer. For example, if you are sending 2 items to customer A and 3 items to customer B, you must fill out FIVE separate Direct Ship labels.

GREENERY COORDINATORS:

• Chair: Pierre Tutunjian 713.781.7170 (home), 832.372.3445 (cell)
• Vice Chair: Roger Hennington 832.358.9459 (home)
• Wednesday Turn-Ins: Susan Snelling 713.984.1338 (home)