It's Scout Fair and Coupon Book sales time!

Post date: Jan 28, 2019 6:38:29 AM

Scout Fair is April 6, 2019 from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm @ NRG Arena

Scouts and the entire family will enjoy visiting hundreds of booths with fun activities and crafts, learning Scout skills, meeting new friends and tasting the delicious outdoor cooking. Meet leaders and Scouts from your neighborhood. Sample the amazing dutch oven creations and other delicacies in the outdoor cooking area. Watch demonstrations, interact with participating booths from our community partners and pick up free offers.

Scout Fair is open to the public and is free. Parking at NRG is typically $12, so bring cash for that. There are hundreds of activities at Scout Fair that the entire family will enjoy. Packs, troops, crews, ships and posts from around the council set up interactive booths to show our community what Scouting is all about, and to share Scouting skills with fellow Scouts and Scout leaders. Booths have typically included crafts, games, rope making, orienteering, obstacle courses, first aid activities, art, hobbies, gardening, leatherworking, music, nature activities, outdoor cooking, rope bridges, putt-putt golf, catapults and much more. Scouts and parents work together to set-up and run the booth.

This year, our Scouts have the opportunity to sell Scout Fair Coupon Books in front of Kroger at Echo Lane, as well as at home. We are also looking at getting a booth at Scout Fair with our Scouts teaching a project to other Scouts who visit our booth. To learn more about Scout Fair, visit: http://www.samhoustonbsa.org/scout-fair

Scout Fair Coupon Book Sales

Scout Fair coupon books are an easy way for units to raise money and prepare Scouts to earn their own way! The Scout Fair coupon book offers great savings for the buyer, while Scouts earn commissions for every $10 coupon book purchased. Buyers support the Scouting program while receiving hundreds of dollars in valuable savings from partners such as Dick's Sporting Goods, Buffalo Wild Wings, Luby's, Fuddruckers, Houston Dynamo/Dash the Houston Astros and many more. All units receive a 30% base commission for each $10 Scout Fair coupon book sold, for funds turned in on or before Scout Fair. Participate at Scout Fair with a booth and earn an additional 10% commission. Units can also take advantage of early bird turn-in dates offering 5%, 3% and 1% additional bonus commissions. In addition, your Scouts will qualify for prizes once they sell 15 coupon books.

Although our pack has other fundraisers that support us throughout the year, this SHAC sponsored fundraiser provides opportunity for our ambitious Scout salsemen to earn some amazing prizes!

Kroger Sales Dates

Our Pack has 4 dates to sell Coupon Books in front of the Kroger at Echo Lane.

    • Friday, February 8th, 6 - 8 p.m.

    • Sunday, February 10th, 12 - 2 p.m. and 2 - 4 p.m.

    • Friday, February 15th, 2 - 4 p.m. and 4 - 6 p.m.

    • Monday, February 18th, 6 - 8 p.m.

Time slots are 2 hours each and you can sign up for as many as you would like! Scouts must wear their Class A Uniform at the sales booth.

Click here to sign up to sell at any of these time slots!

Sales Prizes

Scouts that attend Scout Fair, participate at Scout Fair or sell Scout Fair Coupon Books will receive a participation Scout Fair participation patch. Scouts who sell 15 Coupon Books will receive a super salesman patch, and can choose from many awesome prizes.

Scouts earn one point for every Coupon Book sold. Points are available in denominations of ten, five and one. If a Scout accumulates less than the 15, the points can be redeemed at the Winner’s Circle at Scout Fair only. Prizes in the Scout Fair prize brochure begin at the 15 prize point level; points expire August 31st each year. Points do not have cash value. Combining of sales between Scouts for prizes is not allowed.

Weekly Drawings

Scouts who sell 15 Coupon Books will receive the super salesman patch and will be entered into the weekly drawing. A total of 10 weekly drawings are held every week between February 1 – March 28, 2019. Scouts can enter multiple times to increase their chances of winning. Our Pack Scout Fair Representative will turn in names for the weekly drawings. Winners will be posted on our Facebook page. Drawing prizes will be distributed at Scout Fair.

Bonus Prize: 219 Level

All Scouts that reach the 219 bonus level will be invited to participate in Scout Fair Top Seller Party, a special celebration event held at Scout Fair where the top three council sellers will be announced. Also, at the celebration, all 219 bonus winners will receive a game experience voucher from Houston Dynamo/Dash. The voucher includes:

    • Two tickets (one Scout, one adult) to a Houston Dynamo/Dash home game

    • Pre-game experience (watching field side warmups, high fiving players in the rally tunnel, US flag ceremony, color guard, etc. subject to availability)

There will be a special celebration for all 219 bonus prize winners at Scout Fair; however, the names of the winners must be submitted below by April 1, 2019 to be recognized at Scout Fair. The deadline to submit all bonus prize winners is the day of Scout Fair. Bonus prizes are subject to availability after Scout Fair, and are not guaranteed. SHAC reserves the right to substitute this bonus prize for an equal or greater value prize after this deadline date has passed.