Why Sell?
Coffee sales can generate enough income to financially support your Scouting Program for the entire year!
Coffee sales can generate enough income to financially support your Scouting program for the entire year! Money from coffee can be used to cover the cost of camporees, pinewood derby races, field trips, equipment, badges and advancement, and summer camp.
Some of the great benefits of selling coffee include:
• There is NO up-front cost to your unit.
• Units pay for only the product they sell.
• Sales support local Scouting.
• A built-in prize program encourages Scouts to sell.
• Coffee sales teach Scouts the responsibility and value of earning their own way.
• Coffee is easy to sell.
• 74% of Americans drink coffee every day!
• Scouts can earn free camping at a Greater St. Louis Area Council camp of their choice!
Register Your Unit to Sell!
Need help with registering? Click HERE for step by step directions.
Questions? - Please don't hesitate to contact us at gslac.productsales@scouting.org.
Coffee Leader Guide 2024
Inventory Tracker: Coffee Unit Inventory Worksheet Tool
This tool is to help units keep track of their inventory.
2024 In Person Training (sign up for training date during unit registration)
| Tuesday, July 16 | Southern IL - Community of Faith Church 5208 Meadowland Parkway Marion, IL 62959 @ 6:30 PM |
| Thursday, July 18 | Central IL - First Presbyterian Church Mattoon 10 Charleston Ave Mattoon, IL 61938 @ 6:30 PM |
| Tuesday, July 23 | West County - Orlando’s Event Center 2050 Dorsett Village Plaza Maryland Heights, MO 63043 @ 6:30 PM |
| Wednesday, July 24 | South County - Andre’s Banquets, South 4254 Telegraph Rd St. Louis, MO 63129 @ 6:30 PM |
| Monday, July 29 | Collinsville - Leighton Evatt American Legion Post 365 1022 Vandalia St. Collinsville, IL 62234 @ 6:30 PM |
| Wednesday, July 31 | Belleville - Shiloh Church 210 S. Main St. O'Fallon, IL 62269 @ 6:30 PM |
| Monday, August 5 | Cape - Montgomery Bank Conference & Training Center 526 W. Main St. Jackson, MO 63755 @ 6:30 PM |
Coffee Sale Guide
Order Show & Sell Coffee
Order Show & Sell Coffee HERE!
Need help with placing an order? Click HERE for step by step directions.
Show & Sell
Your unit can hold a Show & Sell - S&S anytime after Coffee is delivered between August 28th until October 14th
STEP 1: Find a location for your sale.
Identify a good weekend to host your sale and contact local businesses, churches, gas stations, fire departments or other locales to get permission to set up a table and sell coffee on their property.
STEP 2: Order Coffee in advance.
You must place your S&S order online at https://scoutingevent.com/312-2024Coffee by August 10th.
How much should your Unit order? If your unit held a S&S previously, order slightly more than you actually sold last year. If your unit has never held a S&S, and you're only doing one, start with one case of each flavors of ground and pick 2 flavors to have in Whole bean.
STEP 3: Pick up your coffee on August 28th - August 30th.
You can find your district’s pick-up location on pages 28-30 in the Coffee Sales Guide or in the table below.
STEP 4: Hold your sale!
See page 17 in the Coffee Sales Guide for tips.
STEP 5: Close out your Coffee
You may return any unsold coffee the week of October 14. Please see page 22 in the Coffee Sales Guide for our Return Policy. You can use excess coffee to fill Take Order sales before doing your return.
STEP 6: Pay for your Coffee
The Council will send you an invoice for all of your coffee with your balance in late November. See page 31 in the Coffee Sales Guide for payment instructions.
District Product Warehouse Locations
| Arrowhead TBD |
Keystone TBD |
| Big Muddy (S&S) Community of Faith Church 5208 Meadowland Pkwy Marion, IL 62959 |
New Horizons Trail's End Bridgeton 303 Rock Industrial Park Dr. Bridgeton, MO 63044 |
| Big Muddy (TO) Egyptian Electric Cooperative 1732 Finney Rd Murphysboro, IL 62966 |
North Star Trail's End Bridgeton 303 Rock Industrial Park Dr. Bridgeton, MO 63044 |
| Black Gold Mt Vernon Airport 100 Aviation Dr. Mt Vernon, IL 62864 |
Osage Siedhoff Distributing Hwy 47 & Hwy V Union, MO 63084 |
| Boone Trails Trail's End Bridgeton 303 Rock Industrial Park Dr. Bridgeton, MO 63044 |
Ozark Trailblazers TBD |
| Cahokia Mounds Trail's End Sauget 4300 Church Rd. Centreville, IL 62207 |
Pathfinder Trail's End Bridgeton 303 Rock Industrial Park Dr. Bridgeton, MO 63044 |
| Cherokee TBD |
Piasa Bird Trail's End Sauget 4300 Church Rd. Centreville, IL 62207 |
| Egyptian (S&S) Community of Faith Church 5208 Meadowland Pkwy Marion, IL 62959 |
Redhawk TBD |
| Egyptian (TO) Mtn Dew Park 1000 Miners Drive Marion, IL 62959 |
River Trails Trail's End Bridgeton 303 Rock Industrial Park Dr. Bridgeton, MO 63044 |
| Gravois Trail Trail's End Bridgeton 303 Rock Industrial Park Dr. Bridgeton, MO 63044 |
Shawnee TBD |
| Illini Trail's End Sauget 4300 Church Rd. Centreville, IL 62207 |
Sioux TBD |
| Kaskaskia Trail's End Sauget 4300 Church Rd. Centreville, IL 62207 |
Soaring Eagle Trail's End Sauget 4300 Church Rd. Centreville, IL 62207 |
Weekly Reorders
Place Your Weekly Reorder Here!
You have the ability to order more coffee by the case which can be picked up at your local Service Center.
Please note each case of Campfire Roast Ground and STL Blend Ground is 10 bags of coffee. All cases of Whole Bean, Decaf Roast, and French Vanilla Ground are 5 bags of coffee.
If you have any questions please contact Retha Taylor at gslac.productsales@scouting.org.
If you run out of show and sell product you can order more! You can reorder by the case. NOTE: Campfire Roast Ground and STL Blend Ground are available in cases of 10. All whole bean coffee, Decaf Roast, and French Vanilla Ground are available in cases of 5. Orders will be due every Sunday and will be available to pick up at your local Council Service Center the following Thursday or Friday or arrange for pick up with your District Executive when appropriate.
Coffee Returns
Coffee Returns
Coffee may be returned as long as the coffee is undamaged.
October 15th-17th - Cape, Decatur, and Herrin Service Centers
October 16th and 18th - MacArthur Service Center
October 15th, 19th - BSA Outfitters Metro East
No Show & Sell returns will be accepted after October 21st.
Use any leftover Show & Sell coffee to fill your unit's Take Order before returning coffee to the Service Center. Because you will order exactly what has already been sold to customers, there should be no coffee to return.
Limited exchanges will be available at the Cape, Decatur, STL, and Herrin Service Centers.
To assist with coffee returns, download and complete the Coffee Return Control Sheet below.
Final Take Orders
Unit Take Orders due October 21, 2024
Final Take Order Instructions
1. Collect your scout's order forms.
2. Return coffee that you do not need (see Coffee Returns tab for details).
3. Submit your final take order (ordering will be by the bag, bundle, or first responder donation - not by case)
4. Pick up coffee on November 5 - 7 (depending on the district)
Select a date to collect order forms and money from Scouts. You must place the unit order by October 21. Use the week prior to follow up with anyone missing and tally everyone's orders together. You will be ordering your coffee by bags not by the case.
Pay Your Invoice
Paying Your Balance
Payment due: December 13, 2024
In late November you will receive your unit's final invoice via email.
- Review the invoice to make sure everything is correct
- Get one check from your unit for the entire balance due made out to "Greater St. Louis Area Council, BSA"
- Greater St. Louis Area Council, BSA
PO Box 952685
St. Louis, MO 63195-2685
- Greater St. Louis Area Council, BSA
- Allow 1 week for processing.
- After January 1st, any unpaid invoices will have a 5% late fee accessed.
You may also pay in person at your closest Council Service Center.
We recommend waiting to receive your final invoice before paying to avoid any billing discrepancies. If you accidentally overpay, refunds can take up to 4 weeks to process.
Online Sales (Gateway Traders)
Purchase your Coffee now! Go to Gateway Traders - GSLAC Coffee or use the QR code below
Your Scouts can sell coffee online anytime! For online sales, coffee is ordered by and shipped directly to the customer.
How will customers receive Coffee purchased online?
Customers have the option to have coffee mailed directly to their address.
How will Units get Credit for the Purchased Coffee?
Online sales will be credited to the unit on their invoice at the end of the sale.
It is important to remind those that purchase coffee to list the unit number and the name of the Scout's family so that we can give credit to the Unit.
Monthly Coffee Subscription
Below is a sample message. Use this on social media, email, text, or even record your Scout in uniform and send it as a video!
Note: Please be mindful of our Youth Protection Guidelines. Scouts who send information to an adult must copy another adult on the message.
Newsletters
Coffee Order Form
Commission
Commission Rate:
Units will receive 33% commission on all sales!
Individual bags sell for $20 per bag. Customers will have the ability on the order form to choose ground or whole bean. We will also have two bundles and two First Responders donations available.
Sale Incentives
2025 Coffee Incentives
Scout Prizes
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- The Top Selling Scout earns a $100 Amazon gift card to pick the prizes that match their interest.
- Online Top Selling Scout earns a $50 Amazon gift card to pick the prizes that match their interest.
- A Scout that sells $400 worth of coffee products earns an Adventure Summit spring camporee $25 program voucher.
- “Get a Coffee sticker” for every scout when your unit places its first show & sell order for everyone on the roster.
Unit Incentives
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- The Top 3 highest selling units get $100 program Vouchers
- Increase last year’s unit sale by $500 - $25 program Vouchers
- Increase last year’s unit sale by $1,000 - $50 program Vouchers
Council Level Prizes: (These prizes can be combined coffee and popcorn total product sold)
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- Sell $1,000 – Scouts earn 2 movie tickets
- Sell $1,650 -Scouts earn a Cub Scout Day Camp, and Scouts BSA earn a $100 camping voucher to be used towards Summer camp. Council camps only or a $50 Scout shop credit
- Sell $2,800 – Scouts earn a Cub Scout Day Camp & 3–day Cub Scout or Weeklong camp experience (Webelos camp or Scouts BSA Summer Camp), Council Camps only, or a $150 Scout Shop Credit
Register for Scout prizes:
2025 Movies Tickets Popcorn and Coffee Incentives
2025 $1650 Popcorn and Coffee Camp Incentives
2025 $2800 Popcorn and Coffee Camp Incentives
Prizes are due December 2nd 2024
Coffee Flavors
Decaf Espresso- A balanced but complex espresso blend offering subtle smokiness and hints of dark chocolate. This coffee was air-roasted to an Italian roast profile and tastes equally wonderful straight-up or manually brewed. Tasting notes: smokey chocolate covered raspberries. Dark Roast
Italian Espresso- A balanced but complex espresso blend offering subtle smokiness and hints of dark chocolate. This coffee was air-roasted to an Italian roast profile and tastes equally wonderful straight-up or manually brewed. Tasting notes: smokey chocolate covered raspberries. Dark Roast
St. Louis Blend combines a subtle, sweet nuttiness with a clean brightness. This coffee was air-roasted to a medium profile and blended to make a wonderful coffee for any time of the day. Tasting notes: citrus and caramel with a nutty undertone. Medium Roast
This coffee is 100% Colombian beans, roasted to a medium roast and flavored with rich vanilla and velvety smoothness. Truly a coffee treat to start your day. Tasting notes: smooth vanilla. Medium Roast