The 137th Ottawa Scouts has five fundraisers each year and we ask, please, for your help with these fundraisers, to ensure that our program is excellent, active, with equipment is in good working condition and our costs are kept low for all participants. Every year we create a budget and count on these fundraisers to help us be able to meet our budget pressures. The Venturers have separate fundraisers, such as bottle drives and chocolate sales and you will hear about those as well.
FundScrip (www.fundscrip.com) is a fundraising program that asks you to pay for your everyday purchases with gift cards bought through the FundScrip program. Invitation code is V9A3C9. This means that just by paying for your groceries and gas with gift cards you can easily generate $30 every month - that's $360 a year!
It doesn't cost you anything extra
You don't have to change where you shop of what you buy
Your everyday purchases add up to make a difference very quickly
Imagine if everyone in our group did this...
You have two options to participate
You can select your cards, pay the 137th Ottawa Group cash or cheque (cheque payable to Scouts Canada - 137th Ottawa Scouts) and we will purchase the cards for you and deliver them to your child's section meeting
You can register online (www.fundscrip.com, invitation code: V9A3C9) and you have the following options to pay:
Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) - FREE Requires completed application form and void cheque sent to FundScrip to be activated
Interac Online - earnings reduced by $0.85 per transaction for those with accounts at the following financial institutions: RBC Royal Bank; BMO Bank of Montreal, ScotiaBank and TD Toronto Dominion
Credit Card (earnings are reduced by 1.99%)
Online Banking Bill Payment - FREE
Our Group Goal: $1,000. Where do the funds go? This fundraiser helps to offset expenditures for special outings making it possible for our senior sections (Scouts and Venturers) to participate in Regional, National and World-wide jamborees such as including Brotherhood, covering the traveling costs for our youth to attend.
Apple Days (October)
Apple Day is the traditional fundraising event that started right here in Canada! Through Apple Day youth receive donations from the public and present an apple in appreciation.
We usually have two locations: Tim Horton's at Hunt Club & Lorry Greenberg and Tim Horton's in Blossom Park (across from Farm Boy) and this year it is planned for Saturday, Oct 4 from 8am - 1pm; Sunday, October 5 from 8am - 1pm and Saturday, Oct 11 from 8am - 1pm
We ask each youth to come out for two hours on one of the days/locations.
Our Goal for our Group is $3,000. Where do the funds go?: Rental fees for meeting locations: Greenboro Pavilion and St. Thomas More School; Our Web Page, Flickr and Scout Tracker accounts; Leader training; Group Holiday Parties; Open House Activities; and administrative and craft supplies (paper, photocopying, etc.). It is our biggest and most important fundraiser.
Scouts Popcorn is Scouts Canada's official fundraiser and national fundraiser since 1995 and 60% of funds raised go directly back to us, and our local Scouting activities. Scout popcorn is a great holiday gift for family and friends. Snack with purpose from September 3 to November 3, 2025.
Your favourite Scouts are bringing something extra flavourful to your door with an all-new Scout Popcorn Fundraiser!
Whalin’ White Cheese $7
Buttersalt $7
Cheesey Dill $7
Jalapeno Jack $7
Campfire Combo 4 x (one bag of each flavour) $26
Scoutpopcorn.ca with Kernels
• Enjoy our fresh, Canadianmade Kernels Popcorn: whole grain, gluten and nut free.
• 45% of all popcorn sales go directly to the Scout Group of your choice!
• Allocate your order to a specific youth and Section at checkout.
• Bags are all 50g, 10.5in height x 7.5in width.
• Accepting orders until November 3, 2025.
• All deliveries will be made by your local Scout Group during the month of December; there’s no tracking number for your order online.
• Please only purchase from your local Group to ensure the delivery of your order.
Our Group Goal: $2,000.00 ($500/section Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Venturers)
Where do the funds go?: For Beavers: 137th Beaver sleepover, crafts/activities supplies, crests, food & drinks for hikes, camp fires and overnight camp; For Cubs & Scouts: Subsidize the costs of camps, crests, craft/activities supplies, food & drinks for hikes and camp fires; For Venturers: Subsidizes the costs of camps and activities
A National Fundraiser! This could not be done without the hard work and quality products from our partners at Make It Sow.
About Make It Sow: Make It Sow (MIS) is a Canadian, family-owned and operated business out of Ayr, Ontario. We have partnered with MIS for 4 years now to provide Groups with various seed kits that are sold in their communities. MIS specializes in traditional Canadian seed varieties that non-invasive and non-GMO. From salsa kits to floral gardens, Make It Sow has seed plots for everyone.
Fun fact: Business owner, Don Gayford, is a proud former Scout!
Scouting youth across the country will have the opportunity to fundraise while raising awareness for climate change through the sale of Scoutrees. Every tree sold will donate 40% of proceeds to Scout Groups and be both planted and maintained in a biodiverse forest in Alberta by our planting partners, Canada's Forest Trust Corporation.
Each spring since 1972, thousands of Beaver Scouts, Cub Scouts, Scouts, Venturer Scouts and Rover Scouts have planted trees through the Scoutrees Program. Scoutrees gives all members the opportunity to demonstrate, through action, their concern for the environment. By planting trees, youth learn about the important role trees have in our lives, the critical need for conservation, the huge impact of climate change and how we can do our part to create a better world.
Community Events
We participate in a variety of community events in the area, such as the Hunt Club Park Community Association (HCPCA) and South Keys Greenboro Community Association (SKGA)'s Spring & Winter Festivals, selling s'mores, maintaining a campfire and having some cool fun things to do. Come out for the fun and help support your local Scouting group.
Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) - FREE Requires completed application form and void cheque sent to FundScrip to be activated
Interac Online - earnings reduced by $0.85 per transaction for those with accounts at the following financial institutions: RBC Royal Bank; BMO Bank of Montreal, ScotiaBank and TD Toronto Dominion
Credit Card (earnings are reduced by 1.99%)
Online Banking Bill Payment - FREE
Apple Days (October)
Your favourite Scouts are bringing something extra flavourful to your door with an all-new Scout Popcorn Fundraiser!
Whalin’ White Cheese $7
Buttersalt $7
Cheesey Dill $7
Jalapeno Jack $7
Campfire Combo 4 x (one bag of each flavour) $26
• Enjoy our fresh, Canadianmade Kernels Popcorn: whole grain, gluten and nut free.
• 45% of all popcorn sales go directly to the Scout Group of your choice!
• Allocate your order to a specific youth and Section at checkout.
• Bags are all 50g, 10.5in height x 7.5in width.
• Accepting orders until November 3, 2025.
• All deliveries will be made by your local Scout Group during the month of December; there’s no tracking number for your order online.
• Please only purchase from your local Group to ensure the delivery of your order.
Scout Seeds (January to March)
A National Fundraiser! This could not be done without the hard work and quality products from our partners at Make It Sow.
About Make It Sow: Make It Sow (MIS) is a Canadian, family-owned and operated business out of Ayr, Ontario. We have partnered with MIS for 4 years now to provide Groups with various seed kits that are sold in their communities. MIS specializes in traditional Canadian seed varieties that non-invasive and non-GMO. From salsa kits to floral gardens, Make It Sow has seed plots for everyone.
Fun fact: Business owner, Don Gayford, is a proud former Scout!
Learn more and visit their website: Make It Sow