Clearwater boy scout, troop break national popcorn sale records

On a November evening in the lunchroom at Delphi Academy in Clearwater, the energy was palpable. The meeting of Boy Scout Troop 313 was in full swing and Popcorn Colonel Carly van den Berg was armed with confetti cannons and great news: the troop had raised $303,000 — surpassing the national record to make them No. 1 in the country.

Cheers erupted from approximately 80 children in the mixed-gender troop and parents alike as colored paper filled the atmosphere and rained down. Among the throng was van den Berg’s 11-year-old son, Grayson. He was the troop sales leader, with $26,000 in sales. That's also good for No. 1 in Florida.