Boy Scouts of America | Hawkeye Area Council

 The Scout Night at the Rodeo scheduled for Friday, February 5, 2010 has been cancelled due to low attendance at the rodeo.  Refunds for tickets are available by contacting the US Cellular Center or the agent where you purchased your tickets.

1/26/2010, 4:41pm  You no longer need to login to the Hawkeye Area Council website to access the BSA's Internet Advancement site.  To access the site go directly to 'For Volunteers' and 'Links' and click on Internet Advancement.  You then proceed as you normally would in using Internet Advancement.

1/26/2010, 4:41pm  The user creation form is currently not working.  We are aware of the problem and are working to resolve the issue ASAP.  At this point no website functions are disabled because you cannot login to the site.  Further information will be available soon.

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Hawkeye Area Council's monthly newsletter, GoodTurn, is now available via email.  In order to receive each edition via email please sign-up via our email address management software.  When you opt into this service, you will automatically be removed from the GoodTurn's postal mailing list.  Please note, that your mailing address is required in order to process this subscription and update our records.

The 2009 popcorn sale has ended with a successful Good Turn by area Scouts. Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts from around the council came together last week to pack over 155 cases of cheese corn for the annual Popcorn for Patriots initiative. Participating Scouts were able to include homemade cards and photos with the popcorn.

The cheese corn was purchased by hundreds of individuals during the annual popcorn sale held from September through November of last year. Popcorn for Patriots supports troops who are in Iraq and Afghanistan with hopes of providing a small piece of home to those who serve our country.

IRVING, Texas (January 12) – As the Boy Scouts of America’s members, alumni, and admirers prepare to celebrate the organization’s 100th anniversary, they want to see what Scouting looks like in the communities across America. Anyone with a passion for photography is invited to submit photo entries for a new book, to be published in October 2010. Boy Scouts of America: Today will show Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Venturers engaged in activities that represent the 12 points of the Scout Law.

Eligible participants may enter the contest by submitting photographs in any or all of the 12 categories to visually depict the 12 points of the Scout Law—trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent. Affiliation with the BSA or any of its programs is not necessary to submit a photo for consideration. Winning entries will printed in the book Boy Scouts of America: Today, and winners will receive a copy of the book and a $50 gift card for official Scouting merchandise purchased through Scoutstuff.org or at any participating Scout shop.

“The image should not just create a visual reaction, but must evoke a feeling about the point of the Scout Law for which it represents,” explains Roger Morgan, official BSA photographer. “We’re looking for photographs that create an emotional response.”