Recent News
The Hawkeye Area Council Committee for Catholic Scouting has scheduled a session of classes to help Catholic scouts complete the requirements for the Ad Altare Dei award.
Classes will be held on Sunday afternoons in Cedar Rapids. Starting on 9-12-10 and will finish on 11-21-10. Class will be held at Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Church from 4:30PM to 5:45 PM each week.
The 2010 Council Camporee "Scouting is Timeless" will be held on September 17 - 19, 2010 at the Howard H Cherry Scout Reservation. More details, including registration and pricing information are available on the event page located here. For more information contact the Council Service Center.
Effective, July 23, the website www.beascout.org will be advertised to the general public as the one place to go to get connected with a Scouting unit to join. This exciting resource only serves to help the parents, potential Scouts, and unit leaders. It is the responsibility of the unit leader (Cubmaster, Scoutmaster, Crew Advisor), unit committee chairman, or unit chartered organization representative to update the contact information for their unit.
For complete information on how to use www.beascout.org please view the support document. If you have specific questions, please contact your District Executive.
The Iowa State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Hawkeye Area Council have teamed up to offer a hunters safety course for registered youth Scouts and their siblings ages 11 and up.
For more information please view the event calendar.
Registration can be completed online or via the Council Service Center.
For questions contact volunteer Council activities chairman, John Myers.
Adventure Base 100 in Cedar Rapids! NINE DAYS AWAY! Looking great, does your pack, troop or crew have an interesting skit or song they would like to show on the stage?? Let us know! Email us at 172Info@scouting.org by Friday, June 11th. Want to volunteer, email us as well, a few spots remain!