Announcements:

• Joke:  Frank always looked on the bright side.  He would constantly irritate his friends with his eternal optimism.  No matter how horrible the circumstance, he would always reply "It could have been worse."  To cure him of his annoying habit, his friends decided to invent a situation so completely bad, so terrible, that even Frank could find no hope in it.  On the golf course one day, one of them said, "Frank, did you hear about Tom?"  "He came home last night, found his wife in bed with another man, shot them both and then turned the gun on himself!"  "That's awful," Frank said, "but it could have been worse."  "How the hell," asked his bewildered friend, "could it have been worse?"  "Well," replied Frank, "if it happened the night before, I'd be dead now!"
• Scott Johnson recognized Laura Seyfer with her badge sticker for donating to Rotary Foundation.  Don't forget to make your pledge!
• Second Reading for David Bowes and Lindsay Glynn
• Food packaging - April 18. We will be working with Take Away Hunger.  
• The district conference is coming up April 26-27 in Clear Lake.  For more information go here.
• Our annual fundraising event Lager ‘Lympics is right around the corner on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at NewBo City Market from 11:30 am -3:30pm. As you know the money we raise at this event supports all the great projects we do to support disadvantaged children in our community and internationally. We need your help to secure sponsorships for the event. The sponsorship opportunities and last year’s list of sponsors were emailed out so that everyone can help to promote our event. Please contact Chelsea Lammers at clammersyfc@gmail.com with any questions pertaining to sponsorships. Thank you for your support!
• Patti will be gone the next two weeks.

 

The Hawkeye Area Council, BSA serves Benton, Cedar, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Linn, and Washington counties and is broken down into 3 councils:  Red Cedar, Three Rivers, and Old Capitol Valley.

 

They serve 5,600 members annually with over 2,100 volunteers.  Scouts and volunteers collected 77,640 pounds of food and contributed 21,874 hours of community service.

 

In February, BSA announced programming changes to provide opportunities for both boys and girls.  Families have been asking for this change as they are busier and more diverse.  It also allows BSA to reach underserved populations.

 

Programs:

Cub Scouting - Boy packs, girl packs, coed for K - 5th grades.

Scouts BSA - Used to be called "Boy Scouts". Boy and girl troops for 5th grade through high school.

Venturing - Coed for ages 14 and older.  Focus on adventure, leadership, growth, and service.

Wakonda Kids Camp - Day camp that operates on 500 acres in Central City.  Served 400 kids last summer with already 1,300 registered for this year.

 

How can you help?

Volunteer

Support Scouting financially

Promote Scouting