Congratulations to Ryan Ruden for his Boy Scouts of America Heroism Award for his response to his mom's time of great need
To read more, visit the Gazette website, click on E-edition, select the Tuesday, December 8 date from the from down and read page A5 |
Would you like to leave your legacy at Camp and on Scouting for the next 100 years? Download the Leadership Plaza Brick order form here.
All proceeds from brick sales will build the Hawkeye Area Council endowment fund to strengthen Scouting for generations to come. | |
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 Announcing First Annual Sporting Clays Fundraiser June 12, 2010
Mark your calendars to train your eye for hunting season. Enjoy great company. Support 7,000 local youth when you do.
Hawkeye Area Council is pleased to announce next year's mission-driven event: First Annual Sporting Clays Fundraiser June 12, 2010 at Highland Hideaway in Riverside.
Details on times, fivesome entry fees and more will be announced soon.
Hawkeye Area Council is pleased to announce the event's first sponsor: SCHEELS. Thank you, SCHEELS for all you do for your communities!
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 Make Your Reservations Today for Council Dinner January 22, 2010
This year's Council Dinner honoring all Scouting volunteers, new Silver Beavers and the current Eagle Scout class takes place Friday, January 22, 2010 at the Cedar Rapids Marriott.
The theme of this year's dinner is "Yesterday and Today," to begin the celebration of 100 years of Scouting in the United States. Reservation deadline is Tuesday, January 12.
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Still Time to Submit Your Scouting Stories
What comes to mind when you hear the phrause "someone who helped a Scout become a better Scout?" To help celebrate and commemorate 100 Years of Scouting, submit your stories to dawn.svenson@scouting.org.
Julie May and Judy Schnittjer shared the following example:
Behind every good man is a woman....pushing, encouraging, supporting. Archie Cooey was involved in Scouting when he grew up in Texas. He served in the Army Air Force, attended college, met and in 1949 married his wife, Marcheta. While they lived in Brownsville, TX, Archie was involved with the Scouts at the Faith Presbyterian Church that they attended. In 1956 they moved to Iowa where he continued to be involved because he believed the skills developed helped boys learn what they probably wouldn't get elsewhere.
Both of their sons, Bill, born in 1951 and Ralph, born in 1952, were brought up in a Scouting family. Marcheta lead the Cub Scout Pack in which both boys were involved. Bill went on to be a Scout leader, until his untimely death in 2008, making sure that the Scouts under his leadership reached the Eagle Scout level. Ralph was involved with the Scouting program in Colorado while his son was involved.
Through the years from 1949 to 2008, Marcheta was a wife and mother who encouraged and supported Archie, Bill and Ralph throughout their Scouting endeavors. Anyone who knows Marcheta knows she is a person who dedicates herself to family and the interests of her children (including daughter Debbie).
Marcheta is seen by many as a woman behind the Scouting endeavors of her family. She doesn't realize the impact she had on them just as she's made an impact on many in the church and in the community through her involvement in other organizations. Scouting was for the men in her family, but Marcheta allowed them to pursue their interests and supported all three of them along the way. | |
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