This April 2026, Hawkeye Area Council is piloting a new Merit Badge-earning event to give Scouts more opportunities to work on the Eagle-required Citizenship badges AND to bring more awareness about Scouting to our Eastern Iowan community. Join us on Saturday, April 25, for our open to the public community fair that runs 9am to 12pm (noon), and for our Scouts, for one of our Citizenship classes to start checking off requirements!
If you are a University of Iowa student organization, non-profit, or local business, and you are interested in tabling at the community fair, please follow the link below:
About the Citizenship Classes:
- If you are a Merit Badge Counselor and are looking to help out with this event, please contact Hannah Leonard at Hannah.Leonard@Scouting.org. We are in need of Citizenship in the Nation and Citizenship in the World help.
- Registration will open on March 17, 2026.
- All four Citizenship classes will be offered at this event. Scouts may sign up for ONE of the classes, as they run simultaneously.
- Each class will have prerequisites and there is no guarantee on badge completion if these prerequisites are not met prior to class time.
- Initial classes are scheduled to run in the afternoon, from noon to 3pm. If you sign up for Citizenship in Society, please make note of that class’s schedule, as it may be different from the others.
Sponsorship Opportunities for Cultural and Civic-minded groups
