The Hawkeye Area Council, Boy Scouts of America takes pride in recognizing youth and adult leaders who have shown extrodinary leadership skills throughout their Scouting career.
Many of the awards allocated throughout the year to deserving youth and adults are proof that the Scouting pogrom is stronger today than ever before. We highly encourage you to nominate any youth or adults that qualify for any District, Council, or National awards so they can be recognized for their outstanding leadership and service to the Scouting program.Â
Overview
Available to registered Scouters who render service of an outstanding nature at the district level.
Who Can Earn This Award?
Presented to registered adult volunteers by districts in the same manner that the Silver Beaver is, as a national award presented by councils; it is not appropriate to nominate a Scouter who has already received this award.
How to submit the Award?
Anyone may nominate any deserving registered Scouter to the District, which selects recipients for the following year. All District Award of Merit Nomination Forms must be submitted to the Council Service Center by no later than December 1st.
Click Here to download the Northern Lights District Award of Merit Form.
Click Here to view the Northern Lights District page.Â
Click Here to download the Southern Prairie District Award of Merit Form.
Southern Prairie District Dinner
January 11, 2024
Price Creek Event Center
4709 220 Trail
Amana, Iowa 52203
Click Here to view the Southern Prairie District page.Â
Overview
To recognize registered Scouters of exceptional character who have provided distinguished service within the Hawkeye Area Council.
Who Can Earn This Award?
Presented by the National Court of Honor on behalf of the Hawkeye Area Council.
How to submit the Award?
Anyone may nominate any deserving registered Scouter to the Council, which selects recipients for the following year. All Silver Beaver Nomination Forms must be submitted to the Council Service Center by no later than on December 15th of the current calendar year.Â
Click Here to download the Silver Beaver Nomination Form.
Click Here to download the Instructions
Click Here to view the past recipients of the Hawkeye Area Council’s Silver Beaver Award.
The Hawkeye Area Council’s Recognition Event is held in March and is where the recipients of the Silver Beaver Award will be recognized.Â
More information coming soon.Â
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Conservation in the Hawkeye Area Council has been a corner stone to the principles of the Scouting program. Camping, hiking, and respect for the outdoors are a part of the Scouting heritage. Many of the requirements for advancement from Tenderfoot through the rank of Eagle Scout call for an increasing awareness and understanding of the natural sciences. Many former Scouts have become leaders in conserving our environment and protecting it from abuse. Right now Scouts are involved in learning about environmental problems and actively working to make a difference.
If you know of someone who is an “Olympian” of conservation and qualifies for one or more levels of the William T. Hornaday Award, then we highly encourage you to nominate that individual.Â
Click Here to learn more about the William T. Hornaday Award.Â
The James E. West Fellowship Award is a national recognition for individuals who contribute $1,000 or more to the Hawkeye Area Council Endowment Trust Fund. This contribution is in addition to the donor’s annual gift to the Council’s Friends of Scouting Campaign.
Organizations or individuals may contribute an award in honor of someone – an Eagle Scout, a Silver Beaver recipient, Council President, District Chairman; in memory of a loved one or special Scouter.Â
Click Here to learn more about the James E. West Award.Â
More information coming soon.Â
A Scout is reverent. He or she is reverent toward God. He or she is faithful in their religious duties and respects the convictions of others in matters of custom and religion.
We encourage members to grow stronger in their faith, religious groups have developed the multiple religious emblems programs. The Boy Scouts of America has approved of these programs and allows the emblems to be worn on the official uniform. The various religious groups administer the programs.Â
Click Here to learn more about what Religious Awards can be earned by adults in the Boy Scouts of America.
The Second Century Society, SCS, is the Boy Scouts of America’s national social organization of individuals, families, foundations, and corporations stewarded by key volunteers and implemented by the Boy Scouts of America National Foundation. Established in 2011, SCS, replaces the 1910 Society and Founders Circle as the way to recognize Scouting’s major donors at both the local and national levels.  Qualifying gifts to be recognized as a Second Century Society member  have a broader definition than Scouting’s major gift recognition in the past.  These gifts include an outright gift of $25,000 or more payable over five years, or a deferred gift of $100,000 or more to a local council, the Boy Scouts of America Foundation, high-adventure base or any Scouting entity for operating, capital, or endowment.
Consider helping to ensure the Scouting legacy for future generations of young Americans.Â
Click Here to learn more about the Second Century Society.Â
Every year, the Boy Scouts of America allocates over $1,000,000 in scholarships to qualifying youth who has shown extraordinary leadership throughout their Scouting career.Â
Click Here to view and apply for many of the scholarships provided for youth in the Boy Scouts of America.Â
A Scout is reverent. He or she is reverent toward God. He or she is faithful in their religious duties and respects the convictions of others in matters of custom and religion.
We encourage members to grow stronger in their faith, religious groups have developed the multiple religious emblems programs. The Boy Scouts of America has approved of these programs and allows the emblems to be worn on the official uniform. The various religious groups administer the programs.Â
Click Here to learn more about what Religious Awards can be earned by adults in the Boy Scouts of America.
The District’s Family of the Year Award was created in 2018 to recognize a family in the District who has gone above and beyond the call of duty to ensure the success of the entire District. This award will be announced during the District Annual Adult Recognition Event.
This Award must be submitted by December 1st of the current calendar year.
Click Here to download and submit the District’s Family of the Year Award.Â
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Hawkeye Area Council, Scouting America
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Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
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