Winnebago Council, Boy Scouts of America

Winnebago Council, Boy Scouts of America For more than 100 years, Scouting programs have instilled in youth the values found in the Scout Oath and Scout Law.

Today, these values are just as relevant in helping youth grow to their full potential as they were in 1910. Scouting helps youth develop academic skills, self-confidence, ethics, leadership skills, and citizenship skills that influence their adult lives. The Boy Scouts of America provides youth with programs and activities that allow them to:

Try new things. Provide service to others. Build self

07/25/2024

Camp Ingawanis Centennial Camporall!!! Come celebrate the 100th Birthday of Ingawanis Adventure Base! This Centennial Celebration will showcase scouting skills from the past and future for all levels of Scouting! Click here to register: https://mycouncil.winnebagobsa.org/Event/IAB100

07/24/2024

REMINDER!!!!
Going Forward The Service Center Front Office will be closed on Wednesdays. Professional Staff will still be available.

07/23/2024

Next Camp Work Day is August 10th: The Winnebago Council Properties Committee holds Camp workdays the 2nd Saturday of each month. Come out to camp and help the Properties Committee with regular maintenance, new construction, and other projects. Lunch is provided and tent camping is free for workday participants. Click here to register: https://mycouncil.winnebagobsa.org/Event/564

07/22/2024

Disabilities Awareness Day Camp-This event will take place at the Ingawanis adventure base parade field. A day to explore and understand disabilities. Early Bird registration ends August 9th at 5pm! AT DOOR REGISTRATION IS ALLOWED! At Door price is $15.00. BRING YOUR OWN SACK LUNCH!!! Click here to register: https://mycouncil.winnebagobsa.org/Event/5839

The story behind The Boy Scout Tree, a 2,000-plus-year-old redwood 07/21/2024

Check out this article from Aaron on Scouting: The story behind The Boy Scout Tree, a 2,000-plus-year-old redwood. to learn more click here:

The story behind The Boy Scout Tree, a 2,000-plus-year-old redwood Thousands of years ago, two saplings simultaneously sprung up from the damp California ground. Now, that tree is known as Boy Scout Tree.

How to Use Lashings to Build a Comfortable Camp Chair 07/20/2024

Check this out from Scoutlife.org: How to Use Lashings to Build a Comfortable Camp Chair! to learn more click here: https://scoutlife.org/hobbies-projects/funstuff/3421/build-a-camp-chair/

How to Use Lashings to Build a Comfortable Camp Chair Relax around camp by lashing together a comfortable camping chair. It’s easy if you have the pioneering skills.

07/18/2024

ATTENTION SCOUTERS!! This is your last chance to sign up for the WATERLOO WOO Flag Ceremony and football game! Click the link here: https://mycouncil.winnebagobsa.org/Event/5850

Photos from Winnebago Council, Boy Scouts of America's post 07/18/2024

Congratulations to the newest Eagle Scouts from the Twin Rivers District. Chase from Troop 0048 in New Hampton and Callahan from Troop 0057 in Nashua.

07/16/2024

Congratulations to the newest Eagle Scouts from the Lakeland district. Parker is from Troop 1030 in Clear Lake and Jaxon is also from Troop 1030 in Clear Lake.

07/15/2024

We need your help with a flag ceremony for the Waterloo Woo on Saturday, July 20th at Cattle Congress! We are looking for 40 Scouts and Scouters to be in uniform to help out! Will get a free ticket into the game +1 -- must sign up to redeem. For more information/details and to sign up, click here: https://mycouncil.winnebagobsa.org/Event/5850 Deadline to sign up is THIS THURSDAY JULY 18TH!!!

What Can I Do To Avoid Bugs When Camping? 07/14/2024

Check out this article from Scoutlife.org: What Can I Do To Avoid Bugs When Camping? to learn more click here: https://scoutlife.org/outdoors/ask-the-gear-guy/181657/what-can-i-do-to-avoid-bugs-when-camping/

What Can I Do To Avoid Bugs When Camping? Q: I don’t like camping when there are a lot of bugs. What can I do?

Make This Bottle-Cap Disc-Golf Game 07/13/2024

Check out this article from Scoutlife.org: Make This Bottle-Cap Disc-Golf Game! to learn more click here: https://scoutlife.org/hobbies-projects/projects/139593/make-this-bottle-cap-disc-golf-game/

Make This Bottle-Cap Disc-Golf Game With a tin can and paper clips, you can make a mini disc-golf basket.

Scout night with the Waterloo Bucks (7/20/2024) 07/12/2024

Hey everyone! MORE SEATS HAVE OPENED UP AT NEXT WEEK'S WATERLOO BUCKS GAME! Tickets are only $13 AND A FREE HOT DOG IS INCLUDED!! HURRY!! REGISTRATION ENDS ON MONDAY, 7/15, AT NOON!! Click here to register you dont have much time:

Scout night with the Waterloo Bucks (7/20/2024)

07/11/2024

Next Camp Work Day is July 13th!!! The Winnebago Council Properties Committee holds Camp workdays the 2nd Saturday of each month. Come out to camp and help the Properties Committee with regular maintenance, new construction, and other projects. Lunch is provided and tent camping is free for workday participants. Click here to register: https://mycouncil.winnebagobsa.org/Event/5639

07/10/2024

We need your help with a flag ceremony for the Waterloo Woo on Saturday, July 20th at Cattle Congress! We are looking for 40 Scouts and Scouters to be in uniform to help out! Will get a free ticket into the game +1 -- must sign up to redeem. For more information/details and to sign up, click here: https://mycouncil.winnebagobsa.org/Event/5850 Deadline to sign up is next Thursday, July 18th.

07/10/2024

REMINDER!!!!
Starting May 1st, The Service Center Front Office will be closed on Wednesdays. Professional Staff will still be available.

07/08/2024

Join us to cheer on our Waterloo Bucks as they take on the Minnesota Mud Puppies! This years admission includes a free hot dog! So come for the game, enjoy dinner, then stay for the fireworks! NO AT DOOR REGISTRATION ALLOWED. REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS FIRM JULY 8TH AT 5PM NO EXCEPTIONS. Click here to register: https://mycouncil.winnebagobsa.org/Event/5837

How to Build a PVC Sprinkler for Summertime Fun 07/07/2024

Check out this article from Scoutlife.org: How to Build a PVC Sprinkler for Summertime Fun. to learn more click here: https://scoutlife.org/hobbies-projects/projects/148746/build-a-backyard-summertime-sprinkler-system/

How to Build a PVC Sprinkler for Summertime Fun Cool off with this backyard summertime sprinkler system that you can build yourself.

How to Communicate Underwater When Scuba Diving 07/06/2024

Check out this article from Scoutlife.org: How to Communicate Underwater When Scuba Diving to learn more click here: https://scoutlife.org/outdoors/181688/how-to-communicate-underwater-when-scuba-diving/

How to Communicate Underwater When Scuba Diving When you’re scuba diving, you obviously can’t talk to others underwater. That’s why it’s important to know hand signals.

07/05/2024

Reminder!! The Service Center Office will be closed Thursday July 4th, and Friday July 5th in observance of Independence Day.

07/04/2024

Reminder!! The Service Center Office will be closed Thursday July 4th, and Friday July 5th in observance of Independence Day. Happy 4th of July!

07/02/2024

Congratulations to the newest Eagle Scout from the Twin Rivers District. Kaden is from Troop 0064 in Elma.

Photos from Ingawanis Adventure Base's post 07/01/2024

We love our Camp Staff at Ingawanis Adventure Base! Thanks for a great summer!

06/30/2024

The Service Center Office will be closed Thursday July 4th, and Friday July 5th in observance of Independence Day.

06/29/2024

Thank you for a great 100th Anniversary summer season at Ingawanis Adventure Base

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Our Story

We fulfill our mission through a variety of programs designed to meet the interests and needs of all youth.

Cub Scouting is a year-round program uniquely designed to meet the needs of young boys and girls ages 6 through 10. The program offers fun and challenging activities that promote character development and physical fitness. Service projects, ceremonies, games, and other activities guide youth through the core values of Scouting and give them a sense of personal achievement.

Boy Scouting is an outdoor program for boys, ages 11 through 17, designed to develop character, citizenship, and fitness. With the Scout Oath and Law as a guide, Scouting helps a boy develop into a well-rounded young man. In the advancement program, a Scout can progress in rank by gaining additional knowledge, fulfilling responsibilities, and through personal achievement. Earning merit badges provides opportunities for Scouts to be introduced to a lifelong hobby or a rewarding career. In Boy Scouting, youth take responsibility for the activities of the troop. By planning and organizing activities, they develop teamwork and learn to lead as well as follow.

Venturing is a program for young men and young women ages 14 through 20. The purpose of Venturing is to provide experiences that help young people mature and become responsible and caring adults. Young people in Venturing learn leadership skills and participate in challenging outdoor activities. Venturing focuses resources that help a community organization provide wholesome, flexible, well-rounded, challenging activities that are tailor-made for teenage youth. Those resources include access to Boy Scout camping properties, a recognition program, youth protection training, and specific program helps for a variety of outdoor disciplines.

Scoutreach is designed to deliver Cub Scouting and Boy Scouting to youth ages six to eighteen who otherwise would be excluded from traditional Scouting programs due to financial restrictions, home environment, or simply because the children are not reached through traditional recruitment methods. Many Scouts registered in this program come from single-parent households living at or below the poverty line. Although Scoutreach is considered a non-traditional program, the mission and aims of the traditional Scouting program remain the same. Youth in the Scoutreach program have the opportunity to attend camps, advance in rank, and participate in traditional Scouting activities.

In addition to the above programs, the Winnebago Council operates Ingawanis Adventure Base, a resident camp, near Waverly, IA as well as a service centers located in Waterloo and a Scout Shop located in Mason City. These facilities are utilized by over 4,000 Scouts, volunteers, and individuals from other youth and business organizations.

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