Boy Scouts Of America - Illowa Council

The Boy Scouts of America provide a character building citizenship training and personal fitness program for 6-20 year old boys and girls. We also provide a complete volunteer recruitment training and retention program to many volunteers. We provide an outdoor program to all members at Camp Loud Thunder and other locations. Scouting programs help young people make ethical decisions in their lifetime. Volunteers are the lifeblood of the scouting movement. We currently have approximately 3 000 dedicated leaders who are involved in all phases of our program. It is not unusual for scouting volunteers to be involved for 50 or more years. Many of the top community leaders in the Quad City area are currently or have in the past been involved in scouting. Last year 43 members of the United Way board had been involved in scouting demonstrating that scouting does instill values and develop leadership. Providing and supporting the Scouting program in the Quad City area for nearly 100 years. The Boy Scouts of America celebrated its' 100th anniversary in 2010.

The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling the values of the Scout Oath and Law.