The Quapaw Area Council, in cooperation with the Arkansas Food Bank and the Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas, held their first annual Scouting For Food campaign earlier this month. Scout Executive/CEO Marcal Young reported that over 400 Scouts and Scouters collected over 13,000 pounds of food across 39 counties of Arkansas, contributing over 2000 service […]
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The Quapaw Area Council Advancement and Recognition Committee would like to formally announce the opening of the Silver Beaver Award nominations. The Silver Beaver Award was introduced in 1931 and is a council-level distinguished service award of the Boy Scouts of America. Recipients of this award are registered Scouters who have made an impact on […]
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The Quapaw Area Council is pleased to announce that Garry Hahne has been selected as Camp Director for Camp Rockefeller. A Silver Beaver recipient, Garry has been serving in Scouting for over 35 years. After a 22 year career in the military, retiring as a M.Sgt, Garry had the opportunity to serve as a camp […]
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A summertime tradition in Paragould has become the annual Boy Scout Classic golf tournament to benefit local Scouting. On June 20th, this year’s event provided yet another great day of camaraderie and fun, all while raising over $15,000 for the Quapaw Area Council. This year’s winning team (pictured) was representing Community Title. Congratulations to Chad […]
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Camp Rockefeller was rated a nationally accredited camp today, June 18, 2019. Congratulations to the Camp Director, David Clark; Program Director, Archer Tribett and the quality Camp Staff for meeting the many standards required to be a Nationally accredited camp. Over 200 standards related to safety and quality program were reviewed for Camp Rockefeller to […]
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On May 11th, a delegation of young men and women embodying the goals of Scouting and exemplifying the Scout Oath and Law presented the BSA’s 2018 achievements and 2019 goals during its Report to the State at the Arkansas State Capitol.The Report to the State youth delegation included Scouts from each Council in the State […]
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It’s almost summer and that means….Twilight Camp!!! Here is a list of each Day Camp / Twilight Camp by District: Crowley’s Ridge June 10-11, 13-14 Jonesboro Info Foothills June 6-8 Damascus Info Ouachita June 10-14 Bryant Info Ouachita June 17-21 Hot Springs Info Pinnacle June 11-13 N. Little Rock Info Saracen Aug 6-9 White […]
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French Hill, United States Congressman, was awarded the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award upon nomination by the Quapaw Area Council and the Boy Scouts of America. This award is granted to Eagle Scouts who, after 25 years, have distinguished themselves in their life work and who have shared their talents with their communities on a voluntary […]
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Though it fulfilled his last major Eagle Scout requirement, for Noah Tittle it fulfilled something much more personal. It helped him honor his father on this most important day. On April 27, 2014, an EF4 tornado struck the Tittle home in Paron before continuing up through Mayflower and Vilonia. Among the 16 people who lost […]
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As part of our new event registration system (Black Pug), unit leaders now have the ability to manage all of their summer camp registrations in one unit registration while still giving parents the ability to pay fees directly or, at the unit leader’s discretion, manage the scout’s schedule. This offers the best of both worlds. […]
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