BOYPOWER DINNER 2008
The Boypower Dinner is where the Council raises 26% of it's annual budget. Your attendance will score a touchdown in the Boy Scouts' continued success. Plus, with a contribution of $1,250 or more, you'll get to meet Don Shula at a private VIP reception before the dinner. You can contribute to the Boypower Dinner 2008 by contacting the Hiawatha Seaway Council to purchase tickets. Contributions may be made in cash or as a pledge. Join us on May 7th to help score a touch down with another great year of Scouting.
2007 Facts
Hiawatha Seaway Council is one of the geographically largest Councils in the country, serving five counties in central and northern New York.
During 2007, the Hiawatha Seaway Council continued to serve over 20,000 youth and adults with a continued growth in membership
During 2007. Hiawatha Seaway Council was the first Council in New York State to introduce the new Lions Cub program for kindergarten age youth.
In 2007, our annual Scouting Popcorn campaign sold more than 830,000 of product.
The Hiawatha Seaway Council operates two camping facilities, Camp Sabattis in Tupper Lake and Camp Woodland in Constantia. In total nearly 3,000 acres of land encompasses these two facilities.
In addition, the Hiawatha Seaway Council operated several Cub Scout Camps throughout the central and northern New York.
Well over 2,200 Scouts attended Boy Scout short and long-term camping programs during 2007.
Our total Scout youth membership contributed over 34,000 hours of community service last year just with the Hiawatha Seaway Council.
Our average Scout volunteer gives approximately three hours a week towards the program. With over 5,200 volunteers, this equates to over 15,600 hours donated per week, 811,200 hours per year.
During 2007, 140 Boys in the Hiawatha Seaway Council earned the Eagle award. This is Scouting’s highest youth recognition, earned nationally by only 4% of all Scouts.
In a survey conducted by the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University the fall of 2006, parents questioned about their families experience in Scouting said:
Expectations have been met or exceeded
They would recommend Scouting to a friend
That Scouting helped teach them honesty
That Scouting helped them to learn to get along with others
They felt that Scouting taught their child to better appreciate the environment
That Scouting teaches them to help others
That Scouting gave them an opportunity to learn new skills
That Scouting taught leadership
That their Scouting leaders genuinely cared about them
“The only problem with the Boy Scouts,
is that we don’t have enough of them”
Will Rogers
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