Dear Valued Scouts and Scouters:
The Scouts of Winnebago Council stand ready to assist in disaster
recovery efforts for our neighbors in Parkersburg and surrounding
areas affected by last Sundays Tornados. I have personally contacted
my respective Director counterparts at both the Hawkeye Chapter of
American Red Cross and Butler County Emergency Services.
We may (or may not) be called to action on any number of requests
from clean up efforts to soliciting food and clothing donations.
Presently authorities have restricted access to the affected areas.
Please use this web site as your official communications on what Boy
Scouts are being asked to do. Do not take upon yourselves, would be
noble efforts, which may put Scouts at harm or perhaps are not within
the community needs priorities. Let’s do what we are asked first
which at this point is wait for instructions. Thank you. Please
check this web site daily throughout the week for instructions.
A Scout is prepared. A Scout does a good turn daily. A Scout is
Kind.
Todd A. Wordel
Scout Executive
Winnebago Council, Boy Scouts of America
2929 Airport Boulevard
Waterloo, Iowa. 50703
Phone: 319-234-2867
fax: 319-234-0153
twordel@bsamail.org
EXTRA SPECIAL EDITION:
HELP THE VICTIMS OF SUNDAY’S
TORNADOES
TORNADOES OF 2008 – NEIGHBOORS HELPING
NEIGHBOORS
KWWL Television will hold a day-long telethon fundraiser in
conjunction with the Hawkeye Chapter of the American Red Cross to
provide much-needed financial assistance to the victims of Sunday’s
tornadoes. ‘Tornadoes of 2008 – Neighbors Helping Neighbors’ will
begin at 5:00 a.m. tomorrow, May 28, during ‘Today in Iowa’ and will
continue through the KWWL News at Ten. People wishing to donate can
call a live phone bank at the station to make a donation to the
disaster relief effort. Donations will also be accepted via the
internet at www.kwwl.com. Those wishing to mail in their donation
can send them directly to the Hawkeye Chapter of the American Red
Cross at 2530 University Avenue, Waterloo, IA 50704-1680. Walk in
donations will also be accepted at the Hawkeye Chapter in Waterloo
as well as at the KWWL offices at 500 E 4th Street in Waterloo.
The day long event will include special segments during news
programming, as well as telethon cut-ins at the top of every hour
and throughout the broadcast day. A half hour special program will
also air from 6:30-7:00 p.m. that evening.
RELIEF FOR TORNADO VICTIMS IN THE CEDAR VALLEY
To help victims of the May 25 tornado in the Cedar Valley, a fund
has been established through the LSB Foundation at Lincoln Savings
Bank. The LSB Foundation has been established for the purpose of
receiving charitable donations for the benefit of local communities.
If you would like to contribute, just stop by or call any Lincoln
Savings Bank location. All proceeds will directly benefit local
organizations.
COOL 105.7, ROCK 108, NEWS/TALK 1540, AND STAR 1330 ANNOUNCE 11 HOUR
FUNDRAISING EVENT
Thursday, May 29, from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Cool 105.7, Rock 108,
News/Talk 1540, and Star 1330 will be at the Red Cross parking lot,
located at 2530 University Avenue in Waterloo, accepting monetary
donations to The Red Cross to assist those Northeast Iowans impacted
by Sunday’s tornado and storms. Disc jockeys and employees of the
stations will be on hand to accept drive up and walk up monetary
donations. Stations will be broadcasting live and will feature
updates on the donation totals and interviews with representatives
of local assistance agencies. The stations encourage listeners to
stop by with a monetary donation to help their Northeast Iowa
neighbors.
Thank you for your support!
Scouts/ Scouters of the Winnebago Council,
Here is an opportunity to help fellow Scouts and Scouters in and around Parkersburg. Below is an update from the Cubmaster in the Aplington/Parkersburg area. Please watch our website (www.winnebagobsa.org) if you are curious as to other ways Scouting can help those in need. If you are wanting to help, please do not contact him directly. Instead you should contact the Winnebago Council Service Center (319-234-2867). We will try to keep everyone up-to-date as we receive information.
Thank you,
The Winnebago Council Service Center
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare is partnering with Goodwill
Industries, Bertch Cabinet Manufacturing and Hy-Vee for a special
emergency drive, asking for gently used clothing for all ages,
personal care and household items, shovels, rakes, and kitchenware
anything you can imagine that you would need if you had to rebuild
your home from scratch or clean up after the ravages of the recent
storms. We are also asking those who can afford to do so to purchase
paper towels, toilet paper, personal sundries, toothpaste,
toothbrushes, combs, razors, shampoo and so on, and bring them to
the drop off sites as follows.
Trucks from Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, Bertch Cabinets, and
Goodwill Industries will be stationed at Covenant Medical Center,
Waterloo from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4. Items can
be dropped off at the trucks outside Covenant Medical Center in
parking lot D on the North side of the hospital.
On Thursday, June 5 trucks will be stationed at Sartori Memorial
Hospital from 7:00 a.m. to noon and at the College Square Hy-Vee
Location from noon to 7:00 p.m. to receive donated items.
All merchandise received in this emergency campaign, will be
distributed to families in the communities in and around
Parkersburg, Aplington, New Hartford, Dunkerton, Hazelton and
throughout Delaware, Black Hawk, and Butler Counties.
Thank you for your support!
Volunteers Wanting to Help with the Tornado Clean-up
Please read below for instructions
The Chickasaw County Emergency Management Team is asking any Volunteers that want to help with clean up in the :
Parkersburg Clean-up need to find the Check-in area on Newell St. 8am-6pm
New Hartford Clean-up need to Stop by the Fire Department or Call Brad Schipper 319-983-3261