Summer Camp Attendance Surges in 2011
[caption id="attachment_2890" align="alignright" width="250" caption="Rock Climbing at Hidden Valley"][/caption] Summer camp attendance at the New Birth of Freedom Council's two summer camps, Hidden Valley and Tuckahoe, surged by an impressive 14.8% compared to 2010, with a grand total of 3,335 youth campers in 2011. For 2011, all Cub and Webelos resident camp programs in the council were conducted at Tuckahoe, along with four weeks of Boy Scout camp. Hidden Valley offered five weeks of Boy Scout camp, along with the brand-new Trail to Eagle specialty camp the first week of the season. At Hidden Valley, Boy Scout camp attendance climbed from 525 in ...
System Maintenance
National Boy Scouts will be conducting system maintenance this weekend between 9 PM Friday, January 27 and 8 AM (CST) Saturday, January 28th. During these hours you will be unable to upload membership information, process Internet Advancements and conduct Internet Recharter. Thank you for your support and cooperation.
Eagle Scout Scholarships
Did you know being an Eagle Scout qualifies you for numerous college scholarships? Visit http://nesa.org/applications.html for a list of available scholarships. Be sure to check out the other links on the same page for religious, civic and institution-specific scholarships that Eagle Scouts are also eligible for.
Attention all Inventors!
The Boy Scouts of America and Edison Nation challenge you to create the next big thing! If you are between the ages of 7 and 21 and have an idea for a new product or invention the Edison Nation wants to turn your idea into a reality. Selected inventors will receive royalties from their products for life and will be named “inventor” on any issued patents and have an opportunity to appear on the award-winning Everyday Edison television series. MORE >>
Urgent Need for Local Blood Donations
Updated – January 6 – The Red Cross Greater Chesapeake and Potomac (GC&P) Region, which includes Adams and York Counties, has just reported that their blood supply is at critical levels and that the lack of donated blood is disrupting surgeries. Further, the GC&P Red Cross says they are unable to get blood from their network and are “on their own” in keeping the blood supply available to everyone who needs it whenever they need it.
The GC&P Red Cross is urgently asking for donors to please donate now to deal with this critical shortage.
While the winter months are often thought of in terms of the holidays and celebration, they also bring on the greatest need for a valuable resource, blood. In partnership with the American Red Cross, the New Birth of Freedom Council is once again conducting a council-wide blood drive campaign which is currently underway, hosting numerous blood drives throughout south-central Pennsylvania in January and February.
Donors must be at least 16 years of age, and have parental permission. For more information on specific locations, donation requirements and to schedule an appointment to donate, please go to www.redcrossblood.org/boyscouts2012.
Fall Product Sale Surpasses $1,000,000 Mark
Scouts in the New Birth of Freedom Council sold over $1,003,000 in popcorn, candles, and magazine vouchers as part of this fall’s product sale. Collectively, this year’s gross sales were up over 8% compared to last year.
Top Selling Unit By District
The top selling units in each district are listed below, and each will be awarded their district’s Kernel Cup trophy:
- Adventure: Pack 190: $22,041
- Blue & Grey: Pack 107: $9,310
- Blue Mountain: Pack 368: $16,455
- First Capital: Pack 25: $29,286 (council top seller)
- Frontier: Pack 125: $9,544
- Indian Steps: Pack 28: $18,105
- Oliver Perry: Pack 56: $14,171
- Union Canal: Pack 200: $11,800
The council had 18 units sell more than $10,000 worth of products, while 61 Scouts individually had sales $1,000 or more.
Congratulations to all of our participating units and Scout salesman! The money earned through this sale will go a long way in providing outstanding program opportunities for our Scouts!
Harrisburg Merit Badge College
Date: Saturday, January 28 and February 25, 2012
Online Registration Starts: Thursday, December 8, 2011, 9 AM
REGISTRATION CLOSED
Location: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 4788 Union Deposit Rd., Harrisburg, PA 17110
Cost: $12.00 – The price is the same if you sign up for 1 or 4 merit badges. Lunch is included in the price of the Merit Badge College. The registration fee is due whether you eat lunch or not and is payable at the time of registration.
Carlisle Merit Badge College
The 9th Annual Merit Badge College will be held at St Patrick’s School, Carlisle on January 7 and February 4, 2012. This event is open to all New Birth of Freedom Scouts. Cost per Scout is $10. Registration will open Monday, October 3 at 9 am and close November 1 or when full. This is not a one day event. You must attend both Saturdays. Classes will be first come, first serve. THIS IS A POPULAR EVENT, AND SPACE FILLS UP FAST SO REGISTER EARLY.
REGISTRATION CLOSED
The Carlisle Merit Badge College classes are now full.
Summer Camp Attendance Surges in 2011
Summer camp attendance at the New Birth of Freedom Council’s two summer camps, Hidden Valley and Tuckahoe, surged by an impressive 14.8% compared to 2010, with a grand total of 3,335 youth campers in 2011.
Highlighting this strong growth in attendance was a 24.9% increase in Boy Scout summer camp attendance at Hidden Valley, along with 50 Boy Scouts attending the brand-new Trail to Eagle specialty camp.
At Tuckahoe this summer, 2,629 youth attended summer camp programs, compared to 2,077 last year. While the number of Boy Scout campers at Tuckahoe grew by exactly one Scout compared to 2010, the grand total number of all Cub Scout and Webelos campers grew by 19.2% compared to the combined Hidden Valley/Tuckahoe totals from 2010.
For more details, give a read to the full report …
It’s Official – And We’ve Got the Proof!
Were you at the Wizard Safari last October and took part in the effort to set the world record for the longest knotted rope chain made in five minutes? We were confident that our collective effort (9,774 ft., 1 in) was the best ever and today, we got the official notice that the New Birth of Freedom Council is #1.
Check out the proof of our record that arrived today from Guinness World Records LTD!
Congratulations to everyone who took part in this record-setting effort. Once it’s matted and framed, we’ll be proudly displaying our world-record certificate for all to enjoy!
Local & National Tour Permits Replaced By Tour Plan
Effective March 1, 2011, the national office has replaced Local and National Tour permits with the new Tour Plan.
The Tour Plan helps ensure the unit is properly prepared, that qualified and trained leadership is in place, and that the right equipment is available for the adventure. The Tour Plan format is very similar to the previous Tour Permit applications and offers several benefits to volunteers; including no longer asking for full driver’s license numbers and removing the requirement of National Tour Permits to be sent to the National Office for their approval. The types of trips where a Tour Plan must be submitted has been clarified and a single form, in fill-able PDF format that can be completed on a computer and then saved for e-mailing, will be used for all trips.
