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It may be the middle of summer, but in a few short weeks summer vacations will be drawing to a close and the new school year will be starting.  More importantly, the New Scouting year will be starting!  We want to make sure that your unit is prepared to have …

State-Mandated Clearances All adults who attend any New Birth of Freedom Council summer camp program must comply with the child abuse clearances required by their home state. Pennsylvania residents within the New Birth of Freedom Council All adults that are residents of Pennsylvania and are registered or have family that …

What is National Night Out?  From the National Night Out website, “National Night out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live.” (https://natw.org/about/).  National Night out is held typically the first Tuesday in August, which will …

Are you new to the Popcorn and Nuts Sale? Have you been a kernel before? Do you have questions about the sale and need some answers? The New Birth of Freedom Council Popcorn and Nuts Committee has created a couple of awesome resources for you! Popcorn 101 Session July 13 …

In 2021, all outdoor-related rank advancement requirements were reviewed and realigned based on guidance from the National Outdoor Ethics and Conservation Subcommittee. These adjustments will help more effectively build a Scout’s outdoor ethics knowledge and align with the information in the Scouts BSA Handbook and Fieldbook. The requirements are now …

The New Birth of Freedom Council Membership Committee has put together a fantastic Summer Webinar Series to help your unit get ready for the 2022 Fall Membership Campaign.  The topics chosen for these webinars are based on a survey of unit leaders that was conducted as part of this year’s …

One of my favorite quotations about the need for change in life is this – “There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.” Those of …