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  • Contact Us
  • Mechanicsburg Scout Shop Manager and Part-Time Employment Opportunities Available

    The Mechanicsburg Scout Shop has an immediate opening for a Store Manager. Flexible part-time sales associate positions are also available.

  • Updated 3-2-22 - Revised COVID-19 Guidelines for Unit Meetings, Activities and Outings

    In line with recently updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Council's guidelines have been updated. Please review the new guidelines carefully and obtain all requested permissions from chartered partners and location hosts.

  • Pennsylvania Volunteer Background Checks

    Our Council has launched a new PA clearances management system to assist our units in managing these PA-mandates clearances more effectively for their leaders and parents.

  • Summer Camp Adventures Await

    Outstanding summer camp programs are available for Scouts of all ages at Hidden Valley Scout Reservation and Camp Tuckahoe. Find out more ...

  • Gettysburg Heritage Trails Program

    Learn how the three days of the Battle of Gettysburg altered the course of the Civil War and our nation's future.

  • NBOFC Scout Recognized for BSA's Top Eagle Service Project

    Eagle Scout Christopher Adam of Troop 88 in Mechanicsburg is the recipient of the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award.

News

  • Reserve Your 2022 Show and Sell Popcorn and Nuts Dates

    July 1, 2022

    We are excited to announce partnerships with Karns Foods, Rutter’s, and Capitol City Mall to provide Show and Sell opportunities for our Scouts during the 2022 Popcorn and Nuts Sale.  Please read the information below about sign ups and follow the instructions for signing your unit up for dates.  Each …

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  • Service Centers and Scout Shops Closed July 4

    June 29, 2022

  • Register Today for the Popcorn and Nuts Sale Kick off

    June 8, 2022

  • Announcing Cub Scout Family Den Pilot Program

    June 3, 2022

  • Mechanicsburg Scout Shop Manager and Part-Time Employment Opportunities Available

    May 26, 2022

  • Scouts Can Receive the BSA’s Highest Honor for Conservation and Environmental Service

    May 19, 2022

  • Join us for Program Launch 2022

    May 11, 2022

  • Celebrating Our 2022 Silver Beaver Honorees

    May 9, 2022

  • BSA’s Tool That Helps Parents Have Important Conversations With Their Children

    April 19, 2022

  • Welcome Back to Scouting Events

    April 14, 2022

  • April 2022 Council-Wide Roundtable Follow Up

    April 11, 2022

Camping

  • Child Abuse Clearances and Youth Protection Training for Summer Camp

    June 20, 2022

    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 …

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  • Summer Camp Camera Crew Announced

    June 7, 2022

  • Summer Camp Photo Contest Announced

    May 27, 2022

  • Be Prepared for High Adventure

    April 7, 2022

  • Camp Tuckahoe Safe and Open – Timber Harvest Update

    March 29, 2022

  • Cub Scout Shooting Sports Update

    March 16, 2022

  • 2023 National Jamboree – July 19-28, 2023

    March 2, 2022

  • Tiger Cub Camp – July 23-24, 2022 at Hidden Valley

    February 16, 2022

  • 2022 Shooting Sports Training

    January 12, 2022

  • Ranger Work Days

    December 20, 2021

  • Top 5 Reasons to Attend Summer Camp

    December 16, 2021

Events

  • Join us for Program Launch 2022

    May 11, 2022

    We need “All Hands on Deck” to make the 2022-23 Scouting year the best year that it can possibly be!  To help get your unit prepared for the 2022-23 Scouting year we would like to invite you to attend our 2022 Program Launch at Camp Tuckahoe on June 1, from …

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  • Winner Announced for the York Revolution Patch Design Contest

    April 11, 2022

  • Final Hershey Bears Scout Night – April 23

    April 11, 2022

  • Scout Day at the Orioles Coming June 5

    March 21, 2022

  • Harrisburg Senators Scout Night and Sleepover Set for August 13

    February 28, 2022

  • York Revolution Annual Scout Night Coming July 15

    February 17, 2022

  • Winter and Early Spring Merit Badge College Registration Open

    December 6, 2021

Fundraising

  • Reserve Your 2022 Show and Sell Popcorn and Nuts Dates

    July 1, 2022

    We are excited to announce partnerships with Karns Foods, Rutter’s, and Capitol City Mall to provide Show and Sell opportunities for our Scouts during the 2022 Popcorn and Nuts Sale.  Please read the information below about sign ups and follow the instructions for signing your unit up for dates.  Each …

    Read More »
  • Register Today for the Popcorn and Nuts Sale Kick off

    June 8, 2022

  • 13th Annual Sporting Clays Shoot

    February 22, 2022

  • Announcing the 2022 Camp Card Sale

    January 26, 2022

  • Restart Scouting Summit Follow Up

    June 8, 2021

  • Camp Card Vendors

    February 17, 2021

  • New Portal for Online Giving

    April 29, 2019

  • James E. West Fellowship Award

    October 13, 2017

Training News

  • Minor Modifications to Scouts BSA Rank Requirements

    June 29, 2022

    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 …

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  • Citizenship in Society Merit Badge Becomes Eagle Required July 1, 2022

    June 13, 2022

  • Citizenship in Society Merit Badge Counselor Fourth Orientation Opportunity

    June 6, 2022

  • Unit Commissioners

    2022 Commissioner Conference

    April 11, 2022

  • Culinary Arts at the University of Scouting

    January 7, 2022

  • Den Chief Training at the University of Scouting!

    November 19, 2021

  • IOLS Required Training for Scoutmasters

    October 13, 2021

Join Scouting

  • Announcing Cub Scout Family Den Pilot Program

    June 3, 2022

    As announced at this year’s Program Launch, the New Birth of Freedom Council has been accepted into a national pilot program for Family Dens in Cub Scout units.  The goal of this program is to test solutions to some of the issues that have been common challenges to Family Packs …

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  • Welcome Back to Scouting Events

    April 14, 2022

  • December Membership Minute – The Gift of Scouting

    December 6, 2021

  • 5 Things Your Unit Can Do to Recruit More Scouts

    October 16, 2021

  • Friendstorming – Inviting Friends to Join Your Unit

    October 15, 2021

Scout Executive's Blog

  • Wishing Mitzi Perry a Very Happy Retirement

    March 21, 2022

    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 …

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  • Upgrading How We’re Managing PA Volunteer Clearances

    March 14, 2022

  • Timely Submittal of Adult Volunteer Applications and PA Clearances Helps Protect Our Scouts

    January 23, 2022

  • COVID Is Not Yet Done With Us

    December 22, 2021

  • Welcome Back Josh Nimmerichter as Ranger at Camp Tuckahoe

    October 4, 2021

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Recent Posts

  • Reserve Your 2022 Show and Sell Popcorn and Nuts Dates
    July 1, 2022
  • Service Centers and Scout Shops Closed July 4
    June 29, 2022
  • Minor Modifications to Scouts BSA Rank Requirements
    June 29, 2022
  • Child Abuse Clearances and Youth Protection Training for Summer Camp
    June 20, 2022
  • Citizenship in Society Merit Badge Becomes Eagle Required July 1, 2022
    June 13, 2022
  • Register Today for the Popcorn and Nuts Sale Kick off
    June 8, 2022
  • Summer Camp Camera Crew Announced
    June 7, 2022
  • Citizenship in Society Merit Badge Counselor Fourth Orientation Opportunity
    June 6, 2022

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