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Are you interested in making Scouting a career?  The New Birth of Freedom Council currently has an opportunity for a District Executive serving the Hanover and Adams County area!    District Executive – Hanover and Adams County Join the New Birth of Freedom Council’s executive staff and serve our community. …

Registration for the 2024 Philmont Trek is now open, and there are only 12 spots available! PROJECTED COST: $2,800 | Philmont Trek Payment Form For more information on the program, billing, training, and more see our Philmont Trek 2024 webpage. About Philmont Ranch Since Philmont’s first camping season in 1939, more than 860,000 Scouts, …

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 …

We have 2 exciting initiatives to share with units as we hit the final stretch of our Popcorn and Nuts Sale.  This year’s sale has been going awesome!  The popcorn and nuts sale is a great way to power your year of Scouting and to earn credit towards your unit’s …

Attention all Merit Badge Counselors, Supernova Mentors, and Nova Counselors!! It is that time of year again, time to renew your registration as a Merit Badge Counselor, Supernova Mentor, or Nova Counselor for 2023. You should have received an email about your renewal. If you did not receive an email …

“Join Cub Scouts! Join Cub Scouts!” Though maybe not from our actual deck, this should be on the minds of everyone involved in Scouting. We are calling all registered Scouts, Scouters, volunteers, and family members to help spread the word about our Scouting programs and to let new families know …

As part of the April 7, 2022 council-wide virtual roundtable and the June 1, 2022 in-person Program Launch at Camp Tuckahoe, Council President Matt Haar and I shared information about discussions the Council was having with the Central Pennsylvania Conservancy about preserving “buffer acreage” at Camp Tuckahoe – parts of …