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The New Birth of Freedom Council appreciates our valued Friends of Scouting supporters. This unique “Thank You” recognition program with exclusive apparel items is available to anyone who enrolls as a 2024 Friends of Scouting member with a financial contribution to the campaign.
Your gift will help deliver quality Scouting experiences to 5,400 youth members served by 2,200 New Birth of Freedom Council volunteers in Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Perry, and York counties.
Any FOS Gift:
A 2024 Friends of Scouting Car Magnet is available to any donor who makes a financial donation to the Friends of Scouting Campaign while supplies last
FOS Gift of $150 or more:
A commemorative New Birth of Freedom Founders Series Patch featuring Edgar M. Robinson. During 1908 and 1909, Scout troops were starting almost spontaneously in locations across the United States before the BSA existed, following the publication of Scouting for Boys by Sir Robert Baden-Powell. A handful of YMCA centers were hosting troops, so Edgar Robinson was interested in helping the BSA get off the ground so that his organization and others would have American-based resources for troop leaders.
In April 1910, Edgar Robinson persuaded William D. Boyce to appoint him managing director of the BSA for a limited period, during which time Robinson secured several leading citizens to join to form the Executive Board of the BSA. He then relinquished his role in BSA affairs, with the executive role eventually going to the newly recruited James E. West. Robinson was recognized for establishing the BSA with the Silver Buffalo Award in 1926.
Custom Embroidered Apparel:
FOS Gift of $300 or more:
Receive a commemorative New Birth of Freedom Friends of Scouting Founders Series patch plus 2024 Friends of Scouting apparel items for $300 or more in financial support.
FOS Gift of $500 or more:
Receive a commemorative New Birth of Freedom Founders Series patch plus a 2024 Friends of Scouting apparel for $500 or more in financial support.
FOS Gift of $1,000 or more:
Receive a commemorative New Birth of Freedom Founders Series patch, a 2024 Friends of Scouting Eddie Bauer softshell jacket, a Columbia Fishing Shirt, or a North Face backpack for $1,000 or more in financial support.
2010 Giving Society Member (3-year Commitment) will receive the above 2024 Friends of Scouting Recognition plus additional Society recognition.