The Mechanicsburg and York Service Centers, along with both Scout Shops, will be closed on Friday, March 29, in observance of Good Friday.   The Mechanicsburg and York Scout Shops will be open on Saturday, March 30, for their regular business hours.   Thank you....

Accessing Online Training for Scouting Every youth deserves a well-trained leader and some of this training can be taken online.  Youth Protection, Cub Scout Leader Specific, Scoutmaster/Assistant Scoutmaster Training, and other supplemental training’s such as weather hazards and climb on safely can now be accessed by visiting www.my.scouting.org.  The National Council has slowly been...

In memory of Christine Geesaman, her Family has made a generous gift of $125,000 to provide a memorial for the continuing contributions of their daughter “Crissy” who served as a Cub Scout Leader, Council Trainer, and Camp Staffer for various councils and camps over numerous years. The New Birth of Freedom Council is honored to...

To locate a sign-up date, check out our Fall Cub Scout Sign-up Night Schedule. Please click on the name of the school district in which your son attends school. If he is home-schooled, click on the school district where you reside for the nearest Cub Scout groups to you....

A list of packs approved to participate in the Lion pilot program in the New Birth of Freedom Council has been compiled and sorted by county and school district to make it easy for parents to find out where their kindergartner can join Cub Scouts this year. Whether you are new to scouting or you’ve...

  Friends of Scouting (FOS)  is the annual giving campaign to the New Birth of Freedom Council.  It provides Scouting’s families, volunteers and friends with the opportunity to financially support the operations of their local council. The New Birth of Freedom Council’s overall goal is to provide value to South Central Pennsylvania by preparing youth...

At this year’s Program Launch, the Lion Pilot Criteria and Commitment form were released. Again, Lions is a program for Kindergarten aged boys at participating Cub Scout units. Packs need to turn in this paperwork as soon as possible so that the unit may be considered for participation. All interested units must submit the form...

In an effort to be good stewards of our donors’ dollars, the 2015 New Birth of Freedom Council Annual Report is being made available electronically. It can be viewed on any device, but we recommended viewing it on a computer screen. Whether this is your first interaction with our Council or you’re a long-time supporter,...

The New Birth of Freedom Council’s 2016 annual volunteer recognition dinner was held at Camp Tuckahoe on Monday, May 2.  The highlight of the evening was honoring five outstanding Scouters with the Silver Beaver Award, the highest recognition that may be bestowed by a council to one of its volunteers....