As part of the Council’s effort to periodically communicate with everyone in our Council on the status of several key initiatives involving our service centers and the sale of “buffer acreage” at Camp Tuckahoe to the Central Pennsylvania Conservancy, I have some news to share with everyone. First, as we previously shared last year,...

Peer-to-peer recruiting cards are an excellent way for a pack’s current Cub Scouts and families to help spread the word about all the great things their pack is doing.  This is especially true in communities where schools no longer distribute informational flyers about Cub Scouting and how to sign up. The Boy Scouts of America...

It’s time to begin preparations for the 2023 Wizard Safari, coming September 29 – October 1 at the Wizard Ranch Nature Preserve in Hellam, PA.  If you’re interested in serving on staff for Safari, you can submit your application today!...

“Scout Deliver” is an option for Scouts to invite friends, family, or neighbors to purchase popcorn and nuts through the New Birth of Freedom Council online store. Customers can order online and indicate the Scout’s name responsible for their purchase. Payment is collected during the transaction. The unit is notified of sales, provided the product,...

At the Council’s Program Launch event on June 1, Council President Jan Wagner and Immediate Past Council President Matt Haar presented our Council’s current financial challenges, including a detailed look at the financial side of our Council’s camping operations.  Given the importance of this information and the current and potential future impacts of this situation, ...

Greetings, Fellow Scouters, I hope you and your family are doing well and enjoying the summer weather. Today, I’d like to provide information and stimulate discussion about our most important threat to Scouting. This is a particularly worrisome dilemma for everyone who loves Scouting and what it can do for our youth. I do apologize...

The Council Service Center and Scout Shop will be closed on Thursday, July 4, to celebrate Independence Day. The Council Service Center and Scout Shop will operate at normal hours on Wednesday, July 3, and Friday, July 5. Independence Day, commonly referred to as the Fourth of July, is a time to remember and appreciate...

Beginning August 1, 2023, all new youth and adult members who join Scouting will be enrolled in a 12-month membership cycle, and BSA will cease prorating fees. Both youth and adults will pay the full annual membership fee and renew their membership on the anniversary date of joining Scouting. All proration of membership fees will...

The Mechanicsburg Service Center and Scout Shop will be closed on Wednesday, June 19, commemorating the Juneteenth holiday. Classroom textbooks have taught us that Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863, marked the end of slavery in America. Although this is true on paper, it didn’t translate in practice. It wasn’t until June 19, 1865—2...

Throughout 2022, we’ve shared information with our Scouting family about our efforts in concert with the Central Pennsylvania Conservancy to preserve “buffer acreage” at Camp Tuckahoe – parts of the property that we don’t actively use for camping and programming but serve as natural wilderness areas and as a buffer against development encroaching on those...