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!…
Author: New Birth of Freedom Council, BSA
A Closer Look At Our Council’s Financial Health
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 …
“We Are the Caretakers of the Scouting Movement”
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 …
Additional Public Funding Committed to Conserve Buffer Acreage at Camp Tuckahoe
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 …
PA DCNR Grant Announcement for Camp Tuckahoe Explained
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 …
Upgrading How We’re Managing PA Volunteer Clearances
Creating the safest possible environment for our youth members is a top priority for the New Birth of Freedom Council. Background checks of registered adult volunteers are essential tools in that effort. In addition to the criminal background check conducted …
Timely Submittal of Adult Volunteer Applications and PA Clearances Helps Protect Our Scouts
The New Birth of Freedom Council is constantly on the alert for opportunities to make improvements in all aspects of council operations. As part of the annual rechartering process, we noticed more than a few adult leader applications that new …
Status of Camp Tuckahoe After Brush Fire on March 14
To our Scouting community:
We are sad to report that a brush fire occurred at Camp Tuckahoe on Sunday evening while the property was vacant. We are immensely grateful for the quick response of area fire departments whose efforts contained …
Update on Camp Tuckahoe’s Closure
It’s just beginning to feel like winter outside, but summer seems so much closer than seven months away when it comes to Camp Tuckahoe.
Since the Executive Board unanimously decided on October 20 to close Tuckahoe indefinitely due to concerns …
Remembering Don Roseth – Former Council Commissioner and Board Member
With great sadness, we pause to remember and salute the life and volunteer Scouting career of Don Roseth, 91, former Council Commissioner and Executive Board member of the Keystone Area Council. Don passed away on Tuesday, November 23.
Don was …
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