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The New Birth of Freedom Council is pleased to offer the 2018 Popcorn and Nuts Sale for units to fund their programs and to help financially support their local council.   This fundraiser is a ready-made, turnkey, simple product sale that offers up to 40% commission to participating units.  For the upcoming Popcorn and Nuts Sale...

Year-Round Reservations open June 15th at 9:00am for September 2019 to May 2020.   Currently, units can register for a weekend or an event at Camp Tuckahoe, Hidden Valley Scout Reservation, Camp Conewago, or Wizard Scout Ranch until May 2019.  Additionally, reservations for the 2019 Camping Season are also open.   Starting on June 15th,...

The Boy Scouts of America’s national board last week elected two new volunteers to join our National Key 3. Jim Turley, the former chairman and CEO of Ernst & Young who has served as a Scouting volunteer for nearly 25 years, has been elected national chair. Ellie Morrison, an assistant Scoutmaster from Waco who has...

When a young person joins the Boy Scouts of America, one of the first things he or she learns is the Scout Oath, and every member starts the Oath the same way: “On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God …” The wording was not created at random. Duty...

On May 23, the National Order of the Arrow Committee approved some exciting updates to Scouting’s national honor society. Beginning Feb. 1, 2019, unit elections will be permitted in Scouts BSA troops, Venturing crews and Sea Scout ships. Previously, elections only were for Boy Scout troops. The Order of the Arrow, or OA, has welcomed...

The wait is over, and we now know what we’ll call the program for 11- to 17-year-old youth when girls can begin joining during the scheduled launch on Feb. 1, 2019. Let’s hear it for Scouts BSA! Boys and girls who are part of Scouts BSA will be known as Scouts. Just as before, these...

The New Birth of Freedom Council is currently accepting applications to fill positions to support our Urban Programs in Harrisburg, Steelton-Highspire, and York.   The New Birth of Freedom Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is seeking qualified applicants to work 6 to 12 hours a week to organize, run, and provide leadership to...

Welcome to the Shooting Sports Information Page. Here you will find updates & information regarding Scouting shooting sports. Watch this page for information regarding Scout related: merit badges, events, safety, training, & opportunities
In Scouting events and activities, the BSA’s primary consideration is the safety of its youth and adult members. To achieve that goal,...

April 6, 2018 Dear Scouts and Scouters: Last month, we first told you about our ongoing discussions with the Lancaster County Conservancy to preserve Wizard Ranch for future generations of Scouts and the public through a potential sale of the property to the Conservancy.  An important element of this proposal was that the Council would...

The New Birth of Freedom Council has been selected as one of the finalists in the Rutter’s Vote With Your Dollars program. Between April 1, 2018 and October 31, 2018 we will be competing to receive a $25,000 donation from Rutter’s to help fund our new 700’ zip-line spanning Memory Lake and a 38’ climbing...