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The Weaver Popcorn Company, which produced the Trail’s End brand popcorn sold by the council this past fall, has informed us that one of their suppliers, the Palmer Candy Company, has voluntarily recalled a limited amount of Trail’s End Chocolatey Caramel Crunch 18 oz. product that it produced for Weaver. The good news for us...

Quick heads up for anyone still using pre-2016 Boy Scout rank requirements. As of Jan. 1, 2017, all Boy Scouts — regardless of rank — must begin using the new Boy Scout requirements that appeared in the Bryan on Scouting blog last year. You got a first look at the Boy Scout requirement changes way ...

The Boy Scouts of America has announced modifications to Cub Scouting that make the program more flexible for busy parents, den leaders and Cubmasters. The BSA gathered feedback from den leaders who had delivered the new Cub Scouting program for a year. What they learned was that some den leaders had difficulty fitting into their...

Anthony “Tony” Panaway joined the New Birth of Freedom team as District Executive for the Indian Rock District on October 10, 2016. Tony is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor of Arts in History with a concentration in United States History and a Minor in Economics. Though new to the Scouting...

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....

With the start of a new school year just around the corner, many families will be planning for their child’s after-school activities, including Scouting.  BeAScout.org is a great tool to help parents and youth in your area to find your unit, but the information provided for your unit needs to be correct.  Now’s the time...

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...

Roger A. Chatell, currently a Field Director for the National Capital Area Council (headquartered in Bethesda, MD), will become District Director for the Keystone Capital District on August 1, 2016. Roger began his professional Scouting career in September 2001 as a District Executive in Providence, RI.  He became a Senior District Executive in East Hartford,...

Christopher F. Styers, currently Field Director of the Pennsylvania Dutch Council (headquartered in Lancaster, PA), will become the Assistant Scout Executive of the New Birth of Freedom Council on August 8, 2016. A 2005 graduate of Bucknell University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Political Science, Chris began his professional Scouting career...