Summary High-adventure trips are intended to deliver wilderness and learning adventures that last a lifetime. Being both medically and physically prepared for these trips will help ensure they are as safe and enjoyable as they are memorable. While this is true for all Scouts, it is especially critical for adult leaders to be prepared! General...
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Camp Tuckahoe Safe and Open – Timber Harvest Update
Camp Tuckahoe is open and ready to welcome you and your Scouts back! Today we had a chance to catch up with Dr. David Foster from Messiah University. A year after work started to remove unsafe trees from Camp Tuckahoe, Dr. Foster provides an update on the project and what you should expect when you...
Read More »Register to Attend the April Council-wide Roundtable
The New Birth of Freedom Council will be holding a Council-wide Virtual Roundtable on April 7 at 7:00pm. The Roundtable will feature a ton of great information (see the list below). Roundtable is open to any adult, parent, or volunteer who would like to find out more about supporting and growing our local Scouting programs....
Read More »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 by the national office of the BSA for any adult seeking to register with the...
Read More »Updated COVID-19 Guidelines for Unit Meetings, Activities and Outings
03/02/22 – Last Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) eased mask recommendations for the vast majority of the United States under a new framework to monitor COVID-19 that immediately affects about 70 percent of Americans. Instead of focusing on eliminating the transmission of the virus, the new framework is aimed at preventing...
Read More »Edward R. Norford Memorial Boy Scout Golf Classic
YOU DESERVE IT! That’s right; you deserve it! Come on out and treat yourself to a fabulous day of Golf on Monday, August 22! This year the New Birth of Freedom Council will host the Edward R. Norford Memorial Boy Scout Golf Classic at the Carlisle Country Club in Carlisle. Enjoy lunch, greens fees, golf...
Read More »When is Scout Sunday 2022? And what about Scout Sabbath and Scout Jumuah?
Scouts try their best to live by the 12 points of the Scout Law seven days a week, 365 days a year. But each February, around the time of the BSA’s birthday, we ask our Scouts to pause and pay extra attention to the Scout law’s finishing touch: reverent. Through the celebrations known as Scout Sunday,...
Read More »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 leaders filled out months before being submitted with the unit’s charter renewal materials. At our...
Read More »How President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address Inspired our Council’s Name
On this day in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered a 2-minute, 272-word speech at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetary in Gettysburg. His remarks that day became known as the Gettysburg Address – one of the most famous speeches in American history. We drew inspiration from President Lincoln’s words in choosing...
Read More »Citizenship in Society Merit Badge
On November 1, the Boy Scouts of America launched the Citizenship in Society merit badge, its newest merit badge for youth in the Scouts BSA program (ages 11-17). In case you’ve heard rumors or seen early reports on this merit badge before its release, let us offer some clarity on what the Citizenship in Society...
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