Our council achieved a significant financial milestone on November 25 when we completed the sale of 906 acres at Camp Tuckahoe to the Central Pennsylvania Conservancy. Work on this project
Undoubtedly, many Scouters in our council were saddened to hear of Merle L. “Skip” Ebert, Jr.’s passing on Monday, November 18.
Skip served as President of the Keystone Area Council from November 2000 until November 2002 and as a member
A cherished piece of Camp Tuckahoe’s legacy is being reborn as the council’s new service center, with work progressing on transforming the historic dining hall into a hub for Scouting operations in the New Birth of Freedom Council.
Work began
While Scouting programs rarely occur in offices, our council service centers provide a foundation for our operations and outreach. Now that our York Service Center building has been sold, I want to thank our stakeholders whose generosity allowed our council …
As you may recall, we previously shared plans to establish our council headquarters into a unified new service center at a renovated original dining hall at Camp Tuckahoe, selling both the Mechanicsburg and York service centers, with the York office …
As part of our overall strategy to move our headquarters into a unified new service center at a renovated original dining hall at Camp Tuckahoe, we previously shared our plans to sell both the Mechanicsburg and York service centers, with
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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