The Pioneer District serves Scouting families in Cumberland and York counties. The Pioneer District provides opportunities for Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, and Venturing Scouts in Camp Hill, Carlisle, Cumberland Valley, East Pennsboro, Mechanicsburg, Northern York County, South Middlteton, and West Shore.
Pioneer District News
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Cumberland County Friends of Scouting Breakfast
Each year the Pioneer District selects and honors an established leader in Cumberland County who conducts their professional and personal life following the Scout Oath and Law precepts. This year the Pioneer District will celebrate Scouting and Keith A. Clark, Chairman of SHUMAKER WILLIAMS, PC, in Camp Hill, PA, for his outstanding leadership and service to the community at the … Read More »
United Methodist Church Partnership
As the BSA and the United Methodist Church embark on a new relationship, we have assembled these resources to help your unit decide what the best course of action is and then how to successfully manage your future chartered partner relationship. United Methodist Partnership Recording United Methodist Partnership Webinar (slide deck) Units have 3 options to consider: New chartered partner … Read More »
2023 Internet Rechartering is LIVE
Everything your unit needs to know about completing the 2023 Internet Rechartering Process is available here! Read More »
April 2022 Council-Wide Roundtable Follow Up
Thank you to everyone that joined us for the April 2022 Council-wide Roundtable. We had a great meeting and we hope that all of the participants were able to get a lot of good information. We shared that during the presentation we would share both the slide deck and the recording from the meeting. A list of additional resources is … 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. Register for the April … 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 merit badge is. All key … Read More »
Register to Attend the October Council-Wide Roundtable
The New Birth of Freedom Council will be holding our first Council-wide Virtual Roundtable this fall on October 7 at 7:00pm. For the 2021-22 Scouting year, we will hold a combination of virtual and in-person Roundtable meetings (see the schedule below). The October Roundtable will feature training for the 2022 Recharter Process. This is an extremely important Roundtable for the … Read More »
Program Fee Study Report and Webinar Recording
Since January, an ad hoc committee of volunteer leaders from each district in the Council has been meeting to discuss whether to implement a program fee in the New Birth of Freedom Council. The ad hoc committee decided that implementing a straight across-the-board program fee (an additional fee assessed to every registered member) was not the best approach for our … Read More »
July Council-wide Roundtable Follow Up
Thank you to everyone that joined us for the July 2021 Council-wide Roundtable. We had a great meeting and we hope that all of the participants were able to get a lot of good information on how to KEEP SCOUTING and to do so safely. We shared that during the presentation we would share both the slide deck and the … Read More »
March 2021 Council-wide Roundtable Follow Up
Thank you to everyone that joined us for the March 2021 Council-wide Roundtable. We had a great meeting and we hope that all of the participants were able to get a lot of good information on how to KEEP SCOUTING and to do so safely. We shared that during the presentation we would share both the slide deck and the … Read More »