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OA Unit of Excellence Award

The Order of the Arrow Unit of Excellence Award seeks to identify and recognize those units that shine in their ability to integrate the OA into their annual planning and… Read More

PA Act 153

For Full Information and Directions on how to obtain required background clearances click the button below: To: Unit Leaders, Unit Committee Chairs, Chartered Organization Representatives, District Volunteers, and Council Board… Read More

Update Your Unit on “BeAScout.Org”

BeAScout.Org is a powerful tool to help parents and youth in your area find your unit but it only works if they are able to get the right information about… Read More

Wood Badge Scholarship Fund

Wood Badge Scholarship Fund Beginning with the 2015 course, the PA Dutch and Chester County Councils are creating a Wood Badge Scholarship fund. This fund will be administered by the… Read More

Dr. Robert Gates Named BSA's 35th President

Watch Dr. Gates remarks from the National Meeting by following the link below: The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) National Council today elected Dr. Robert M. Gates, former secretary of… Read More

Smile! Your Amazon Purchases Can Now Support Scouting!

Copied from http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2014/03/31/smile-your-amazon-purchases-can-now-support-scouting/ As if you needed another excuse to shop at Amazon.com. Now every purchase you make from the Earth’s biggest online store can support the charity of your choice, including Scouting…. Read More

Subscribe to Abilities Digest, a new E-Newsletter about providing Scouting for Scouts with Special Needs

The New E-Letter: Abilities Digest The National Advancement Team is working with the new National Disabilities Awareness Committee to distribute Abilities Digest on a quarterly basis. It will focus… Read More

New, Simplified BSA Annual Health and Medical Record (Health Form)

In preparation for the summer camp season, BSA is rolling out a new, simplified annual health and medical record effective March 1, 2014. Changes have been made based on Volunteer,… Read More

Adopt-A-Site/Adopt-A-Trail

The PA Dutch Council Adopt-A-Site/Adopt-A-Trail program has been updated and there are several important changes. Units can adopt a campsite or trail at Camps Mack or Bashore and in return… Read More

Membership Policy Change Implementation

As many of you know, January 1, 2014, the BSA’s membership policy changed to allow youth who experience a same sex attraction to become members of the BSA. Since May,… Read More