Our Commissioner Staff has been working hard to make the rechartering process more efficient. Please read this letter from Council Commissioner Chuck Bolger regarding some upcoming changes.

Spots Still Open on November 9!

Come join us for a day of fun on the COPE course, archery range and rifle range! Scouts will have the opportunity to get a half-day taste of low COPE, either high COPE or climbing, and a half-day taste of rifle shooting with a .22 rifle and archery target shooting. All of this for just $25 for participants (youth and adults) or $8 for onlookers (includes lunch!). This event is open to all Boy Scouts and Venturers and is capped at 64 spots, so be sure to sign-up before registration fills-up!

Register at colbsa.org/musserevents. Registration closes tonight at 11:55 PM! 

Did your unit attend the 2nd Annual Philadelphia Encampment? To help us better serve you in the future, we are asking unit leaders to assist us by completing a short post-event feedback survey.

Please read a letter from the event co-chairs and follow the link to take the survey >

Our Program Partners offer a variety of opportunities and discounts to Scouting families and are continuous supporters of our council.  

colbsa.org/programpartners

Please visit the website to see all the great offers available from our Program Partners!

Welcome to our newest Program Partner...

 Cradle of Liberty Merit Badge Days:

 Saturday, January 31 or Saturday, April 18

Click here for more information >

Throughout their season, the Philadelphia 76ers are offering Scouts the opportunity to conduct the flag presentation during the national anthem and get discounted tickets. Each game, four to five Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts or Venturers, preferably in full uniforms, may participate in the ceremony and the unit must provide the flags. Participants will be able to watch warm-ups court side! Color guard Scouts, as well as other Scouts and their families, will get a special discounted price and a 76ers drawstring backpack. All Scouts will also receive a special patch. Discounted tickets start at $15 to $16; pricing varies depending on the game and seats. 

If your unit is interested, please complete this short online survey  requesting contact information and your first and second preferences for game nights. The information for interested units will be provided to the Sixers and the team's group events staff will be in contact directly with the unit to make arrangements.

Do you have a Webelos Scout that is interested in obtaining one of the following activity badges?

• Handyman
• Readyman
• Engineer
• Scientist
• Geologist

On November 8, 2014, the Washington District is sponsoring a Webelos College at St. Catherine's of Sienna, 321 Witmer Rd, Horsham, PA 19044.

Two sessions will be offered from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM and 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM with 25 Scouts per session, and each Scout is able to take one session per time period. 

There is an $8.00 fee per Scout. Water is provided. Webelos Scouts should bring a bag lunch. 

To register for this event, click here (closes Nov. 7)

Brotherhood Blitz... Have you been a Ordeal member for the past 10 months or more, then come out and join us for a one day event to achieve your Brotherhood. For more information, click here

Online Store... want to purchase Unami Lodge properties, like the new holiday ornament, then click here

Go to www.unamilodge.org for more information about these events and any Lodge information.

The Cradle of Liberty Council is looking for the most enthusiastic and friendly scouts to help us staff our summer camp operations at Musser and Resica Falls! 

If you or a Scout you know is interested, go to www.colbsa.org/campstaffapp to fill out an application or email John Bickel for more information.

Checking Availability and Making a Reservation

Property descriptions, maps and program ideas are available at: www.colbsa.org/rentals

1. To check availability and make a reservation go to www.colbsa.org/rentals

2. Click on the "Book Now" Green Button for either Resica Falls Scout Reservation or Musser Scout Reservation.

3. Select a category: choose if you want a lodge or a tent site and then click on the facility you are interested in. It will highlight the facility and then you can check what openings exist for your weekend of choice. Availability is confirmed if the date blocks show in grey.

4. Select your arrival and departure dates by clicking on the appropriate dates, it will then give you a "reserve' button to click.  This will create a reservation box at the top right of the calendar with an orange check out box. Click there and follow the steps to complete your registration.

5. Use your current Doubleknot user ID and password. If do not have one you will need to create a profile-use your "Unit #, Council", and your contact information.

6. Follow the steps to check out and select the appropriate payment type-pay online with a credit card or mail in a payment.

Resica Falls Scout Reservation has limited spots remaining in our annual hunting program. If you would like to learn more about hunting on our properties please contact Tracy at tracy.launders@scouting.org or Ranger Hutch at david.hutchinson@scouting.org.

The National Jewish Committee on Scouting established the Shofar Award to recognize outstanding service by adults in the promotion of Scouting among Jewish youth. Just as the Shofar (Ram's Horn) calls people to the service of God, so the Shofar Award is a recognition of the individual who has answered the call to serve Jewish youth in Scouting. Self and spouse nominations will not be accepted.

For more information, click here

The Boy Scouts of America provides a program for young people that builds character, trains them in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and develops personal fitness. A key responsibility that we all share is providing an effective program that meets the needs of young people and provides the proper health and safety of everyone concerned.

It is important that we sustain the safe operation of our programs and promote continuous improvement through organizational learning. Timely and complete incident reports support analysis that is critical to identifying needed improvement of the programs offered by the Boy Scouts of America.

The Cradle of Liberty Council provides supplemental insurance (the $2 per year that each registered member pays at recharter). To file a claim, the form must be completed by the unit leader, signed by a district executive (or other professional staff member) and a parent and mailed directly to the insurance company at the address on the form. We recommend that copies of all paperwork submitted are kept by the parents. 

All leaders on 2014 Cradle of Liberty Council charters must be position-specific trained, along with having current Youth Protection Training. This includes all Scoutmasters and assistant Scoutmasters, Cubmasters and assistant Cubmasters, den leaders and assistant den leaders, Venturing crew advisors and assistant advisors, Varsity coaches and assistant coaches, Sea Scouting mates and skippers, committee chairs, and committee members.

• All assistant Scoutmasters and assistant Venturing crew advisors must complete their basic training or they will not be registered in that position. Assistant Scoutmasters and assistant Venturing crew advisors age 21 and older can register and function as a member of the troop or crew committee if they choose to not complete their classroom-style leader training.
• All Cub Scout leader training and committee training for both troops and packs is available online at myscouting.org.
• Venturing committee training is expected to be available from BSA National in spring of 2014 and will be mandatory for crew committee members at that time.

By dedicating 30 minutes of your time to complete this training, we are helping to ensure a quality program for all of the youth we serve through Scouting.

To read more, click here. To receive monthly email updates about training opportunities offered throughout the council, subscribe to TrainedToday or view past editions here.

The committee is open for Scouts and leaders with international Scouting experience to join our next conference call to share ideas and initiatives. If you are interested, please contact Mr. Frank Yeung (Chairman of International Committee) at lonewollfy@verizon.net or Robert (RJ) Wiechecki at robert.wiechecki@scouting.org for more information.

2015 World Jamboree

The World Scout Jamboree is a Scouting jamboree of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, (WOSM) typically attended by several tens of thousands of Scouts from around the world, aged 14 to 17 every 4 years.

The BSA Contingent is now open for registration - Don't miss out the biggest Scouting event in the world.

World Jamboree 2015

or contact Mr. Frank Yeung, lonewolffy@verzion.net