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HOURS OF OPERATION
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Beaver Family Service
Center & Scout Shop
5027 Pottsville Pike
Reading PA 19605
Hours of Operation
Monday-Wednesday-Thursday-Friday
9:00AM-5:00PM
Tuesday
9:00AM - 7:00PM
(P) 610-926-3406
(F) 610-926-4965
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Hawk Mountain Scout
Reservation
402 Blue Mountain Road
Schuylkill Haven, PA
17972
(P) 570-754-7552
(F) 570-754-7889
Hawk Mountain Outfitters
Friday
1:00PM - 5:00PM
Saturday
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40th Annual Leadership Dinner
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 Preparing Young Men and Women of Integrity, For Life. February 23, 2016 (Tuesday) 6:00 PM Reception; 6:30 PM Dinner DoubleTree Hotel & Convention Center, 701 Penn Street, Reading, PA
Entertainment and Laughs provided by Capitol Steps
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2016 Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation Camping Season
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Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation summer camp is safe, affordable and FUN! For many Scouts, summer camp is the highlight of their year in Scouting. It provides numerous opportunities for Scouts to earn merit badges along their advancement trail. Some activities Scouts can do while camping include swimming, fishing, boating, and hanging out around a campfire. Scouts can do all this, and more, at Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation! Our 2016 Theme is "Investigation and Emergency Service". Register your Scouts today, so they can enjoy and have a memorable adventure in Scouting. Call 610-926-3406 or 570-754-7552 for camp site availability.
Additional Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation Camping information can be found HERE.
Attention Troop Leaders ... Remember you can register your scouts and sign them up for their preferred merit badges and activities for summer camp online. Selected merit badges and activities have limited capacity so make sure you are talking with the scouts and parents now.
Just a friendly reminder that the Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation Camp Meade Leader's Meeting will be here before you know it. The meeting is on Sunday, April 17, 2016 and will start promptly at 1:00PM in the Willits Dining Hall (number 22 on our map). Senior Patrol Leaders are encouraged to attend.
Our address is: 402 Blue Mountain Road, Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972. If you are using a GPS, it will lead you to the upper gate of our reservation, please enter at next entrance (sign with hawk on it).
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Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation
Summer Employment Opportunities
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Serving as a Staff Member at Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation is a very rewarding experience and a great opportunity. Read on...
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2016 Summer Internships at
Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation
|  2016 summer internships are available at Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation. Learn more here... |
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Leadership Training
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 The following Scouting positions are required to be Trained in order to recharter for 2016: Board Members, Commissioners, Chartered Organization Representatives, District Committee Members, Cubmasters, Scoutmasters, Venture Crew Advisors, Unit Committee Members, and Professional Staff. Additional training information may be found here.
Training for the above positions will be available on February 27, 2016 at Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation (to register, click on the calendar link here) and at the University of Scouting (see below) on March 12, 2016.
Venturing Advisor/Committee Training (6:00-9:00 PM) and Cub Scout Leader Specific Training (7:00-9:00 PM) will also be available at the Frontier District Roundtable on and March 9, 2016. This training will be at the Kutztown Armory and is open to all districts in the council.
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University of Scouting and
College of Commissioner Science
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2016 Commissioner College to be held March 12, 2016 in conjunction with the University of Scouting.
The Hawk Mountain Council is hosting the 2016 Horseshoe Trail Cluster Commissioner College at Albright College. The event is a collaboration between the Hawk Mountain, Chester County and Pennsylvania Dutch Councils. Commissioners College provides training from Commissioner Basic to Doctor of Commissioner Science course work.
Registration begins at 7:30 AM and classes run from 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM.
Course fee is $30 including lunch. Please click here to register. Contact Dave Prine, Commissioner College Dean, for more details at 610-334-9818 or at daveprine@aol.com.
University of Scoutingprovides training courses for adult leaders to become trained in their leadership positions. The following training courses will be available: Chartered Organization Rep, Troop Committee, Boy Scout Leader Specific, Cub Scout Leader Specific and Venturing Leader Specific. Online Registration will soon be available at hmc-bsa.org.
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N6-528-16 Wood Badge Course
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 Are you looking toward your next position of leadership? Now's the time to step up and complete your training by taking Wood Badge! Read more...
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Pinewood Derby at Berkshire Mall
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 On February 20, 2016 the Hawk Mountain Council will again have its Pinewood Derby at the Berkshire Mall. The event is open to all registered Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Venturers, plus adult leaders, parents and guardians. The Cub Scouts will compete according to the normal BSA Pinewood Derby rules. New classes are being introduced this year for older youth and adults who want to compete in the Outlaw classes. These cars are not limited to the Pinewood Derby kits and can be heavily modified and even propelled. The one basic rule for the Outlaw classes is that the wooden block must be the chassis of the car. Otherwise, there are few other rules. A Facebook page has been created to host the guidebook and to provide a forum for discussing these new classes. Search for Pinewood Outlaws on facebook or use this link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/508287559350002/
Registration is $5 for all entrants, and an event patch will be provided. Pre-registration is encouraged, but is not necessary. Walk-ups may not get an event patch if supplies are gone. Registration and guidebook is available on our website here.
If you were a Cub Scout and miss the Pinewood Derby, this is your chance to compete again and participate with your Cub Scout. The Cubs will race first and the Outlaws will go afterward. Prizes and trophies will be presented, and the winner from the Cub group will have his car on next year's event patch. We hope to see everyone there for a fast-paced day of racing and camaraderie.
Now, get busy building that winning car!
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Council Event Calendar
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February 2016
13 Maintenance Committee Meeting, HMSR, 8:00 AM15 Presidents Day, BFSC and HMSR Closed16 Council Training Committee Meeting, BFSC, 7:00 PM20 Pinewood Derby, Berkshire Mall, 10:00 AM23 40th Annual Leadership Dinner, DoubleTree Hotel, 6:00 PM24 Council Advancement Committee Meeting, BFSC, 7:00 PM27 Leader Specific Training Saturday, HMSR, 8:30 AM5 Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation, HMSR6 Boy Scout Leader Specific Training, HMSR
HMSR- Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation
BFSC- Beaver Family Service Center
HMO- Hawk Mountain Outfitters
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2017 National Scout Jamboree
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Click on logo for registration and information on the 2017 National Scout Jamboree.
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First Responder Rally at Blue Marsh
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Cacoosing District will be holding its second annual First Responder Rally at Blue Marsh's Dry Brooks Day use area on April 30, 2016. Come out for a day of exploration and fun. Click here for additional information.
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Cub Scout Outdoor Program Expansion
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Help us determine what outdoor programming will best suit our Cub Scouts during the summer season as well as the off-season. Please click here for additional information.
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Scout Shops and Service Centers
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BEAVER FAMILY SERVICE CENTER WILL BE CLOSED ON:
February 11, 2016 - 9:00 AM -12:00 PM, Team Development Training
February 15, 2016 - Presidents' Day - Closed
March 10, 2016 - 9:00 AM -12:00 PM, Team Development Training
March 25, 2016, Good Friday - Closed
Hawk Mountain Council Scout Shop and Hawk Mountain Outfitters' carry a wide variety of Scout uniforms, books, manuals, recognition items, and many other camping and Scout items. Any item in the official BSA Catalog, including all items listed on www.scoutstuff.org, may be special ordered for you, including Custom Design orders.
Our Scout Shops accepts payments for camp and district/council activities, and also processes advancement orders. Master Card, VISA, Discover and American Express are accepted.
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February 2016
23 District Commissioner Staff Meeting, Epiphany Lutheran Church, 7:00 PM
March 2016
1 District Committee Meeting, BFSC, 7:00PM
8 District Roundtable, Muhlenberg Recreation Center, 7:00 PM
29 District Commissioner Staff Meeting, Epiphany Lutheran Church, 7:00 PM
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February 2016
17 District Committee Meeting, Schuylkill Tech Center - North, 6:15 PM
17 District Commissioner Staff Meeting, Schuylkill Tech Center - North, 6:15 PM
17 District Roundtable, Schuylkill Tech Center - North, 7:15 PM March 2016
16 District Committee Meeting, Schuylkill Tech Center - North, 6:15 PM
16 District Commissioner Staff Meeting, Schuylkill Tech Center - North, 6:15 PM
16 District Roundtable, Schuylkill Tech Center - North, 7:15 PM
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February 201617 District Roundtable, Bern Lutheran Church, 7:00 PM
March 2016
2 District Committee Meeting, Greater Reading Chamber-Wyomissing Training Center, 7:00 PM
8 Commissioner Staff Meeting, Greater Reading Chamber-Wyomissing Training Center, 7:00 PM
9 District Roundtable, Bern Lutheran Church, 7:00 PM
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March 2016
2 District Committee Meeting, Pennside Presbyterian Church, 7:00 PM
9 Commissioner Staff Meeting, Kutztown Armory, 6:15 PM
9 District Roundtable, Kutztown Armory, 7:30 PM Leader Specific Training will be held during all Frontier District Roundtable Sessions in March of 2016.
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SCOUT SHOP SAVINGS
Shop at the Hawk Mountain Council or Hawk Mountain Outfitters and SAVE! Bring this coupon with you and get a 5% discount on Official Uniform clothing items (includes belts and socks). Cannot be combined or used during store-wide sales | |
Offer VALID - through March 2016
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