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2024 Membership Kickoff

Resources Available To You!

As part of the Hawk Mountain Council Annual Membership Kickoff, we have compiled a list of resources that can assist your unit as you plan your upcoming Fall Recruitment.  Most of these resources are located on the Scouting.org website to provide the latest information.

Please visit the tabs below that will help you have a successful and safe Scouting year.

Facebook Resources

Click below to read some Scouting Wire Articles about how to use Facebook in your recruiting efforts!

Facebook – Geofencing to reach more families

Facebook – How to use Geofencing to recruit

Download approved branded social media images for your posts at the BSA Brand Center!

Recruitment Guide

Missed the Council Kickoff? Download the 2024 Unit Fall Recruitment Guide today!

Peer Cards & More!

Everything below & more can be found at the BSA Brand Center.

Click the links below to download a selection of landscape or portrait orientation cards. To have cards made, fill out and “print to PDF” using the steps below:

  • Fill out selected cards
  • Select the “Print” option in the menu
  • Set the page range for the specific cards you filled out
  • Select “Microsoft Print to PDF” from the list of installed printers
  • Click the “Print” button. You’ll then be asked to provide a name and location for your new PDF file
  • Attach it to an email to your District Executive and we’ll get them printed for you! If you have any trouble, we can help!

Landscape Orientation Peer Cards All Themes

Portrait Orientation Peer Cards All Themes

Landscape Orientation “Adventure On!” Theme Peer Cards (click links below)

“AdventureOn!” Hiking Theme
“AdventureOn!” Uniform Theme
“AdventureOn!” Selfie Theme
“AdventureOn!” Pinewood Derby

 

Registration Applications

 

 

We encourage online registration through BeAScout.org. Your District Executive can provide you with custom QR code sheets.

Youth Applications are available for download in English & Español

Adult Applications are available for download in English

  • In addition to completed applications, Adult Applications require Pennsylvania Background Checks, and completed Youth Protection Training.

Onboard Resources

Hawk Mountain Council’s Welcome to Scouting Brochure for Cub Scouts & Scouts BSA.

Find out what your new scout Family is good at with the Family Talent Survey.

Help communicate unit needs with your scouting families with the 100 Point Adult Participation Form.

Up & Coming

Cub Adventure Day

October 19th, 2024 – Save the Date!

All NEW Cub Scout Families who register before 10/19/24 can attend Cub Adventure Day for FREE!

Check out upcoming events at our Council Event Registration Page!

Hazardous Weather Training

Hazardous Weather Training Frequently Asked Questions In 2017, Hazardous Weather Training was made mandatory for all Direct Contact Leaders, however completion of this training has not been properly reflected in the training reports. Effective the week of December 2, 2024 this training will be reflected in training reports. We’ve created this FAQ to help answer […]

National Youth Leadership Training

National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) is the premier youth leadership program offered by Hawk Mountain Council. NYLT is an exciting, action-packed program designed to provide youth members with leadership skills and experience they can use in their home troops and crews, and in other situations demanding leadership of self and others.

2026 National Scout Jamboree

When the first National Scout Jamboree was held in Washington, DC in 1937, Dan Beard lit the opening campfire using flint and steel. Scouts from all … [Read More...]

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Hawk Mountain Council 2025 Scholarship Form

It is the position of Hawk Mountain Council that every Scout deserves a chance to experience what the program has to offer - please complete the form … [Read More...]

Places to go with your Scouts

Have you and your committee been stuck trying to pick out somewhere to take your pack or your den? Is that Patrol Leader's Council stumped for … [Read More...]

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