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!
The Hawk Mountain Council
Teaching leadership & values while providing recreational activities for children of all ages, The Hawk Mountain Council, Boy Scouts of America headquartered in Reading, PA serves more than 4,000 young people in three Pennsylvania counties:
- Berks County
- Schuylkill County
- Carbon County (Panther Valley School District Only)
It is among the largest youth-serving organizations in the three-county area led by over 1,500 volunteers. Hundreds of community groups representing educational, religious, non-profit, civic, and business organizations join in partnership with Hawk Mountain Council by chartering over 140 Scouting units (Packs, Troops, Crews, Posts, and STEM Scout Labs).
Online Registration
Online registration is available new youth and adult members! Click on the button below to find a unit and register online today.
For all adults, PA State Clearances are required before
they will show on the roster.
For more information and details on how to obtain them,
click HERE to visit our page with that information.
Welcome to the Hawk Mountain Council, BSA
We would like to say thank you. Thank you for your willingness to try out our great organization and all the fantastic benefits it has to offer your boy as he grows. Scouting is about character development and having confidence in yourself to Be Prepared!
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is the largest youth organization in the United States with over 1.5 million youth members and 1 million registered adult leaders.
Locally, the Hawk Mountain Council serves over 5,500 young men and women through the dedication of over 2,000 adult leaders and Friends of Scouting. We partner with over 160 churches and civic organizations that host one of our Scouting units. Together, our family provides over 305,000 community service hours each year.
Venturing
What is Venturing
You love exploring your passions, making new friends, and discovering the world. You’re always looking for an adventure. Rappelling a cliff. Perfecting your shot. Designing a robot. Kayaking into the sunset. Exploring your faith. Volunteering at an animal shelter. The choice is yours! Each activity provides an opportunity to shine and learn more about yourself and the world around you. Venturing is youth-led and youth-inspired. You’ll acquire life skills and gain experiences that will prove to be valuable regardless of where your future takes you, all while having a blast: leadership, event-planning, organization, communication, responsibility – the list goes on!
Join Venturing
Venture Crews are located in neighborhoods across the two county area.
Learn More
You love exploring your passions, making new friends, and discovering the world. You’re always looking for an adventure. Rappelling a cliff. Perfecting your shot. Designing a robot. Kayaking into the sunset. Exploring your faith. Volunteering at an animal shelter. The choice is yours! Each activity provides an opportunity to shine and learn more about yourself and the world around you. Venturing is youth-led and youth-inspired. You’ll acquire life skills and gain experiences that will prove to be valuable regardless of where your future takes you, all while having a blast: leadership, event-planning, organization, communication, responsibility — the list goes on!
Cub Scouting
Cub Scouting
Cub Scouting is fun for the whole family. In Scouting, boys and girls start with their best right now selves and grow into their very best future selves. It’s fun, hands-on learning and achievement that puts kids in the middle of the action and prepares them for today – and for life.
Aims and Methods
Aims and Methods: The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.
There are four aims of Scouting: citizenship, character, personal fitness, and leadership.
The methods of Cub Scouting are: living the ideals, belonging to a den, advancement, family involvement, activities, serving the community, and the uniform.
Click Here For more information on the Aims and Methods of Cub Scouting
Benefits
Benefits: Scouting works!
Over the past several years Scouting has partnered with colleges, universities, and foundations to study the impact of the program.
Join Scouting
Join Scouting: Our youth grow up fast. Give your son or daughter a valuable gift by encouraging him to join Cub Scouting today. The time you invest in him today will make a difference in the person he becomes tomorrow.
Scouting in the Hawk Mountain Council is provided locally in neighborhoods across the two county area through churches, community organizations, or other groups of interested citizens. Please visit our Unit Search Tool to find Scouting near you.
