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Council Training Convention

In preparation for recharter, come out and finish up your position specific training for positions such as:

  • Den Leader
  • Pack & Troop Committee Member
  • Den Chief (for Scouts BSA Youth)

We are also looking to host other supplemental trainings for unit leaders, such as:

  • First Aid/CPR Training
  • Pioneering for Leaders
  • Winter Camping 101
  • Disabilities Awareness

This Training Convention will be held at Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation and will be a pack your own lunch event. Sign up for classes on the Hawk Mountain Council Event Registration System starting December 1st, 2021!

Scouting for Food

Thank you for an Outstanding Good Turn

This year our Scouting For Food Annual Good Turn brought in more than 102,000 lbs of food to help families in Berks & Schuylkill Counties.

We greatly appreciate all the service by our youth, volunteers, and Units who participated this year.


Did you realize that one of every three people served by food banks are children? In Berks and Schuylkill counties, over 100,000 people qualify for food assistance. The Hawk Mountain Council, through SCOUTING FOR FOOD, is proud to be a major supporter of the effort to help those in need.

Southern Berks Tiger Twilight Camp

A special day camp program for Cub Scouts starting the Tiger Cub program. A fun-filled week for parents and Scouts with games, crafts, fishing, nature programs, outdoor skills, shooting sports, and more! The program will start at 6:30PM and end by 8:30PM so that parents or grandparents don’t have to take a day off of work. We will have camp no matter the weather, so pack accordingly! Camp will provide a light snack during camp, but families are free to bring additional items along. Camp costs $75 per Scout; parents/grandparents are free.

Southern Berks Day Camp

A special day camp program for Cub Scouts starting the Wolf & Bear programs. A week fun with games, crafts, fishing, nature programs, outdoor skills, shooting sports, and more! Program will start at 9AM and end at 4PM. Lunch will not be provided and scouts are encouraged to pack their own. We will have camp rain or shine, so pack accordingly! Scouts and leaders should pack a lunch each day. Camp costs $125 per Scout; Leaders are free.

Charter Turn In Day

Schedule an appointment to review and turn in your Charter.

Charter Turn In Day

Schedule an appointment to review and turn in your Charter.

National Youth Leadership Training (Weekend 2)

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.

The NYLT course centers around the concepts of what a leader must BE, what a leader must KNOW, and what a leader must DO. The key elements are then taught with a clear focus on HOW TO. The skills come alive during the week as the patrol goes on a Quest for the Meaning of Leadership.

NYLT is a six-day course. Content is delivered in a troop and patrol outdoor setting with an emphasis on immediate application of learning in a fun environment. Interconnecting concepts and work processes are introduced early, built upon, and aided by the use of memory aids, which allows participants to understand and employ the leadership skills much faster.

Course Specifics

Hawk Mountain Council’s NYLT course will be held this August over two weekends at Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation.

Weekend 1 – Saturday, August 14 through Monday, August 16
Weekend 2 – Friday, August 20 through Sunday, August 22

The fee for the course will be $295.00 and includes all lodging, meals, and course materials. $100.00 is due at the time of registration.

Find out more about National Youth Leadership Training…

National Youth Leadership Training (Weekend 1)

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.

The NYLT course centers around the concepts of what a leader must BE, what a leader must KNOW, and what a leader must DO. The key elements are then taught with a clear focus on HOW TO. The skills come alive during the week as the patrol goes on a Quest for the Meaning of Leadership.

NYLT is a six-day course. Content is delivered in a troop and patrol outdoor setting with an emphasis on immediate application of learning in a fun environment. Interconnecting concepts and work processes are introduced early, built upon, and aided by the use of memory aids, which allows participants to understand and employ the leadership skills much faster.

Course Specifics

Hawk Mountain Council’s NYLT course will be held this August over two weekends at Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation. Attendance and participation at both weekends is mandatory.

Weekend 1 – Saturday, August 14 through Monday, August 16
Weekend 2 – Friday, August 20 through Sunday, August 22

The fee for the course will be $295.00 and includes all lodging, meals, and course materials. $100.00 is due at the time of registration.

Find out more about National Youth Leadership Training…

Scouts BSA Leader Specific Training

Scoutmaster Position-Specific training is the Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster training for adult leaders of Scouts BSA troops. However, committee members and other adults connected to a Scouts BSA troop are welcome to attend.

Committee Member/Chair training is the training for Committee Members and Committee Chairs of Scouts BSA troops. While designed primarily for Committee Members and Chairs, other adults connected to a Scouts BSA troop are welcome to attend.

Cub Winter Fest Patch Pre-Order Forms are DUE!

Pre-Orders for the Winter Fest Patches & Hats are DUE for Cub Scouts on January 15th! Need a copy of the Pre-Order form? Download and fill out the Pre-Order Form today!

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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 […]

Adult Leader Outdoor Trainings

Are you in a Cubmaster, Scoutmaster, or an assistant of either position? Have you completed your required Outdoor Leader Training? If not, we have a number of opportunities for you. […]

Adopt A Campsite Program

Adopt A Campsite Program Thank you for your support of the Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation (HMSR). We are looking for ways to make our camp more … [Read More...]

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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...]

Cub Scouting

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