Hawk Mountain Council, BSA

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.

BALOO – Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation

This one-and-a-half day course is an introduction to the Cub Scout outdoor program for leaders interested in adding a camping component to their Pack activities. BALOO training consists of an online per-requisite component as well as an overnight hands on practical. Learn BSA’s Cub Scout camping policies along with the necessary tools to help units carry out a successful camping experience. Expect a packing list within a week of the event. Plan on bringing a sleeping bag/pad and a tent. Completion of this course is mandatory for a MINIMUM OF ONE adult on a Pack overnight trip.

Register online starting April 25, 2022.

Online Training Pr-requisite

The online portion is available through the BSA Learn Center. Completion is required prior to arrival at camp on Friday evening. To access it, log onto my.scouting.org. Select the BSA Learn Center image on the right side of the home page. Then on the following page, select Catalog from the top menu and enter “BALOO” into the search box.

Frontier District Cub Scout Klondike Derby

Join us for some winter fun at the 2022 Cub Scout Klondike Derby!  Registration includes a fun filled morning of winter Scout activities, plus a hot dog and hot chocolate!

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, 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.

Frontier District Cub Scout Klondike Derby

Join us for some winter fun at the 2022 Cub Scout Klondike Derby!  Registration includes a fun filled morning of winter Scout activities, plus a hot dog and hot chocolate!

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.

Training Convention

Join the Council Training Committee in the opportunity for in-classroom leader training over Zoom for different adult position specific leader trainings. The trainings that will be taught are:

  • Den Leader & Cubmaster (all in one class)
  • Scouts BSA Leader Specific
  • Pack/Troop Committee & Charter Organization Representative (all in one class)

Trainings will be classroom style and held online over Zoom. Sign up on Tentaroo today.

Den Chief Training

A Den Chief is a Scout, Venturer or Sea Scout assisting a Cub Scout den. This training is designed to build on each of these ideas using a framework that will allow the new Den Chief, or perhaps the experienced Den Chief looking for new ideas, to have fun and learn the role.

More details on this training (time and location) to come.

Basic Adult Outdoor Leader Orientation (BALOO)

This one-and-a-half day course is an introduction to the Cub Scout outdoor program for leaders interested in adding a camping component to their Pack activities. BALOO training consists of an online pre-requisite component in addition to an overnight hands on practical. BSA’s Cub Scout camping policies will be taught along with the necessary tools to help units carry our a successful camping experience. Completion of this course is mandatory for a MINIMUM OF ONE adult on a Pack overnight trip.

Register now for BALOO!

Online Training Pre-requisite

The online portion is available through the BSA Learn Center. Log onto my.scouting.org
and select the BSA Learn Center image on the right side of the home page. On the following page, select Catalog from the top menu, and enter “BALOO” into the search box.

Sign up for Adventure today! Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation is waiting for you. Click here to learn more.

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