See A York Revolution Game,
Raise Dollars for Scouting

If you're looking for an exciting evening of affordable, close-to-home family fun, checking out a York Revolution game at Sovereign Bank Stadium can't be beat. And this season, your family can enjoy a great evening of Revs' baseball, complete with spectacular post-game fireworks shows, while also helping to provide needed financial support to Scouting in the York-Adams Area Council.

The York Revolution and the York-Adams Area Council are teaming up for two games (Friday, June 26 vs. the Somerset Patriots and Friday, August 7 vs. the Newark Bears, both games start at 7 PM and there will be a postgame fireworks show both nights).  For every ticket purchased on-line through the York Revolution's website (www.yorkrevolution.com) at the Revs' everyday, affordable prices, the council will receive $4 for every ticket purchased. You will need to enter the council's special fundraising code number BSA09 when making your ticket purchase.

It's that simple - you won't pay anything extra for tickets to these games and local Scouting programs will receive a significant financial benefit.  It's a great win-win opportunity for all!

Hope to see your entire family, friends and neighbors to watch the Revolution in action on June 26 and August 7 at Sovereign Bank Stadium!

New Gettysburg Historic Trails
Patches Are Now Available

The York-Adams Area Council is pleased to announce a brand-new design for the main and segment patches earned by Scouts participating in the historic trails program.  The new patch was designed to take full advantage of improvements in the patch-making process to create a stirring design that every Scout will be proud to display on their uniform.

The overall requirements of the program itself have not changed, only the recognition patches that participants can earn.   The level of detail in the new patch has been significantly enhanced and pricing on the new main patch and segments will remain the same as the current patch and segments.

The York-Adams Area Council, along with the National Park Service and the Gettysburg National Military Park/Eisenhower National Historic Site, are pleased to offer Scouting groups the opportunity to participate in the Gettysburg Heritage Trail Program.

The program includes stops at various historical sites, two hiking trails through the battlefield at Gettysburg, a walking tour of historic downtown Gettysburg, and a tour of the Eisenhower National Historic Site. In total, there are five components to the program.

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Celebrating the BSA's 100th Anniversary

The Boy Scouts of America's 100th anniversary represents much more than a date on the calendar. It represents is an important milestone around which to reintroduce Scouting to America – to celebrate our rich heritage and to reinforce the important role Scouting will play in shaping our country's future.

Scouting is as vital and relevant today as it was when our journey began.

Help us celebrate! If you are—or were—a Scout, family member of a Scout, BSA volunteer, or just someone who Scouting has positively impacted, you’re invited. There are a number of national opportunities for you to take part in our once-in-a-lifetime celebration.

2009 Cub Scout Day Camps To Feature
"Wild, Wild West" Themed Programs

Cub Scouts will have four opportunities to attend an exciting week of Day Camp this summer. Each Day Camp will feature a "Wild, Wild West" theme, and all day campers are encouraged to break out their cowboy hats, bandanas and cowboy boots to get into the spirit. Dress up as a cowboy, outlaw or rugged settler of the West all week long.

Each of the four day camps will be held in convenient locations scattered throughout the council, so Cub Scouts will be able to locate a nearby opportunity for an exciting week of fun and Scouting adventure.

Reservations for Cub Scout Day Camp are submitted by each pack bringing a group of their boys to the camp. So if you're interested in being part of the "Wild, Wild West" fun, please let your pack's Day Camp coordinator or Cubmaster know you want to attend.

Independence Day
Closing Information

The Scout Shop and Council Service Center will be closed Friday, July 3 and Saturday, July 4 in observance of  the Independence Day holiday.

We will reopen for business on Monday, July 6 at 9 AM.

Mark Your Calendar Now -
The Great Rendezvous at
Sherman's Creek Oct. 2-4

Attention, Scouts of all ages! An opportunity like no other is fast approaching. In just a few months thousands of Scouts will descend upon Hidden Valley Scout Reservation for the first-ever Rendezvous at Sherman’s Creek, and you should plan to be a part of it!

So what is this thing called “Rendezvous?”  Our Great Rendezvous will hearken back to the original rendezvous, which were gatherings of mountain men, fur-trappers, frontiersman, and traders. Yet it’s also so much more! Adventurers and explorers pushed the limits of courage and endurance as they settled the American wilderness.

In this spirit, Scouts from the Keystone Area and York-Adams Area Councils who gather at our encampment will encounter exciting opportunities to challenge their own limits, to conquer their own horizons.  This will be the first time since the Wizard Safari of 2007 that such an event will occur!

Check out the event's website...