Announcements
Webelos Leaders, Cubmasters, and Cub parents should read the Parents Guide to Webelos to Scout Transition and Twenty Things I Know Now That I Wish I'd Known Then for hints and help about the transition from Cub Scout to Boy Scout from the South Mountain District Membership Committee.
The Franklin Institute has programs for groups. Read more (PDF).
The Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs has Scout Nights for 2012. Here's the information (PDF).
Please fill out the South Mountain District Scout Family Survey and return it to your unit leader or email to Amy Frantz (Word document).
Learn about cold weather camping in this presentation by Mark Firth, South Mountain's Membership Chair, as part of his Wood Badge ticket. Available as PowerPoint (*.pptx, or *.ppt) or Acrobat PDF.
Please note: Roundtable and the OA meeting are held at St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem, Ostrum St. at the Priscilla Payne Hurd Education Center. Get directions for the location.
Trail to Eagle - visit Minsi Trails' web page dedicated to helping Boy Scouts' ultimate rank advancement. Read the Eagle Award Candidate Guidelines, get a copy of the Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook, and download a fillable PDF form the Eagle Scout Rank Application.
Read about the BSA Annual Health and Medical Record on our FAQ page.
Unit Webmasters, the Council Guidelines for Unit Websites are available as MS Word or PDF.
TeenWorks Program allocates grants of up to $1000 to teens doing community service projects throughout the Lehigh Valley and surrounding areas.
Lightning Safety - learn more about how to be safe when lightning threatens.
Bear Safety - The Pennsylvania Game Commission offers advice on avoiding bear conflicts. Visit the Game Commission's web site to learn more about Living with Bears (PDF). You can also learn more about the Pennsylvania Black Bear.
Canoeing, Boating and Sailing links
Duty to God Promotion Patch - read more about this patch.
All registered Scouters in South Mountain District should fill out the district biography form (MS Word *.doc format) or PDF version that can be filled out and printed or saved and sent as an attachment (PDF file must be saved to your computer to do this) and drop off a printed copy at the Council office.
Links for Constructing a Web Site with information for unit webmasters and more.