Council News

  Enjoy our February 2025 Newsletter, featuring a profile of Eagle Scout Matthew Killian, an Order of the Arrow update, Scouting for Food information, and more! 

By Megan Coppersmith Szerwo, February 2025 In June 2023, Lancaster High School student and Eagle Scout Matthew Killian led 40 volunteers in planting 28 white pines and building 100 feet of snow fencing behind the Hull Family Burial Plot on the grounds of the Hull Family Home in Lancaster, NY. Matthew made Eagle Scout as a member of Troop 601...

  Enjoy our January 2025 Newsletter, featuring a profile of Brandon Blatz, Cub Winter Fun Day, an impressive Eagle Scout, fundraising information, and more! 

December 2024 Eagle Scout and Athens Area High School senior Pierce Oldroyd of Troop 4018 (Sayre, PA) has been nominated by PA's 9th District Congress Member Dan Meuser to attend not one, but all three major U.S. service academies: the United States Military Academy at West Point, the United States Naval Academy, and the United States Air Force Academy.  Pierce...

By Megan Coppersmith Szerwo, January 2025 Brandon Blatz is well-known in Western New York’s Scouting community. Born and raised in Amherst, NY, Scouting was important to Brandon and his family. His father Bob, is the Operations Director for Great Falls Council. Brandon earned his Eagle Scout in December 2012 and was awarded Venturing’s highest rank, the Summit Award, in November...

  Enjoy our New Year's message! 

Enjoy our December 2024 Newsletter, featuring a Klondike write-up, staff profile of Paula Umber, training information, and more! 

December 2024 We wanted to get to know Paula Umber, Great Falls Council's newest District Executive. She has just joined the council to lead the Winding Rivers District, which covers all of Chemung County and parts of Schuyler County in New York, plus all of Bradford County and parts of Lycoming and Sullivan Counties in Pennsylvania.  Paula is originally from...