The Cradle of Liberty Council serves both urban and suburban youth. It was formed when the suburban Valley Forge Council was merged with the urban Philadelphia Council. The needs and resources of the youngsters vary considerably within the tri-county area served by our council. This funding loss has the potential to affect a large number of youngsters. Our council serves over 80,000 scouts.
I checked the website to see where contributions could best be sent, for those who would like to support our council. The site is undergoing renovation, and it isn't entirely clear which of the two main addresses is most appropriate for donations. I will provide the Valley Forge address, since I've frequently dealt with the people there, and have confidence that they could re-direct any correspondence if necessary:
Cradle of Liberty Council, BSA
Roger S. Firestone
Scouting Resource Center,
1485 Valley Forge Rd
Wayne, PA 19087
(610) 688 6900
The website for the COL council is http://www.colbsa.org/
We receive appeals for donations from the council periodically. I expect that we'll start hearing more urgent appeals now. Any Freeper support would be very helpful to keeping this council going, and would be greatly appreciated by the leaders and the youngsters.