June Training Newsletter
Mayflower training dates 2019-2020 (06-04-19)
Popcorn Kick-off Meeting
Here Comes Popcorn! We Are Ready to Kick-Off the 2019 Trail’s End Popcorn Sale and We Want to See You! This year Mayflower Council will be having four kick-offs for the popcorn sale. They will be on June 5 (Medfield), June 11 (Framingham area), June 17 (Marshfield) or June 20 (Abington), choose the one [...]
May 2019 Roundtable Flyers and Discussion
We are making all the event flyers, training newsletters and other information from our May 2nd Roundtable available! Click here for PDF of all May Roundtable Handouts Our May Roundtable featured: A conversation about how Unit leaderships work with Scouts with disabilities. Some of the resources we have to give are the following links: Scouting.org [...]
May Roundtable
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May Training Newsletter
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New Nobscot Trail Crew
Saturday, April 27 marked the launching of the new Nobscot Trail Crew. On their first day, the founding Crew members spent time receiving outstanding training on Nobscot history, tools, trail management and first aid. Afterwards, they hiked to Tipling Rock practicing practical trail work along the way. The Nobscot Trail Crew adult advisors, Chuck Hurwitz, [...]
March 2019 Roundtable Recap
Thank you to those who were able to participate in the March Roundtable! The night created a plethora of ideas I'm happy to be able to share with the district. For those unable to attend, the March Roundtable revisited the factors to consider for new scouts, parents, and leaders wanting to join your unit. Click [...]
April 2019 Roundtable Recap
In April we went live, literally! For the first time the district made our roundtable meeting available online using Facebook Live. There are a few areas to improve on, but we appreciate all our virtual participants for attending and providing feedback. April's Roundtable meeting was broken up into four parts. Internet Safety - Bringing awareness to [...]
Paper Recycling Day
Tax season is now over and Sachem District is holding a Paper Recycling Day Fundraiser on May 4th. A truck from New England Security Shredders will be at the Crescent Ridge Dairy in Sharon located at 355 Bay Rd, Sharon, MA 02067 from 12:00 noon until 4:00 PM. A minimum donation of $10 per box is suggested (although remember it is a fundraiser for the council's Investment in Character Campaign). [...]
Staffing Update
Mayflower Council is pleased to announce the addition of Davis Stockton to the Mayflower Council staff. Davis will be serving as the Ranger for Camps Resolute and Nobscot. Davis joins us from Twin Rivers Council in Albany, New York where he served as a Camp Ranger and most recently held staff positions with Westchester-Putnam Council [...]