Yearly Archives: 2020

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Headwaters June 4th Roundtable Follow up

Hello Headwaters Thank you to the Pack and Troop leaders that joined our Roundtable team on Thursday for a conversation about the recent changes and announcements to Scouting.  We appreciate everyone that shared their thoughts, questions, concerns and comments through our anonymous Google Survey (link below).  These concerns will be analyzed by our District [...]

By |2020-06-10T15:44:35-04:00June 10th, 2020|Headwaters District, Headwaters Roundtable|

Virtual Merit Badge Offerings – June/July

The Mayflower Council has secured merit badge councelors to teach a few merit badges virtually.  Scouts can now sign up for the following virtual merit badge offerings. Space is limited, please sign up as soon as possible.  Each course is only $10.00. Click on the merit badge you are interested in to sign up. [...]

By |2020-06-02T16:16:01-04:00June 2nd, 2020|Council Wide|

National BSA Member Fee Increase

Dear Scouting Family, Today the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America announced an increase to the annual membership fees. These increases are a result of rising operational costs and COVID-19, which has created a substantial unplanned loss of revenue due to mandated Scout Shop closures and shortened high adventure base seasons. Locally, [...]

By |2020-06-01T19:53:12-04:00June 1st, 2020|Council Wide, Featured, Membership, Unit Resources|

Stay Safe Special Shoulder Patch

Join us in supporting our frontline workers!  We have designed a special limited edition Mayflower Council shoulder patch.  Only 250 have been ordered and we will not be reordering.  We will be donating 50% of the raised proceeds to support our local hero's fighting the coronavirus.  Each patch is only $20.00. Pre-orders are being [...]

By |2020-07-02T19:01:29-04:00May 27th, 2020|Council Wide|

Metacomet Stay-at-Home Cub Scout Activity Ideas

Online/Virtual Meetings One Den was setting up a service called Jitsi to host virtual Den Meetings Virtual Rank Advancement Ceremony - - Many packs Blue and Gold dinners were cancelled. Cubmaster could host Webinar and recognize the Cub Scouts that earned ranks etc. Thought was that recognizing sooner rather than later would be more [...]

By |2020-06-29T15:04:03-04:00May 26th, 2020|Metacomet District|

Virtual Merit Badge Offerings – May/June

The Mayflower Council has secured merit badge councelors to teach a few merit badges virtually.  Scouts can now sign up for the following virtual merit badge offerings.  More offerings will be coming soon. Space is limited, please sign up as soon as possible.  Each course is only $10.00. Click on the merit badge you [...]

By |2020-05-20T10:23:56-04:00May 20th, 2020|Council Wide|

Camp Resolute & Camp Squanto Summer Camp Update

May 18, 2020 Hello Scouting Families, As you've proven over the last few weeks, our Scouting communities are resilient, prepared, and able to adapt to any situation. Now, as we look ahead to the 2020 camping season, the question on everyone's mind is, "What is Scouts BSA resident camp going to look like and [...]

By |2020-07-02T19:02:17-04:00May 18th, 2020|Camp Resolute, Camp Squanto, Council Wide|

Cub Scout Summer Camp Update

May 18, 2020 Hello Scouting Families, As you've proven over the last few weeks, our Scouting communities are resilient, prepared, and able to adapt to any situation. Now, as we look ahead to the 2020 camping season, the question on everyone's mind is, "What is Adventure Day  Camp going to look like and is [...]

By |2020-05-28T20:12:19-04:00May 18th, 2020|Camp Resolute, Council Wide, Featured|

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