Congratulations to the nine recipients of the 2021 National Venturing Leadership Award. Two of the 9 award recipients are from the Mayflower Council. We could not be more proud of your accomplishments. Two shining examples of leadership. Ian currently serves as Northeast Region Venturing President. He has been a voice [...]
Last week, we communicated that the Webelos uniform will undergo a rolling change for fourth and fifth grade Webelos (effective for the 2021-2022 Scouting year). Please note the decision has been made to hold off on this planned change until further notice. Any updates (if any) to uniform requirements will be communicated in future [...]
The BSA offers numerous awards to recognize the accomplishments of Scouts and Scouters. Some are much better known than others. Some of the lesser known awards include: Founders Bar: Worn by youth and adults who are founding members of a new unit. National Den Award: Recognizes Cub Scout dens for having a quality, year-round [...]
Below are the March Roundtable flyers. Thanks for all you do for our youth and for Scouting. Mayflower March Training Newsletter Nomination Forms Philmont Informational Session Virtual Freeze Out FOS Common Questions and Answers
There was a recent purge of merit badge counselors from Scoutbook because many had not renewed their registration last year. With virtual merit badge events happening in the Mayflower Council, we are looking for volunteers who would be interested in renewing their counselor registration or becoming a new merit badge counselor. We do have [...]
Headwaters District has some INCREDIBLE volunteers! We recognize these volunteers at our Annual District Dinner. Our district leadership relies on the generosity of our unit leaders, parents, and friends to nominate the great volunteers we have each year for these awards. To help remind everyone of who has received these awards in the past [...]
This year, 2021, the council advancement committee has committed to offering five Life-to-Eagle seminars. These seminars are for educating our prospective Eagle Scouts to learn what needs to happen to advance to Eagle Scout. These seminars can also be incredibly helpful for Scoutmasters, Eagle coaches, advancement chairs, and committee chairs; and all districts are [...]
Headwaters District Roundtable was held on Thursday March 4th: Helpful Links: Link to our reminder email with the powerpoints, links to topics and forms - HERE Links to our Powerpoint: Slide presentation Activity flyers: Virtual Freeze Out District Nomination Forms Philmont Information Session Safety Moment: Guide to Safe Scouting Incident reporting Advancement BSA Advancement [...]
Here is the slide presentation from our March Roundtable (3/3). Also posted is the Safety Minute on depression, the March Training News, District Leadership Summit (3/24) invitation, award nomination information (due 3/15), and info on the Philmont 2022 information session, the virtual Freeze Out and information on the 2021 Friends of Scouting campaign. Thanks [...]
Mayflower Council is proud to honor and recognize our 2020 Silver Beaver Award recipients and North Star Award recipient. They are shining examples of Scouting service in our council! Paul Callahan Peter Lanciano James McKnight Charlie Murphy Michael Stecker North Star Recipient Patrick Maher [...]
