Our Scouts Continue To Shatter Records
Over $121,000 sold online! Mayflower Council Scouts are doing amazing! Let’s keep this total growing.
Trail’s End is launching new incentives to help Scouts hit their goals before the holidays. Your unit will receive an additional $25 Amazon.com Gift Card for every $750 in Online Direct Sales between Thursday, November 5 (8 PM EST) through Thursday, November 26 (8 PM EST).
Scouts will earn bonus Amazon.com Gift Cards, and 15 Scouts will win their choice of an Xbox Series X or PlayStation 5!
If You’re Not Registered To Sell Popcorn Online:
- There’s no better time than now to start! Sale ends on December 31!
- Free shipping on orders $30 or more directly to your customers.
- Easy to use and share via social media, text and email with family, friends and neighbors.
- Download and use the Trail’s End App for contactless ordering and payment.
- Participate in the sale even if your unit is not selling.
- Generate revenue for your unit without ever handling product or inventory.
- Scouts can sell virtually from anywhere.
Text APP to 62771 to get a link to download
2020 Scouting For Food Collection Reporting
Did your unit participate in Scouting For Food? We have heard a number of units collecting an amazing amount of food for their community food pantries. Northborough Scouts collected over 10,000 items while Westborough Scouts brought in 6,800 pounds of food. How much did you collect? Please fill out our brief form below with the amount of food collected and don’t forget to enter your service hours too.
We’re Looking
Do you know a great landscaper? How about a dependable snow removal/plow?
Our new council service center in Milford is in need of both of these. If you are a licensed contractor and interested in beautifying our new home, please contact Rick Riopelle for more information.
Headwaters November Roundtable Powerpoint
Hello Headwaters,
We hope you are joining us for our November 5th virtual roundtable.
The Agenda for our Roundtable is:
- Welcome
- Opening
- Recharter update
- Training update
- District news
- Safety minute: Winter sports
- Breakouts
– Cub scout breakout: Keeping your cub scouts having fun
– Scouts BSA breakout: How to conduct socially distant ceremonies
You can follow along with our slideshow that we have included below!
Youth Protection Training Guide
Tips For Taking Youth Protection Training Online!
Learning Plan
Total time: 72 minutes
Description
The safety and well-being of our youth is of paramount importance to our organization, and integral to everything we do. We must continue our commitment to providing a safe and secure environment at all times for all our youth members. After completing all three modules and passing the exam, it may take up to 24 hours to see your certificate in My.Scouting.
Overview And Policies V2 – total time: 24m
This module will help you to recognize, respond and report the different kinds of abuse experienced by youth. Importantly, you will also know the barriers to abuse and how to utilize them to help create a safe space for youth. After completing all three modules and passing the exam, it may take up to 24 hours to see your certificate in My.Scouting.org
Sexual Abuse V2 – total time: 25m
Child sexual abuse is considered a public health concern by experts and health organizations. This module covers the different types of sexual abuse. After completing all three modules and passing the exam, it may take up to 24 hours to see your certificate in My.Scouting.org
Bullying V2 – total time: 13m
Bullying is any unwanted, aggressive behavior by an adult, a youth, or a group that involves an observed or perceived power imbalance and is repeated or is likely to be repeated multiple times. This module covers various forms of bullying. After completing all three modules and passing the exam, it may take up to 24 hours to see your certificate in My.Scouting.org
YPT Certification Test V2 – total time: 10m
This exam must be passed with a 75% or better passing criteria along with the other mandatory modules to receive credit for the YPT course. After completing all three modules and passing the exam, it may take up to 24 hours to see your certificate in My.Scouting.org
2021 Silver Beaver Award Nominations
In Scouting, we say “it’s about the youth” and none of our adults are involved for the recognition, but every now and then we need to say thanks especially to those volunteers whose leadership and example has left a lasting positive impact on the program and the broader community. One way we do that is through nominating a Scouter for the Silver Beaver Award, the highest adult recognition a council can bestow. Take a few moments to reflect on volunteers within your unit or district and consider nominating them for the Silver Beaver Award.
A detailed nomination form is available by clicking here and all nominations must be received by Friday, December 4, 2020.
Completed nominations should be emailed to: awards@mayflowerbsa.org. The awards will be presented at the Council’s Recognition Dinner to be held sometime in the Spring of 2021.
Frequently asked questions about the Silver Beaver Award:
Overview
To recognize registered Scouters of exceptional character who have provided distinguished service within a council. The award is presented by the National Court of Honor on behalf of councils.
Who Can Earn This Award?
Anyone may nominate any deserving registered Scouter to the council, which selects recipients for the following year. Each council may process their own annual allotment of Silver Beaver awards and shall send a list of Silver Beaver awards presented each calendar year to the National Court of Honor no later than January 31 of the following year.
Headwaters Recharter Info 2020
Rechartering time is here!
Earlier this month every Unit’s Committee Chair and Charter Organization Representative should have received an email with your Unit’s personal rechartering code. Using that code, you can follow the steps at Mayflower Council’s Rechartering Webpage to begin this year’s re-chartering.
An important Note: The Mayflower Council Office in Milford MA is NOT available for unscheduled stop-ins. Please go to the link above for applications and paperwork that you need. If you need items from the Council office, please get in touch with Rob Hillman.
To begin:
- Make sure you have your Unit’s code. If you do not see the email, please send an email to Headwaters to get in touch with our District Key 3 who can provide your specialized code.
- Next: Make sure to select: BEGIN RECHARTERING FOR PACKS, TROOPS, CREWS, SHIPS & POSTS to start this year’s rechartering. Once you have started it, you can use the other link to CONTINUE PREVISOULY STARTED PACK, TROOP, CREWS, SHIPS & POSTS, but for the first login this year, you must BEGIN.
Help From your Commissioners:
Our District Commissioner Corps has put together a plan and helpful documents to assist you and your Unit with this year’s rechartering.
Here is what is being provided:
- Weekly Zoom opportunities to sit with Unit Commissioners and review re-charter documents
- Drop off points in almost every town in the District for paperwork drop off/review
- 2 months of time to complete all necessary paperwork: Everything is Due by December 11th
- Guidance documents, Tutorials, and FAQs
- Program Activity Fee Waiver – a waiver form for families to fill out to waive the Mayflower Council Program Activity Fee ($36 per Scout)
- Please review the PowerPoint below and click the link below to sign up for a Recharter Review Zoom meeting with a commissioner!
Questions? Email: Headwaters
Headwaters October Roundtable Powerpoint
Hello Headwaters,
Thank you for joining our October 1st Roundtable.
The Agenda for our Roundtable is:
- A fireside chat with our Council Key 3
- Some discussion of Rechartering (opened for Unit Key 3 members on my.scouting.org as of October 1st)
- Journey To Excellence
- Youth Protection Training
- Breakout sessions for Cub Scout Units, and Scouts BSA Troops/Venture Crews
You can follow along with our slideshow that we have included below!
Mayflower Council Moves to New Headquarters
Mayflower Council, Inc, Boy Scouts of America, announced that they have acquired an office building in Milford, MA to serve as their new Service Center headquarters. The building, located at 83 Cedar Street, Milford, will provide 8,100 sq. ft. of office and meeting space for the Council’s 17 professional and support staff.