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Always Room for More – Earn A Recruiter Patch

Always Room for More Earn your “Recruiter” patch in 2023 The founder of the Scouting movement, Sir Robert Baden Powell — better known as B-P in Scout circles — once said: “An invaluable step in character training is to put responsibility on the individual.” In the spirit of that wise sentiment, the Mayflower Council [...]

By |2023-11-08T17:23:34-05:00November 8th, 2023|Council Wide, Featured, Membership|

2024 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 [...]

By |2023-11-07T09:33:37-05:00November 1st, 2023|Advancement, Council Wide, Featured|

George WP Magee Memorial Trust Donates $40,000

The Mayflower Council recently received a generous capital gift of $40,000 from the George W. P. Magee Memorial Trust to fund two major camp projects at Camps Squanto and Resolute. The first project involves building a new program pavilion at the shotgun range at Camp Squanto (located in the LeBaron R. Barker Scout Reservation [...]

By |2023-10-17T18:00:31-04:00October 17th, 2023|Camp Resolute, Camp Squanto, Council Wide, Featured|

2023 Westborough Good Scout Award Dinner

Westborough Good Scout Dinner Tuesday, November 7, 2023 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel 5400 Computer Drive, Westborough, MA Reception 6:00 pm – Dinner & Program 7:00 pm 2023 Honorees Beverly and Bill Linnane Beverly and Bill have resided in the Town of Westborough for over 54 years. Throughout the years they have both been extremely active [...]

By |2023-09-20T09:57:41-04:00September 18th, 2023|Council Wide, Fundraising|

Slices for Scouting

A Night With Friends & Fun to Kickstart a New Year of Scouting in the Mayflower Council! What: Fun, easy-to-host, one-night “pizza party” launch for 2022 - 2023 “sponsored” by the Mayflower Council When : Any date in October 2022 Where: Your unit at the venue of choice…just need a YouTube-ready TV [...]

By |2023-09-06T12:51:07-04:00September 6th, 2023|Council Wide, Featured, Membership|

National BSA Member Fee Increase 2023

Dear Scouting family, We received the following very important message from our national council and wanted to share it with you in its entirety.  BSA’s emergence from bankruptcy represents a pivotal milestone in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA)’s financial restructuring case and solidifies a path forward for survivors and the Scouting movement. To [...]

By |2023-06-08T14:40:53-04:00June 8th, 2023|Council Wide, Featured, Membership|

Gone Camping! Mayflower Council Summer Hours

This weekend marks the unofficial start of summer 2023. As such, the Mayflower Council Service Center will soon switch to a "Camping Season" schedule. Our Service Center in Milford, Massachusetts, will be closed Monday, May 29, in observance of Memorial Day. After that, and through Labor Day, the Service Center will be by appointment [...]

By |2023-05-26T12:18:41-04:00May 26th, 2023|Council Wide, Featured|

VOA Officer Applications

Applications to become a 2023-2024 officer are being accepted until Monday, June 5th!  The mission of the Mayflower Council Venturing Officers’ Association (VOA) is to promote and support the Venturing program, utilizing a standard organizational structure that enables Crews to grow their membership and advance leadership opportunities through communication, program, and administration. This mission is [...]

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