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2019 Distinguished Citizens Award Dinner

Donate Here You are invited to the Inaugural Distinguished Citizen of The Year Award Dinner Mayflower Council will be honoring: Fredrick W. Clark, Jr. Esq President, Bridgewater State University Wednesday, December 4, 2019 Boston Marriott Quincy 1000 Marriott Drive, Quincy

By |2019-12-09T15:50:44-05:00October 21st, 2019|Council Wide, Featured|

Finding A Merit Badge Counselor

The Mayflower Council is utilizing the power of Scoutbook to enhance the functionality of our merit badge counselor list. HOW DO I ACCESS THE LIST Go to Scoutbook.com and login to your account. If you have the proper rights, you will see it towards the bottom of your troop’s page in Scoutbook (MB Counselor List [...]

By |2019-10-15T13:54:03-04:00October 11th, 2019|Advancement, Council Wide, Featured|

Youth Protection Update

The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) and Mayflower Council are committed first and foremost to keeping youth safe. Part of that commitment includes continually updating our youth protection policies to help ensure we are always on the forefront of youth safety. As you know, one of the BSA’s many barriers to abuse is a mandatory [...]

By |2019-11-07T13:57:52-05:00October 10th, 2019|Council Wide, Featured, Membership|

BSA Background Check Update – Additional Info

This week the National Council sent out an email about BSA's efforts to strengthen our youth protection practices by requiring periodic background re-checks for adult leaders. We want to clarify what is needed from you, and how this will be handled in our Mayflower Council. Every registered leader needs to review, sign, and turn [...]

By |2019-11-07T14:00:53-05:00October 10th, 2019|Council Wide, Featured, Membership|

An Update on Scouting Registration Fees

As a valued member of our Mayflower Council Scouting family, we know we owe it to you to be transparent and communicate information we receive promptly. Late Tuesday afternoon, the National Council informed us that registration fees for the Scouting program will increase effective January 1, 2020. This change is primarily due to increasing liability [...]

By |2019-09-19T19:36:57-04:00September 19th, 2019|Council Wide, Featured, Membership|

Upcoming Overnight Training Events Cancelled

Important message from the Mayflower Council Training Team Because of the ongoing concern over the Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus, the Council Training Team will NOT be running the Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills (IOLS) course that was scheduled for September 27-28 at Camp Resolute or the Basic Adult Leaders Outdoor Orientation (BALOO) course [...]

By |2019-09-19T16:31:00-04:00September 19th, 2019|Council Wide, Featured, Training|

Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) Virus

Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) Virus Information The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) announced on 8/19/19 that EEE virus has been detected in mosquitos collected from areas within the Mayflower Council boundaries. As a consequence of this detection the Massachusetts Department of Public Health has raised the EEE risk level for many of these areas. [...]

By |2019-09-09T08:55:58-04:00September 9th, 2019|Council Wide, Featured|

Planning Your Next Den Meeting Just Got Easier

If you’re a den leader, you’re going to love the latest update to Scoutbook! The Boy Scouts of America’s online tool for tracking Scouting advancement just rolled out a new update that’s going to make it easier than ever for den leaders to prepare for and lead meetings, track advancement and attendance, and more. 

By |2019-07-31T15:07:04-04:00July 31st, 2019|Advancement, Council Wide, Featured, Membership, Unit Resources|

100th Anniversary of Camp Resolute

Come join current and past staff, campers, and leaders as we celebrate this milestone. Tour the camp, share your memories, re-engage with friends from the past! The afternoon will begin with activity stations open for your enjoyment, a re-dedication of memorial park, then a barbecue, formal parade and retreat, special presentations, and a closing [...]

By |2019-07-09T16:43:21-04:00July 9th, 2019|Council Wide, Featured|

National Duty To God Award

Mayflower Council congratulates Michael P. Healy for receiving the National Duty to God Award at the Duty to God Award Breakfast at the 2019 Boy Scouts of America National Annual Meeting posthumously. Michael P. Healy was the leading figure in enabling youth and adults of Unitarian Universalist faith to enjoy Scouting. He founded the Unitarian Universalist [...]

By |2019-06-13T19:55:17-04:00June 13th, 2019|Council Wide, Featured|

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