Here’s how to welcome girls into Scouts BSA
Use These Guidelines to Help You Know the Right Way to Refer to Scouts BSA and the Girls Who Will Join
Health and Medical Records
We hear this question often “Is a medical form required for this activity?” The answer is yes! All Council and District activities like Camporees, Klondikes, Chuckwagons, etc are required to collect a medical form for every youth and adult participant. These forms are filed by unit and returned to the unit leader or designee at [...]
Council Service Center Adverse Weather Policy
With our first major snow of the 2018-2019 winter the council would like to remind our community about our adverse weather policy. The council follows the lead of the Canton & Marlborough school systems when setting it's adverse weather policy. If Marlborough Public Schools close, so does the Marlborough Service Center and if the Canton [...]
Are You A Strong Leader
The Mayflower Council is pleased to announce that Kevin Paicos will be serving as our Nominating Committee Chair for the Council Board. In this role, Kevin will lead a group of volunteers to identify leaders who will serve as the governing body of the Council. We are seeking individuals who are strong leaders and believe [...]
Scouting For Food Collection Reporting
Thank you to all of our units for participating in the 2018 Scouting For Food initiative. We ask you to please take a moment to fill out the google form below. This data is used for tracking purposes of community service and Scout service hours. 2018 Scouting For Food Tracking A special Thank You [...]
Scouts BSA Marketing Assets Are Available Now
Scouts BSA tools and assets are available to help you create awareness and interest among youth and adults.
Free Scoutbook Subscriptions
Starting January 1, 2019, Scoutbook subscriptions will be free to all BSA units! Scoutbook is an online unit management tool that ensures that you never miss a Scouting moment—from tracking advancements to milestone achievements along the Scouting adventure. When units with Scoutbook accounts need to renew these unit subscriptions this fall, they will not pay [...]
Eagle Paperwork Submission Guidelines Updated
The Mayflower Council Advancement Committee released a revised council-wide process for the submission and review of Eagle Scout Project Proposals and Eagle Scout Applications on Friday, August 31, 2018. Unit leaders and future Eagle Scouts are urged to review these updated processes so they are prepared when they need to submit documents to the advancement [...]
Update BeAScout Pins to Reflect Status
Updating unit pins on BeAScout is an important step in helping prospective Scouts and their families get in touch with units in your council. BeAScout is open for units to indicate boy-only (default), family pack, or girl-only AND the date that they will begin accepting female applications. Log in to your My.Scouting account; select Menu [...]
‘Scout Me In’ Campaign
The BSA Launches Historic ‘Scout Me In’ Campaign Inviting Girls and Boys to Experience Adventures Through a Cub Scout’s Point of View ‘Scouts BSA’ Also Unveiled as the Name of the Program for Older Boys and Girls to Ensure All Youth Are Welcome and Can See Themselves in Scouting Irving, Texas – May 2, 2018 [...]