Eagle Palms are bronze, gold and silver awards presented to young men who earn five, 10, 15 or more merit badges beyond the 21 required to become an Eagle Scout. This week, the BSA has announced significant changes to the way Scouts earn Eagle Palms. The modifications take effect Aug. 1, 2017. The changes bring Eagle [...]
The Executive Board of Council 251 is pleased to announce that Bryan Feather has been selected to serve as the Scout Executive of Council 251 effective August 1, 2017 Bryan began his career in 1991 in Orlando, Florida as an Exploring Executive. In 1993 Bryan moved to Ft. Myers, Florida as a District Executive, District Director, [...]
Mayflower Council cordially invites you to attend the 2017 BSA Golf Classic. Proceeds from the event are used to benefit youth development through Scouting programs that now serve 64 communities. This year’s golf outing will take place on Friday, September 22, 2017 at the Juniper Hill Golf Course, 202 Brigham Street, Northborough, MA. Our ongoing mission [...]
2017 Mayflower Council National Jamboree "Limited Edition Collector Sets” The Knox Trail Jamboree Committee has produced 100 “Collector Sets” for the 2017 Jamboree. There will be no other sets made. All sets are available for $125 per set. The sets are gold bordered and numbered on the front (#1 to #100), with an embroidered # on the [...]
Registration Closes at 7:00 pm on Thursday, June 15th - Sign Up Now! Bring your family and come get a Taste of Scouting at Camp Resolute! Experience all the fun that Scouts have like fishing, shooting sports, gaga, and a campfire with S’mores! For Scouting families this is a two day overnight event and all activities [...]
Time To Commit To The Popcorn Sale! Please click on the link and follow the instructions. By filling out the Trails End Tracker Form, you are committing to sell popcorn for the 2017 season. If your unit has or will be attending a kickoff meeting and commit by June 16th, your unit will [...]
As of May 10, 2017, the merger of the Old Colony Council and Knox Trail Council Council is in effect. The name of the new, merged Council will be chosen after an opportunity for scouts and scouters to enter suggestions in a “Name my Council” contest. Watch this space for details. What is new is [...]
Our first Council Wide Pinewood Derby was held on Saturday, May 6th. We had a great time watching all of the fantastic cars zoom down the track. Congratulations to all of our winners! Make sure you plan to attend next year, the competition will be bigger. Our Winners Tigers: 1st Place: Jeffrey H. 2nd [...]
Boy Scout leaders can now get trained anywhere at any time. With the launch of Scouting U's eLearning content for Boy Scout leaders, Scouters now can get trained on their own schedule -- anywhere, any time. The courses are conveniently organized by role — Scoutmaster, assistant Scoutmaster, Varsity coach, assistant Varsity coach, leader of 11-year-old [...]
KTC Scouters Rod Pfannensteil and Joshua Paulin will be honored with the Bronze Pelican Award for service to Catholic Scouting from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester. All are invited to come support these and Scouters from other councils as they receive their religious emblem from Bishop McManus at the annual Catholic Scouting Adult Awards [...]
