Eagle Scout service project brings “tactile reading” to children Watertown’s Perkins School… They say, what goes around comes around. And for Life Scout Jack B. of Troop 12, Plymouth Congregational Church, Framingham, coming back around led him to Watertown. As a toddler, Jack participated in an infant-toddler program at Perkins School for the Blind. [...]
As part of the Mayflower Council’s Spring Membership Campaign, we would like to encourage your participation in Operation Re-Engagement between now and March 31st, 2021. This effort, which is council wide, is designed to invite former Cub Scouts who may have dropped from your roster back into your pack. Your participation will be beneficial [...]
As part of The Mayflower Council’s Spring Membership Campaign, we are primarily focusing on Scouts BSA troops and Venturing crews and 4 opportunities to increase participation in these aspects of the Scouting Experience. WHAT’S INVOLVED The Spring Membership Campaign involves several different elements: Operation Re-Engagement Webelos To Scouting AND Scouting to Venturing Transitions Peer [...]
Thanks to those participating in our March Roundtable. Slides from the session are posted below. Please review the Cub and Scouts BSA announcement slides - they contain important "save the date" information for future events. Also, remember to nominate your leaders for district awards and register for the District Annual Meeting and Recognition night (May [...]
Thanks for coming to the March Roundtable. We had a great conversation about recruiting new youth to your units. Below is a link to the slides from the Roundtable. If you have questions, please reach out to the commissioner corps. March Roundtable Slides We look forward to seeing you in April. As always, thank [...]
Thanks for coming to the March Roundtable. We had a great conversation about recruiting new youth to your units. Below is a link to the slides from the Roundtable. If you have questions, please reach out to the commissioner corps. March Roundtable Slides We look forward to seeing you in April. As always, thank [...]
It was great seeing everyone at February's Roundtable. We loved all the wonderful ideas about how to keep your units and active over the summer. Many thanks to Hunter for his camp presentation. Below is a link to the slides from the Roundtable. If you have questions, please reach out to the commissioner corps. [...]
Thanks to those who attended our February Roundtable "live" at the North River Community Church, and to those who participated in the hybrid session via Zoom. Slides from the session are posted here, along with the National Hot Topic on Incident Reporting, 2022 Friends of Scouting Flyer and Brochure, and notice of a Troop Trailer [...]
One of the best ways to promote our programs and encourage new membership is to continuously promote our units and activities to the public. By doing so, we can create several positive outcomes if we show our units, activities, and programs off “at their best.” Those benefits include: Increased awareness, participation, and community support [...]
The first installment of BP’s important series hit newsstands 114 years ago… Scouts in the United States celebrate the 1910 incorporation of the BSA on February 8. However, the genesis of the World Scouting Movement finds historians noting several essentialdates. One of the most important is *January 24, 2008. On that date, Lord Baden [...]
