Mayflower Council Roundtable Dec. 2025

Presentations (including Rue Wilson’s Scouting and Mental Health presentation) are posted at the links below. Also posted is the Woodbadge 2026 flyer and the text of a Troop 28 Cohasset parent talent/interest survey. Thanks to all who participated. Non-working (expired) QR codes have been removed (I hope) from the posted copies. I apologize for the issue during the session and will try to get this resolved for next month. ALSO NOTE THAT THE DATE FOR NEXT MONTH’S ROUNDTABLE IS CHANGED TO TUE JAN 13 AT THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CURUCH IN NORWELL. Planned topic is AOL-to-SCOUTS BSA Transition. I hope to see you there. Have questions or comments following the roundtable? Use the “Parking Lot” form (link in the slideset) to submit.
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Scouting and Mental Health
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Wood Badge 2026 Flyer




Mayflower Council Nov. 2025 Roundtable

Thanks to all who participated in our November Roundtable. The slide presentation from the session is posted at the link below, as are the SAFE checklist, the Age Appropriate Guidelines sheet, and the Safety While Gaming Sheet. Please plan to participate in our December session, Dec. 3, 2025 at the Furnace Brook Middle School Cafeteria in Marshfield. The main topic will be Scouting and Mental Health presented by Dr. Rue Wilson.
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Mayflower Council Oct. 2025 Roundtable

Slides from our October Roundtable are posted at the link below. Thanks to all who participated. Also posted is the National Safety Moment on Wildfire Safety. Our next roundtable is Nov. 12 in Milford. I hope to see you there.
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Mayflower Council Sep. 2025 Roundtable

Slides from our September Roundtable are posted at the link below. Thanks to all who participated. Also posted is the key steps for membership and unit renewal info sheet along with flyers for the “Our Inspiring Women” event, the Spartan event at Fenway, the Clay Shoot sponsorship opportunity, the Squanto Halloween Fun Day, and the Squanto 100th anniversary patch order forms. Our next roundtable is on Oct. 8 in Norwood. I hope to see you there.
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Mayflower Our Inspiring Women Flyer
Mayflower Fenway Spartan Event Flyer
Clay Shoot Sponsorship Opportunities Flyer
Squanto Halloween Fun Day Flyer
Squanto 100th Anniversary Patch Order Form
Squanto 100th Anniversary Limited Edition Gold Patches Order Form




Mayflower Council June 2025 Roundtable

Slides from the Mayflower Council June Roundtable are posted at the link below. Our next roundtable session will be in September. Current plans for 2025-2026 are to rotate roundtable locations (3 locations, one session per quarter in each location) to make it easier for in-person attendance throughout the council at least once per quarter. Look for additional information (dates and locations) as we get closer to September.
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Mayflower Council May 2025 Roundtable

Thanks to all who participated in our May 7 Roundtable. Slides from the session are posted below, along with some recipes and order forms for the Camp Squanto 100th anniversary patch sets. Our June Roundtable is Wed. June 4, live at the Furnace Brook Middle School in Marshfield with hybrid broadcast on the Mayflower Council Zoom platform. Please plan to join us.
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Campfire Cones
One-Pot Ranch Mac and Cheese Recipe
Dutch Oven Monkey Bread Recipe
Camp Squanto 100th Anniversary Limited Edition Gold Patches
Camp Squanto 100th Anniversary Patch Order Form




Mayflower Council Apr. 2025 Roundtable

Slides from our April 2 roundtable are posted at the link below. Also posted please find the SAFE transportation checklist, Info/Order forms for the Camp Squanto 100th anniversary special issue patches and the religious emblems discussion handouts. Thanks to all of you who participated in our session.
The May roundtable will be live at the Furnace Brook Middle School Cafeteria on Wed. May 7 with hybrid broadcast on the council Zoom platform (see the council calendar for the link to sign up for the broadcast). We are planning to discuss “Menus/cooking for Scouts of all ages”, more information on that will follow. I hope to see you in May.
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Camp Squanto 100th Anniversary Limited Edition Gold Patches
Camp Squanto 100th Anniversary Patch Order Form
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Scout’s Guide to Earning & Wearing a Religious Emblem_0001
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Mayflower Council Mar. 2025 Roundtable

Slides for our March Roundtable are posted at the links below. Also posted is information on Campfire Safety and our “mini-hot-topics”: Leadership Succession Planning and Annual Unit Planning. Links to Scouting References are on the slide in the presentation. Thanks to those who participated.
Our April Roundtable will be held on Wed. April 2, live at the Furnace Brook Middle School in Marshfield and hybrid on the Council’s Zoom platform (see the council calendar for the link to sign up for the hybrid broadcast). This session’s planned topics include presentations on International Scouting Awards, Religious Awards, Other Non-advancement-related Awards, and the Camp Squanto Summer Program. Good news for you – these presentations are led by people other than me!
There will be no breakout sessions in April, the main session will run from 7-8 PM, and the hybrid broadcast will terminate at that point. Cranberry Harbors District will be presenting its final set of District Awards from 8-8:40 PM. Headwaters, Metacomet, Post Road and Sachem District Scouters should check with your District Leaders for your awards presentation schedule.
I hope you’ll join us in April.
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CampfireSafety
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RT-HT-Annual-Plan.docx




Mayflower Council Feb. 2025 Roundtable

Slides from our February Mayflower Council Roundtable are posted below, along with supplemental data from the session, including the Winter Safety Moment, “Normal Friends Activities” sheets (including Winter NFA’s, Talking to Friends about Scouting, Five Steps for an open house, and Parent engagement to boost membership), Supplemental Training Information, and Building the Unit Leader Team. During the breakout session, there was discussion on using parent talent surveys to help build better Unit Leader Teams. Parent survey forms (from BSA National) for Packs, Troops and Crews are also posted — I could not find one for Ships. Please feel free to modify these forms as you see fit for your unit’s use. Our next roundtable will be at the Furnace Brook Middle School in Marshfield (and broadcast on the Council’s zoom platform) on Wed. Mar. 12. I hope to see you there.
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Winter Sports Safety
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Jan. 2025 Mayflower Council Roundtable

Slides from the January 2025 Mayflower Council hybrid roundtable are posted below. Also posted is a slide with links for the Troop/Crew/Ship ILST breakout, and the discussion .pdf for that topic. Thanks to all who participated. Apologies for our technical difficulties during the session, in particular with breakout room set up and sign in. We will work to correct these issues. Our next roundtable is Wed. Feb. 5, live at the Furnace Brook Middle School in Marshfield. Sign up link for the hybrid session is on the council calendar.
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