Thanks to all who participated in our September Roundtable. Including both in-person and online participants, nearly 100 Scouters participated. Roundtables are for all Scouting Volunteers, please share invitations to future roundtables with all your unit’s volunteers.
The slides from our September session, along with a separate set of slides from the membership discussion in the main session, and from both the Pack and Troop/Crew/Ship breakout sessions are posted at the links below. Thanks also to the council membership team for preparing and delivering this material.
For advanced planning, please note that the Mayflower Council Key-3 and Senior Leadership Team will be joining us in person for the October Scouting Roundtable (Wed. Oct. 7 at the First Congregational Church, Norwood) to provide Scouting and Council updates. This will be an opportunity to hear directly from the Council’s top leadership about where we are today, the progress being made, and what lies ahead for our Council. We strongly encourage all volunteers to attend the October Roundtable in person and take advantage of this opportunity to hear firsthand from Council leadership and stay informed about the future of Scouting in the Mayflower Council.
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Thanks to all who participated in our council’s roundtable program this year, and special thanks to those who prepared presentations. The slides from our June Roundtable are posted at the link below. During out measuring success discussion, we addressed post event analysis. Troop 48 was kind enough to share their “After Action Outline Questions” which are posted for your review/use. Also posted are information sheets from Membership on the new Unit/member renewal process being implemented this year and from Safety with an update on allowed activities. Roundtable presentations are archived on the Council website, you will find them under “related posts” on the link for this month’s slides. A list of main topics for 2025-2026 is posted for your convenience. Information on the 2026-2027 roundtable information will be promulgated over the summer.
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The slide presentation from our March Roundtable is posted at the link below. Our apologies for the technical issues (sound, breakout slide delay) during this session. We will work to resolve these issues for April. In addition, slides intended for the breakout sessions (service projects) are posted, as is an information sheet on the International Scouting “Trash the Trash” Day project (May 2, 2026). The SAFE project tool use guide for Service Projects is posted. This checklist and the included tool use guide apply ONLY for service projects. For all other Scouting activities, use the SAFE checklist for all activities (also posted) and the Age-Appropriate Guidelines from the Guide for Safe Scouting. Scouting leaders should verify the most current issue of these documents online prior to use. You will also find a list of recruitment “swag” provided by the membership team, the USDA Pest Alert Sheet on the Spotted Lantern Fly, and a sheet with information cards on a couple of invasive insects and on ticks in Massachusetts. Lastly, Blake Dinius’ presentation slides “The Bugs that Bug you” are included. Thanks to all who participated and to Blake Dinius, Entomologist Extension Educator from the Plymouth County Extension for his excellent presentation. Our next roundtable is Wed. Apr. 15 (delayed due to religious holidays) at the First Congregational Church in Norwood. I hope to see you there.
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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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