We are making all the event flyers, training newsletters and other information from our May 2nd Roundtable available!

Click here for PDF of all May Roundtable Handouts

Our May Roundtable featured:

A conversation about how Unit leaderships work with Scouts with disabilities.

Some of the resources we have to give are the following links:

Scouting.org Disabilities Awareness

Advancement for members with Special Needs

Scouting with Special Needs and Disabilities information Sheet

Questions, comments, or ideas for the District’s leadership?

Send an Email to: Headwaters@mayflowerbsa.org

Our next District Roundtable will be at Camp Resolute!

June 6th – check our calendar for the time and location: HERE 

Come join us for an outdoor meeting of fellowship and grilling before we break for the summer.  Get a chance to see Camp Resolute if you haven’t and talk with your District leadership, commissioners, committee teams and other Leaders! for a fun evening.

See you there!

Click here for PDF of all May Roundtable Handouts

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Saturday, April 27 marked the launching of the new Nobscot Trail Crew.

On their first day, the founding Crew members spent time receiving outstanding training on Nobscot history, tools, trail management and first aid. Afterwards, they hiked to Tipling Rock practicing practical trail work along the way.

The Nobscot Trail Crew adult advisors, Chuck Hurwitz, Pat Maher and Stroker Rogovin are all Eagle Scouts, Vigil Honor Members and collectively have over 120 years of Nobscot experience. In addition Stroker is a long-time is a member of the AMC Board of Advisors. Trail Crew Members received t-shirts and will earn a Trail Crew patch, Certificate and free membership in the Nobscot Alumni Association. The next meeting will be announced. In the meantime, if you’re interested in joining this ongoing, elite crew contact Alumni Association President Larry Bearfield.

Mayflower Council is pleased to announce the addition of Davis Stockton to the Mayflower Council staff.

Davis will be serving as the Ranger for Camps Resolute and Nobscot.

Davis joins us from Twin Rivers Council in Albany, New York where he served as a Camp Ranger and most recently held staff positions with Westchester-Putnam Council in Hawthorne, New York

Davis will be a resident at Camp Resolute starting in mid-May.

Please join us in extending a warm welcome to Davis.

The New England Scout Shop in Southborough (Route 9) is now looking to interview and hire a new Part-time Sales Associate.

The opportunities are “Seasonal” with the possibility of becoming a permanent position. Work shifts we would need to fill are one to two days a week and include weekdays and Saturdays.

Previous sales/customer service experience is a plus.

The skill set enabling you to sew using a sewing machine would be outstanding and make the possibility of even more hours/shifts being available to you.

If you are interested, please stop by the Scout Shop for an application and to schedule an interview.

New England Scout Shop
23 Turnpike Road (Route 9)
Southborough, MA 01772

Open weekdays 9:30 AM – 6 PM
Saturdays 10 AM until 2 PM
CLOSED Sundays

Important Update from the National Council regarding membership forms:

New registration applications no longer have duplicate copies included. This was a conscious decision based on a units’ access to member information through BSA’s online systems. Units have access to both youth and adult leader information through both my.Scouting and Scoutbook, which is now free for every unit.

Both of these systems update overnight after the registration is posted by the council through ScoutNET, or immediately after an online application is approved by the unit. Additionally, privacy of personal information is a constant growing concern today and removing these additional copies helps to keep individuals personal information from being non-securely passed around or disposed of by volunteers.

If your Unit was not able to attend our April 4th Roundtable, not to worry.  We are making all the event flyers, training newsletters and other information available!

Click here for PDF of all April Roundtable Handouts

Our April Roundtable featured:

Metacomet District Executive, Nick Keyes, lead a discussion about recruitment tactics for your Units.  We brainstormed about methods that other Troops and Packs have used to recruit, having an online presence for your Unit, updating your BeAScout Pin through my.scouting, and much more.  Here is a link to the long list of ideas that we all contributed to.

Brainstormed Recruitment Ideas from Headwaters District April Roundtable

What can your Unit do to recruit?

• Plan fun events and have your Scouts invite friends, use buddy cards as invitations
• Make a detailed plan for your Fall recruitment campaign and talk with your District Leadership about the resources that Mayflower Council can provide to your Unit
• UPDATE YOUR UNIT’S BEASCOUT PIN
• Send a Unit representative to Roundtable for event and recruitment materials
• Reach out to local businesses to partner with, i.e. libraries, schools, newspapers, clubs, your chartering organization, restaurants, etc.
• Wave your Unit’s Flag! Show up to Town Events in Uniform, show your Town that you are there and you are active!  Put our Pack/Troop/Patrol Flags when you are at events or doing community service

Questions, comments, or ideas for the District’s leadership?

Send an Email to: Headwaters@mayflowerbsa.org

Our next District Roundtable will be:

May 2nd at 7:00 pm

Milford High School Cafeteria

31 West Fountain Street
Milford, MA 01757

Make sure to send a representative so that your Unit is kept informed and in the loop. Come talk with your District leadership, commissioners, committee teams and other Leaders!

See you there!

Congratulations to our Awesome Pinewood Racers!

On Saturday April 6th, Headwaters District had their annual District Pinewood Derby Race!

119 cars came and raced against each other to find our top 3 fastest cars for EACH RANK of our Headwaters Cub Scouts!  Parents, friends, Scouts, and guests voted on the COOLEST looking cars from each rank as well.

We hope that everyone enjoyed their time at the Solomon Pond Mall!

Here are our winners!

Lions

1. Cameron W. – Pack 3601 Southboro
2. Sam M. – Pack 97 Hopkinton
3. Blake T. – Pack 42 Marlborough

      Coolest Car: Liam M. – Pack 97 Hopkinton

Tigers

1. Tucker K. – Pack 100 Westborough
2. Sebastian C. – Pack 3001 Ashland
3. Frankie R. – Pack 97 Hopkinton

       Coolest Car: Sebastian C. – Pack 3001 Ashland

Wolves

1. Mack S. – Pack 31 Marlborough
2. Cole C. – Pack 926 Southborough
3. Josh S. – Pack 3501 Mendon

      Coolest Car: Henry O. – Pack 3001 Ashland

Bears

1. Ben P. – Pack 51 Marlborough
2. Danny J. – Pack 3004 Hopkinton
3. Braden L. – Pack 97 Hopkinton

      Coolest Car: Justin F. – Pack 3204 Milford

Webelos

1. Gavin B. – Pack 3001 Ashland
2. Corey L. – Pack 3601 Southborough
3. Bennett D. – Pack 3601 Southborough

      Coolest Car: Will J. – Pack 3033 Westborough

Arrow of Light

1. Tyler H. – Pack 3104 Hudson
2. Nate H. – Pack 42 Marlborough
3. Bodie C. – Pack 3104 Hudson

       Coolest Car: Skylar M. – Pack 42 Marlborough

We also had a Siblings Race and we were thrilled to have three awesome racers join us!  Congrats to our siblings that raced: Stella, Isabelle, and Graham!

Finally, a HUGE thank you to our AMAZING volunteers that helped make this year’s Pinewood possible:

Eric Martin, Mark Derderian, Damien Knox, Stephen Reade, Tom Hirsh, Andy Lindeman, Steve Silverstein, Eric Hobin and Mathew Dyer.

As well as our awesome Scout helpers:  Eli, Shelby, Joseph, Leo and Ian!

If your Unit was not able to attend our March 7th Roundtable, do not worry.  We are making all the event flyers, training newsletters and other information available!

Click here for PDF of all March Roundtable Handouts

Our March Roundtable featured:

• Updates on the functions of the District and the efforts to support Scouting in our towns
  • District Investment in Character Update
  • Upcoming Pinewood Derby
  • Mayflower Annual Report

• Our District Commissioner Paul Callahan lead a great presentation about identifying leadership for Packs and Troops based on the Generations of the parents.  Thinking about the inherent strengths, weaknesses, skills and interests of Gen-X Parents vs. Millennial Parents can help your Unit’s leadership ask the right person to do the right job.
  • Click here to see the presentation slides
  • Click here to see the slides accompanied with notes
  • Click here to see our handout on Engaging Millennial Parents in Scouting
  • Click here to see our handout on Welcoming Millennial Parents

Questions, comments, or ideas for the District’s leadership?

Send an Email to: Headwaters@mayflowerbsa.org

Our next District Roundtable will be:

March 7th at 7:00 pm

at Milford High School Cafeteria

31 W Fountain St
Milford, MA 01757

The topic in April will be: Spring Recruitment of Scouts! Tips, Skills, Ideas, and resources that are available to your Unit through your town and through your Council!  We will have some resources available to you at Roundtable!

Make sure to send a representative so that your Unit is kept informed and in the loop.  Come talk with your District leadership, commissioners, committee teams and other Leaders!

See you there!