Effective April 1, 2024, the BSA will eliminate the $25 one-time joining fee for new program participants in Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Venturing and Sea Scouting. $85/yr for Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Venturing and Sea Scouting participants ($5 increase) $65/yr for all adult volunteers ($5 increase) $30/yr for Scoutreach (No change in fee) $25/yr for Merit Badge Counselors (No change in fee. Only [...]
Lace up your Hiking Boots for the BCT (Bay Circuit Trail) What if there was a local hiking trail that travelled around the city of Boston, through some 37 local cities and towns offering natural beauty, historical interest and access to trail heads and trail segments using the MBTA and public transportation? A trail [...]
DIVERSITY — OPPORTUNITY — COMMUNITY Bring your varied life experiences, education, and perspective, and in return you will have an opportunity to combine those skills and experiences in a career that values and respects others. Scouting … a Profession with a Purpose Since 1910, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has helped build future [...]
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Always Room for More Earn your “Recruiter” patch in 2023 The founder of the Scouting movement, Sir Robert Baden Powell — better known as B-P in Scout circles — once said: “An invaluable step in character training is to put responsibility on the individual.” In the spirit of that wise sentiment, the Mayflower Council [...]
In Scouting, we say "it's about the youth" and none of our adults are involved for the recognition, but every now and then we need to say thanks especially to those volunteers whose leadership and example has left a lasting positive impact on the program and the broader community. One way we do that [...]
The Mayflower Council recently received a generous capital gift of $40,000 from the George W. P. Magee Memorial Trust to fund two major camp projects at Camps Squanto and Resolute. The first project involves building a new program pavilion at the shotgun range at Camp Squanto (located in the LeBaron R. Barker Scout Reservation [...]
Usually, Mayflower Scouts are watching the action at Fenway Park. However, this fall, our Scouts will be in the action at Fenway (just not in baseball).
Westborough Good Scout Dinner Tuesday, November 7, 2023 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel 5400 Computer Drive, Westborough, MA Reception 6:00 pm – Dinner & Program 7:00 pm 2023 Honorees Beverly and Bill Linnane Beverly and Bill have resided in the Town of Westborough for over 54 years. Throughout the years they have both been extremely active [...]
A Night With Friends & Fun to Kickstart a New Year of Scouting in the Mayflower Council! What: Fun, easy-to-host, one-night “pizza party” launch for 2022 - 2023 “sponsored” by the Mayflower Council When : Any date in October 2022 Where: Your unit at the venue of choice…just need a YouTube-ready TV [...]
