November Training Newsletter

Below is the November Training Newsletter

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PUMA PATROL

Serving on the Puma Patrol will place 18-26 year old staff in the driver’s seat of leading the 2019 World Scout Jamboree’s cultural and social experience. As a member of the Puma Patrol you’ll impact the lives of hundreds of Scouts on a daily basis as a WSJ social director and ambassador. At the World Jamboree, staff members are known as ISTs, or International Service Team.

Jamboree Hosts

Front Door to the WSJ Puma Patrol ISTs will form a team with 200 other young adults from the three host nations, Canada, Mexico and the United States, as one of two groups of Rovers. dedicated to making the jamboree a success. We embody the host spirit—fulfilling the unique responsibilities of welcoming Scouts from around the world to our home in the Summit.

We’ll help contingents get settled, answer questions, and keep everyone in great spirits. Our goal is to brighten a participant’s experience during every inter- action, through random acts of kindness and leader- ship through customer service.

Jamboree Social Directors

Young People Leading Young People. Puma Patrol ambassadors need a “can-do” attitude, high energy, and excellent communications skills. Participants will find us on a daily basis in each of the Summit’s 16 sub- camps.

We’re looking for the folks who love to emcee campfires, lead team development games, facilitate evening reflections, or break down barriers between cultures. Think about an experience at a summer camp, high adventure base, or NYLT — we’ll embody those “commissioner”, “ranger/foreman/interpreter”, or “guide” roles in helping people access their adventure and connect with the people around them!

Jamboree Pathfinders

Facilitating the Mountaintop Experience
We will also help jamboree participants navigate daily adventures to the highest point at the Summit, Mt. Jack. As part of this unique trek, Puma Patrol ISTs will ensure participants are prepared for their hike, support public safety responses to lost Scout or inclement weather situations, and help with Mt. Jack information platforms and campfire programs.

Apply to become a Puma Patrol IST 



Boy Scout/Venturing Peer Recruiting Drawing

MORE FUN WITH FRIENDS – NOVEMBER PEER-TO-PEER RECRUITMENT DRAWING

Scouting is even more enjoyable when Scouts can participate with their friends. This is designed to encourage Scouts to bring in new membership by inviting their friends to participate in what the Scouting program has to offer.

Scouts who successfully recruit a friend to join Scouting in November will have a chance to win one of these great prizes:

GRAND PRIZE

Discovery WiFi Drone

One Prize Winner

SECOND PRIZE

Sennheiser Wireless Headphones

Two Prize Winners

THIRD PRIZE

UFO Quadcopter Drone with LED Lights

Three Prize Winners

Both the Scout and the new member recruited will receive a prize. Contest is open to Boy Scouts and Venturing.

Here’s How It Works:

  • Scout invites a friend to “check-out” Scouting and attend a meeting or event
  • Friend joins a Scouting unit and completes an application
  • Application and applicable fees are turned into council service center and online entry form is completed
  • Scout is entered into the prize drawing. The more friends a Scout recruits, the more chances to win!
  • Scout is eligible to wear the Recruiter Strip on their uniform – First one free with an entry during the campaign. Normally available for $1.79 w/tax at the Scout Shop.
  • Be a Salesman for Scouting: Recruit new members with a personal invitation!

To help entice potential new Scouts to join your unit, give your current Scouts Bring-A-Buddy cards to hand out to their friends and classmates. Bring-A-Buddy cards are available to download below. Include event date, time, place, and contact information.

Bring-A-Buddy Cards

Troop and crews are encouraged to hold events, parties, ice cream socials, etc. where they invite a friend to join them and give their friends a taste of Scouting!



Scouting For Food Collection Reporting

Thank you to all of our units for participating in the 2018 Scouting For Food initiative.   We ask you to please take a moment to fill  out the google form below.  This data is used for tracking purposes of community service and Scout service hours.

2018 Scouting For Food Tracking

 

A special Thank You to Channel 5 WCVB TV for serving as this years media sponsor, Cumberland Farms and Consigli Foundation.



2019 Silver Beaver Award Nominations

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 was we do that is through nominating a Scouter for the Silver Beaver Award, the highest adult recognition a council can bestow. Take a few moments to reflect on volunteers within your unit or district and consider nominating them for the Silver Beaver Award.

A detailed nomination form is available by clicking here and all nominations must be received by Monday, December 3, 2018.

Completed nominations can be sent via email or dropped off at the Canton or Marlborough Service Center.The awards will be presented at the Council’s Recognition Dinner in January.

 

Frequently asked questions about the Silver Beaver Award:

Overview

To recognize registered Scouters of exceptional character who have provided distinguished service within a council.  The award is presented by the National Court of Honor on behalf of councils.

Who Can Earn This Award?

Anyone may nominate any deserving registered Scouter to the council, which selects recipients for the following year. Each council may process their own annual allotment of Silver Beaver awards and shall send a list of Silver Beaver awards presented each calendar year to the National Court of Honor no later than January 31 of the following year.



Staffing Update

We regretfully announce that Tim Forsberg, District Executive of Sachem District is leaving his position with Mayflower Council. This is a great loss to the council but we can only wish Tim the best of luck in his new endeavors. Tim’s duties will be assumed by Rick Riopelle, Director of Field Service until a new District Executive is hired.

 

 



National Eagle Scholarship

You must be a current member of NESA to apply for the following scholarships.

There are three types of Eagle Scholarships:

  • Academic
    • Academic scholarships weigh academic performance, school and Scouting participation, and financial need.
    • Academic scholarships include a range of scholarships, up to four $25,000 scholarships (payable at $6,250 per year for four years) one $48,000 scholarship (payable at up to $12,000 per year for four years) and a $50,000 STEM scholarship for an Eagle Scout planning to major in a science, technology, engineering, or math field.
  • Merit
    • Hall/McElwain scholarships
      Awarded based on school and Scouting participation as well as community service.
      $5,000 – 40 minimum awarded annually
    • Robert and Rebecca Palmer scholarship
      Awarded based on school and Scouting participation as well as community service.
      $2,500 – Three awarded annually
    • Bailey scholarship
      Awarded based on school and Scouting participation as well as community service.
      $2,000 – One awarded annually
      $4,000 – One awarded annually
    • Michael S. Malone/Windrush Publishing scholarship
      Awarded based on desire to pursue studies in journalism.
      $2,500 – One awarded annually
  • Field Study
    • Since the program’s launch in 2012, over fifty Eagle Scouts have earned the distinction to be considered a NESA World Explorer. These young men have assisted researchers in destinations including the Galápagos Islands, Mammoth Cave, Amazon rainforest and South Africa.

The scholarship window for all scholarships is August 1st through October 31st.  Eagle Scouts who want to apply must do so by midnight in their time zone by October 31.

Learn More and Apply 



2019 Eagle Scout Service Project Of The Year

Mayflower Council NESA Committee

Is now accepting nominations for the

2019 Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year

The National Eagle Scout Association established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award to recognize valuable service of an exceptional nature by a Scout to a religious institution, a school, community, or other entity. The award recognizes the Scout for his Eagle Scout leadership service project, which is part of the requirements for earning the Eagle Scout Award. Each year, the Mayflower Council National Eagle Scout Association Committee may select a winner from the applications received.

The recognition consists of a bronze device for the Eagle square knot, and a $250 award. Our winner’s Service Project will be submitted to the NE Region NESA Committee for consideration of their $500 award. If the Region selects his project, he will be in consideration for the National $2,500 award

Eligibility

You must have completed your Eagle Board in calendar 2019.

How to Apply

For more information and to download the Application for the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year, please visit:

NESA Adams Award

 A complete duplicate copy of your Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook (previously submitted by you to the Eagle board of review committee) must be attached to your application. Please note this copy will NOT be returned to you.

Applications must be received in the Council office or E-mailed on or before January 21, 2020

Your completed application should be sent to:

US Mail to:

NESA Eagle Scout Service Project Award

Mayflower Council BSA

2 Mount Royal Avenue, Suite 100

Marlborough, MA 01752

Or Email a PDF copy to:  nesa@mayflowerbsa.org



Columbus Day

The Marlborough and Canton Service Centers will be closed on Monday, October 8th in honor of Columbus Day.



Learn To Save A Life

… AT A DISCOUNTED PRICE!

 

Did you know that Mayflower Council offers training and certification in CPR/AED, Professional Rescuer CPR/AED, First Aid, and Wilderness and Remote First Aid (WRFA)? Our team of volunteer instructors offers this training at a discounted rate for Scouts and Scouters. We only charge what it takes to recoup the cost of Red Cross certification and to maintain our teaching supplies.

 

Below is a partial schedule of our offerings through June 2019.

 

Please, before you consider signing up for any of these courses, take note of the following:

 

  • We limit registration in these courses to 20 participants so that each participant gets enough instructor attention.
  • CPR/AED (current within two years) is a prerequisite for WRFA.
  • “First Aid” is a basic first Aid course. It is not a prerequisite for WRFA. If you want to take WRFA, you don’t also need to take “basic” First Aid as a prerequisite
  • WRFA is required by the BSA for two adults accompanying youth BSA members to any BSA “high-adventure” venues, or any real (away from a road) wilderness location.
  • From October through May we will offer WRFA five times vs. the three times we have offered the course previously. Based on demand in previous years, we offer this training once in the fall and four times in winter/spring. Please plan ahead and register early. If you realize at the last minute that you need this training, it may be too late to get into our course.
  • Minimum age for certification in CPR/AED and/or First Aid is 11. Minimum age for WRFA is 14. Certification in these courses is for two years.
  • The per-person fee for CPR/AED or First Aid certification is $35 for BSA-registered individuals, $60 for non-BSA registered individuals. The per-person fee for WRFA certification is $90 regardless of BSA affiliation.
  • Most of the courses below will be at Nobscot Reservation in Sudbury. Courses in other parts of the council will be added over the next few months.

 

Mayflower Council CPR/AED, and First Aid Training and Certification Opportunities, October 2018-June 2019

 

CPR/AED: Tuesday, October 16: Sign Up Here

WRFA: Saturday-Sunday, October 20-21:  Sign Up Here

CPR/AED: Tuesday, November 6: Sign Up Here

First Aid: Tuesday, November 27: Sign Up Here

CPR/AED: Tuesday, January 8: Sign Up Here

WRFA: Saturday-Sunday, January 12-13: Sign Up Here

CPR/AED: Tuesday, February 5: Sign Up Here

WRFA: Saturday-Sunday, February 9-10:  Sign Up Here

First Aid: Tuesday, February 26: Sign Up Here

CPR/AED: Tuesday, March 5: Sign Up Here

WRFA: Saturday-Sunday, March 9-10: Sign Up Here

First Aid: Tuesday, March 26: Sign Up Here

WRFA: Saturday-Sunday, April 6-7: Sign Up Here

CPR/AED: Tuesday, April 9: Sign Up Here

First Aid: Tuesday, April 23: Sign Up Here

CPR/AED: Tuesday, May 7: Sign Up Here

Professional Rescuer CPR/AED: May 18: Sign Up Here

First Aid: Tuesday, May 21: Sign Up Here

CPR/AED: Tuesday, June 11: Sign Up Here

Questions: George Ecker, 781-235-6104, mushmahatma@verizon.net