Our first Council Wide Pinewood Derby was held on Saturday, May 6th. We had a great time watching all of the fantastic cars zoom down the track. Congratulations to all of our winners! Make sure you plan to attend next year, the competition will be bigger. Our Winners Tigers: 1st Place: Jeffrey H. 2nd [...]
Love baseball history? Come to the Latinos and Baseball event May 13th from 11-2. Not only will you be able to have your personal baseball artifact scanned, you will meet Boston Red Sox Hall of Famer Luis Tiant and speak to the Red Sox historian who will bring the following Red Sox artifacts for you [...]
Another day …..another dozen… On Wednesday, April 26, 2017 Eagle Boards were held at St. John the Evangelist Parish, Wellesley for the Powderkeg & Cannon Districts. The following 12 Scouts passed their Eagle Boards – Congratulations to our new Eagle Scouts. Noah S., Troop 157 Weston, Schuyler G., Troop 205 Newton, Brian G., Troop [...]
We would like to welcome our newest member of the Mayflower Council family, Nick Keyes. Nick has just accepted the position of Cannon District Executive. "I am an Eagle Scout from Auburn, MA and a Vigil Honor member of the Order of the Arrow. I am very excited to be joining the Mayflower Council staff [...]
Boy Scout leaders can now get trained anywhere at any time. With the launch of Scouting U's eLearning content for Boy Scout leaders, Scouters now can get trained on their own schedule -- anywhere, any time. The courses are conveniently organized by role — Scoutmaster, assistant Scoutmaster, Varsity coach, assistant Varsity coach, leader of 11-year-old [...]
KTC Scouters Rod Pfannensteil and Joshua Paulin will be honored with the Bronze Pelican Award for service to Catholic Scouting from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester. All are invited to come support these and Scouters from other councils as they receive their religious emblem from Bishop McManus at the annual Catholic Scouting Adult Awards [...]
On April 1, 2017, the National Council, BSA announced that Tour and Activity Plans ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED to conduct a Scouting related activity. Please read the FAQ below for more information. […]
Facilities Coordinator Dale blue is working hard on renovating and improving our facilities at both Nobscot Scout Reservation and Camp Resolute so that they will be finished in time for our 2017 campers to enjoy. If you have visited Nobscot in the evening lately you may have noticed that the sign is now illuminated from 6-9 [...]
Now that both councils have voted to merge, much will be happening to begin implementation of the new Scout Council. Volunteer committees and council staffs will be gathering to: Nominate a joint slate of new council board members and officers to be approved at a board meeting in late April and take office May 1. [...]
Far away from the bustle of Mexico City in the small town of Puerto Penasco, families get by any way they can. The area is extremely financially depressed and parents worry that their sons will see the local gangs as a way to earn money fast and be driven towards dangerous choices. For that reason [...]
