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“Around The Campfire” Podcast – Episode One

Check out Mayflower Council's "Around The Campfire" Podcast, a new show designed specifically for unit leaders and volunteers. Hosted by Rob DiFazio, an Eagle Scout from East Bridgewater serving on the Membership & Unit Service Team, this episode of the podcast covers a variety of topics, including Webelos to Scout transitions with Wood Badge-trained [...]

By |2024-04-25T10:58:00-04:00February 13th, 2024|Council Wide, Featured, Membership, Newsletter, Podcast|

Council Service Center Adverse Weather Policy

With the impending snow storm we would like to remind our community about our adverse weather policy.  The council follows the lead of the Milford school system when setting its adverse weather policy.  If Milford Public Schools close, so does the Milford Service Center.  If the Milford Public Schools announce a delay (1 hour [...]

By |2024-04-25T10:58:00-04:00February 12th, 2024|Council Wide, Featured|

2024 Annual Membership Fee Update

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 [...]

By |2024-04-25T10:58:00-04:00January 22nd, 2024|Council Wide, Featured, Membership, Unit Resources|

Lace up your Hiking Boots

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 [...]

By |2024-04-25T10:58:00-04:00January 16th, 2024|Council Wide, Featured|

Always Room for More – Earn A Recruiter Patch

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 [...]

By |2023-11-08T17:23:34-05:00November 8th, 2023|Council Wide, Featured, Membership|

2024 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 way we do that [...]

By |2023-11-07T09:33:37-05:00November 1st, 2023|Advancement, Council Wide, Featured|

George WP Magee Memorial Trust Donates $40,000

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 [...]

By |2023-10-17T18:00:31-04:00October 17th, 2023|Camp Resolute, Camp Squanto, Council Wide, Featured|

2023 Westborough Good Scout Award Dinner

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 [...]

By |2023-09-20T09:57:41-04:00September 18th, 2023|Council Wide, Fundraising|

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