Unit Resources

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District Leadership Structure Changes Coming

Over the past year, a great deal of discussion has ensued regarding the district leadership structure of Mayflower Council. It has become increasingly challenging to fill the many district committee positions and ensure that the support needed for the Scouting program is being provided in the most efficient, effective, and consistent manner. A committee [...]

By |2024-02-29T13:18:32-05:00February 28th, 2024|Council Wide, Featured, Unit Resources|

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 |2024-03-12T09:47:20-04:00January 22nd, 2024|Council Wide, Featured, Membership, Unit Resources|

Council Support For Units & Scout Families

What Does Mayflower Council Do For Units & Scout Families? To help unit leaders, the council maintains a service center with administrative staff to: Assist with online registrations, Scout Life subscriptions, and initiate special requests to the National Service Center and other organizations. Maintain a supply of literature, insignia, forms, certificates, etc., needed by [...]

By |2023-04-06T17:01:58-04:00April 6th, 2023|Council Wide, Featured, Membership, Unit Resources|

Workshop: Understanding New Barriers to Abuse

As part of our ongoing commitment to abuse prevention, the BSA is updating the adult supervision requirements for overnight activities. In this workshop, we will discuss: Enhancements to the minimum “two deep leadership” requirements. The definition of an adult fee required position. Limited exceptions for Cub Scout Parents and Guardians. Scenarios and examples. Required [...]

By |2023-04-05T22:43:54-04:00April 5th, 2023|Council Wide, Featured, Membership, Unit Resources|

District Award Nominations

All districts are accepting nominations for District Award of Merit as well as recognitions for other outstanding Scouters: Nomination for District Awards - due April 15 Cubmaster, Scoutmaster, Venturing crew advisor, committee chair (for any unit) and charter organization representative of the year awards Unsung Hero Award - someone who goes above and beyond [...]

BSA Systems Maintenance Update

System Maintenance – Saturday, November 5, 2022 – from 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM The My.Scouting and Scoutbook systems will be down this Saturday beginning at 9:00 AM for a system upgrade. All features will be offline during this time. This includes all My.Scouting tools, the training site, Online Registration, Internet Rechartering and Advancement [...]

By |2022-11-17T17:41:21-05:00November 3rd, 2022|Council Wide, Membership, Training, Unit Resources|

Transfer Between Councils Now Available Online

The attached user guide is for for parents and/or volunteers to transfer between councils using the online registration system. This allows you to login and transfer from one council to another, and once the application is approved and the overnight sync is run all the training and advancement records for the member will follow. [...]

By |2022-10-05T13:00:44-04:00October 5th, 2022|Council Wide, Membership, Unit Resources|

Scouting is Part of You

If you have been watching this spot on MayflowerBSA.org, it comes as no surprise that ScouterStan on YouTube is a favorite stop on the “InterWebs.” Stan Richards, an Orlando-based Eagle Scout and Silver Beaver award recipient was part of a professional Scouting family. He continued his Scouting journey when his son became a Cub [...]

By |2022-04-19T09:50:13-04:00April 19th, 2022|Council Wide, Featured, Unit Resources|

Youth Applications Online Transition

As we continue our work to enhance the traditions of Scouting here in the 21st Century and augment the privacy and safety of our membership, the Mayflower Council will soon look to move most membership functions online. Long story short, the days of youth paper-based membership applications are coming to an end. [...]

By |2022-04-06T12:38:35-04:00April 6th, 2022|Council Wide, Featured, Membership, Unit Resources|

Extensive New Member Marketing Campaign

At their February 16 council executive board meeting, $250k was approved for a major marketing campaign to help entice new members to join Scouting in Mayflower Council. The campaign is being directed by the Council Marketing Committee and managed by Mittcom, a local marketing firm who excels at integrated campaigns unitizing social platforms. The [...]

By |2022-04-01T09:22:12-04:00April 1st, 2022|Council Wide, Featured, Membership, Unit Resources|

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