The Mayflower Council wants to help you grow your unit. We want to be able to offer every youth in our community an opportunity to join an organization that prepares youth to become responsible, participating citizens and leaders that are guided by the Scout Oath and Law.
Unit growth is a very important part of a unit’s health! Units with strong recruitment activities and well planned joining nights will have much more success throughout the rest of the year. The Mayflower Council realizes this and has put together some tools and materials that we hope you will use to increase parent participation as well as grow your unit’s membership. A great way to get new parents and youth engaged in Scouting is by letting your community know about the fun, exciting things that your unit is doing.
Below you will find both new and time-tested tools that Mayflower Council has put together to help your unit with their Spring and Fall recruitment drives. Please keep this page in mind when you start planning your recruitment drive.
Quick Links to Our Content
Our Program Areas
2024 Recruiting Initiatives
Membership Support Materials
Support Documents
- I Want to Start A New Pack, Troop or Crew
- Adult Leader Application
- Adult Leader CORI
- Additional Disclosures & Background Check Authorization Digital Signature Form
- Youth Member Application
- What is a Unit Key 3?
- Important Changes to Membership Card and Charter Certificate Printing
- Changing Functional Roles on My.Scouting
- Transfer Between Councils on My.Scouting
- Transfer & Multiple on My.Scouting
- How to Run A Dropped Youth Report on My.Scouting
- Youth & Adult Membership Fees As of August 1, 2024
- Mayflower Council Activity Fee Waiver Application
Unit Success Workshops
Around the Campfire Podcast
Mayflower Council’s “Around The Campfire” Podcast, a 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. Each episode will be packed with useful information. Don’t miss out on this informative podcast!
“Around The Campfire” Podcast – Episode Eight
Monthly Podcast from the Scouting America Mayflower Council. Around The Campfire Podcast from Scouting America Mayflower Council for leaders and volunteers. April 2025 Around The Campfire Podcast from Scouting America Mayflower Council. Topics & [...]
“Around The Campfire” Podcast – Episode Seven
Monthly Podcast from the Scouting America Mayflower Council. Around The Campfire Podcast from Scouting America Mayflower Council for leaders and volunteers. March 2025 episode features: Meet our new team member Dirk Correia Updates about Order [...]
“Around The Campfire” Podcast – Episode Six
Monthly Podcast from the Scouting America Mayflower Council. Around The Campfire Podcast from Scouting America Mayflower Council for leaders and volunteers. February 2025 episode features: Anniversaries and Name Change information with Juan Osorio, Scout [...]
“Around The Campfire” Podcast – Episode Five
Monthly Podcast from the Mayflower Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Around The Campfire Podcast from the Mayflower Council of Scouting America for leaders and volunteers. June 2024 episode features: Jim Corcoran; Director [...]
“Around The Campfire” Podcast – Episode Four
Monthly Podcast from the Mayflower Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Around The Campfire Podcast from the Mayflower Council of Scouting America for leaders and volunteers. May 2024 episode features: Rick Riopelle; Deputy [...]
“Around The Campfire” Podcast – Episode Three
Monthly Podcast from the Mayflower Council of the Boy Scouts of America. April 2024 episode, hosted by Rob DiFazio, features: Social Media Tips with John Bishop, Council Brand Ambassador Find Social Media Guidelines HERE [...]
“Around The Campfire” Podcast – Episode Two
Monthly Podcast from the Mayflower Council of the Boy Scouts of America. March 2024 episode, hosted by Rob DiFazio, features: Interview with Juan Osorio, Scout Executive for the Mayflower Council Eagle Scout Project Do's [...]
“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 [...]
Membership News & Updates
Mayflower Council Roundtable Apr. 2026
Slides from our April Roundtable along with a copy of the Hiking safety moment are posted at the links below. Thanks to all who participated. The May Roundtable will be held at the Council Service [...]
Eagle Scout Ari M.: A Life Without Limits
When Ari M. first walked into a Troop 65 Sudbury meeting in the 5th grade, she hadn't so much as pitched a tent. She was there for the simplest of reasons: a friend, Katelyn, [...]
Amelia C.: Cultivating Confidence & Community
When Amelia C. first stepped into a Scout meeting, she was a 17-year-old who admittedly "didn't know what she was doing". Like many trailblazing young women in the program, she began as a "follow [...]
Eagle Scout Paige B.: Leading Through Chaos
When Paige B. first joined Troop 424 as an 11-year-old in the 6th grade, she was entering a world that was about to change. Navigating her Scouting path through the "pre-COVID" and "post-COVID" eras, [...]
The Transformation: From Shy to Scouting Leader
Katelyn with members of her family with the shed she built for her Eagle Scout project. Katelyn’s story began in the 5th grade. Looking back, she remembers a version of herself that [...]
From Timid Beginnings to Engineering the Future
When Megan G. first stepped into a Troop 355 Newton meeting in the 10th grade, she was one of only three girls in the room. Nervous and admittedly timid, she was following in her [...]
















