With a vigorous history, both organizations actively serve thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.

By 1910, a scout like group, Boston City Guard, was founded by Frank O. Carpenter of the English High School.

[1] On February 1, 2019, Boy Scouts of America started allowing all-girl troops to be formed.

Mayflower Council comprises five districts covering 62 communities: Post Road, Metacomet.

Camp Wanocksett is over 230 acres of land that borders Mount Monadnock, one of the most frequently climbed mountains in the world.

The Council operates Treasure Valley Scout Reservation, founded in 1926 in Rutland, Massachusetts.

Treasure Valley Scout Reservation consists of over 1600 acres of land expanding over the towns of Rutland, Spencer, Paxton, and Oakham, Massachusetts.

The camp now operates as a weekend retreat location with campsites and cabins available for rent by units.

The council also operates Camp Champlin (Cranston) and Yawgoog Scout Reservation in Rhode Island.

Geographically, it is the largest BSA council in Massachusetts serving Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire counties and the town of Stamford, Vermont.

Being very involved in the community, he saw Scouting as a program making significant positive impact on the lives of young men.

[7] George Magee died in 1939, with France Cornell and Frederick W. Cook becoming the original Trustees of the fund.

Headquarters: Waltham, Massachusetts website: www.gsema.org This council supports Massachusetts girls in Bellingham, Blackstone, Attleboro, Fall River, North Attleboro, Plainville, Somerset, Swansea, Westport, Wrentham, Millville, Rehoboth and Seekonk.