9th Vancouver Pathfinders

Apologies but we will need to cancel this week’s Pathfinder meeting. We will resume our regular meetings next week. 

The good news is that we have confirmed a date for our spring camp. We will be heading to Camp Olave on Saturday, May 17 to Monday, May 19 and staying at Ah Ah Wah Kie. Please note that this is the long weekend, there was not a lot of availability for sites in the spring and our choice was limited. Camping on the long weekend does let us leave on Saturday morning and get into camp during the daylight hours instead of trying to rush to the ferry after work/school on Friday. 

We are very excited about this. Stay tuned for more information and forms about camp in the weeks to come.

Until next week,

Amanda, Christa, Tasha 

Pathfinders starts this week on Wednesday, January 8th at our regular time and regular location. 

This week we will be discussing equity and inclusion. We will reflect on the year we had and make some plans for the year to come.

Third year Pathfinders will sign up for a date for the meeting they are going to lead. Instructions for Pathfinder-Led Meetings have been shared by email.

This week we will celebrate our final meeting of the year with a winter walk to enjoy some holiday lights – followed by hot chocolate!

We will meet on the east end of Trinity Street at Wall Street (across from 2964 Trinity Street – near Maple Leaf Storage) at 6:30 p.m.,  and we will do pickup at the McDonalds on 1965 Powell Street at 8:00p.m.

We will be outside for the majority of the outing, so please dress appropriately for the weather.  

At this week’s meeting we will be having our enrollment! This is a ceremony that will officially welcome our new members to our unit. We will have a short ceremony, a pizza dinner, and will play some games.

Pathfinders are asked to come in their uniforms and bring any service pins (aka the pin that has the number of years they have been in Guiding on it).

Unfortunately, we need to cancel the November 13 Pathfinder meeting. See you next week.

This week we will be cookie selling outdoors at the Napier Square (1045 Commercial Drive) from 5:45 – 7:00pm. Please come in uniform and dress appropriately for the weather. 

On Saturday October 19, the 9^th Vancouver Pathfinders will be heading to North Vancouver for a sleepover at the BC Guide House! 

This adventure will involve taking transit from East Vancouver to North Vancouver to get to the Guide House (SkyTrain, Sea Bus and walking from the station). We will explore Lonsdale Quay and Shipbuilders Plaza and visit a local polling station as October 19 is the provincial election. We’ll go grocery shopping, make dinner, play games and make crafts. We may also visit the Polygon Gallery in Shipbuilders Plaza.

More information and forms are below, and in the Calendar event for October 19, and on the Forms page. Forms and payment of $30 are due to a Unit Guider by October 6th. Speak with Christa if you’d like to use some Cookie Cash towards this awesome event!

• SG1-EN Guide House Sleepover – information about the sleepover
• SG2-EN Guide House Sleepover – permission form to return with payment
• Guide House Sleepover Kit List – what to expect, and what to pack

Our meeting this week will set the stage for everything we will do this year.

We will spend our time brainstorming a list of activities we want to do, skills we want to learn, service projects we would like to undertake, crafts you would like to do, and topics we want to learn more about. Come prepared thinking about what you would like to say about this Guiding year when you look back on it in June.

The mint chocolate Girl Guide Cookies have arrived! Each Pathfinder will be sent home with two cases of cookies that they are expected to sell. Cookies are $6/box and proceeds will help cover the cost of all of the fun things we plan to do this year. We do have extra cases of cookies for any Pathfinder who wants to sell more. Reach out to Christa if you have any questions about that.

Hello Pathfinders!

Our first meeting is happening this week on Wednesday, September 11 in the basement of St Thomas Anglican Church at 2444 E 41st Ave.

We would like adults to stay for the first 30 minutes to review admin, talk about expectations and answers any questions. 

After the adults leave, we will spend the rest of the meeting getting to know each other.

Looking forward to it!

To celebrate our last meeting of the year we are going to have a pizza and games night! Pathfinders should come to the church at the regular time ready to play games and enjoy some food. 

Please let us know if your Pathfinder will be joining us so we can order the right amount of food.

We may also go outside if the weather is nice so please bring a jacket.

Badges earned throughout the year will also be awarded.