9th Vancouver Pathfinders

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.

On May 29th we are learning and practicing camp skills!  We’ll be trying out tents & camp stoves and building tarp shelters. This is always one of the most popular meetings of the year so Pathfinders won’t want to miss it.

Location: meet at Trout Lake Picnic Shelter (south side of Trout Lake Park aka John Hendry Park, near the washrooms and concession).

Drop off: 6:45

Pick up time: 8:30

Bring: rain jacket and clothing and shoes that are appropriate for the weather. We will be outside the full time. 

See you at Trout Lake Park this Wednesday! 

At tonight’s meeting – Wednesday, May 22 – we will be planning our year end camp. Even if you are not coming to camp, attending this meeting will mark off some of the program work for your Canada Cord.

Cookie money is due tonight and Christa will have the square on hand if people would prefer to pay by card. Forms for camp are also due.

See you tonight at the regular time and place!

Our spring camp at Golden Ears Provincial Park is on coming up! We will be there from Friday, May 31 – Sunday, June 2.

We sleep in tents, cook on camp stoves, check out the trails, do crafts and whatever else the Pathfinders are interested in doing.

Here is what you need to know.

• We will be camping in Golden Ears Provincial Park at the Alouette Campground, sites A37 & A38
• Drop off will be at the campsite on Friday, May 31 at 7:00pm.
• Pick up will be at the campsite on Sunday, June 2 at noon.
• If you aren’t able to drive to the campsite without being registered, we will station a Guider at the ticket booth to Alouette Campground.
• Cell reception in the park can be a bit spotty, so please download instructions before leaving Vancouver.
• We will have mug up on Friday night but not dinner. Please eat before you come.
• We may ask some Pathfinders to transport some of the group camp gear to camp as there will be limited space in the Guider car.
• Cost is $40

Please sign and return the SG2 form to Amanda by Wednesday, May 22.

• SG1 – Information about camp
• SG2 – Please sign this and return to Amanda
• Kit list – Please let Amanda know before Sunday, May 19 if you need to borrow any gear.

To get ready for camp we have a planning session scheduled for Wednesday, May 22 to work through the menu and activities. Then on Wednesday, May 29 we will practice our camp skills like putting up tents and using camp stoves.

Looking forward to it!

Time:  5:30 – 7:30 pm

This Wednesday we will be selling our 9 remaining cases of cookies at the Save-on-Foods at 2949 Main Street! We will meet at the Save-on-Foods entrance off the parking lot (not the one on Main St). Please wear your uniform and dress for the weather!  

This week we are hosting a party for the Guides! Please note we are in a DIFFERENT location and meeting at a DIFFERENT time. 

• Location: David Oppenheimer Elementary School
• Room: Spare Time Space
• Drop Off: 6:00pm
• Pick Up: 8:30pm
• Please bring: Your full Pathfinder uniform & a travel mug

Since we are the party hosts it is important that the Pathfinders come ready to participate fully, share what they’ve learned about the WAGGGS World Centres, and be friendly and welcoming to other Guides and Pathfinders. 

On Wednesday, April 24 we will be doing a free introduction to Taekwondo at Vector Training Centre. A former Pathfinder from our unit now works there and offered us this free introductory session.

No experience is required. The session will involve basic movements like jumping, kicking, and striking. At the end of our session, we will walk a few blocks to Coco Fresh Tea and Juice to get a bubble tea. The unit will cover the cost of the bubble tea.

Drop off will be at Vector Training Centre (3121 Kingsway Ave) at 6:25pm and pick up will be at the bubble tea place (3275 Kingsway Ave) at 8:15pm.

Pathfinders should wear comfortable athletic clothing (no zippers or sharp objects) and no jewelry.

Forms are due to Amanda on Saturday, April 20 at 5pm. This includes completing the SG2, SG5, Vector Training Centre’s Waiver, and indicating what tea you want on the order form. All forms can be found here: https://9thvancouverpathfinders.ca/forms/