The church is having an event on  Wednesday, March 5, so our Pathfinder group is headed to the Central Branch or the Vancouver Public Library. Woo hoo! 

We will take the skytrain downtown to explore this beloved Vancouver landmark and learn about all the things you can do with a library card. And for those without a library card, you will have a chance to get one of those too. 

Details:

• Meet at 6:45 pm on Wednesday, March 5 at Commercial-Broadway Skytrain Station – 10th Street entrance close to the Safeway parking lot.
• Wear your uniform as we will be out in public
• Pick up will be at 8:45pm at Commercial-Broadway Skytrain Station

Bring your: 

• Compass card 
• Library card if you have one

If you do not have a library card, this is your chance to pick one up so you can access the myriad of resources for free. To do so, just bring: 

• (If 14 years old and older) Your student I.D. card issued by B.C. high schools
• (If you are younger than 14) bring in this Application Form that your parent or legal guardian has completed and signed.

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.

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!

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!

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/

February 22 is World Thinking Day – a day to celebrate the global Guiding movement. To mark the occasion, we will be headed downtown to do a walk with a Guide unit. We will be a day early to see the buildings lit up in blue, but we will bring our own lights in the form of the lanterns we made this week. Here are the details: 

Drop Off: 6:30pm at 29th Avenue Station. Note there are a few entrances to the station. Please meet at the entrance closest to 29th Ave and Atlin Street (NOT the entrance next to the park). If you can’t find us, text Amanda.

Pick up: 8pm at 29th Avenue Station.

Pathfinders should bring the lantern that we made this week and a Compass Card if they are over the age of 12. Pathfinders should be dressed to be outside for over an hour. This includes hats, gloves, warm socks, warm layers, and raingear if it rains. And if they have a Pathfinder scarf, that should be worn over their jacket. 

Thank you for bringing in your returnables last week!

We are using this bottle drive to raise funds for the Canadian World Friendship Fund (CWFF) – and fund that helps support opportunities of members to travel. It is one of our service projects for the year.

If you weren’t able to bring in your returnables last week please drop them off at any Return-It Express locations using the account Girl Guides of Canada Southridge District account information listed below. 

To use the system:
·      Place your refundables into a quick-tie large clear plastic bag
·      Take to Return-it Express depot print labels & place one label on each bag so it’s visible.
·      To print labels, enter phone number 604-435-2542 on the keyboard at the depot; it prints up to 12 labels at a time.
·      Put your bag in the bin/location reserved for the Express program (ask employee).

If you do this, please let Christa know what date you dropped off the bags and how many, so she can connect with the District to get the funds moved over to the CWFF. 

Thank you!