NOTE – the kit list has been updated to include dinner on Friday night. We will be eating on the ferry so please bring dinner or money to buy dinner.

Our trip to Victoria is two weeks away! Here is the kit list of what you will need to bring with you on our trip:

To get to the Guide House we are staying at we will take a SkyTrain, bus, ferry, two buses, and will also be walking a bit. You will need to carry all of your gear. This is best done with a backpack (like a hiking backpack). If you would like to borrow a backpack from District, please let Amanda know ASAP!

At the last meeting Christa demonstrated the magic of compression sacks and how they can can be used to shrink the amount of space your sleeping bag takes up. They are space savers!

If you are interested in getting one, you can find them at MEC, Canadian Tire, VPO, and even Amazon. Make sure the size you are getting is big enough for your sleeping bag.

Our meeting on May 24 will be in Central Park in Burnaby.

We’ll explore the plants, birds and critters in the park while checking off another activity towards the BC Girl Guides Get Moving Challenge.

Please wear your uniform and dress for the weather as we will be outside rain or shine.

Drop off will be at 6:45pm at the parking lot at Patterson and Kingsway which is very close to the Patterson Skytrain station. Pick up will be at 8:30pm at the same location.

Unfortunately we have to cancel the meeting on May 17 as all of the Guiders are not able to be there.

We will see you on May 24!

On May 3 we will be selling cookies at Napier Square Greenway (Napier and Commercial Drive beside Choices Market) from 5:30 – 7:30. We have 6 cases left to sell and the money we raise will help subsidize our trip to Victoria. Wear your uniform. See you there!

Southridge District is hosting a special event at Extreme Air Park in New Westminster for all Pathfinders and Rangers in the District on Sunday, April 23 from 6-8pm. Forms are in the forms section of the website and are due on Wednesday.

On Wednesday, April 12 we will be selling cookies from 5:30 – 7:00pm at the Save-on-Foods at 2949 Main St. Wear your uniform. We have a dozen cases to sell and are looking forward to testing out our new Square device to accept cashless payments.

Note the earlier start time!

Cookie selling at Joyce-Collingwood Station is postponed due to Guider unavailability.  We will reschedule our cookie selling to an upcoming meeting in the near future.  

Next week we are bowling at Grandview Lanes.  Please email a Guider if you are planning to attend, but have not yet submitted your forms.

On Wednesday we will have a session to plan our year together. This will include how we want to be with each other, the skills we want to learn, the activities we would like to do and how we want to give back to the community.

Before Wednesday, take a few minutes to complete the following reflective exercise. The answers to these questions are for you, and will feed into the planning discussion we will have on Wednesday.

You will need a pen, a piece of paper, and a quiet spot to sit. Create four boxes on your paper (you can fold your paper in half and then in half again) and answer one of the following questions in each of the boxes.

1. Thinking back over your previous years in Guiding, what activities, adventures, skills, or group dynamics stands out? What made them special?

2. In 5 years, when you look back to this year in Guiding, what are the stories you would like to tell?

3. What is something you have always wanted to try or to learn more about?

4. What can we do as a group to make everyone feel like they belong?

Just because we are meeting online, doesn’t mean we can’t have a fun Halloween gathering.

Join us in costume on Wednesday night for our Halloween meeting.

We will start the evening with a guessing game of “what is your costume?” Everyone will start with their cameras off and one by one we will go around the group with everyone giving three clues connected to their costume. Once everyone has given their clues, we will turn on the cameras and see how close we were! So please wear a costume and turn off your camera when you join the meeting.

We will also do a craft, watch a short Halloween film, and test our skills at an online escape room.

For the craft you will need:

• toilet paper tubes
• black markers OR black paint
• white paper
• scissors
• string
• sticks OR popsicle sticks
• orange paper OR orange markers OR orange crayons
• tape
• glue

Please have a paper and pen nearby. Snacks are also encouraged (I plan to make popcorn).

Looking forward to it!

Please create a Girls First Account, log in, and try using the platform. If you already have a Girls First account skip to step 2.

Instructions for Starting a Girls First Account

1. Create a Girls First Account by going to www.experience.girlguides.ca/ggc-register. and select “Register.” Follow the instructions to create an account. You will need:

• An email address (one per girl member)

• A password of your choice

• Your iMIS #

2. Go to “My Unit” and make sure your unit is listed as “9 th Vancouver Pathfinder Unit”

3. Time to Practice!

• Go to “Explore”

• Click through the different Program Areas, Themes, and Activities.

• Practice filtering by Branch Level so you find activities for Pathfinder age

• If you see an Activity that looks fun to you click the “Add to Favorites” button (the heart)