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3rd Years: Come meet the Salish Rangers at our Laser Tag Pizza Party

Karla

3rd Year Pathfinders – ESPECIALLY those needing some bridging / Beyond Pathfinders modules for their Canada Cords!!  This invitation is from the Salish Rangers:

You’re invited to meet the Salish Rangers at our Laser Tag Pizza Party. We will play two games of Laser Tag together and then we will have a pizza party!

  • When: Monday, May 8th from 6pm – 9pm

  • Where: Planet Lazer at 14380 Triangle Road, Richmond.

  • Why: A bridging event to learn about Rangers and have some fun.

  • Wear: Your uniform or a Girl Guide Tshirt and shoes appropriate for running.

See SG.1 for more info as well.

How to RSVP: Forms are due Monday, May 1st. Please submit your completed permission form (SG.2), health form (H.1) and $10 cheque payable to “Salish Rangers – Girl Guides of Canada” by mail or in person to our Guider Crystal at 215-1675 W 10th Ave, Vancouver, BC V6J 2A2. If you wish to drop off forms in person please email Crystal at salishrangers@gmail.com to arrange a convenient time.

About the Salish Rangers:

We meet every second Monday from 7:30 – 9pm during the school year and go camping 3-4 times a year.

Our meetings usually take place in the Shaughnessy/Kerrisdale neighbourhood; we often meet at St. Stephen’s United Church at 7025 Granville St.

As Rangers, we are the oldest youth members of Girl Guides of Canada (ages 15 – 18) and the Ranger program focuses on leadership and community involvement.

Sample Ranger activities include:

  • Exploring career options and learning how to write a great resume

  • Learning about budgeting for living away from home

  • Leading discussions about mental health, body image and the media

  • Planning a weekend camp

  • Volunteering as a Girl Assistant with younger girls

  • Connecting with the wider world through international travel and global development projects

  • Furthering our education through Girl Guides of Canada scholarships

Yeah Cookies! A major portion of the cost of this event is being paid by the Salish Rangers using cookie profits

This week: Fun & Programs, Cookies, and 2017-2018 Registration

Karla

This week, we are chilling out, making a delicious treat and planning our final service project of the year!

Would you like another case or two of spring cookies to sell? Please contact Karla. More cookies will be available for pick-up at Wednesdays’ meeting. Remember, proceeds from individual cookie sales go into your Cookie Cash account and can be used for camps and activities, including our summer camp at Camp Olave, Holidaze and SOAR!

Registration for girls returning to the 9th Pathfinders next year is open now! Register online at www.girlguides.ca to ensure your spot in the unit for the 2017/2018 Guiding year.

 

External Opportunity: DigiGirlz – April 19th, 6 – 8 pm

Karla

Microsoft is inviting girls ages 14–18 to explore the importance of computer science and how it can enhance the things they already love to do. Attendees will learn what it’s like to work in the tech industry and how to turn their passion into a rewarding career in technology, to be creative, solve big problems, explore possibilities, create something new, and be inspired.

The first hour of the Workshop features inspiring presentations from women who are creating, building, coding, leading, and knocking down barriers in the world of high-tech to #MakeWhatsNext.

During the second hour, the girls will get hands-on experience in our Hour of Code session, which includes learning coding fundamentals. They will have learned computer science is a great way to express ideas and can be a rewarding career.

Workshop Location: Microsoft Store – Pacific Centre, 701 W Georgia, Vancouver

For more information, contact Renee at Renee.Goncalves@microsoft.com

CANOEING CANCELLED and sign up for cookie selling!

Karla

Canoeing with Ridge Wilderness, which was planned for Saturday April 1, has been cancelled due to low registration. For those that signed up, your $10 will be applied to a future event.

On April 5, we’re selling cookies at Broadway-City Hall Skytrain Station from 4:30 – 7:30 pm. Please sign up for one of two cookie selling shifts, from 4:30 – 6:00 pm or 6:00 – 7:30 pm. We will meet in front of the Skytrain station. Please arrive five minute before your shift, and come in uniform.

Camp Holidaze – register now!

Karla

Holidaze, West Coast Area Girl Guides’ annual summer camp at Camp Olave in Sechelt, BC, is taking place August 19 – 26. Pathfinders attend Holidaze as councillors-in-training (1st years) and councillors (2nd and 3rd years). It’s a tonne of fun, and great opportunity to learn leadership skills and meet girls from around the West Coast Area. Councillor and CIT positions fill up fast, so if you’re interested in attending, sign up as soon as possible. More information is available on the Holidaze website:

http://campholidaze.weebly.com

Note: this is not a unit camp. You must apply independently if you’d like to attend. Please speak to a leader about campership opportunities.

Cookies, Canoeing, and Spring Meetings!

Karla

Our next meeting on March 29 is a special trip to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank! Remember to come in uniform, bring an item to donate, and bring a signed Volunteering Form if you haven’t already returned one. Note the early meeting time of 6:00 pm.

Cookies are here!  We will bring some for distribution to our visit to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank on March 29, and to cookie selling at Broadway-City Hall Skytrain Station on April 5. If you would like personal cases sooner than that, please contact Karla to make arrangements.

On April 1, we’re going canoeing with Ridge Wilderness. This is a fun and affordable way to learn some canoeing skills (that count towards your Canada Cord!), get outside, and have fun! See the event post for more details. You can still sign up by March 29.

Check out the Calendar for full details!

Meeting on Feb 22 – EARLY START

Karla

We’re celebrating Thinking Day this week by hosting a Thinking Day Tea Party for the Brownies! A few things to remember:

  • The party starts at 6:30 pm. Those doing set up (HW, MCB, MM), please arrive at 6:00 pm.
  • Participating in this event is a requirement for 3rd years finishing their Canada Cord this year (MCB, HTL, HW, MH, IA, RP….!)
  • We’re collecting donations for our visit to the Food Bank on March 29. Bring an item from their “Top 10 Most Wanted” list to this event!
  • Please come in uniform!

You can also bring your forms and payment (or use cookie cash – talk to a leader about this!) for our April 1 canoe lessons with Ridge Wilderness.

Meeting updates

Karla

This week, we’ve got a special guest from the City of Vancouver coming to work with us on our Prepare for the Unexpected module (mandatory module for those working on your Canada Cords)! Bring your program book, and wear your uniform.

You can also bring in your forms for the Southridge District Thinking Day Bowl-A-Thon on Feb 19!

Also, we’re going canoeing with Ridge Wilderness on April 1! This is a great, affordable way to get some time on the water. No experience necessary! The 1.5 hour lesson will either be at Whonnock Lake (or Brae Island Regional Park (Langley) – more info to come once Ridge confirms. To save your spot, fill out all of the attached forms (SG1, SG2, SG5, and Ridge Waiver) and return it with your $10 payment as soon as possible! Check out the event listing for more information.

First Aid tomorrow

Karla

Reminder to those that have signed up for First Aid tomorrow (IA, MCB, HC, KC, CC, IH, MM, HTL, NT, HW) to be at the church at 12:45 pm. The class starts at 1:00 pm sharp and ends at 5:00 pm. Please bring:

  • your program book
  • a water bottle and light snack
  • comfortable clothing as we’ll be doing practice activities on the floor etc.

This week….

Karla

We’re working on our Camp Olave, Seattle, and service project plans. Can’t remember what task you signed up for?  Check the Planning page on the website.

Tonight is also the last night to sign up for First Aid (which is this Saturday!!), and for the Southridge District bowling event on Feb 19.

If you borrowed any camping gear for snow camp and haven’t returned it yet (DK, MCB), please bring it in as soon as possible.

Scroll down for some great camping opportunities….