Online registration is now open for all current girl members. We are excited that so many girls are looking forward to the new Guiding year as demonstrated by the high number of registrations within the first few hours on our launch days. We thank you for your patience and understanding if you experienced technical difficulties due to the high volume, and for your efforts in assisting parents who may have experienced difficulties. Beginning May 30 in Ontario and June 1 in all other provinces at 10 a.m. EDT, online registration opens to new girls and continues for returning girls. During this period, new girls can register and returning girl members can continue to register.

We’ve got lots of fun events and activities coming up! We’re planning a camping trip to Cheakamus Lake in June, preparing for Hands Across the Border, and 3rd year Guides visiting to share in our HAtB prep and learn about Pathfinders! Check out the Calendar for all of the details, and to find out what’s happening each week!

Forms for Hands Across the Border are due June 1. Also, don’t forget to RSVP for the Pathfinder Summit by May 11!

Pathfinder Summit is a biennial event (every second year, alternating with Ranger Revolution) for girls in their 2nd or 3rd year of Pathfinders (current 1st or 2nd year Pathfinders). It is an opportunity for registered Pathfinders and Pathfinder Guiders from around BC to come together as patrols and explore the Pathfinder Program, with a focus on leadership. Participants explore subjects they might not encounter at unit meetings and are encouraged to take information back with them to share with their units. Girls and Guiders stay at the HI-Vancouver Jericho Beach hostel and participate in Pathfinder Summit activities at Guide House in Vancouver.

The objective of this event is to help girls from across BC by building the skills necessary to take on leadership roles in their units, in their communities and in Guiding.

Where: Vancouver, BC
Who: Open to 2nd & 3rd Year Pathfinder patrols from BC
When: October 21-23, 2016
Cost: $315 per patrol of 4 Pathfinders ($78.75 per girl)

If you would like to attend this event with a patrol from our unit, please bring a deposit cheque for $78.75 made out to 9th Vancouver Pathfinders by Wednesday May 4th. You do not need to register on your own. The Unit Guiders will apply for patrols on behalf of the unit.

Patrol Application and Information Sheet (PDF)

We’re working on the “Our Environment” program module. As part of this module, Pathfinders should consider attending an Earth Day celebration in their community. Here are a few events around town that offer fun and earth-oriented entertainment for the whole family:

Friday April 22: Voices of Elders exhibition and show at Queen Elizabeth Theater (daytime outdoor events are free for all, and evening event is free for children and youth!)

Saturday April 23: Surrey’s Party for the Planet

Sunday April 24: Earth Day Parade on Commercial Drive

We’ve posted information and forms for a variety of upcoming events on the website! Check out the “Forms” page and “Calendar” for more information.

Remember, forms and payment for the horse camp sleepover at A+T Equestrian are due tonight (Wednesday April 20)!

On Wednesday February 17th, we’ll be completing the Fashion Sense from Head to Toe module and making granola bars!

Optional items to bring are your hair brush, make-up, nail polish, and fashion magazines for making collages.

Also, if you’d like to finish up your First Aid module from last week, please bring the list of first aid supplies in your personal first aid kit / a photo of your first aid kit from home to share with the group (to complete #6 of the First Aid module in your program book).

Forms for winter camp at Hollyburn and our seasonal outing to the Bright Nights event at Stanley Park are now available on the Forms page. Please bring your forms and payment to an upcoming meeting. Camp forms are due on Dec 2. Bright Nights forms are due on Dec 9.

Girl Guides of Canada, BC Council has received 14 Double Passes (28 movie tickets, total) for a special pre-screening of THE PEANUTS MOVIE, the latest family movie by Blue Sky Studios, and we would like to make them available to our girl and adult members on a first-come, first-served basis!

Synopsis

Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus and the rest of the beloved “Peanuts” gang make their big-screen debut, like they’ve never been seen before, in state of the art 3D animation. Snoopy, the world’s most loveable beagle – and flying ace – embarks upon his greatest mission as he takes to the skies to pursue his arch-nemesis, The Red Baron, while his best pal, Charlie Brown, begins his own epic quest. From the imagination of Charles M. Schulz and the creators of the ICE AGE films, THE PEANUTS MOVIE will prove that every underdog has his day.

When and Where

Sunday, November 1^st, 2015 at 10:00AM
SilverCity Metropolis
Metropolis at Metrotown
4700 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC
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WATCH THE OFFICIAL MOVIE TRAILER HERE!

If you are interested in attending this event, please email Jonathan Dagostino at memberclerk@bc-girlguides.org, no later than Wednesday, October 28th, 2015 at 9:00 AM to request the tickets. In the subject line of the email, write “Peanuts Movie Tickets”. The maximum will be One Double Pass (includes 2 Individual Movie Tickets) per person. All movie ticket will be sent out by email in PDF format.

As bonus promotional material, you can download the Peanuts Peanuts Pumpkin Stencil, and Peanutize your Halloween!!

This is an independent, non-sanctioned opportunity, and the Girl Guides of Canada – B.C. Council is not in charge of, nor responsible for, any part of this opportunity.

Please note that only successful candidates (first-come, first served!) will receive a reply to their ticket request, and all successful ticket requests will be answered no later than noon (12:00 PM), on Wednesday, October 28th, 2015.

Have you sold all of your personal cookies? Would you like to earn more money towards fun events such as camping, outings, and special events? We’ve only got four cases of mint cookies left. Please let Karla know if you would like one!