On March 2, we’re going to have a crafty evening at the church with our final meeting led by our 3rd years who are working to complete their Canada Cords! It will be a fun and creative evening. We’ll be decorating cloth tote bags, making friendship bracelets, and doing some amazing origami!

Here are some links for the origami craft activity we’ll be doing tomorrow night:

How to Fold an Easy Origami Jumping Frog

https://www.origamiway.com/origami-heart.shtml

19 Easy Friendship Bracelet Patterns for Beginners

19 Easy Friendship Bracelet Patterns for Beginners

19 Easy Friendship Bracelet Patterns for Beginners

Starting tonight, we’re back in person!

Tonight, we’re meeting at the church for a Thinking Day-themed meeting, where we’ll be doing a number of fun activities plus our bottle drive fundraiser.

Bring your returnable cans and bottles for our CWFF Thinking Day fundraiser! We’ll sort the bottles and return them to the Return-it depot to raise money to make a donation to the Canadian World Friendship Fund in honour of Thinking Day! 

Remember, masks are mandatory for our in-person meeting. See you at the church at 6:45 pm!

At our next meeting, two of the 3rd years are going to be leading us in some fun activities as part of their requirements for their Canada Cord!

This meeting will be online, so check the Calendar posting for the Teams link.

Also, don’t forget to keep collecting your returnable cans and bottles for our CWFF Thinking Day fundraiser!

Please bring your refundable cans and bottles to the in-person Pathfinder meeting at the church on February 23. We’ll sort the bottles and return them to the Return-it depot to raise money to make a donation to the Canadian World Friendship Fund in honour of Thinking Day! 

If you want, you could also ask your neighbours or family members to start collecting bottles for you now. Maybe put a flyer in a place where your neighbours will see them and then collect them all on Tuesday the day before Pathfinders! 

Here is the Alive After Five handout booklet from Dani-Rose’s presentation!

This week, we have a presentation from the BC Federation of Labour! The 1st Rangers will be joining us for this interactive and important session as well.

Young workers are at the front of the line when it comes to workplace vulnerability. One-third of reported workplace injuries are from young workers.

The Alive After Five Young Worker Awareness Program of the BC Federation of Labour is an innovative initiative that seeks to make the province a healthier and safer place to live and work for all of us.

The presentations are engaging and interactive for the participants. The program has more than 50 skilled and trained presenters who provide dynamic and insightful information on vital subjects such as:

• Hazard recognition
• Knowing your Rights and Responsibilities in the workplace
• How to properly report injuries
• What protections are provided by the WCB Regulations

This meeting is taking place on Zoom. Please check the Calendar post for the meeting link and info!

This week, two 3rd years are leading their girl-led meeting! Here are the supplies you need to gather in advance from around your home:

parchment paper

roll of tape

scissors

printer paper

markers

pencils

Also, reminder that we’re meeting on Teams now. The updated link is in the Calendar post. See you online!

For our girl-led meeting this week, we will be baking cupcakes. 

This is what you will need: 

Materials list:

CUPCAKES

• 2 1/2 cups (325g) all purpose flour
• 2 cups (414g) sugar
• 3 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup (240ml) milk
• 1/2 cup (120ml) vegetable oil
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup (240ml) water*

VANILLA FROSTING 

• 1/2 cup (112g) salted butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup (95g) shortening
• 4 cups (460g) powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2–3 tbsp (30-45ml) water or milk

Baking equipment

• measuring cups
• Mixer
• Cupcake liners
• Muffin tray
• Icing bags and tips, or a medium-sized Ziplock and a pair of scissors

Recipe from: https://www.lifeloveandsugar.com/moist-vanilla-cupcakes/

N recommends that everyone pre-measure their ingredients so we will have enough time.

*** TECH UPDATE ***

We are also switching online meeting platforms to MS Teams, starting this Wednesday! Here is the meeting information, which you can also access on the Calendar posting:

Microsoft Teams meetingJoin on your computer or mobile app

Click here to join the meeting

Or call in (audio only)+1 647-738-5322,,866651472#  

Canada, Toronto Phone Conference ID: 866 651 472#

Find a local number | Reset PINLearn More | Meeting options

Plan to start logging in around 6:40 pm, in case you run into any tech hiccups as you prepare for tonight’s meeting. Email Karla if you run into issues are you are preparing!

This week, we’re doing arts online tomorrow night to rest, relax, and get creative!

Make sure you have the following materials available in advance of the meeting start:

• pencils
• colouring materials – coloured pencils, markers etc.
• paper
• a comfortable place/surface to sit, such as a table or desk

See you online at 6:45 pm!

At our meeting on January 12, we decided on three service projects we’re going to do as a unit this year:

1. Collect personal care items and donate to a local agency that supports women or families (personal care products can include new, unused hotel or commercial sized toiletries in their original packaging: lotion, shampoo, conditioner, soap, body wash, razors, deodorant, toothbrushes, toothpaste, sunscreen, make-up, hair products/appliances, and assorted beauty supplies)
2. Collect used books and donate to a local agency that distributes books to people in need (books could include fiction or non-fiction, books for children or adults)
3. Collect bottles and cans that have a deposit, return them, and donate the fund to the Canadian World Friendship Fund to support Guiding in other parts of the world. (Check out this website for information about all of the different types of containers that have deposits on them! Rinse before storing to avoid smelly, sticky situations)

Please start gathering up the items above, as we’ll bring all of our items for donation together when we reconvene as a group in a few weeks.

Given the current situation with COVID 19, we’re going to pivot our meetings for the next few weeks to be online. Thank you all for your patience, understanding, and collaboration as we look to get through this phase of the pandemic together, and in service of our communities.

Take a look at the Calendar invite for this Wednesday’s meeting for the Zoom link.

We hope everyone enjoyed the winter break!

We’ll be meeting online on January 5th for the first meeting of the year to plan for some winter adventures and our Thinking Day/WAGGGS activity, and check in on girl-led meetings that the 3rd years will be running over the coming weeks.

Check the Calendar booking for the Zoom meeting information and see you tomorrow online!