9th Vancouver Pathfinders

Snowflake Ball
2015-01-28 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Vancouver) | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
NOTE ADJUSTED MEETING TIME! PLEASE ARRIVE AT 6:00 PM!
We are hosting the Snowflake Ball for the Brownies. The Pathfinders are leading stations. Please remember your supplies, and let Amy know if you need her to buy something. Also, this is a costume party – sparkles, ball gowns, and fancy attire are strongly encouraged!

Ribbon Stick Dances
Maya – ribbon, colourful duct tape
Hayley – chopsticks

Wand Creation
Sydney – chopsticks, ribbon
Cassie – fun foam shapes, glitter pens, markers

Pin the Nose on the Snowman
Megan – big snowman picture, carrot noses
Annette – blindfold

Build an Ice Palace
April – cardboard
Megan – sugar cubes
Rachel – royal icing

Snowball Catch
Megan & Bella – mini marshmallows (bought by Amy)

Regular Meeting: Program work
2015-01-21 06:45 - 20:30 | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
We’ll be working on ‘Media and Image’ module in Pathfinder Program, which includes collage-making and film-watching! Bring any old magazines if you have some!

District Bottle Drive and Regular Meeting
2015-01-14 18:45 - 20:00 | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
We will be collecting recyclables for a District bottle drive to help support amazing Southridge District events. Please drop off rinsed, returnable beverage containers at the start of the Pathfinder meeting.
We’ll also be filling out our Program Record Sheets and doing some planning for the upcoming Snowflake Ball!

Snow Camp at Mount Seymour Provincial Park
2015-01-09 18:00 - 2015-01-11 11:00 | Mount Seymour Provincial Park Group Campsite, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
The West Coast Area Camping Committee is coordinating a snow camp, and we would like to submit a patrol from the 9th Pathfinders!
Snow Camp program will include: – Snow sculpture/archway contest, A Snow Amazing Race, Igloo and Snow Shelter Building, Snowshoeing, Campfire and more!

Dates: Jan 9th to 11th, 2015
Location: Mount Seymour Group Campsite
Who: Patrols of Pathfinders, Rangers and Trex with their Guiders
Capacity: 50 Area participants
Cost: $30 per participant

All participants must attend the mandatory snow camp training session on Monday November 24th to be able to attend this camp. Please see the Forms page for forms, kit list, and map.

Snow Camp Planning
2015-01-07 18:30 - 19:30 | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
There will be no regular Pathfinder meeting this evening.
This meeting is for the five Pathfinders attending Snow Camp in January (IA, RP, AT, MBC, and CB).
During this hour, we will be packing and preparing our camp menu items, distributing camping gear, and reviewing any outstanding questions in preparation for Friday’s camp at Mount Seymour.
Please bring your $30 for camp food to this meeting.

Winter Outing
2014-12-10 18:45 - 20:30
Tonight we will have some fun out and about. Details to follow.

Seasonal Outing - Stanley Park Christmas Train
2014-12-10 18:30 - 20:30 | Stanley Park Bright Nights Christmas Train, Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC
We will be celebrating our last meeting before the Winter Break with a special outing to the Stanley Park Christmas Train! The cost to attend this event will be $6 – yay cookie selling!
What: Stanley Park Christmas Train outing
When: December 10th, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Drop off: 6:30pm at Joyce-Collingwood Skytrain Station (south side entrance, where pick-up was for cookie selling). The unit will cover transit costs.
Pick up: 8:30pm at Stanley Park Miniature Train parking lot (Parking lot closest to #4 on map: http://vancouver.ca/files/cov/Stanley-Park-Map-Guide-2012.pdf)
Cost: $6.00. Girls welcome to bring extra money for snacks.
Attire: Please dress appropriately for being outside for 2 hours in December—event is rain or shine.

Parents, please have your girls bring $6.00 plus the permission form (SG2) to the next meeting. Forms available here: Activity description (SG1) and Permission Form (SG2)

Holiday Baking Night
2014-12-03 18:45 - 20:30 | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
We will do some baking tonight to share.

Regular meeting
2014-12-03 18:45 - 20:30 | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
This we we will be doing a surprise seasonal activity! More details to come.

Snow Camp Planning
2014-12-03 17:30 - 18:30 | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
This meeting is for the 5 Pathfinders attending Snow Camp in January (IA, AT, RP, MBC, and CB).
During this hour, we will be planning our camp menu and shopping list, reviewing the Snow Camp Kit List (available for download on the forms page) and assembling a list of items we will borrow from the Southridge District and West Coast Area.

Regular Meeting
2014-11-26 18:45 - 20:30 | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
We will make Christmas cards for seniors as a service activity.

Snow Camp Training Session
2014-11-24 18:30 - 21:30 | St. Phillip’s Church, 3737 West 27th Avenue, Vancouver
This training session is mandatory for anyone planning on attending the West Coast Area Snow Camp from January 9th – 11th at Mount Seymour Provincial Park.
This training session is for 3rd year Guides, Pathfinders, Rangers and Trex to introduce them to Snow Camping and give them the basic skills and knowledge to go snow camping. This training is required for the girls/guiders interested in participating in the upcoming West Coast Area – Snow Series camps.
Topics will include tents and winter shelters, fun and fit food for frosty weather and winter water, comfy cold climate camp clothing and footwear, snow sleeping systems and Snow Camping First Aid & Care.
Please bring your signed SG2 + SG5 forms plus a cheque for $30 made out to the 9th Vancouver Pathfinders to this training session if you would like to attend the Snow Camp in January.

Enrolment
2014-11-19 18:45 - 20:30 | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
More details to come about our enrolment ceremony.

Cookie Selling at Broadway-City Hall Canada Line Station
2014-11-12 17:00 - 19:00 | Broadway-City Hall Skytrain Station, Broadway-City Hall Station, Vancouver, BC, Canada
We will be selling cookie outside the Broadway-City Hall Canada Line skytrain station from 5:00 – 7:00 pm. We will meet on the southeast corner of Cambie and Broadway, outside the skytrain station gates, at 5:00. We recommend taking transit here as drop-off and parking is a bit tricky at this location. If you are driving, you can park at Whole Foods (off 8th Ave) or Save-on-Foods / Home Depot (off 7th Ave). Please don’t forget to wear your uniform!

Regular Meeting
2014-11-05 18:45 - 20:30 | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
We will continue working on program modules

Halloween Party
2014-10-29 18:45 - 20:30 | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
Snacks, games, and of course costumes! We will plan our own spooky fun.

Regular Meeting
2014-10-22 18:45 - 20:30 | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
We will do some planning for our enrolment ceremony and Halloween Party.

Taves Apple Farm
2014-10-18 08:30 - 15:00 | Van Horne School, 5855 Ontario Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada
District event to Taves Apple Farm in Abbotsford. The bus will leave from Van Horne Elementary at 8:30 am and will return at 3 pm.
Dress for the weather and bring a water bottle. We will be deciding what we want to do for lunch at a future meeting. You may bring a small amount of money ($10 or so) as there is a store with snacks and apples available for purchase. Everyone goes home with a pumpkin, so please bring a reusable bag to carry it onto the bus!

Cookie Selling
2014-10-15 18:30 - 20:30 | Joyce Skytrain Station, Joyce @ Vanness Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada
You need your uniform by tonight because we will be cookie selling at Joyce Skytrain. Meet at 6:30 (a bit earlier than our normal time to catch people on their way home from work).

Regular Meeting
2014-10-08 18:45 - 20:30 | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
Tonight we will continue working on the “Moneywise” module as we decide how to allocate our cookie profits. We will also make some decisions about where and when we would like to go camping this year.

Fall Sleepover
2014-10-03 18:00 - 2014-10-04 12:00 | Richmond Guide House, 4780 Blundell Road, Richmond, BC, V7C 1G9, Canada
Let’s start the year off with a get-to-know-you sleepover. The theme is “Red Carpet”, so bring a glamorous outfit to put on and we will have a fashion show after dinner!

Regular Meeting
2014-10-01 18:45 - 20:30 | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
Meet at the church dressed for the weather, we will be walking to Killarney Market to go shopping for food for the sleepover. After we walk back we will create duty charts for cooking and cleaning at the sleepover. Cookie sales start this week, so make sure to take a case home with you!

Great Canadian Shoreline Clean-up
2014-09-27 10:00 - 12:00 | Fraser Foreshore Park, Byrne Road and Fraser Park Drive, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Southridge District Girl Guides is participating in the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup sponsored by the Vancouver Aquarium, by cleaning up Fraser Foreshore Park. All girls, Guiders and families welcome! For more information, download the Information Sheet from the Forms page.

Regular Meeting
2014-09-24 18:45 - 20:30
Tonight we will start planning for our sleepover. If you are planning to come please bring your sleepover permission forms tonight. We will divide into committees to plan the budget, menu, activities, and schedule.
We also need to make some decisions tonight about how we want to sell cookies, if we are interested in going to Iron Chef in October, and where we are going to shop for the sleepover food next week.

Regular Meeting
2014-09-17 18:45 - 20:30 | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
Tonight we’ll start looking at the Pathfinder program.

First Meeting
2014-09-10 18:45 - 20:30 | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
Come meet your leaders and fellow Pathfinders. Parents, please plan to stay for the first bit to make sure all paperwork is completed.
