9th Vancouver Pathfinders

Regular Meeting
2017-04-19 18:45 - 20:30 (America/Vancouver) | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
More info to come.

Q&A with UBC Women's Health Initiative
2017-04-12 18:45 - 20:30 | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
Medical students from the Women’s Health Initiative at UBC will be joining us tonight to give a presentation and answer all your questions about health and wellbeing!

Nite Hike
2017-04-08 18:00 - 2017-04-09 06:00 | Pacific Spirit Park, Blanca St & W 16th Ave, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
An annual favourite! Patrols hike through the night in Pacific Spirit Park, visiting stations hosted by other youth in Guiding and Scouting to earn challenge points. More info to come!

District Outing to Camp Jubilee
2017-04-08 08:00 - 17:00 | Camp Jubilee, 2706 Spring Street, Port Moody, BC, Canada
The Southridge District’s annual event is a trip to Camp Jubilee! This day trip includes round trip boat transport from Deep Cove to Camp Jubilee, lunch and activities.

This event was postponed from October 2016. If you signed up for the October trip and are no longer able to attend, please speak with Karla.

Cookie Selling at Broadway-City Hall Station - EARLY START
2017-04-05 16:30 - 19:30 | Broadway-City Hall Skytrain Station, Broadway-City Hall Station, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Note the early start time!
Come in uniform, and dressed for the weather. Also, cookies will be available to take home. Please contact Karla if you would like more than one case.

CANCELLED: Canoe Lesson with Ridge Wilderness
2017-04-01 08:30 - 12:00 | BC
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO LOW REGISTRATION.
We’re going canoeing with Ridge Wilderness! 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!

SG1 Canoe Lesson Ridge Wilderness April 1 2017
SG2 Canoe Lesson with Ridge Wilderness April 1 2017
SG5 Canoe Lesson Ridge Wilderness April 1 2017
2017 Ridge Waiver pdf COI 1 (13)
Floating Classroom Gear List 2016

Volunteering at Greater Vancouver Food Bank - EARLY START
2017-03-29 18:00 - 20:00 | Vancouver Food Bank, 1150 Raymur Ave, Vancouver, BC
This is the 3rd annual 9th Pathfinders volunteer night at the Greater Vancouver Food Bank! Remember to wear your uniform, and bring the signed waiver below with you. Note the early start and end times!
Food Bank Volunteering Form
Please bring a donation for the Food Bank with you to this outing. The Food Bank is in high need high protein, whole grain, lower sodium or lower sugar items including:

Canned fish or meats.
Canned beans, kidney, black bean, or chickpeas.
100 per cent nut butters.
Pasta and rice.
Canned vegetables, pasta sauces.
Canned fruit, packed in its own juice or water.
Whole grain breakfast cereals.
Hearty soups, stews and chili.

Drop off and pick up will be at the Food Bank on Raymur Street.

Spring Break - NO MEETING
2017-03-22, 2017-03-15 | BC

Cookie Rising: Lights, Camera, Cookies!
2017-03-08 18:45 - 20:30 | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
We’re gearing up cookie season with a fun, creative evening of arts, drama, film making, and cookie planning!
This workshop is mandatory for anyone completing their Canada Cord this year.

Web Surfing Module
2017-03-01 18:45 - 20:30 | BC
This week we will work on the Web Surfing module. We’ll talk about some of the benefits and challenges of being connected all the time and find some strategies for navigating our digitally connected lives. If you have a device (phone, iPod, tablet, etc) that you can bring, please bring it as we will be creating some digital content to share the ideas we come up with.

Thinking Day Tea Party with 129th Brownies
2017-02-22 18:45 - 20:00 | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
Celebrated since 1926, World Thinking Day is a day of international friendship, speaking out on issues that affect girls and young women, and fundraising for 10 million Girl Guides and Girl Scouts around the world.
This Thinking Day, we’re hosting a princess tea party for the 129th Brownies! Prepare yourselves for a mystical, magical evening of fun and sisterhood in Guiding.
Check out the WAGGGS website for more information about World Thinking Day happening around the world in celebration of WTD 2017!

Southridge District Thinking Day Bowl-a-thon
2017-02-19 14:00 - 16:00 | Old Orchard Bowling Lanes, 4429 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC, V5H2A1, Canada
Come one, come all! On Sunday, February 19th, Southridge District will be celebrating Thinking Day by holding a Bowl-a-Thon. Pledge proceeds will be donated to the Canadian World Friendship Fund. Please note that pledges can be a flat rate (easier to collect) or a per pin rate (more exciting, but a bit harder to collect because you need to go back to the pledgor.)
We will be heading to Old Orchard Bowling Lanes, which is a 5 pin facility with 16 lanes, 5 with bumpers. The cost of this event will be $8 per bowler, and includes one game, shoe rental, cake, juice and a crest.
We’re bowling at 2:30 pm, so arrive at 2:00 to make sure you have time to get your shoes etc.! Uniforms are a must at this event!
Forms and payment of $8 are due no later than Wednesday January 25th.

Bowling SG1
Bowling SG2
Bowl pledge sheet

TransLink Police Visit - EARLY START
2017-02-15 18:30 - 20:30 | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
We’ve got lots of special guests coming tonight! The TransLink community police are bringing a special friend to share tips and tricks for using transit safely, effectively, and independently. We’re also hosting other Brownie and Guide units for this special event. This will be a fun evening of sharing, meeting girls from other units, and competing activities from the “Safe at Home and Out and About” module.
Come in uniform, and ready to host.
Note the early 6:30 pm start time!

MEETING CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER
2017-02-08 18:45 - 20:30 | BC

LifeSaver First Aid Course with Saint John's Ambulance
2017-02-04 12:45 - 17:00 | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
This introductory first aid course, taught by a St John’s Ambulance instructor, teaches the skills most often required to save a life.
Topics include:

roles and responsibilities
management of an unresponsive casualty
adult and child resuscitation (1 rescuer CPR and first aid for choking)
severe bleeding
medical conditions
burns, and
poisoning

A certificate of attendance is issued upon completion. Attendance in this course fulfills the requirements for the “First Aid” program module, a requirement for your Canada Cord.

To register in this course, please review the forms below and return the attached SG2 form and payment of $45 no later than Wednesday January 18.

first-aid-course-sg1
first-aid-course-sg2

Regular Meeting
2017-02-01 18:45 - 20:30 | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
More info to come!

Games Night!
2017-01-25 18:45 - 20:30 | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
We’re playing board games and chilling out!
Also, bring any (clean and dry!!) camping gear you borrowed for snow camp, and updates on the tasks you’ve signed up for in preparation for our Camp Olave and Seattle trips as we’ll have a quick planning check-in before we play, play, play!

Snow Camp at Mount Seymour
2017-01-20 19:00 - 2017-01-22 11:00 | Mount Seymour Provincial Park
We’re going to snow camp!
This campsite is a walk-in site. We’ll be sleeping in tents (brr! yay!), building igloos and snow caves, and roasting by the fire in a lovely warming hut.
We’ll be completing the BC Winter Camp Challenge, as well as working on some Canada Cord camping skills!
Please note that to attend this camp, you must attend the mandatory Snow Camp Training meeting on November 16 or have attended a snow camp training with the West Coast Area in the past.
Please review the attached forms, and return the SG2 form and payment of $25 no later than November 16 2016.

Mount Seymour Snow Camp SG1
Mount Seymour Snow Camp SG2
Snow Camp Kit List

Thinking Day Craft, and Camp Cooking and Gear Prep
2017-01-18 18:45 - 20:30 | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
Borrowing any camping gear for our weekend at Snow Camp? Make sure you attend to pick it up tonight! We’re also cooking up a surprise camp dish, so we have less work to do when we get to camp.
Not going to snow camp? No worries! We’re working on the West Coast Area Thinking Day challenge, which is a bridging activity and includes a super-cute crest!
Forms and payment for the LifeSaver First Aid course with St John’s Ambulance are due tonight.

Big dreams for 2017!
2017-01-11 18:45 - 20:30 | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
It’s our first meeting of 2017! We’re going to be hanging out, brainstorming events and adventures for the rest of the Guiding year (think: camping! Seattle! special events! service project! yay!). Bring your program book!

Enchant: World's BIGGEST Holiday Light Maze!
2016-12-07 18:30 - 20:30 | BC
We’re heading downtown to check out Enchant: the World’s BIGGEST holiday light maze! Dress for the weather and bring your compass card as we’ll be on transit. Note the early meeting time of 6:30 pm. Drop off at 6:30 pm at 29th Ave Skytrain Station. Pick up at 8:30 pm at the light maze (299 W 1st Ave). Forms and payment of $15 are due no later than November 16.

enchant-christmas-light-maze-sg1
christmas-light-maze-sg2

Note: if you already returned forms and payment for the Stanley Park Christmas Train, the $15 can be applied to the Light Maze. Please bring an updated SG2 (permission form). Talk to a leader if you have any questions.

Pajama Party and "Relationships, Values, and Choices" Module
2016-11-30 18:45 - 20:30 | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
We’re relaxing and working on the “Relationships, Values, and Choices” module, which is mandatory for your Canada Cord. Come in your PJs and bring your favourite soft pal.

Cozy Fall Camp @ Camp Olave
2016-11-25 18:45 - 2016-11-27 13:30 | Camp Olave, 3965 Sunshine Coast Hwy., Sechelt, British Columbia, V0N 3A1, Canada
We’re headed to KwiKwa cabin at Camp Olave for a cozy camp weekend to spend some time outside on the beautiful Sunshine Coast and work on our BC Girl Guides Fall Camp Challenge!
Getting there:
We will be taking the 7:25 pm ferry from Horseshoe Bay on Friday, November 25th – please arrive at 6:45 pm to meet us by the Orca statue near the Ferry building entrance. Make sure to eat dinner before, or bring money for dinner on the ferry.
Coming home:
We will be returning on the 12:20 pm ferry, please arrive for pick-up by 1:30pm at Horseshoe Bay.
Links to the forms are below – please print, sign and return the SG2 form, along with $75 by November 23rd, 2016.

SG1-Camp-Olave-Fall-Camp-Nov-25-27
SG2-Camp-Olave-Fall-Camp-Nov-25-27
Camp Olave Kit List

Holiday Service Project and Final Gold Camp Prep
2016-11-23 18:45 - 20:30 | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
For this year’s holiday service project, we’re collecting items to donate to the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre. Please bring items such as clean, gently used clothing, toiletries (hotel/travel sized preferred), feminine hygiene products, and new socks and underwear to include in the package. Check out DEWC’s list of most in-demand items for inspiration.
Both this service project and our visit to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank in the spring are in support of Girl Guides of Canada’s national service project, “Action on Poverty.”
Also, this is the last week to finalize any plans and activities for those using our weekend at Camp Olave as their Gold Camp (RP, HTL, HW).

Snow Camp Training - mandatory for those attending snow camp in January!
2016-11-16 18:45 - 20:30 | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
This interactive session is mandatory for girls attending snow camp in January. Not sure if you’ll be coming to camp? Join in the fun anyway to learn some important outdoor skills and to get a taste of snow camp activities before deciding. We’ll have a snow-camp-inspired mug up, too!
More information about snow camp, including forms and kit list, are available on the Forms page.

Enrolment Pizza Party
2016-11-09 18:45 - 20:30 | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
This is a very special part of every Pathfinder’s journey.
We’re having a pizza party to celebrate the 1st years that are officially starting their Pathfinder adventure! 2nd and 3rd years, please bring a favourite story or memory from your time in Pathfinders so far to share.
Please wear your uniforms as this is a special, ceremonial event.
After the enrolment, 3rd years will have some time to continue on Gold Camp planning for our trip to Camp Olave at the end of November.

Planning extravaganza! Camp, community service & enrolment
2016-11-02 06:45 - 20:30 | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
All hands on deck! We’re going to camp at the end of the month, we have enrolment coming up and we need to choose our holiday community service project – this is an important meeting to have a say, take on a planning role to get things moving and work on those leadership skills!
If you have any ideas for a holiday community service project, please bring them! Remember, as Girl Guides we aren’t able to raise money for an organization, but we can do donation drives. Some things on our mind include: the Covenant House Christmas Backpack campaign, or preparing kits for Downtown Eastside Women Centre or Days for Girls.

Halloween Spook-tacular
2016-10-26 18:45 - 20:30 | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
More information to come!

Pathfinder Summit
2016-10-21 19:00 - 2016-10-23 12:30 | HI Jericho Beach Hostel, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Pathfinder Summit is a biennial event (every second year, alternating with Ranger Revolution) for girls in their 2nd or 3rd year of 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 (this works out to $78.75 per girl)
DROP-OFF: 7:00PM Jericho HI Hostel (meet at front entrance) (1515 Discovery St, Vancouver, BC V6R 4K5) – Please eat dinner before you arrive & wear full uniform.
PICK-UP: 12:30PM Vancouver Guide House (1476 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver BC)

For the girls registered in this patrol (MCB, HTL, MM, RP) please review these forms:
PS 2016 Registration Information Sheet (attachment)
PS 2016 SG.1 (attachment)
PS 2016 Kit List (attachment)
PS 2016 Covenant Place Info Sheet (attachment)
Then, complete and mail the following forms to Karla by August 15th:

H.1 for PS 2016 (attachment) Must have a photo attached!
SG.2 for PS 2016 (attachment)
