Cookie Selling at Vancouver Art Gallery
2016-04-30 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Vancouver) | Vancouver Art Gallery, 800 Robson St, Vancouver, BC, Canada
We’re selling cookies at the Vancouver Art Gallery! We’ll meet at the steps on the north side of the Art Gallery on Robson Street at 1:00 pm. Pick up from the VAG at 4:00 pm. Be sure to wear your uniform!

Camp and Guide Visit Planning
2016-05-04 18:45 - 20:30 | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
We’ve got a few great events coming up – a visit from a group of 3rd year Guides, and a backpacking trip to Cheakamus Lake! Let’s get creative. 🙂
We’ve also got a surprise or two in store for tonight.

Craft Night and 3rd Year Guides Visit
2016-05-11 18:45 - 20:30 | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
Some 3rd year Guides are coming to visit! We’ll be making traders for Hands Across the Border, having some snacks, playing games, and sharing experiences about Pathfinders.
Some of our activities will build towards the “Around the World At Home” program module.

"Spring Fever" Play at Killarney Secondary
2016-05-18 18:30 - 21:00 | Killarney Secondary School, 6454 Killarney St, Vancouver, BC, Canada
We’re going on an out trip to see the “Spring Fever” production at Killarney! Tickets are $8. More info to come!

Regular Meeting
2016-05-25 18:45 - 20:30 | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada

PIZZA PARTY and Gearing up for Camp
2016-06-01 18:45 - 20:30 | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
We’ll be finalizing plans for Cheakamus Lake, practicing setting up and using our backpacking equipment, and dividing up camping gear in preparation for Saturday’s trip.
If you have a pack at home, please bring it for this meeting.
Forms and payment for the Cheakamus Lake trip and Hands Across the Border are due today.

Around the World At Home Part 2
2016-06-08 18:45 - 20:30 | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
We’ll be finishing up our Around the World at Home module with an international dinner and dance! More info to come.

Hands Across the Border
2016-06-12 09:00 - 15:45 | Peace Arch Provincial Park, Surrey, BC, Canada
Hands Across the Border is an international meeting for Girl Guides, Girl Scouts, and Boy Scouts from Canada and the USA at Peace Arch Park. Pick up and drop off will be from Van Horne Elementary School. Pack a lunch, and dress for the weather!
The event costs $25 to attend. Forms and payment are due June 1 2016.
Forms:

Hands Across the Border 2016 – SG1
Hands Across the Border – SG2

Last Meeting of the Pathfinder Year
2016-06-15 18:45 - 20:30 | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
It’s our last meeting of the year. We’ll be doing some special, secret surprises, having some snacks, and reflecting on the Pathfinder year.
If you plan on coming to Camp Olave in July, forms and payment are due today.

Summer Camp @ Camp Olave
2016-07-08 17:20 - 2016-07-10 13:45 | Camp Olave, 3965 Sunshine Coast Hwy., Sechelt, British Columbia, V0N 3A1, Canada
We’re headed to Camp Olave for a Mystical Magical Mystery (mmm!) camp summer weekend to practice our tenting skills and hang out on the beach! We’re leaving Friday night on the 5:50pm ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Langdale, returning Sunday afternoon on the 1:05pm ferry.
Forms – please return by June 15th at the latest:

SG1-Camp Olave Summer Camp-July 8-10
SG2-Camp Olave Summer Camp-July 8-10
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Everett Crowley Park Clean-up, Bottle Drive and Picnic
2016-08-21 10:30 - 13:30 | Everett Crowley Park, 8200 Kerr St, Vancouver, BC, Canada
We’re having a summer clean-up event at Everett Crowley Park! Bring your refundable containers for our CWFF fundraiser. A picnic will follow the clean up and bottle drive. More info to come!

Uniform Exchange and Silent Auction
2016-09-10 12:30 - 14:45 | Charles Rummel Centre, 3630 Lozells Ave, Burnaby, BC, V5A 2YX, Canada
Do you need a Pathfinder uniform? Do you have an old uniform that needs a new home?
Burnaby Mountain District would like to invite you to a Uniform Exchange, a consignment sale fundraiser to support the Canadian World Friendship Fund.
When: Saturday September 10, 2016
Where: Charles Rummel Community Centre – 3630 Lozells Avenue, Burnaby
The 9th will not be attending this event as a unit. If you’d like to attend, please make arrangements with your family or a friend!

First Meeting of the 2016/2017 Year
2016-09-14 18:45 - 20:30 | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
Stay tuned for more information!

MEC Club Night - Gear training and discounts!
2016-09-15 19:00 - 21:00 | MEC Vancouver, 130 W Broadway, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Location: MEC Vancouver, 130 West Broadway
RSVP by Wednesday September 7, 2016 by clicking on the following link. https://goo.gl/forms/2NDcIQaC5QHhTlbq1
Mountain Equipment Co-op is hosting another Club Night September 15th that is open to all members of the Scouting and Guiding community in the Vancouver Lower Mainland including Guiders, girls & their parents. During the Club Night, MEC will also be providing info sessions on equipment including how to choose the right hiking boot and pack, details in layering and many more. This is a great opportunity for a unit to learn more about outdoor gear. Please attend in Guiding uniform/clothing!
RSVP (mandatory) by September 7th.

Program Planning and Cookies!
2016-09-21 18:45 - 20:30 | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
Bring your program books – we’re planning some great events and adventures for the 2016/2017 year!
Also, mint chocolate cookies are being distributed tonight. They will be available at the end of the meeting. Remember, a portion of each case of cookies you sell on your own goes towards your personal event and activity fundraising goals!

Great Canadian Shoreline Clean-up
2016-09-24 10:00 - 14:00 | Fraser River at the foot of Kerr St, Fraser River at the foot of Kerr St, BC, Canada
It’s the annual Great Canadian Shoreline Clean-up!
We’re pitching in at a new park this year. Meeting point is on the Fraser River at Kerr St.
Remember to wear your uniform and dress for the weather! See the Information Sheet below for more information.
Southridge Shoreline Clean Up info 2016

Killarney Lake Hike - Bowen Island
2016-10-02 10:00 - 16:10 | Killarney Lake – Bowen Island
We’re going on a day trip to Bowen Island to do some beginner hiking around Killarney Lake and in Crippen Regional Park! This will be a fun outdoor ‘get-to-know’ you outing, and a chance to cover some beautiful terrain with friends old and new. We’ll be starting the BC Hiking Challenge on this trip, our first 10km towards the 100km needed to complete the challenge and get the badge!
This is a rain or shine event, so please come prepared for the weather. Bring good walking shoes and a packed lunch.
Pick up and drop off will be from Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal in West Vancouver.
Forms here (please print and return the SG2 by Sept. 28, 2016):

SG1-Bowen-Island-Oct-2-2016
SG2-Bowen-Island-Oct-2-2016

"We Are What We Eat" Module
2016-10-05 18:45 - 20:30 | St. Thomas Anglican, 2444 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
It’s all about food tonight! We’re working towards the “We Are What We Eat” module, and will have a few laughs and snacks to share.

Peru Trip Presentation
2016-10-11 19:00 - 20:30 | First Lutheran Church, 5745 Wales St, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Courtney Smith, of the 1st Vancouver Rangers will do a presentation of her trip to Peru with BC Girl Guides in summer 2016. The evening will feature a presentation and fun activity, snacks, and some great perspectives on travel opportunities with Girl Guides!
Location: First Lutheran Church, 5745 Wales, Vancouver, enter the church from 42nd Ave, below ground level. There is an elevator .
Date and time: Tuesday October 11, 7 to 8:30 pm
Bring a mug!

NO MEETING TONIGHT
2016-10-12
This week’s meeting is on Tuesday October 11. We’ve joining the 6th Pathfinders for an international travel presentation!

Cookie Selling
2016-10-19 16:00 - 19:00 | Broadway-City Hall Skytrain Station, Broadway-City Hall Station, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Note the early start and end times. Uniforms are a must for this event!

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)

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

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.

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.

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.

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).

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

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.

Enchant: World's BIGGEST Holiday Light Maze!
2016-12-07 18:30 - 20:30
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.

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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.
