Our spring camp at Golden Ears Provincial Park is on coming up! We will be there from Friday, May 31 – Sunday, June 2.

We sleep in tents, cook on camp stoves, check out the trails, do crafts and whatever else the Pathfinders are interested in doing.

Here is what you need to know.

• We will be camping in Golden Ears Provincial Park at the Alouette Campground, sites A37 & A38
• Drop off will be at the campsite on Friday, May 31 at 7:00pm.
• Pick up will be at the campsite on Sunday, June 2 at noon.
• If you aren’t able to drive to the campsite without being registered, we will station a Guider at the ticket booth to Alouette Campground.
• Cell reception in the park can be a bit spotty, so please download instructions before leaving Vancouver.
• We will have mug up on Friday night but not dinner. Please eat before you come.
• We may ask some Pathfinders to transport some of the group camp gear to camp as there will be limited space in the Guider car.
• Cost is $40

Please sign and return the SG2 form to Amanda by Wednesday, May 22.

• SG1 – Information about camp
• SG2 – Please sign this and return to Amanda
• Kit list – Please let Amanda know before Sunday, May 19 if you need to borrow any gear.

To get ready for camp we have a planning session scheduled for Wednesday, May 22 to work through the menu and activities. Then on Wednesday, May 29 we will practice our camp skills like putting up tents and using camp stoves.

Looking forward to it!

Time:  5:30 – 7:30 pm

This Wednesday we will be selling our 9 remaining cases of cookies at the Save-on-Foods at 2949 Main Street! We will meet at the Save-on-Foods entrance off the parking lot (not the one on Main St). Please wear your uniform and dress for the weather!  

This week we are hosting a party for the Guides! Please note we are in a DIFFERENT location and meeting at a DIFFERENT time. 

• Location: David Oppenheimer Elementary School
• Room: Spare Time Space
• Drop Off: 6:00pm
• Pick Up: 8:30pm
• Please bring: Your full Pathfinder uniform & a travel mug

Since we are the party hosts it is important that the Pathfinders come ready to participate fully, share what they’ve learned about the WAGGGS World Centres, and be friendly and welcoming to other Guides and Pathfinders. 

On Wednesday, April 24 we will be doing a free introduction to Taekwondo at Vector Training Centre. A former Pathfinder from our unit now works there and offered us this free introductory session.

No experience is required. The session will involve basic movements like jumping, kicking, and striking. At the end of our session, we will walk a few blocks to Coco Fresh Tea and Juice to get a bubble tea. The unit will cover the cost of the bubble tea.

Drop off will be at Vector Training Centre (3121 Kingsway Ave) at 6:25pm and pick up will be at the bubble tea place (3275 Kingsway Ave) at 8:15pm.

Pathfinders should wear comfortable athletic clothing (no zippers or sharp objects) and no jewelry.

Forms are due to Amanda on Saturday, April 20 at 5pm. This includes completing the SG2, SG5, Vector Training Centre’s Waiver, and indicating what tea you want on the order form. All forms can be found here: https://9thvancouverpathfinders.ca/forms/

This week, we will be doing group cookie selling at the Metrotown Skytrain Station from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. The drop-off/pickup location will be the corner of Telford and Beresford. Pathfinders should wear their uniforms and come prepared to be outside, regardless of weather.

Tonight’s meeting is a cookie extravaganza, with a cookie baking challenge! Come prepared to do some baking.

We will also be sending home two cases of the Spring Girl Guide Cookies with each Pathfinder. Additional cases may be available at the next meeting, for anyone who wants more.

February 22 is World Thinking Day – a day to celebrate the global Guiding movement. To mark the occasion, we will be headed downtown to do a walk with a Guide unit. We will be a day early to see the buildings lit up in blue, but we will bring our own lights in the form of the lanterns we made this week. Here are the details: 

Drop Off: 6:30pm at 29th Avenue Station. Note there are a few entrances to the station. Please meet at the entrance closest to 29th Ave and Atlin Street (NOT the entrance next to the park). If you can’t find us, text Amanda.

Pick up: 8pm at 29th Avenue Station.

Pathfinders should bring the lantern that we made this week and a Compass Card if they are over the age of 12. Pathfinders should be dressed to be outside for over an hour. This includes hats, gloves, warm socks, warm layers, and raingear if it rains. And if they have a Pathfinder scarf, that should be worn over their jacket. 

Thank you for bringing in your returnables last week!

We are using this bottle drive to raise funds for the Canadian World Friendship Fund (CWFF) – and fund that helps support opportunities of members to travel. It is one of our service projects for the year.

If you weren’t able to bring in your returnables last week please drop them off at any Return-It Express locations using the account Girl Guides of Canada Southridge District account information listed below. 

To use the system:
·      Place your refundables into a quick-tie large clear plastic bag
·      Take to Return-it Express depot print labels & place one label on each bag so it’s visible.
·      To print labels, enter phone number 604-435-2542 on the keyboard at the depot; it prints up to 12 labels at a time.
·      Put your bag in the bin/location reserved for the Express program (ask employee).

If you do this, please let Christa know what date you dropped off the bags and how many, so she can connect with the District to get the funds moved over to the CWFF. 

Thank you!

At this week’s meeting we will be talking about ‘Money Sense’! Our activities will focus on building our financial literacy skills.

As a reminder, we are currently conducting a bottle drive. Pathfinders are encouraged to bring clean, refundable cans and bottles in clear plastic bags to either this meeting (February 7) or next week’s meeting (February 14).

With all the snow out there, we will be cancelling Pathfinders this evening (January 17).

Enjoy the snow!