What a great weekend at Camp Olave!

This week, we’re having a pyjama party and doing some fun, interactive activities to complete the Relationships, Values, Choices program module. This module is mandatory for your Canada Cord, so 3rd years, you’re definitely going to want to attend!

Wear your PJs, bring a stuffed friend, and don’t forget your program book! Tonight is also the last night to bring any donation items for our seasonal service project benefitting the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre!

For those interested in coming to Camp Olave for a fun fall camp, forms and payment are due on Wednesday November 23. The Camp Olave Kit List is also posted now.

Olave Gold Campers (HTL, RP, HW), please meet Karla at Champlain Square to do the camp grocery shopping at 7:15 pm.

All other Pathfinders, meet at the church for an evening of fall camp prep and holiday fun.

Bring your program books, and any donations for the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre – our seasonal holiday service project!

This week, we’re celebrating our first year Pathfinders’ official kick-off to their Pathfinder journey with an enrolment pizza party! Come in uniform as this is a special, ceremonial event.

Following enrolment, 3rd years using our trip to Camp Olave in November as their gold camp will have some time to continue camp planning.

Also, sign up any time for our upcoming events. Most importantly, forms and payment our outing to the Stanley Park Christmas Train on December 7 are due no later than November 16 as we have to buy tickets in advance, so don’t miss out!

Wowee – there’s a lot to look forward to!  Check out the Calendar and Forms pages for more information about the following great upcoming events:

• Fall Camp @ Camp Olave – November 25-27 – forms due November 16
• Stanley Park Bright Lights Christmas Train – December 7 – forms due November 16
• Snow Camp @ Mt Seymour – January 20-22 – forms due November 9, must attend training on Nov 16
• First Aid with St John’s Ambulance – Feb 4 – forms due January 18

Also, at our upcoming meeting, we’ll be planning enrolment (1st years!), Camp Olave gold camp (3rd years completing their Canada Cord!), and our holiday service project. 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.

Be sure to bring your program book! Also, cookie money is due November 9th.

For the next two meetings, we’re out and about in the community!  Please note next week’s meeting is on Tuesday Oct 11 (no meeting on Wednesday night). We’re joining the 6th Pathfinders for a presentation about a Southridge Ranger’s recent GGC international trip to Peru!

On Wednesday Oct 19, we’re selling cookies at Broadway-City Hall Canada Line station! Note the early start and end times. There will be two cookie selling shifts to sign up for – 4:00-5:30 pm, and 5:30 – 7:00 pm. Stay tuned for more info about how to sign up!

Also, we’ve added lots of event info and permissions forms for some great upcoming events to the website, including Snow Camp at Mount Seymour Provincial Park, and a First Aid course with St John’s Ambulance. Check out the Calendar for more information!

We’re starting the “We are what we eat” module this week with a few tasty treats, so be sure to bring your program book and a hair tie!

Also, October 5 is the last chance to pick up a case of cookies to sell on your own. Remember, a portion of your sales go into your personal “cookie cash” fund for special events and outings!

It’s that time again! Chocolatey-mint cookies are here! Cookies sales start on Sunday September 25. Cookies are $5 per box. Remember, a portion of every case of cookies you sell goes towards your personal fundraising goals!

If you would like to pick up additional cases of cookies at our next meeting, please e-mail Karla before 5:00 pm on Tuesday.

More information to come on a public sales date in October!

This is an important meeting, as we’ll be spending our time together planning the activities we’ll be doing together for the next few months and into next year. Remember to bring your program books, as well as a few ideas for the following categories:

1. Community service project
2. Camping/outdoor activity (be specific, what kind of camping?)
3. Local outing
4. Program work

Also:

• Forms for the October 2nd Bowen Island Outing are now available
• Mint chocolate cookies are being distributed.  They will be available at the end of the meeting.
• Dues for the 2016/2017 Pathfinder year are $50, and can be paid in full this month or in two instalments of $25 (one now, one in January). Dues help cover the cost of program supplies, craft materials, pins and badges, and more! Please let a leader know if you have any questions about dues.

Our first meeting of the year is Wednesday September 14! Here are a few notes as we prepare for a great Guiding year:

• Parents and guardians, please plan to stay for the first 30 minutes of the meeting to meet the leaders and other Pathfinders, and to ensure we have all of the forms and paperwork we need!
• If you didn’t already send Karla an updated Personal Health Form over the summer, please bring the completed form with you to the meeting.
• Returning Pathfinders, please bring your program books!
• We’ve already got a lot of greats events and adventures on our program calendar for the fall and winter. Check them out!
  • Please note that if you’d like to attend the Southridge district outing to Camp Jubilee on October 15, forms and payment are due at our first meeting.
  • If you’d like to attend the MEC Club Night with a friend or family member for gear training and great discounts, RSVP online by September 7.

Hope everyone is enjoying their summer vacation! Take a look at the Calendar for a sneak peek at all of the great events and activities we’ve planned for the fall, including a backpacking trip to Cheakamus Lake, and the Southridge district outing to Camp Jubilee.  The first meeting of the year is September 14, 2016. See you then!