On Wednesday, September 13 we will be having our first Pathfinder meeting of the Guiding year. We will meet from 6:45-8:30pm in the basement of 2444 E 41st Ave (St Thomas Anglican Church, enter through the side door off of St Margarets street). 

We are asking grown ups to stay for the 15 minutes of the meeting to meet the Guiders (we have a new one!), collect cookies to sell (the chocolate mint Girl Guide cookie season is here), and hear announcements. This is also a chance to ask questions of the Guiders. 

The rest of the meeting will be spent getting to know the people in our unit. Pathfinders, please bring two objects to the meeting – something old and something new. These could be objects connected to our families, culture, favourite activities or hobbies. We will use these objects to introduce ourselves. 

Looking forward to the welcoming new members and welcoming back our returning Pathfinders! 

Our meeting this week will be at Queen Elizabeth Park. This will be our final meeting of the year. There will be a scavenger hunt and a bit of a ceremony.

We are also going to meet a bit earlier – 6:15 – 8:00pm – so we can hopefully have a visit with a special guest.

Drop off and pick up will be by at the top of the hill, by the water fountain, close to the parking lot.

On Wednesday, June 7 we will be brushing up on our camp skills at Trout Lake.

We will meet at 6:45 just outside the concession stand at the south end of the lake.

See you there!

NOTE – the kit list has been updated to include dinner on Friday night. We will be eating on the ferry so please bring dinner or money to buy dinner.

Our trip to Victoria is two weeks away! Here is the kit list of what you will need to bring with you on our trip:

To get to the Guide House we are staying at we will take a SkyTrain, bus, ferry, two buses, and will also be walking a bit. You will need to carry all of your gear. This is best done with a backpack (like a hiking backpack). If you would like to borrow a backpack from District, please let Amanda know ASAP!

At the last meeting Christa demonstrated the magic of compression sacks and how they can can be used to shrink the amount of space your sleeping bag takes up. They are space savers!

If you are interested in getting one, you can find them at MEC, Canadian Tire, VPO, and even Amazon. Make sure the size you are getting is big enough for your sleeping bag.

Our meeting on May 24 will be in Central Park in Burnaby.

We’ll explore the plants, birds and critters in the park while checking off another activity towards the BC Girl Guides Get Moving Challenge.

Please wear your uniform and dress for the weather as we will be outside rain or shine.

Drop off will be at 6:45pm at the parking lot at Patterson and Kingsway which is very close to the Patterson Skytrain station. Pick up will be at 8:30pm at the same location.

Unfortunately we have to cancel the meeting on May 17 as all of the Guiders are not able to be there.

We will see you on May 24!

On May 3 we will be selling cookies at Napier Square Greenway (Napier and Commercial Drive beside Choices Market) from 5:30 – 7:30. We have 6 cases left to sell and the money we raise will help subsidize our trip to Victoria. Wear your uniform. See you there!

Southridge District is hosting a special event at Extreme Air Park in New Westminster for all Pathfinders and Rangers in the District on Sunday, April 23 from 6-8pm. Forms are in the forms section of the website and are due on Wednesday.

On Wednesday, April 12 we will be selling cookies from 5:30 – 7:00pm at the Save-on-Foods at 2949 Main St. Wear your uniform. We have a dozen cases to sell and are looking forward to testing out our new Square device to accept cashless payments.

Note the earlier start time!

This Wednesday, we are having a sports and games night at the church as part of the BC Get Active challenge! Come ready to be outside the whole time – including wearing a warm jacket, toque, warm socks, appropriate shoes for movement etc. Please also bring any sports or games equipment you’d like to play with, such as soccer or basketballs, frisbees, hackysacks, etc!

Also, forms for June camp at Bowker Hall in Victoria are ready for download! We are heading to Victoria from June 16-18, and will be having lots of fun cooking, sight seeing, going to local attractions, and generally getting to know the city and a new GGC facility! Forms are due April 19, and camp costs $135 to attend.

Remember, you can use cookie cash towards camp, and a portion of each case you sell on your own goes towards your personal fundraising goals, so reach out to Christa before Wednesday night’s meeting if you’d like another case (or more!) to sell as part of this cookie campaign! We still have a few cases of cookies left!