9th Vancouver Pathfinders

On October 18, we’re selling cookies at Broadway-City Hall Skytrain Station! Note the early start time of 4:30 pm. Uniforms are mandatory for this public event.

On October 25, we’re heading to Canada Place to experiene Flyover Canada with a Halloween Twist! Bring your Compass Card or bus fare as we’re taking transit. Drop off and pick up are from 29th Avenue Skytrain Station.  More information in the Events Calendar. Note the early start time!

Drop off Time:  6:30pm

Pick up Time:  8:30pm

Cost:  $18

Forms and payment for Flyover Canada are due Oct 18.  Forms available here.

We’re doing the International Day of the Girl WAGGGS challenge tonight! Bring your program book. Also, please feel free to bring any cookie money and Camp Olave forms and payment!

From Friday November 24 – Sunday November 26, we’re heading to Camp Olave for a cozy, crafty fall camp! We’re staying at Brock cabin. We’ll be making lots of fun things to take home, and completing the BC Camping “Sleepover” Challenge! Camp costs $85. Talk to a leader if you’d like to use some of your cookie cash! Forms and payment are due no later than November 1.

• SG1-Camp Olave Nov 2017
• SG2-Camp Olave Nov 2017

Kit list will be distributed closer to camp.

More information is available in the Pathfinder Calendar!

It was great to meet everyone at our first meeting, I know we’re going to have a fun year together!

As mentioned at the meeting, if you have a membership pin at home, please bring it to one of the next few meetings. 

Membership pins celebrate the number of years you have been in Guiding. The number on the pin indicates how many years you’ve been in Guiding. You get a new one every year. We’ll hand these out during the enrollment ceremony. 

It is tradition for members to bring in their membership pins from the year before so they can be redistributed to other girls. This helps to keep our costs down, so we can spend our money elsewhere. 

Hope everyone is enjoying the end of summer!

Just wanted to let you know of an opportunity that we’ve come across that you might be interested in.  A few local businesses (mostly owned by women, yay!) are having a pop up shop September 15-17, and are opening up space to youth vendors.  I know we’ve got lots of crafty girls in Guiding, so consider applying if you’ve made something you want to sell.  You can even share a table with a friend (make sure you both fill out the application form).   You could sell your own art, jewellry, baking… just about anything you’ve created!  Application deadline is September 5th so make sure you get your application form in soon if you are interested.

We look forward to seeing you all at our first meeting on September 13!

Can you believe it – our last meeting of the year is on Wednesday June 5!! We’re meeting at 6:45 pm at the corner of 33rd and Ontario. Wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather. We’ll play a round of frisbee golf, and enjoy some chill time in the park – with some end-of-year surprises. Pick up is 8:30 pm at the same place.

Still want to come to summer camp? Forms and payment are due today.

The Port of Metro Vancouver is calling for energetic members, from Sparks to Rangers, Guiders and Guild to come and celebrate our national pride and take a moment to honour this great nation. We will feature the celebration theme with motion and amplified music, sing campfire songs with some choreography along the parade route.

An integral part of the Canada Day at Canada Place activities, the parade starts at 4:00pm on Sunday, July 2, 2017. The Canada 150 Parade will bring the streets of downtown Vancouver to life with over 60 parade entries showcasing our rich and diverse country.  The purpose of the parade is to celebrate Canada and provide enjoyment and fun for members of our community.  The parade route is 1 km. Television coverage by Shaw TV.

On the day, we will meet early at Provincial Guide House to practice the choreography and travel together in a school bus to the parade assembly area.  Parents will drop off and pick up their girls at Guide House.

Dress Code: Official uniform T-shirt with white tie, navy cargo pant or navy blue jean.

Please email josephine_chan@telus.net ASAP to sign up. Space in our entry is limited so contact us ASAP.

On May 24, we’re completing a number of modules of the Summer Camp Challenge as we gear up for Camp Olave! Even if you’re not going to camp, this work also counts towards your Canada Cord, so don’t miss out!

Please bring with you:

• ideas about activities and meals / food items you’d like to have at camp
• ideas for locations and activities for a fall camp (it’s just around the corner!)
• any outstanding cookie money
• Camp Olave forms and payment
• Steveston and Gulf of Georgia Cannery forms

Also, the Camp Olave kit list is now available here:

• Kit List Camp Olave 2017

Please review. If you’d like to borrow any camping gear from Girl Guides such as a thermarest, sleeping bag, or pack, please let a leader know by May 31.