This week we will work on the Web Surfin’ module with Amy. If you have a device that you can bring to Pathfinders (phone, iPod, tablet, etc) please bring it along with your favourite photo or video editing app. We will be creating some digital images to share what we learn!
Meeting on Feb 22 – EARLY START
We’re celebrating Thinking Day this week by hosting a Thinking Day Tea Party for the Brownies! A few things to remember:
- The party starts at 6:30 pm. Those doing set up (HW, MCB, MM), please arrive at 6:00 pm.
- Participating in this event is a requirement for 3rd years finishing their Canada Cord this year (MCB, HTL, HW, MH, IA, RP….!)
- We’re collecting donations for our visit to the Food Bank on March 29. Bring an item from their “Top 10 Most Wanted” list to this event!
- Please come in uniform!
You can also bring your forms and payment (or use cookie cash – talk to a leader about this!) for our April 1 canoe lessons with Ridge Wilderness.
February 8 Meeting CANCELLED
Tonight’s meeting will be cancelled due to the winter storm warning. No need for anyone to drive if they don’t have to. Hope you are all safe and warm tonight!
Stay tuned for updates about next week’s special guests. Note that we’re starting at 6:30 pm on Feb 15.
Meeting updates
This week, we’ve got a special guest from the City of Vancouver coming to work with us on our Prepare for the Unexpected module (mandatory module for those working on your Canada Cords)! Bring your program book, and wear your uniform.
You can also bring in your forms for the Southridge District Thinking Day Bowl-A-Thon on Feb 19!
Also, we’re going canoeing with Ridge Wilderness on April 1! This is a great, affordable way to get some time on the water. No experience necessary! The 1.5 hour lesson will either be at Whonnock Lake (or Brae Island Regional Park (Langley) – more info to come once Ridge confirms. To save your spot, fill out all of the attached forms (SG1, SG2, SG5, and Ridge Waiver) and return it with your $10 payment as soon as possible! Check out the event listing for more information.
First Aid tomorrow
Reminder to those that have signed up for First Aid tomorrow (IA, MCB, HC, KC, CC, IH, MM, HTL, NT, HW) to be at the church at 12:45 pm. The class starts at 1:00 pm sharp and ends at 5:00 pm. Please bring:
- your program book
- a water bottle and light snack
- comfortable clothing as we’ll be doing practice activities on the floor etc.
This week….
We’re working on our Camp Olave, Seattle, and service project plans. Can’t remember what task you signed up for? Check the Planning page on the website.
Tonight is also the last night to sign up for First Aid (which is this Saturday!!), and for the Southridge District bowling event on Feb 19.
If you borrowed any camping gear for snow camp and haven’t returned it yet (DK, MCB), please bring it in as soon as possible.
Scroll down for some great camping opportunities….
3rd Years: Camping Opportunity
Dear 3rd year Pathfinders;
The Salish Rangers would like to invite 3rd year Pathfinders to join us for a winter fun-filled weekend at the Girl Guide cabin on Hollyburn Ridge on Cypress Mountain. This is a great opportunity to see what Rangers and winter camping are like. We’ll be playing outside in the snow, sledding and making igloos and we will have plenty of free time inside for board games and relaxing by the fire. We are planning a group beginner cross country skiing lesson Saturday afternoon and an evening walk to listen to the live music at Hollyburn Lodge. The food will be yummy and there will be all you can drink hot chocolate and hot apple cider.
Space at this camp is limited so interested Pathfinders should get their permission form, health form and $105 fee in promptly to Crystal. Cheques should be made payable to “Salish Rangers – Girl Guides of Canada”. The deadline for registration is Monday, Feb 6th at 9pm. Forms and fees can be mailed to 215-1675 W 10th Ave, Vancouver BC V6J 2A2 or you can email Crystal (writecrystal@gmail.com) to arrange to drop them off in person.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact our Guiders, Crystal or Vanessa.
We look forward to meeting you!
The Salish Rangers
** Email Karla for forms **
1st & 2nd Years – Spring Break Camp – Cupcakes & Candles
Cupcakes & Candles is a residential international themed camping opportunity for girls ages 9 to 13 (all Guides and 1st and 2nd year Pathfinders) in West Coast Area. This camp will provide opportunities for girls across the area to make new friends, learn about Guiding around the world, and get out camping over Spring Break!
When: March 17-19, 2017
Where: Camp Kanaka in Maple Ridge
Cost: $70 per participant (price includes GST)
(Fee covers food, accommodation, program supplies, t-shirt and crest)
Capacity: 48 participants
Forms:
SG1 – Parent Information
SG2- Permission Form
H1 -Health form
To register for this camp please fill out the online registration form here.
Then mail forms (SG2, H1) and registration fee to the address below. The registration fee should be a cheque made out to “Girl Guides of Canada-West Coast Area”. Registration for this camp will be done on a first come first serve basis.
Please mail all forms and registration fees to the address below by February 17, 2017.
Vicki Ferguson
206 1529 East 3rd Ave
Vancouver, BC
V5N 1G8
If there are any questions or concerns about this camp, please feel free to email the West Coast Camping Committee at wcacampingadviser@gmail.com.
This week…
We’re playing games galore! Werewolf, Carcassonne, Code Names, and more!
Please bring back any (dry and clean!) camping gear you borrowed for snow camp. Also, bring updates on the task you signed up to research / be in charge of for our upcoming Camp Olave and Seattle trips. Can’t remember what you signed up for? Check out the Planning page for more details.
This week is also the last chance to sign up for the LifeSaver First Aid course and the Southridge District Thinking Day bowl-a-thon, so be sure to bring forms and payment so you don’t miss out on these fun events.
Free Movie Tickets: “The Space Between Us”
Girl Guides of Canada, BC Council has received 100 Double Passes (200 movie tickets, total) for a special pre-screening of THE SPACE BETWEEN US (PG-13), the latest Young Adult movie by VVS Films, and we would like to make them available to our girl and adult members on a first-come, first-served basis!
This is an official Guiding Activity, open to girls 12 years of age and older, therefore the parental ratio must be maintained, and uniforms should be worn.
Synopsis
In this interplanetary adventure, a space shuttle embarks on the first mission to colonize Mars, only to discover after takeoff that one of the astronauts is pregnant. Shortly after landing, she dies from complications while giving birth to the first human born on the red planet – never revealing who the father is.
Thus begins the extraordinary life of Gardner Elliot – an inquisitive, highly intelligent boy who reaches the age of 16 having only met 14 people in his very unconventional upbringing. While searching for clues about his father, and the home planet he’s never known, Gardner begins an online friendship with a street smart girl in Colorado named Tulsa.
When he finally gets a chance to go to Earth, he’s eager to experience all of the wonders he could only read about on Mars – from the most simple to the extraordinary. But once his explorations begin, scientists discover that Gardner’s organs can’t withstand Earth’s atmosphere.
Eager to find his father, Gardner escapes the team of scientists and joins with Tulsa on a race against time to unravel the mysteries of how he came to be, and where he belongs in the universe.
When and Where
Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 7:00 PM
Cineplex International Village
88 West Pender,
Vancouver, BC V6B 6N9
Google Maps
Event Hashtag: #TheSpaceBetweenUs
Genre: Romance/Adventure
Cast: Gary Oldman, Asa Butterfield, Britt Robertson, Carla Gugino
WATCH THE OFFICIAL MOVIE TRAILER
If you are interested in attending this event, please email Jonathan Dagostino atcomassist@bc-girlguides.org, no later than Sunday, January 29, 2017 at 10:00 PM to request the tickets. In the subject line of the email, write “The Space Between Us Tickets”.Please include your iMIS number in the email.
All movie tickets will be sent out by email in PDF format, and tickets will be available to entire units, as well as individual girl or adult members, on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please note that only successful candidates will receive a reply to their ticket request, and all successful ticket requests will be answered no later than 4 PM, on Monday, January 30, 2017.