9th Vancouver Pathfinders

Pathfinder Summit is a biennial event (every second year, alternating with Ranger Revolution) for girls in their 2nd or 3rd year of Pathfinders (current 1st or 2nd year Pathfinders). It is an opportunity for registered Pathfinders and Pathfinder Guiders from around BC to come together as patrols and explore the Pathfinder Program, with a focus on leadership. Participants explore subjects they might not encounter at unit meetings and are encouraged to take information back with them to share with their units. Girls and Guiders stay at the HI-Vancouver Jericho Beach hostel and participate in Pathfinder Summit activities at Guide House in Vancouver.

The objective of this event is to help girls from across BC by building the skills necessary to take on leadership roles in their units, in their communities and in Guiding.

Where: Vancouver, BC
Who: Open to 2nd & 3rd Year Pathfinder patrols from BC
When: October 21-23, 2016
Cost: $315 per patrol of 4 Pathfinders ($78.75 per girl)

If you would like to attend this event with a patrol from our unit, please bring a deposit cheque for $78.75 made out to 9th Vancouver Pathfinders by Wednesday May 4th. You do not need to register on your own. The Unit Guiders will apply for patrols on behalf of the unit.

Patrol Application and Information Sheet (PDF)

We’re working on the “Our Environment” program module. As part of this module, Pathfinders should consider attending an Earth Day celebration in their community. Here are a few events around town that offer fun and earth-oriented entertainment for the whole family:

Friday April 22: Voices of Elders exhibition and show at Queen Elizabeth Theater (daytime outdoor events are free for all, and evening event is free for children and youth!)

Saturday April 23: Surrey’s Party for the Planet

Sunday April 24: Earth Day Parade on Commercial Drive

We’ve posted information and forms for a variety of upcoming events on the website! Check out the “Forms” page and “Calendar” for more information.

Remember, forms and payment for the horse camp sleepover at A+T Equestrian are due tonight (Wednesday April 20)!

On Wednesday February 17th, we’ll be completing the Fashion Sense from Head to Toe module and making granola bars!

Optional items to bring are your hair brush, make-up, nail polish, and fashion magazines for making collages.

Also, if you’d like to finish up your First Aid module from last week, please bring the list of first aid supplies in your personal first aid kit / a photo of your first aid kit from home to share with the group (to complete #6 of the First Aid module in your program book).

Forms for winter camp at Hollyburn and our seasonal outing to the Bright Nights event at Stanley Park are now available on the Forms page. Please bring your forms and payment to an upcoming meeting. Camp forms are due on Dec 2. Bright Nights forms are due on Dec 9.