Azure Hills Pathfinder Club

Thank you to all Pathfinders and parents who helped this morning at Helping Hands Pantry preparing bags of food to be distributed to the people in need. Here are some pictures of the event. Notice how busy the place was. Merry Christmas everyone!

Our next activity will be this coming Sunday, 12/09 from 9 am to 12 pm at the Helping Hands Pantry in San Bernardino. We will meet at Azure Hills Church at 8:30 am and will caravan to the facility. Parents and siblings are welcome to participate. A consent form for each pathfinder is required. Please fill one out ahead of time.  Below is the address and directions to the Helping Hands Pantry. 2205 S Artesia Street San Bernardino, CA 92408. https://maps.google.com/maps?q=helping+hands+pantry+san+bernardino&hl=en&ll=34.062419,-117.271371&spn=0.011768,0.026565&safe=active&fb=1&gl=us&hq=helping+hands+pantry&hnear=0x80c3537de2fdb8f3:0x2867c6788c87c28d,San+Bernardino,+CA&cid=0,0,3690848014243257153&t=h&z=16&iwloc=A  

The Azure Hills Pathfinders participated of two more exciting activities during this month of November 2012. The first one was the Southeastern California Conference Camporee at Rancho Jurupa in Riverside and the second one the Mission Inn Run at Riverside as well. See the pictures of both events below.

The Rangers and Voyagers who went to Camp Cedar Falls had the opportunity of leading the worship services during the weekend. Congratulations to all. You did an outstanding job presenting messages of the Bible in a fun but thoughtful way. The skits you presented were very creative. May God bless you all as you continue to grow physically and spiritually. We also had a hiking on Sabbath morning after the morning worship in a very relaxing setting (The treehouse and the creek). Enjoy the pictures of the event. Next Activities: Southeastern California Conference Camporee (All Pathfinders) Rancho Jurupa Park Thursday, November 1, 2012 at 3 pm until Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 10 am Cost: $65 per Pathfinder Transportation: Own (private vehicles) Details: Site official of the Camporee (Southeastern California Conference) There may be some concerns in regards to coming on Thursday during the SECC Camporee but if you attend any of our Adventist Schools i.e. LLA, RAA,

Hello Pathfinders and parents, The monthly meeting this week went well with you learning about hiking and camping skills. You will have the opportunity to apply what you learned during the next few weeks. See below for a list of activities and what to expect from each of them. A consent form is required for each activity. One form per Pathfinder please. More information will be posted as it becomes available so come back later to check for more details.

Hello Pathfinders and Parents, What an awesome day! It was great seeing those of you who were able to make it to the Induction service this past Sabbath. For any new Pathfinders who didn't make it, you may claim your membership pin next meeting. The hike that afternoon was one-of-a-kind. We began with 100+ degree heat but all the Pathfinders who came were able to complete the 5 mile loop. We were able to enjoy some wildlife and found some shade to rest in during the hike. Some of you even ran all the way down from the top! Check out the photos above. If you have some other pictures of the hike you would like to share please upload them! I am so proud of all of you. Keep believing and trusting in the Lord! Don't forget to sign up for our fundraiser. Pathfinders who participate pay $15.00 less for the race they sign up for. Please get others to join and have them register through our club! Here is the registration form and flyer for the Mission Inn 2012.

We have started one more year of Pathfinders' activities. For a complete list of activities for the 2012-2013 year click here . Announcement of upcoming activities Induction Service Date: Sabbath, September 15, 2012 Time: 11:30 (2nd Service) Place: Azure Hills Church Type A Uniform (dress uniform) Note: All pathfinders are to be seated on the reserved pews on the piano side of the church. After the service, we will take a group picture on the stage and steps 5-Mile Hike Date: Sabbath, September 15, 2012 Time: 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm Place: The Claremont Canyon Loop Address to the Claremont Canyon Loop trailhead: 4060 North Mills Ave., Claremont, CA 91711 Note: There is a small parking lot at the trailhead. You can also park along Mills Ave. or in the larger parking lot on the right side along Mills Ave. We will assemble at the trailhead at 3:30 pm. We will have a brief devotional and group picture at the halfway point. What to wear: Type B Uniform (Gold T-Shirt)

Hi Pathfinders! Our first meeting is on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 in the Azure Hills Church room CMC 1 @ 6:30 pm. Please note that during this meeting we will be organizing into units and also earning the Cats Honor. Please also add to your Pathfinder calendar that our Wednesday meetings always start at exactly 6:30 pm. The venue may change depending on how many Pathfinders end up comprising our club. So far, we have have about 65 Pathfinders registered or who have stated their intentions to register. Attached is the document on Membership participation options .   Please note that the progressive classes are not covered during our Wednesday meetings since we meet only once a month.  If you want to earn your progressive class pin and patches you will need to work on them on your own.  Please inform us if you are interested in doing this so I can pick up a workbook for you at the conference.  The conference tells me the workbooks are under revision so there ma

Hello Pathfinders, How's your summer vacation going? We hope that you are having fun and that you are getting ready for another school and Pathfinders' year. We have planned another year of fun activities for you. Registration is on Tuesday, August 14th from 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm at Azure Hills Church CMC-1. Download the registration form here . Activity schedule for 2012-2013 year Registration Fees: Local Club fee: $30.00 Conference Insurance Fee: $7.50 Total fee per Pathfinder: $37.50 Subsequent Pathfinders from the same family: $32.50 each For our new members, please find information about the uniform below. Any questions or concerns, please contact director Mike via  email  or text (909-518-6782) Progressive Classes Offered this year (2012-2013): FRIEND - 5th graders (10 years olds - Complete at time of registration) COMPANION - 6th graders (11 year olds) EXPLORER - 7th graders (12 year olds) RANGER - 8th graders (13 year olds) VOYAGER - 9th grader

Hello Pathfinders and Parents, Just a brief summary of the last 3 dates of Pathfinder activities for the year: Please note there is NO Pathfinder meeting this week on the 2nd. May 5, Saturday @ 12:30 pm  -- potluck lunch and Investiture, Large Fellowship Hall, Attire: Type A Uniform (formal)         The Investiture will take place while we are eating and we hope to be done by or before 3pm.         The club will provide lasagna/pasta and drinks FRIEND Class please bring dessert, COMPANION Class please bring fruits, EXPLORER Class please bring rolls or garlic bread, RANGER Class please bring green salad May 9, Wednesday @ 6:30 pm -- Pathfinder Meeting / practice for Pathfinder Sabbath, CMC1, Attire: Type B uniform (T-shirt) May 12, Saturday @ 11:00 am -- Pathfinder Sabbath -- 2nd service, gather in CMC1, Attire: Type A Uniform (formal) For those of you doing the Pathfinder Special (the Praise Team and the drama group -- who know who you are), you will practice right

Dear pathfinders and parents, What an experience! This was everybody's first big camporee and it was quite the adventure. I have been to camporees, myself, as a pathfinder and teen counselor before. But this was my first as a director and it has been such a learning experience. I thank the Lord for keeping us all safe, for the good and the bad weather (remember, trials strengthen our faith muscles!), and for blessing us with reminders of His love and care. My thanks and appreciation to the following groups of of people: (i will not mention names because i might forget someone) My deputy directors: thank you for all the time and hard work you put into the planning and implementation of the plans and improvising as needed. You are such an awesome group of people to work with. Thanks for taking the time to do this with our pathfinders. The parent counselors who either camped with us or came back everyday (and walked miles to get to our campsitie): thank you for taking time of

Dear Pathfinders and Parents who are coming to the PUC Camporee: Just a few announcements and reminders: (Make sure you read the previous posting below as well) For those who have extra space to haul up some water, please come to the church at 12:30pm Please remember to bring you consent forms (Pathfinders only) Please remember to eat lunch before you leave and bring a sack dinner The weather forcast is beautiful the entire week and weekend -- it may get warm during the day but it will be cool at night. Be sure you have appropriate clothes for both. Registration begins at 2pm ... we plan on getting there by 2. We won't know until we get there, where our club's assigned spot will be. Thank you to those of you who are able to come soon after 2 to help with set up. Many hands make work lighter. Directions to Glen Helen Regional Park from the church: 215 North Exit Devore Rd (Exit 54A) Turn Left on Devore Rd Left on Glen Helen Park Road There should be signs and possibly campore

The Camporee is almost upon us. We will be posting here useful and very important information to make this event run as smooth as possible. There are few details we need to make sure you are aware of before it starts on March 28th: We need to know if you are planning on staying overnight or just spending the day at the Campground. Since the camping will be so close to home some of you might need to come and go during the day. We need to know exactly who is coming or leaving from the campground at any given time. For those p lanning on staying overnight during the Camporee and will be checking in sometime during the we ek we will need to know what day you will be arriving. Parents who are camping with us must bring a tent to sleep in. We may be able to coordinate with other parents to share tents. For parents with motor-homes/trailers - Our space is limited so if you are planning on bringing a motorhome or RV we need to know. RV/motorhomes can be set up at the campsite on Wednesday o

All Pathfinders participated in the Presidential Physical Fitness Test. The Physical Fitness Test recognizes Pathfinders for their level of physical fitness in five activities : Curl-ups (or partial curl-ups) Shuttle run Endurance run/walk (1 mile run) Pull-ups (or right angle push-ups or flexed-arm hang) V-sit reach (or sit and reach) Hooray for Pathfinders! It takes guts and determination to compete in the five activities of the President’s Challenge Physical Fitness Test . These Pathfinders are really testing their limits, and we’re proud of them. That’s why the President’s Challenge offers awards for Pathfinders at all levels of fitness. The three awards for Pathfinders, based on their scores are: PRESIDENTIAL PHYSICAL FITNESS AWARD Wow! These kids are seriously fit! This award recognizes Pathfinders who achieve an outstanding level of physical fitness. To earn this award, Pathfinders must score at or above the 85th percentile on all five activities. NATIONAL PHYSICAL FITNESS AWA

Tonight, the Pathfinders completed the second part of the honors they started during the last meeting of January. Friend - Red Alert Companion - Cake Decorating Explorer - Puppetry Ranger - Baking Here are some pictures of the Baking Honors Next events: o When: Sunday, February 19, 2012 o Time: 12:00 – 5:00 pm o What: Rock Climbing o Where: Meet @ Threshhold Climbing &Fitness Center at 2111 Iowa Ave Suite A, Riverside CA. 92507 **Bottled water and snacks will be provided** Next meeting: March 7, 2012 – Wednesday, 6:30 pm, CMC1 Presidential Fitness Challenge Please come dressed to run, do push ups, sit ups & stretch Pacific Union Conference Pathfinder Camporee: March28 – April 1, 2012 (Wednesday– Sunday) Registration through the club is closed. Forthose who plan on coming up only on Sabbath it is $20.00 per person. You must register and buy your Sabbath Day passes online at http://www.puccamporee.org/registration ConsentForms will need to be filled out for all Path

All Pathfinders who attended the vespers and game night last Sabbath night had a nice time. We also had most of the Pathfinders signed up for the upcoming Pacific Union Conference Camporee on March 28th. We would like to remind parents and siblings who plan on going only during the day on Sabbath the cost is $20 per person. You must buy your Sabbath Day passes online at http://puccamporee.org/registration To learn more about the Camporee visit the Camporee official page at http://puccamporee.org/#/home

Hello Pathfinders and Parents, Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a safe and blessed Christmas break. I hope to see you at our Wednesday meeting. We are starting a new set of honors: Friend - Red Alert - Instructor: MaryJo Sandholm Companion - Cake Decorating - Instructor: Kim Knowlton Explorer - Puppetry - Instructor: Barry Nieman Ranger - Baking - Instructor: Nery Pereira See you at the meeting! Director Mike Azure Hills Pathfinder Club Announcements:

Hello Pathfinders, I hope you had a good time with your family and friends during the holidays. We are expecting you all this Wednesday (January 4th) at 6:30 pm for our monthly meeting. We have new honors to learn and at this meeting you may register for the Camporee to take place during the Spring break. Below you will find pictures of the Drilling and Marching event we had last month.