Adventurer Club PAD Newsletter
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2025 Calendar
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
- 9 State Adventurer Super Fun Day (Space Coast) – OPEN
- 24-28 Thanksgiving (Office/Store Closed)
DECEMBER
- 15-18 End-of-Year Inventory (Office/Store Closed)
- 24-Jan. 5 Christmas Week (Office/Store Closed)
JANUARY
- 1-10 Days of Prayer (local churches)
- 10 North Council Meeting (Gainesville SDA School)
- 11 Central Council Meeting (FL Conf)
- 16-18 South Adventurer Family Campout (Camp Tanah Keeta) – OPEN
- 24 South Zones A, B, & C Council Meeting (Maranatha)
- 25 South Zone D Council Meeting (Cape Coral)
- 25 West Council Meeting (Tampa Spanish Church)
Events Updates
South Area Adventurer Family Campout
Location: Camp Tanah Keetah
Date: January 16-18, 2026
Registration: NOW OPEN in YMMS!
Registration Deadline: December 1, 2025, 1:00pm
Tutorial: How to register for this event – Click Here
For more information: Click Here
Adventurer Super Fun Day 2025
Save the date for the upcoming Super Fun Day! For more information: Click Here
Location: Space Coast Fair Grounds
Date: November 9, 2025
Registration: Now open in YMMS!
Registration Deadline: October 28, 2025
Any questions/concerns for registration, contact Karen Rivera:
- phone: 407-644-5000 ex 2421
- email: karen.rivera@floridaconference.com
Memory verse list: Click Here
ATTENTION: November 9 will be Super Fun Day at the Space Coast Fair grounds. Our theme is Traveling with Jesus. If ANYONE has or knows someone with exhibits about traveling – model trains, model cars, model planes or boats, they would like to display – PLEASE LET US KNOW. We are also looking for people that work with travel – plane pilots, boat captains, helicopter pilots, train conductors etc…Adventurers are always excited to see and learn!
Please contact Lisa Gary or Brad Gary for travel exhibits:
Lisa Gary
- phone: (321) 626-9351
- email: bradlgary@yahoo.com
Brad Gary
- phone: (321) 537-8929
- email: brad12159@yahoo.com
Club of the Year
- Reports are up in YMMS for:
- Share Your Faith I & II
- Coordinator Visit I
(Not sure how to find the reports? Click Here).
Quiz in YMMS: a short quiz on knowledge of YMMS. This is for BONUS points for Club of the Year. It is NOT mandatory. It is now ready in YMMS! (Not sure how to find the quiz? Click Here)
- First Deadline has passed, October 1, for 20 bonus points.
- Take the quiz by February 1 to receive 10 bonus points.
SHARE YOUR FAITH Event Registrations I & II: NOW OPEN in YMMS
- AT LEAST 60% of the club must be registered – ONLY get points if 60% in your YMMS Club Roster is Registered.
- These points are in addition to the Calendar points and the report submission.
Please refer to the official COY document for dates and instructions: Click Here
Leadership Development Training
G300 is a Leadership Development training presented by Florida Conference Pathfinder and Adventurer Department. This course is offered only to our Officially Appointed Volunteer staff (OAVs), all Florida Conference Club Directors, Secretaries, and other staff members.
We are pleased to also extend an invitation to members of Florida Conference Medical Cadet Corp (MCC), to join our Pathfinder and Adventurer team for this Leadership Development training.
We are only providing a Level 1 training this year.
Registration is NOW CLOSED.
PAD Announcements
Adventurers and Pathfinders: The Impact
One of our fellow OAVs had a story to share from Espaco Novo Tempo, a Central area Club. Click Here to read the story of how this Club impacted a family!
Missions Minute
CLUBS – this is a new section to help you intentionally be MORE mission minded.
NEW! October 2025 Ideas for Share Your Faith Activities. Click Here for more information.
Have ideas for mission activities in Clubs – email Judy, Mission Director – judy3187@aol.com
Introducing New Adventurer Club Awards
There are 3 new Adventurer Awards! Refer to each icon for more information.
FLORIDA ADVENTURER CLUB FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR
Click Here for more information on this mission project.
LEAVE A LEGACY AT CAMP KULAQUA
Click Here for more information.
HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS 2025
While we cannot avoid a natural disaster, we can help minimize its impact on ourselves and our neighbors.
For more information: Click Here
Get ready to Lead Adventurers
The Adventurer Club Starter Kit has everything you need to Lead!
Adventurer Basic Staff Training Certification – Now being offered!
ATTENTION – IMMIGRATION DOCUMENT AND EMAIL
Sterling Website Update
Good News!! Sterling website is Updated. It looks slighly different so we created a document to help you navigate it.
Required For All Volunteers
The name of the Official Background Check System is now known as Adventist Screening Verification. This is just a name change NOT a company change.
Please be sure your children are kept safe! Adults must be background checked prior to events.
Verify your volunteers today!
Become an Officially Appointed Volunteer
- Click Here to see the Grid of Churches
- Click Here to learn how to become an OAV
- Click Here for Cluster Coordinator Ministry Description
North Adventurer Cluster 1
North Adventurer Cluster 3
Central Adventurer Cluster 1
Central Adventurer Cluster 2
Central Adventurer Cluster 3
Central Adventurer Cluster 5
Central Adventurer Cluster 6
Central Adventurer Cluster 7
Central Zone B Adventurer Administrator
South Adventurer Cluster 1
South Adventurer Cluster 2
South Adventurer Cluster 6
Church Accidents
As you probably know, even small trips and falls in our churches can turn into law suits. ARM recently published an article that is brief but informative on how to handle accidents at church functions. See the link below. Please feel free to share this with your Safety Committee and Board Members.
STORE ORDERS
We are here to help you. Please place your order ASAP to avoid delays and frustration. We are excited to serve you at our maximum capacity. Please visit our online store by clicking the button below.
Contact information:
-phone: 407-644-5000 x2424
-email: elizabeth.bence@floridaconference.com
STORE HOURS:
- Monday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Tuesday 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Walk-ins are welcome!)
- Wednesday 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Walk-ins are welcome!)
- Thursday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Friday CLOSED
Resources
Club Director Quick Resources – Click Here
Need help with YMMS? Click Here
Resource Page – Click Here
These awards are a variety on NAD and non-NAD.
- Click Here to View Awards Library
- Click Here to View iRed Zone 21 Awards Library
Director Resources
Parent Resources