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Monday Night Trg & NAG Sports Competition

Tonight is the beginning of our new Monday night format.

Drill will be taking place between 7-8pm in the gymnasium as usual. Wear civilian clothing, but bring your parade boots and wedge. Everyone needs to be out – we’re down to crunch time for the silent routine. We only have 9 more practices until the NAG Drill Competition in April.

From 8-9pm will be our first sports practice to get us ready for the NAG Sports Competition at the end of the month (Sat 28th of Jan).  WE NEED EVERY SINGLE CADET to participate on a team. We can bring 21 cadets for the day – that’s all of us! – so come out tonight and find a team that best suits your particular talents.

The sports are: volleyball, hand ball and indoor soccer. We need a minimum of 5 players on each team. It would be better if we had two subs as well – especially for soccer! There are age restrictions, and general competition rules – we’ll talk about it all tonight. WOI Lavoie & WOII Giansante will be helping Capt Palumbo run the practice. Come out ready to play right at 8pm – gym shorts (NO jeans), t-shirts and running shoes required. Wear your 809Sqn tshirt – or bring it at 7pm to get the paint touched up and ready for the comp (that’s what we wear on competition day – do you need your last name added? Bring it on Wed for CI Thiffault to work her magic).

For this Monday night there will be NO other training taking place. The classrooms will be closed/off-limits and all cadets will be in the gymnasium.

Vimy Oct 2017

We are slowly getting closer to our amazing trip coming up in October. Parents are reminded that payments are due the first Wed of each month between now and September.

Post-dated cheques are recommended so that you don’t miss a week – and to spread out the cost more evenly. Cash is also accepted if you prefer. The money MUST be given to Mrs. Lett – our Sqn Treasurer – it cannot be left in the office. She will be out this Wed to accept payments at the beginning and end of the training night.

Fundraising opportunities will be discussed at the March Parent Meeting for the Vimy trip – the last Wed in March. Before that meeting, members of the Sponsoring Committee will be contacting each family to solicit interest in organizing a fundraising event/campaign. Please let them know your availability/area of expertise to help plan and run what will reduce the cost of the trip for each family.

 

Bottle Drive THIS Saturday 9am-4pm

Don’t forget: mandatory fundraising day THIS Sat, Jan 7th at VanNoort Greenhouses (corner of Hunter and Creek roads in NOTL). Don’t be late – we start promptly at 9am. All cadets are required to attend – attendance cheques will be cashed for those cadets not present.

We NEED: DRIVERS (parents please bring in your valid driver’s license and car insurance to be checked by Capt Palumbo), pick up your car magnets, driving route & cadets inside; SORTERS all day long at the greenhouse – it’s an endless mess but worth every penny – see “subject matter experts” to make sure you are sorting the way the Beer Store wants it done; END OF DAY unloading at the Beer Store in St. Catharines – can’t help by sorting or driving? Meet us at 4pm at the Beer Store to help with the last unload of the day – it usually takes us until 6pm to be completely finished and on our way home.

CADETS: wear your sqn hoodies/ball caps, and any other 809 branded items. WEAR YOUR WINTER COAT AND GLOVES – it’s supposed to be -5C (feels like -12C) on Sat. So dress appropriately. You’ll be outside for the majority of the time.

We will be providing lunch for everyone helping out – there will be coffee/tea on-site as well for our adult volunteers. Please make sure we take your attendance so we know who to thank!

Bring your enthusiasm! We are looking forward to a great haul.

Training This Week: Mon 19 & Wed 21 Dec 16

We have a regular training week on Mon & Wed this week. Christmas Stand down begins Thurs 22 Dec 16 until Fri Jan 6th 2017. If you have PHOTOS to submit – please send them to Capt Palumbo – Tammy.Palumbo@cadets.gc.ca. We are looking for photos from the NOTL Christmas Parade and the Mess Dinner. There will be a Staff Meeting immediately following the parade night on Wed.

MON: Drill Team – 7-8pm Dress civilian with parade boots and wedge

Flight Club/Sports/Effective Speaking 8-9pm

WED: Regular Training Night. Polish those boots! They took a beating at the Santa Claus Parade – make sure you put in some extra time this week to get them back up to standard. Dress standards can be found here: Dress Regs + Boots Video

WED Duty Officer
Capt Lemoine

Dress
C2: Sgt, FSgt, WO2, WO1
C3: AC, LAC, Cpl FCpl

Looking forward to seeing everyone out for our last week before Christmas Break. We will not be parading during the school holidays – however, we will start up again in the New Year at our Bottle Drive on Saturday 7th January, 2017 9am at VanNoort Greenhouses On Creek & Hunter Rds. Regular Monday and Wednesday training will begin on January 9th.

 

Monday Night Training

Drill Team – 7-8pm – make sure you’re there! We need all hands on deck for our silent routine practice. Dress: civilian with parade boots and wedge.

Sports/Flight Club – 8-9pm

NATIONAL COURSE NARRATIVES: Please send them in for proof-reading – email Capt Palumbo: Tammy.Palumbo@cadets.gc.ca  All natiional course applications are due THIS WEDNESDAY night at the Mess Dinner. 

NOTL Christmas Parade – was a HUGE success! Special thanks to Mr. Ruttan for the use of his trailer for our float, to CI Thiffault and Mr Zalepa for float prep on Friday afternoon, and to Mr Hendriks for driving the float in the parade. Our Cadets looked FANTASTIC with their elf hats on – if you have photos please send them to Capt Palumbo.

MESS DINNER on Wednesday: do you still need a bowtie? Capt Palumbo has one left – $7 each, you can pay on Wed night. Check out the dress regulations here: C8. NO headdress (wedge), and YES wear your name tag. Meet at the Virgil Fire Hall on 1391 Concession 6 Rd in NOTL at 630pm. Dinner begins at 7pm. Cadets are asked to wait in the foyer – they will be formally asked to come into the dining area. Parent volunteers can go straight to the kitchen – dress is white top, black bottoms for serving.

As an FYI, Capt Palumbo will not be into the office this evening. Capt Lemoine will be on-site for any pertinent questions/concerns.

NOTL Christmas Parade

There are two important timings for the parade this weekend:

FRI 9 DEC @ 130pm – Parent helpers meet at CI & Mr. Ruttan’s house (across the road from the old NDSS on East & West Line), at 130pm to set-up the parade float. We anticipate the whole process will take approximately 1 hr – we have 4 people confirmed. 2 more would be ideal.

SAT 10 DEC @1015am – BRANCH 124 LEGION parking lot – all cadets to meet in their uniforms. Cadets are expected to attend and be a part of the marching unit. Give yourself extra time to get there on Sat morn – roads will already be closed off for parade access along Mary & Mississauga Sts at 10am.

The parade begins at 11am – but we need cadets out at our spot along the parade route by 1030am at the latest. We are #24. We anticipate we will be finished by 130pm. We will meet back at the Legion once we have completed the parade route. Please arrange to pick up your cadet there.

Dress is UNIFORM for all cadets (C3 – sweater, with parka, black gloves and toque). For select senior cadets dress will be as directed on Wed night. It will be COLD – wear clothing under your uniform as appropriate to keep warm.

This is an important event that gives the community of NOTL a sneak peak into the amazing program we call Air Cadets – please ensure our success by having your cadet attend.

 

Fish Fry @ Branch 124 Legion

Parents/Guardians: Please note that effective Jan 2017, 809 will no longer be officially supporting the Legion by providing cadets to work at the Fish Fry on Thursday evenings.

This is due to a change in supervision requirements from DND that we cannot meet.

We are happy to inform you that a parent of one of our cadets, Mr Cory Abt, has stepped forward to manage the volunteers for the Legion @ Fish Fry in the New Year. All parents are invited to submit names to him for inclusion in the volunteer list. There is no requirement for cadets to participate – it is entirely of your own initiative. Timings and expectations remain the same, but it will no longer be organized or supervised by 809 Squadron Staff/Sponsors, and as such is an event entirely outside of the cadet program.

We are delighted that Mr Abt has stepped forward to volunteer with the Legion so that their requirements for workers are still met. If you need further information, please contact the Commanding Officer.

CO’s Parade & Vimy $$ Due Tonight

Duty Officer
CI Lemoine

Dress
C1: Everyone

CO’s parade tonight beginning in period 3 at 815. Parents are welcome to attend.

REMINDER: look to previous post for SUMMER TRG and NATIONAL COURSE information.

VIMY RIDGE 2017 TRIP PAYMENT DUE TONIGHT. Please see Mrs Lett directly.