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Reg Wed Trg Night

Our regular training nights begin TONIGHT. Instructors: check your email for the schedule from Lt Russell.

Dress: Sgts & up: C-2B; LAC, Cpl, FCpl: C4A; New Recruits: white dress shirt, dark pants.

FLYING SCHOLARSHIP: Thursday 7-9pm at our LHQ. Copies of “From the Ground Up” are available for purchase (or order) from the NOTL Airport St. Catharines Flying Club.

REGISTRATION: all cadets (new and returning) are reminded to bring in their paperwork to Capt Lemoine. Registration and Attendance Fees are now overdue – please bring them ASAP.

Career Expo for Air Cadets

FREE FOR ALL AIR CADETS & Youth (under 19)
Triple ‘A’ Career Day

Sunday, September 14 at the Hilton Garden Inn,Vaughan

3201 HWY 7 West, Vaughan (at Hwy 7 and Hwy 400 )

10 a.m to 4 p.m.

OPC is pleased to offer an exciting event that will provide Cadets with a great opportunity to learn about careers, training, education and job prospects in some exciting industries and occupations.

From education and career planning, to trades and job opportunities, the Triple ‘A’ Career Day will bring together education providers, industry leaders, companies, trade associations and service providers to lend their expertise and advice to Cadets who are planning for their futures! Supported by the State Farm Youth Advisory Board and numerous sponsors, this Career Day will help Cadets to gain insight and direction on a range of careers and employment options.

The event is free to all Air Cadet and youth, $10 for adults. Wear your uniform!

The day will feature booths and exhibitors from a cross section of employers, educators, services and associations. It will also offer interactive opportunities, keynote speakers, small forums and the chance for Cadets to meet and speak to potential employers and
industry leaders.

Draws, prizes and the chance to earn a $500 voucher at a chosen gliding or flying centre will be available to all Cadets. Plan to attend at anytime during the Career Day. Parking is provided and there are food establishments in the close vicinity if you require.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING ALL OF THE AIR CADETS AT THIS EXCITING EVENT

Website Information Updates

We are working diligently to update the website with the latest version of our Air Cadet Planner and Annexes. Under the CADETS tab you will find both. If you would like to print your own copy of the Air Cadet Planner and/or annexes, please do so, but check back with the website for the most up-to-date versions of all documents.  We will not be sending home paper copies with returning cadets.

New direction has been received regarding promotions. Read Annex G carefully for an overview of what will be required of you to move on to the next rank. Promotions are not automatic. They are merit based and require many pre-requisites to achieve. Specifically, you will be required to participate in the Air Cadet Fitness Assessment. This is to better achieve our new focus of: Citizenship. Leadership. Physical Fitness.

The year-long training calendar will be published on the website shortly under Annex C. However, please use the calendar tab on the website for the most current information.

Annex E Awards will also be added as soon as it has a complete listing of all of our awards and scholarship opportunities at the squadron.

Thank you for your patience as we move to a more web-based information dissemination system.

Welcome Back BBQ & Registration

Welcome Back BBQ is TODAY Wed 10 Sep 14 from 630-730pm. It is followed by our Activity Fair for the Cadets, and our closing parade & briefing at 9pm in the gymnasium.

BBQ is open to all returning and new cadets and their families. We are looking forward to seeing all of you and your friends that want to join the best youth program in town.

DON’T FORGET: Registration $$$, attendance fee cheques  and your signed COMMANDING OFFICER’S POLICIES 2014-15 are due tomorrow.  Don’t forget to check out the new Air Cadet Planner 2014-15 for interesting information for both parents, new and returning cadets.

DRESS: C2A for everyone. Use the CADETS drop-down menu on the website to find the numbered orders of dress for Air Cadets (and photos too).

**please make all cheques payable to 809 Newark Sqn

TRAINING: Mon 8 Sep & Wed 10 Sep

Just a quick reminder: NO monday night training this week. It begins next Monday, 15 Sep – with Sports from 7-9pm.

This WED: Welcome Back BBQ. 630-730pm BBQ followed by our Activity Fair for the Cadets, and our closing parade at 9pm.  BBQ is open to all returning and new cadets and their families.

Parents are always encouraged to join us for the closing briefing held each Wed night in the gym at 9pm.

Bottle Drive: Msg from Sponsoring Committee Chairman

Good morning all,

Well another bottle drive is in the books, the turnout from Cadets & Parents & Staff & SSC was great, there was lots of cooperation between everybody & the whole day went well.

We had the Beer Store overwhelmed with 3 trucks packed to the hilt, it was all they could handle. We still have at least ¾ of a truck load stored at VanNoorts  quanset hut which we will have to get to the Beer Store on Tuesday evening. We will be loading them on the Truck @ 4:00 in the afternoon for a return to the Depot at 5:00, if anyone is available to help that would be great, many hands make a big job seem small.

It is too early to tell how much money we made this time, but I’m sure that this will be a record breaker for us.

THANKS to everyone involved, Staff, Cadets, Parents, SSC members, Rob & Sharon VanNoort, Stu Sherlock at Niagara Motors and of course last but not least our very generous town of N.O.T.L it is a great pleasure working with all of you.

Thankyou,

Scott Ruttan

Chairperson

809 Squadron SSC

905-468-9735

Bottle Drive tomorrow!

809 Newark Squadron Bottle Drive Guidelines

Don’t forget: tomorrow morning at 9am. Meet at the VanNoort Greenhouses, corner of Hunter and Creek Rd in NOTL.

PARENT DRIVERS needed. As per the bottle drive guideline document (everyone should have received a copy on Wed night), parents are asked to drive cadets door to door for bottle pick up. Please bring your driver’s license & copy of valid insurance with you when you check in with Capt Palumbo at the driver board tomorrow morning.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!

DRESS: Sqn t-shirt, sqn ball cap, jeans/shorts, running shoes.

Lunch is provided. Timings: 9-4pm

Air Cadet Planner & Commanding Officer’s Policies

Hopefully everyone enjoyed the first day back to school. As per the previous post, tomorrow, Wed 3 Sep 14 is our first regular training night. Dress: Summer Uniform ALL C2A – blue dress shirt & pants, wedge, parade boots.

Please find below the link to our 2014-15 Air Cadet Planner. It contains lots of new information guaranteed to make your year at Air Cadets more productive. It is expected that each cadet and parent/guardian will read it.

Air Cadet Planner 2014-15

Commanding Officer’s Policies will be printed and sent home tomorrow to be signed and returned the following Wednesday. You may print your own copy, sign it and bring it tomorrow.

COMMANDING OFFICER’S POLICIES 2014-15

 

 

Wed 3 Sep 14 First Regular Training Night

All returning cadets: join us for the first night back at Air Cadets for the 2014-2015 training year. 1830-2100hrs. Dress: summer uniform (dress blue shirt, pants and boots for EVERYONE).  Don’t forget your rank on your blue shirt and your name tag. This week is ONLY for our returning cadets.

BOTTLE DRIVE: Sat 6 Sep 14 – we need you for the whole day. Bottle pick up, sorting and loading. All are going to need as many cadets as possible – and your parents too! 9am-4pm. Dress: sqn t-shirt, jeans/shorts, running shoes,sqn ball cap.

Next Wed: Sep 10th is our Welcome Back BBQ – bring your friends, your younger siblings and your parents for a night to kick off the year. BBQ is from 1830-1930hrs. Then the activity fair – featuring 809 Sqn Bingo – followed by a closing parade.