CHANGE: Cadets are NOT needed this wknd or next Sat. The Sponsoring Committee has it covered!
We do however, need your help for the Ice Wine Festival Bottle Pick-Up & Tear Down on SUNDAY 25 JAN at 5pm.
Please join us for an hour or so to help pick up the remaining bottles from the Ice Wine Festival in NOTL and to help tear down the site.
Parents and Cadets welcome. This time will count toward High School Volunteer Hours.
Dress: Cadet Toque, civilian winter WARM.
This wknd Sat 17 Jan & Sun 18 Jan at 5pm and NEXT wknd Sat 24 Jan at 5pm there will be a bottle pick-up for the Town of NOTL. Cadets that are available are asked to meet at the Clock Tower in NOTL to help. It won’t take more than an hour with lots of hands to help.
Dress: Cadet Toque, civilian winter WARM.
Ice Wine Festival Bottle Pick-Up & Tear Down on SUNDAY 25 JAN at 5pm: Please join us for an hour or so to help pick up the remaining bottles from the Ice Wine Festival in NOTL and to help tear down the site.
Parents and Cadets welcome. This time will count toward High School Volunteer Hours.
A message from Mr. Scott Ruttan, Sponsoring Committee Chair:
“Good morning all. Saturday was another successful bottle drive day. The turnout of Cadets, Parents & Staff was fantastic and the results were equally great. Mr. Hendriks will announce the results on Wednesday at the closing of the evening. Thanks to everyone who participated, and once again a huge thankyou to Mr. & Mrs. VanNoort for their generosity of supplying the facility to sort and the trucks to deliver. Without them the success of these drives would certainly be a lot harder to do & equal.”
I would like to add my own personal thanks as well. In particular to the parents who help by driving and sorting – thank you for taking the time to support your cadet in our program. And to those families where it’s simply an “all hands on deck” kind of day: thank you for giving up your family time to support your cadet family. We appreciate you! – Capt Palumbo
Saturday, 10 January 2015, 9am-4pm at the VanNoort Greenhouses at the corner of Hunter & Creek Rds in NOTL. Dress is CIVILIAN WARM with CADET TOQUE. Prepare to get cold and dirty, dress appropriately. Lunch will be provided for all cadets, staff, sponsors and volunteers.
Attendance is mandatory for all cadets. The $75.00 attendance cheque will be cashed if cadets fail to participate.
We will be collecting, sorting, loading and delivering bottles all day. Parents there are three ways you can help:
1. offering to drive cadets to pick up bottles,
2. stay and sort at the Greenhouse, or
3. meet the truck at the Beer Store in St. Catharines to unload the delivery.
These Bottle Drives are our single largest one-day fundraising initiatives for the training year. Without your help we can’t make our goals. Without the money they generate, we can’t offer the best possible program for our cadets.
If you are able to drive, please introduce yourself to CI NORMA RUTTAN – who will be running the drivers all day. You will need to bring your DRIVER’s LICENSE and a copy of your CAR INSURANCE to her for validation.
Let’s have a great fundraising day!!!
SANTA CLAUS PARADE:
DATE: Saturday 13 December: 1015am form-up and 11am parade start. We are at position #2 for the parade. Info here: Parade Map 2014 and 2 – 809 squadron.
Make sure to leave early to arrive at the form-up spot (beside the Legion) so that you can avoid the road closures and heavy expected pedestrian/float traffic.
Dress is C-3 for everyone on Saturday. Parkas and black gloves must be worn by all participating. Bring your Christmas cheer!
A big thank you to all those cadets, parents, staff and sponsors who helped make this year’s parade such a resounding success.
Thank you for the breakfast items that were donated, thank you for driving cadets to and from the cenotaph, thank you for making sure we had great participation from the squadron both at the Town and Queenston parades, and at schools in NOTL.
See here the news coverage of the event: 201411141328
Congratulations to all of our cadets for doing their best, and representing the squadron so well.
Remembrance Day Vigil: Mon 10 Nov 14, 7-9pm, Meet at Sqn. Arrive in civilian dress with UNIFORM C-1 on a hangar, bring parka, parade boots and toque. Range and Rifle drill practice for the parade/vigil on Monday night then sleepover, followed by the Vigil which will begin at sunrise on Tuesday. Breakfast is provided by the parents/sponsoring committee.
KIT LIST here: REMEMBRANCE DAY VIGIL KIT LIST 2014
PARENT Sign-up for BREAKFAST here: SIGN UP FOR REMEMBRANCE DAY_2014
Remembrance Day Parade: Tues 11 Nov 14, VIGIL from 7am-1030am, PARADE from 1030-1130am at NOTL Clock Tower, Queenston from 1230-130pm, PARENT PICK-UP from LEGION at 230pm; Dress: C-1 with parka and toque.
SCHOOL ABSENCE LETTER here: Permission-Form-Remembrance-Day-2014
Any and all questions/concerns may be directed to either myself, Capt Palumbo @ tammypalumbo@yahoo,ca. It is going to be a busy couple of days at the Sqn, your patience and understanding as we try to make this the most positive experience possible is appreciated.
Poppy Sales: Sat 8 Nov 14, 10-12 & 12-2pm Meet at Sqn, Dress C-1 with parka and toque – sign up list here:
Grace United Church: Sun 9 Nov 14, 10-1130am. Meet at Grace United Church NOTL, Dress C-1 – sign-up list here:
Remembrance Day Vigil: Mon 10 Nov 14, 7-9pm, Meet at Sqn. Arrive in civilian dress with UNIFORM C-1 on a hangar, bring parka and toque. KIT LIST here:REMEMBRANCE DAY VIGIL KIT LIST 2014 PARENT Sign-up for BREAKFAST here: SIGN UP FOR REMEMBRANCE DAY_2014
Remembrance Day Parade: Tues 11 Nov 14, VIGIL from 7am-1030am, PARADE from 1030-1130am at NOTL Clock Tower, Queenston from 1-2pm, PARENT PICK-UP from LEGION at 230pm; Dress: C-1 with parka and toque. SCHOOL ABSENCE LETTER here: Permission-Form-Remembrance-Day-2014
FTX: 21-22-23 Nov 14, Drop-off at 62 Sqn 105 Mountain Rd Grimsby 7pm on Fri, pick-up on Sun at 2pm. Op Order detailing trg expectations and timings/locations here: 87 & 809 Sqn Trg Wknd Ops Order NOV 2014 revised
SUMMER TRAINING: Please find the NATIONAL COURSE HANDBOOK here: 2015 National Courses HB it contains all relevant information regarding the new application process for 2015.
Any and all questions/concerns may be directed to either myself, Capt Palumbo @ tammypalumbo@yahoo,ca, or to the event OPI (contact info provided above). It is going to be a busy few days at the Sqn, your patience and understanding as we try to make this the most positive experience possible is appreciated.
Tonight is a Commanding Officer’s Parade night. Trg schedule as per calendar.
Duty Officer Capt Jarrell
Dress C-1 for everyone
Don’t forget: next Monday is the Remembrance Day Vigil. 7-9pm Monday night trg with Range and Rifle Drill, followed by a sleepover on Monday night at the cadet hall, breakfast in the morning provided by the Sponsoring Committe/Parent donations, vigil at cenotaph begins at sunrise. Shifts are organized in 30 min intervals. Cenotaph Vigil 2014
PARENT DRIVERS to transport cadets from the cadet hall to the cenotaph and back again are required. Please let Capt Palumbo know tonight if you can help or by email: tammypalumbo@yahoo.ca
We need 5-10 cadet volunteers to form a colour party for Grace United Church Remembrance Day Service on Sunday, 9 Nov 14.
Dress: C-1
Timings: 1015am-1130am at Grace United Church, Niagara On The Lake
Capt Lemoine will meet you at the church and give further direction.
**Volunteer Cadets who would like to represent the Squadron for this important event are asked to email Capt Palumbo at tammypalumbo@yahoo.ca or give their name on Wed night before closing parade. **