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!!!
We hope you had a fantastic holiday with your family. Training resumes Monday night at 7pm – SPORTS. Open to all – NAG Sports Competition is coming up soon. Dress: sports clothing, running shoes. NO jeans.
Staff Meeting: 7-9pm.
Please be sure to check previous post for updated information for ALL persons attending the Mess DInner on Wed.
MARCH BREAK TRIP Deposit #2 was due on 3 Dec. Currently, 6 cadets are not up to date. Please bring the outstanding $125 deposit on Wed.
Reminders to parent volunteers, staff and cadets for this Wednesday’s Mess Dinner.
Servers
Please wear black pants or skirt and a white shirt.
Kitchen Staff
Please bring an apron and a hat in order to comply with food service regulations.
CADETS
Read here: Mess Dinner Seating Plan 2014 and High Flight – one cadet will be asked upon arrival on Wednesday night to read High Flight before the dinner. If you would like to be chosen, practice reading it, and present yourself to Lt Russell when you arrive on Wed.
PMC – FSgt Chikombero VPMC – Cdt Gowans. Meet Lt Russell upon arrival on Wed for a quick briefing as to expectations for Wed night’s dinner. Read PMC and VPMC document for help.
All cadets: Read this Mess Dinner Etiquette so that you understand the importance of the Mess DInner and its traditions. Be prepared to “sing for your supper” as required!
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!
TAGGING was a huge success. Our best total to date. THANK YOU to everyone that helped out by driving, tagging and providing hot chocolate when needed. We appreciate all of your efforts to make the wknd such a great haul.
NATIONAL COURSE APPLICATIONS: please bring ALL of your required documentation (anything from birth certificate for photocopying to passport photo IF your course application requires it) to the Squadron on Wed night, 10 Dec 14. Need help to figure out what you need? Look it up here: 2015 National Courses HB Wed night is the FINAL evening that you can hand in the required paperwork. For narratives: please add a signature block to the bottom. It should look like this: (only with no spaces between the lines and include your name and rank)
C. Bloggins
Sgt
809 Newark Squadron
SANTA CLAUS PARADE: Lt Russell will be briefing the cadets on Wed as to specific orders for Saturday’s parade. Sat 13 Dec 1030am form-up and 11am parade start. We are at position #2 for the parade. Info here:Parade Map 2014 and 2 – 809 squadron. Dress is C-3 for everyone on Saturday. Parkas and black gloves must be worn by all participating.
MESS DINNER: Every cadet is expected to attend this mandatory function. Dress is C-8. Look it up under the Dress Regulations. You are required to purchase/borrow your own black bow-tie and white shirt to be worn under the tunic. Females: hair must still meet regulations as per the air cadet dress instructions. Males: get a hair cut & shave (if applicable). Dinner starts at 630pm. It is for the cadets, staff and sponsoring committee members only. PARENTS: if you would like to help serve the meal to the cadets, or help CI Thiffault in the kitchen, please email Capt Palumbo directly at: tammypalumbo@yahoo.ca. Dress for servers is a white shirt and black pants/skirt.
See you tomorrow night! And don’t forget, polish those boots. Capt Jarrell is still winning the competition.
Tonight there is sports in the gymnasium from 7-9pm. Dress is civilian appropriate: sqn t-shirt, sports shorts, running shoes (NO jeans pls).
Staff Mtg: in the office from 715-915pm. No cadets required.
Supply is open for those cadets who have already booked an apt with CI Thiffault from 7-715pm.