LABOUR DAY WKND CADET HELP NEEDED!!

We need some cadet help on Labour Day Weekend.

Same location as last year: Grace United Church, 222 Victoria Ave in NOTL. (This is where we hold our Mess Dinner, and why we help out!)

We need cadets to help set-up on Friday, September 4th at 4pm. For probably an hour. Then to help with the breakfast on Saturday, September 5th from 8am-1030am and 1030-1pm. We only need 5 cadets for each shift. So please give us some time!

Remember: all of these hours count toward your High School Volunteer Hours graduation requirement.

Dress: Squadron T-shirt, Squadron Ball Cap, shorts & running shoes.

EMAIL ME: tammypalumbo@yahoo.ca with the times you can help. Thank you in advance for helping out an organization that supports Air Cadets!

Bottle Sort/Drop-Off

Several times throughout the year the Squadron Sponsoring Committee gets together to sort accumulated bottles and drop them at the Beer Store for the refunds.

This weekend: Sat 29 Aug 1-4pm (VanNoort’s Greenhouse) and Sun 30 Aug 1030-12 (Beer Store) they are looking for more help.

If you are available – cadets or parents – please email Mr. Tony Hendriks, Sponsor Chairman, at: mon00848@loblaw.ca

Aeronca Aviation Course – FSgt Lavoie

Check out the link below for a glimpse into the summer high school credit course offered in London ON. FSgt Lavoie graduated this year from the course – so make sure you ask him all about it in September. Congratulations FSgt Lavoie!

Aeronca Aviation Course – 809 Graduate!

September Training, Registration & Welcome BBQ

We hope you are enjoying the last two weeks of summer vacation. The Sponsors and Staff have been working through the summer to make some important updates to the training area and calendar of events. We know you’ll like them!

We start cadet training on Wednesday the 9th of September at 630pm at the Old Virgil Public School (same as last year). Dress for the first Wednesday back is UNIFORM: SUMMER C2-B. This night is for new and returning cadets.

Our Welcome BBQ for everyone is the following Wednesday, the 16th September at 630pm. Bring your parents, siblings and friends (especially those who want to join the best youth program in town!)

Registration fee of $150.00 is due at this time. Your first night – cheques to be made payable to 809 Newark Squadron Air Cadets. PARENTS: new this year – you MUST bring in the cheque/cash directly to our Sponsor Treasurer. You will be given a receipt (to be used for the Child Fitness Tax Credit). You will be issued your Lottery Tickets at this time as well. No cash/cheques are to be sent with cadets or given to Staff Members. If you have questions about this new policy, please speak with the Commanding Officer on a Wednesday night.

SEPTEMBER TRAINING UPDATE:

BOTTLE DRIVE: mark your calendars NOW! The Fall bottle drive is SATURDAY the 12th of September. We will need EVERYONE for the WHOLE day. Timings: 9am-4pm. Dress: Sqn t-shirt, ball cap (we have these for those who did not receive one), jeans and cadet parka depending on the weather. Lunch is provided. PARENTS: we need drivers to help pick up bottles and to sort and load them to the Beer Store for return.

NCO TRG WKND WITH 79 SQN: for the Level 3-5‘s we have a NEW activity this year. Following the completion of the bottle drive on the 12th, we will be having an NCO trg day with 79 Port Colbourne Squadron at our LHQ. So bring your sleeping bag and pillow, and join us for a sleepover and some fun and challenging activities to get you ready for your transition into your new leadership roles at the squadron. The program will run from 4pm on Saturday the 12th of September to 4pm on Sunday the 13th of September. Please plan to attend!

URGENT: BUS LOCATION PICK-UP CHANGE

Good Day All,

IMPORTANT

Note: the original Thorold drop point (2201 St. David’s Rd) is NOT accessible this weekend for any bus drop offs.

New Drop Point: The bus must now stop one minute down the road at Glenridge Quarry Naturalization Site @ 400 St. David’s Rd, St. Catharines ON L2T 4C2

This affects the following busses and CTCs:

1834A – Toronto

5424 A/B/C/D – Blackdown

6402A – Connaught

8400A/B – Trenton

Please ensure your drivers/buses/escorts are aware of this change and drop off the cadets at the revised location.

The WOA detachment will coordinate further dissemination of this information to the applicable units.

Thank you,

Jonathan John

Captain / capitaine

RC Transportation Officer 3, Regional Cadet Support Unit (Central)

Department of National Defence / Government of Canada
jonathan.john@forces.gc.ca / Tel: 705-424-1200 ex 7064 / CSN: 270-7064

AIRPORT FEST TIME CHANGE

Please be advised cadets volunteering at the Airport Fest in NOTL on Sat are not required at the airport until 1130am and they will be released as soon as possible after 5pm. Timings for the event are 12-5pm.

We currently have 9 cadets signed up to help – we need at least another 3-6. Please email me if you can help out! tammypalumbo@yahoo.ca

Make sure you bring something to eat for lunch – and a water bottle. It’s going to be a great afternoon, but you’ll need to stay hydrated. Dress is UNIFORM – summer dress (no tunic or tie).

Capt M Palumbo from SOGC will be on-site for the day with the Glider – make sure you ask him lots of questions!

NOTL Airport Fest VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!

To date, we do not have enough volunteers. We were hoping for 10-15 cadets to help support this local event – we have 5. Please give me your name via email: tammypalumbo@yahoo.ca if you can help out.

The event is this Sat from 10-4pm at the NOTL Airport. Dress is summer trg – see previous post for details.

Thank you in advance for your help at this event!