Just a heads up that next week’s marksmanship team practice will NOT be on Thursday as usual. It has been moved to Monday evening instead. Practice will be Monday, Jan. 30 from 5-7:30 PM at the Airdrie Ag Building.
Good luck team!!!
25
Jan
IMPORTANT! Tonight’s Parade Moved — Jan.25
By Paula Mitchell-Bentley | Filed in Events, Notices
Parade tonight (Jan. 25, 2012) will be at Airdrie Middle School because Ralph McCall school is closed.
Bring 2 pairs of shoes and the money for the February fundraiser (2 tickets per cadet = $40). Tonight is also the deadline to have all summer camp applications in. Make sure all paperwork is complete before leaving. If you cannot attend, make sure to let your section commander know. All section commanders should call their section ASAP to make sure everyone knows about the changed location.
Airdrie Middle School is on 1st avenue across from the Plainsmen arena.
Please enter through the front door. Cadets will not be allowed into the school without an officer. Remember to be on our best behaviour as they are doing us a huge favour by letting us use their facilities.
Just so you are aware RALPH McCALL school is closed tonight!!!
Airdrie Middle school has offered to help us out and open their doors for us tonight! Cadets must have 2 pairs of shoes and be on their best behavior!! This school is located on 1st Ave across from the plainsman arena. Please use the front door, cadets will not be allowed in the school without a officer there.
Please bring your money for the valentine fundraiser and also camp forms are due tonight, if you cannot attend cadets tonight please let your section commander know.
Section commanders should do a call out after school to make sure all cadets are aware of the changes.
Thanks for your cooperation and I am really sorry this evening has been disorganized!
Just a heads up this weekend will be packed full for the cadets, all cadets that do not have their Hunters Ed need to be at training this weekend 28 Jan 9-5 and in 29 Jan there is a full training day 9-5 both days at the Ralph McCall school.
Thanks
Capt. Mark
Looking for a parent volunteer who is computer savvy and set up to be online frequently to take over both this website and the facebook account next year. There are frequent posts that need to be included to keep everyone up to date on all of the cadet activities. The website and facebook account are especially important because nearly all of the parents no longer attend the parent’s committee meetings so this site and the emails from staff are the only ways that they really know what is going on.
Duties include:
- Updating calendar with times, dates, activities, meeting places and such as needed (at least once a week)
- Making sure that the calendar stays up to date with frequent changes
- Posting about all the fundraisers going on throughout the year
- Updating facebook with cadet activity reminders, donor thank-yous, etc.
- Keeping the donor page up to date with links to all donor pages as recognition
- Posting about summer camps, having links to the various forms for volunteers, camp applications, etc.
- Staying on top of any Cadet League contests and posting about how to enter and any applicable deadlines
- Going with the flow because dates and details frequently change
- Probably should attend most, if not all, parent committee meetings to stay on top of what is going on or at least talk to someone who’s in the loop
Volunteer must:
- Exist (LOL)
- Have a sense of humor:)
- Pay attention to detail because this is where many cadets/parents/volunteers get their information from. If the info is posted wrong then the cadets won’t have the correct information!
- Have a basic knowledge of facebook, decent writing abilities, and basic computer knowledge — I will train anyone willing on basic WordPress functionality, set them up on facebook and on the website!
- Be committed to doing it for all of next year — DO NOT volunteer for this if it’s something you’re only going to do for a few weeks and then give up on — once you’re in, you’re in:)
- Be willing to find and train a replacement
I do not think my son will be part of the cadet program next year (although he might change his mind — kids are great at keeping us on our toes) so I will not be updating these sites next year. I’d like to find someone willing to learn the ropes in the next few months. I promise it’s not rocket science but it is a bit of work and must be kept up to date. This is not something that a cadet should be doing — definitely needs an adult parent volunteer to fulfill this role. Drop me a line at pjkmitchell@hotmail.com if you’ve got any questions or are interested.
We will be having a Tupperware fundraiser to help the cadet corps raise some money. The VP of the parent’s committee and cadet mom extraordinaire, Stacey Fennell is our Tupperware consultant for the fundraiser. Please read her Tupperware Letter here for more information.
Basically, 40% of the sale will go to the cadet corps to pay for uniforms, building rent, FTX events, training, instruments, etc. These fundraising events are extremely important to ensure that the cadets program is affordable and accessible for all youth who want to be involved. Our corps works hard in conjunction with the Army Cadet League to make sure that parents and cadets don’t have to pay for anything mandatory out of pocket.
The fundraiser will run from Feb. 1 – Feb. 22 so there should be lots of time to make some great sales. You can check out the fundraiser catalogs here and here.
The only thing that the cadets, parents and volunteers will do is actually sell the Tupperware. Tupperware is a familiar, high quality product that everyone has heard of and nearly everyone owns so the sales themselves won’t be hard. Mrs. Fennell will handle all of the other work, packaging, and paperwork involved in this fundraiser. Thanks so much Stacey!!
22
Jan
Hunter’s Education Training
By Paula Mitchell-Bentley | Filed in Army Cadet League, Events, Training
Hunter’s Education training highlights conservation efforts and environmentalist efforts as well as actual hunting per se. All costs of our corps Hunter’s Education is administered by the Army Cadet League of Canada – Alberta Branch. Thank-you so much to the League and our representative Ed Liukaitis!!
There is a lot of information to be learned for cadets getting Hunter’s Education. All of the training dates are MANDATORY. If any of the dates are missed, the cadets will not receive their certification. This program is only run once every several years so if the cadets miss any of the dates, they may not be able to complete their certification within the cadet program.
Jan. 28 — All cadets who have not already received their Hunter’s Ed certification must be at Ralph McCall from 9-5 dressed in civilians. Bring a lunch.
Jan. 29 — All cadets (including seniors with Hunter’s Ed already) must be at Ralph McCall from 9-5 in summer dress. Bring a lunch.
Feb. 1 — Cadets must bring their kits to be checked to the CO parade. Cadets must have sleeping bags for the upcoming FTX as well.
Feb. 3 — Alford Lake FTX. We are meeting at the Airdrie Agricultural building around back. The buses will leave at 5:30 PM. Do not forget sleeping bags. Seniors will do survival training and will be sleeping outside.
Feb. 5 — Parents will meet the buses coming back from the Hunter’s Ed FTX at approximately 3 PM at the Airdrie Agricultural building. This time is subject to change depending on what time the cadets leave camp.
- Hunter Education financial support is administered by the Army Cadet League of Canada - Alberta Branch, this funding from kind ...
Who wants Hitmen Tickets??
Here’s the deal — if you want in on the random draw for tickets to the Calgary Hitmen vs. Vancouver Giants game on Friday, January 27 at 7 PM put your name below. I’ll do a random draw on Wednesday, January 25 for the winner. This post is also on the facebook page so all names written on the facebook post and on this blog entry will be entered.
The seats are in Section 102, Row 10, Seats 1 and 2. Good luck:)
Write your name below if you want in!!
- Sean-Patrick Lapointe
- Comment :D
- put my name in
For the Air Rifle Marksmanship Team, there is still practice tonight (Jan 19, 2012) despite the weather. Same time and place as usual.
Here is the pamphlet outlining and explaining the various courses and locations available to your child this summer. If your child is a new cadet and under the age of 14, he or she has no choice but to attend General Training (2 weeks), in Vernon.
Please fill out the Summer Training Request Form and return to cadets NO LATER than next week, or your child will not be attending training this summer. Timing is critical, as the deadline for submission is 1 Feb 2012. As well, the Commanding Officer must first prioritize selections based on attendance, drill, dress and deportment.
Should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email Capt. Petcoff.
IMPORTANT:
There is no cadets tonight (Jan 18, 2011). The school is closed because of the weather.
