Thurs. Jan. 12th - PJ Fundraiser & Position Raffle

Have fun & help raise money for the upcoming Mess Dinner. A $2 donation allows you to come in your PJ's. Want to be a higher rank (for one night) without all the hard work? Position raffle tickets will be sold for $1 each. Come out and enjoy the fun!

Attention all Parents of 583 Squadron Drill Team Members!

Happy New Year--the first practice of 2012 is scheduled for this Friday, January 6 at Golden Ears
 Elementary School, Maple Ridge, 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
Remember: Your son or daughter's ongoing participation is absolutely essential to helping us build a strong team.   

 Future Practice Dates:Please show up 15 minutes before each practice.
Sundays held at Squadron, 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Cadets wear parade boots only.
Fridays held at Golden Ears Elementary School, 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Cadets wear indoor shoes only.
Sunday Jan 15
Sunday Jan 22
Sunday Jan 29
Friday Feb 3
Fraser Valley Drill Team Competition is scheduled for April 22--only 17 practices left.

Questions?
Please contact Training (Ms. Meade, 2nd Lt. Becker, or Lt. Roper) or Warrant Officer First Class Montgomery.
See you on Friday!

Happy New Year to all our Cadet Families & Welcome Back

 

This Thursday Jan 5th is CO’s parade and we invite you all out to join us for some refreshments while watching. Parade starts at 8:45. We hope to see you all there.

Reminders

Family Holiday Pot Luck - Dec. 15th @ the squadron.  Each family is asked to bring a dish to share.  All are welcome.  We will have some activities for everyone to participate in like our famous “Turkey Shoot” We are asking for some help to set up, if there are any cadets or parents that can help please be there at 5:50. Cadets should come in full dress.

 

Meat orders - Available for pick up just after 6:30pm , they are being delivered frozen and we have been advised you have between 3 and 3.5 hours before they need to be placed back in the freezer. 

Field Training Exercise - Camp Linley

Cadets will return at approx. 15:30 on Sunday Dec. 11th and are to be picked up from 583 squadron. Please realise that is only an approximate time of arrival depending on traffic.

Santa Claus Parade - Sat. Dec. 3rd 

Cadets are asked to be at the marshalling area on Brown Ave behind Liquidation World and by the School District Office at 5:15pm (road gets blocked off at 5:30pm). Our # is 22 (#1 starts at 223rd and Brown Ave going East). Cadets can be picked up after the parade just off of Lougheed and 223rd (where the Mussallem Motors building is). The parade should be over at approx. 7:15pm. We would like each Cadet to bring a can of food for the Friends in Need food bank. The officer in charge is Lt. Murray. Don't forget your Santa hat (if you have one)!

Please Note - Trip to see Naden Band cancelled. Cadets will go swimming at the Maple Ridge Leisure Centre instead. This event will be sponsored by the SSC so no money for admission is required, however a concession is available if desired. Please meet in leisure centre lobby at 6:15pm.