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Weekly Update 08-14 Dec 16

08 Dec 16
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This week’s events:

Friday:
6:00 – 7:00 PM – Drill team practice
7:00 – 9:30 PM – Band practice

Saturday:
5:00 PM – Holiday Mess Dinner for all cadets. The dinner will take place at St. Columba Presbyterian Church on 1454 Manawagonish Rd, Saint John, NB. Dress for the dinner is full uniform with a white collared dress shirt and black bow tie. Any cadets who were unable to find a white shirt and would like to borrow one can contact Capt Hutchinson. Black bow ties are available for $10. If a cadet is unable to get either of these items, they should wear their regular shirt and tie with their uniform. No headdress is to be worn. Any cadets who do not yet have a uniform should wear semi-formal attire. The dinner should conclude around 8:30 PM.
Thank you to the parents who volunteered to serve dinner. Servers are asked to wear black and white (or dress clothes) and arrive between 4:30 PM and 5:00 PM.

Sunday:
6:00 – 9:00 PM – Biathlon, Marksmanship, Model building, RC Flying, and Flight simulation (armoury). New cadets are welcome.

Monday:
6:30 – 8:30 PM – Flying Scholarship at Simonds

Wednesday:
6:20 – 9:10 PM – CO’s Parade – dress is shirt, tie and tunic.

Upcoming Events:

Movie Fund Raiser Poster

Information about 161 movie fund raiser on 18 Dec 16

18 Dec 16 – Holiday movie fund raiser – Elf – . Please feel free to share this!
21 Dec 16 – Christmas party
6 Jan 16 – Sea Dogs Hockey Game

Reminder: If a cadet cannot make it to a Wednesday night/regular event, the cadet should leave a message on the squadron answering machine 632-3215. Please do not e-mail Capt Phinney or post on facebook. This will ensure the admin o gets the message and can mark the cadet as excused.

Note: Our website is up and running. 161aircadets.ca It is currently under construction but we have started to add some helpful resources such as the IGs for instructors and the squadron handbook and standing orders. If you have a suggestion for information that should be on our website, just let one of the staff members know. We have also started a Twitter account to reach anyone that prefers access on Twitter.