CADETS HAD TO SIGN UP FOR THIS ACTIVITY -Please check the list below, if your name isn’t on the list and should be please contact Capt J Hutchinson at julia.hutchinson@cadets.gc.ca before Wednesday 19-Mar-2025!

Seadogs Hockey Game Saturday 22-Mar-2025

CADETS MUST SIGN UP TO ATTEND THE HOCKEY GAME NO LATER THAN SUNDAY 16-MAR-2025

Email Capt J Hutchinson at julia.hutchinson@cadets.gc.ca if you would like to attend

More details available Thursday 20-Mar-2025

If your name is not listed below contact Capt J Hutchinson

Cadets who HAVE sign up so far are:

SWIMMING – SUNDAY 16-MAR-2025

Location: Canada Games Aquatic Centre – Front Doors – See Capt J Hutchinson

Arrival Time: 1330-1345hrs – Cadets must be there NO LATER than 1345hrs

Pick Up Time: 1615hrs – Cadets MUST BE PICKED UP AT THIS TIME

Bring Swim Suit & Towel

Lockers are available to rent – bring a few quaters with you

Congratulations to everyone who participated at the Tri-Service Sports Competition! 161 Cadets did very well placing:

Over All Tri-Service Sports Champion

First Place Marksmanship

First Place Unit Banner

First Place Basketball

First Place Badminton

First Place Minute to Win It

Third Place Tug of War

Grand in your Hand Fundraiser is in full swing. Please hand in tickets & money in as soon as they are sold. If you would like more tickets please email Chairperson Krista Feltmate at Krista.feltemate@161aircadets.ca

Friday 14-Mar-2025 Band 1845-2100hrs

Sunday 16-Mar-2025 Swimming at the Canada Games Aquatic Centre – please let Capt J Hutchinson know if you are going – we need to let the Aquatic Centre know numbers julia.hutchinson@cadets.gc.ca

Cadets will meet the 161 Officer at the front doors between 1330-1345hrs

Cadet Departure: 1615hrs

BEFORE YOU LEAVE HOME TO GO TO SWIMMING, CHECK THE WEBSITE TO MAKE SURE SWIMMING IS STILL HAPPENING

Sunday 16-Mar-2025 Marksmanship & Model Building – Time: 1800-2100hrs

BRING A WATER BOTTLE TO ALL CADET ACTIVITIES

Up Coming Events:

Saturday 22-Mar-2025 Seadogs Game – FOR CADETS WHO SIGN UP ONLY as we need to purchase tickets a head of time – CADETS MUST SIGN UP BY EMAILING julia.hutchinson@cadets.gc.ca – SIGN UP DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO SUNDAY 16-MAR-2025

-Spring FTX (field training exercise) – late May

-ACR (annual ceremonial review) – 28-May-2025

– Gliding 7-Jun-2025 – sign up not available yet

**Fundraising**

The best thing about joining 161 Air Cadets is that the program is FREE to Parents & Teens, However the training activities we do are not free. We do ask that Cadets & Parents help out with fundraising so we can do more with our cadets.

Right now our Sponsoring Committee is running a “Grand in your Hand” Raffle Draw.

Tickets are $10 each

Draw Date is 16-Apr-2025.

We ask that each cadet tries to sell 5 tickets. Cadets & Parents are welcome to sell more if they wish. The more money raised the more we can do with the cadets. If you need tickets please contact Chairperson Krista Feltmate at Krista.feltmate@161aircadets.ca

Some things fundraising has or will pay for are: Holiday Parties, Bowling, Swimming, Seadog Hockey Games, March Break Trips (hoping for 2026), Power Flying, Field Training Exercises (survival training weekends), Sports Gear, Band Equipment, Marksmanship & Biathlon Equipment, Model Building Equipment….and so much more!

Another Fundraiser we have year round is with FlipGive. This is an app where you can purchase digital giftcards and a percentage is paid to our unit. Download the FlipGive app on your phone and use code: FPTXTC to join our team Or visit the website & join at https://www.flipgive.com/c/315616

WEDNESDAY 12-MAR-2025 LOCATION: SIMONDS HIGH SCHOOL – Pool Door Entrance by the Football field CADETS ARRIVE: 1815HRS (NO EARLIER) CADETS DEPART: 2115HRS DRESS: BLUE UNIFORMS – IF CADETS DO NOT HAVE A BLUE UNIFORM PLEASE WEAR YOUR GREEN FTUs

Friday 7-Mar-2025 -NO BAND -Sports Comp Support Staff – Sports Comp Set up 1900-2030hrs

Saturday 8-Mar-2025 Tri-Service Sports Competition Location: Barrack Green Armouries Cadets Arrive: 0800hrs Cadet Departure: 1700hrs BRING YOUR WATER BOTTLE – LABEL WITH YOUR NAME & 161 IF POSSIBLE THERE IS A WATER REFILL STATION AT THE ARMOURIES Lunch is Provided and Canteen is available to purchase snacks & drinks from Dress: Wear weather appropriate clothing – BRING APPROPRIATE SPORTS GEAR & SNEAKERS – NO TANK TOPS & NO TIGHT CLOTHING

Sunday 8-Mar-2025 NO TRAINING – NO MARKSMANSHIP/NO MODEL BUILDING

Wednesday 12-Mar-2025 Effective Speaking Competition Come Cheer on our competitors as they Compete to Represent 161 for Provincials Location: Simonds High School (Enter through Pool Door) on the Football Field side Dress: Blue Uniforms Cadets Arrive: 1815hrs NO EARLIER Cadet Depart: 2115hrs

Up Coming Events:

-Sunday 16-Mar-2025 Swimming Canada Game Aquatic Centre – SIGN UP BY EMAILING CAPT J HUTCHINSON AT julia.hutchinson@cadets.gc.ca

-Saturday 22-Mar-2025 Seadogs Hockey Game – CADETS MUST SIGN UP FOR SEADOGS HOCKEY GAME BY EMAILING CAPT J HUTCHINSON AT julia.hutchinson@cadets.gc.ca – Deadline to sign up Thursday 13-Mar-2025

First Aid Training will be offered to Level 4 & 5 Cadets. This is a 2 day training weekend where senior cadets will go home for the night and return the next day.

Level 4s & 5s please contact Capt J Hutchinson IF YOU ARE NOT AVAILABLE

When: Saturday 5 April 2025 & Sunday 6 April 2025

Where: Barrack Green Armouries

Times: 0800-1630hrs (both days)

Tri-Service Sports Competition 8-Mar-2025

CADETS HAD TO SIGN UP BEFORE 24-FEB-2025 – LIST OF CADETS ATTENDING BELOW

Location, Barrack Green Armoury 60 Broadview Ave., Saint John NB

Cadets Arrive 0800 -0830hrs

Cadets departure  1700hrs

**LUNCH IS PROVIDED**

THERE WILL BE A CANTEEN AVAILABLE FOR CADETS TO PURCHASE FROM

– CADETS ARE WELCOME TO BRING THEIR OWN NUT FREE SNACKS

Cadets are to wear weather appropriate clothing and bring their sports clothing with them. Cadets are to bring appropriate sports gear, including sweatpants, appropriate shorts, T-shirts, sweaters. No tank tops & no tight fitting clothing.

Please bring your own reusable water bottles as Water bottles will not be provided. There is a water fill station at the armouries.

The badminton & marksmanship teams are listed below. The other teams will be made up from the cadets who signed up.

Badminton Teams Team 1 – FCpl Perry A & Cpl Gaur Team 2 – Sgt Colwell & Sgt Yerrabelli

Marksmanship Team LAC Etong Cpl Ramos FCpl Perry A Sgt Vo

CADETS WHO SIGNED UP FOR SPORTS COMPETITION – “R” IS FOR CADETS WITH DIETARY REQUESTS

Friday 28-Feb-2025 Band 1845-2100hrs

Sunday 2-Mar-2025 NO TRAINING – NO MARKSMANSHIP – NO BIATHLON – NO MODEL BUILDING

Monday 3-Mar-2025 161 Cadets working on the Banner for the Sports Competition – 1830-2030hrs (Yerrabelli, Carson, MacCready, Robichaud S, Corey-Nason, Perry G) – if the listed cadets are not available please contact Capt J Hutchinson Tri-Service Sports Competition Meeting – Staff Cadets Only! 1900-2030

Wednesday 5-Mar-2025 NO TRAINING

Friday 7-Mar-2025 NO TRAINING

Saturday 8-Mar-2025 Tri-Service Sports Competition – MORE Info on TRI-SERVICE SPORTS COMPETITION POST

FUNDRAISING

Cadets is 100% FREE program for teens – but the training and activities we have are not free. We are asking our cadets and their families to help out with a fundraiser called “Grand in your Hand” Cadets will be selling tickets on a chance to win $1000 – Tickets are $10 each – Draw Date is April 16, 2025 and you can contact Krista.feltmate@161aircadets.ca for tickets. This is a joint fundraiser with 4 other cadet units. All funds raised by our cadets STAYS AT 161. Please make sure the unit number 161 Air Cadets & Sellers name (cadets name) are written on the ticket as there will be a prize for the seller of the winning ticket.

Cadets will get their name entered into a draw for every 5 tickets they sell.

Each cadet that attended last night was given at least 1 book of 5 tickets. If you need more tickets please contact Krista Feltmate at Krista.feltmate@161aircadets.ca