Funds generated in the Highway Cleanup Project will directly go to the 918 Air Cadet Squadron.

The Government of Alberta ( trans.hwy-cleanupcalgary@gov.ab.ca ) has assigned us to clean up Hwy 547 from Hwy 1 South to the South Boundary of the Reserve in the afternoon on  May 6, 2023. The length of this section of the highway is 18 km. The government will pay $100 per km.  We need 18 adults and 18 cadets as volunteers. 2 people will form a group and clean up 1 km of the highway.

Our current plan is 

12:30 Parents volunteers meet at the Good Shepherd Church

14:00 – 16:00 Highway cleanup in 18 groups

17:00 Volunteers come back to the Good Shepherd Church

Please click the links below to view the detail of the Highway Cleanup Project 

location map – Hwy 547 from Hwy 1 South to South Boundary of the Reserve

Participant Guidelines and Rules

Action and General Safety Plan Checklist

Managing Supervisor’s Handbook

Thank you for your support to our air cadets. Hope you become a volunteer. Please sign up.

Click here to sign-up: 918 Griffon SSC: Annual Highway Cleanup (signupgenius.com)

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c44a4a62ba3fdce9-annual#/

or contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Peter Jiang at peterjzc@gmail.com

 

 

 

918 Griffon RCACS | Announcements | by SSC Chair

Good afternoon parents,
We had eight parent volunteers who attended the on-site training last week at the Saddledome for the Calgary Sports and Entertainment Group (The Flames), so please join me in thanking them for their support. We have also had one parent work a shift at the Dome with three parents will be working between today and Sunday.

There is a second on-site training session scheduled for February 21, 2023, so if you are interested in helping out with this fundraising initiative (we need another 20 parent volunteers), please complete the following and e-mail me the two certificates at chair@918aircadets.ca 

We have scheduled an In-Person Orientation for New Groups on February 21st @ 5 pm (subject to change). Prior to attending, you must have ALL of complete the following:

Food Safe which can be obtained free of charge from AHS here: https://albertahealthservices.ca/eph/Page3151.aspx

If over the age of 18 – ProServe which can be obtained for a fee from AGLC here: https://proserve.aglc.ca/ (please advise me if they are under 18, I will not just assume they are)

The Waiver can be signed off electronically here: https://calgaryflames.formstack.com/forms/fundraiser_waiver

Please e-mail me at: chair@918aircadets.ca (Craig Hatch) with any questions.

March greetings 918 squadron parents,

 

As spring approaches, our air cadet squadron is flying high with many activities happening.  Parent meeting  Wednesday, March 8th @ 1900 hrs (7:00 pm) at the Judith Umbach Library located in Thornhill.   You will hear about upcoming cadet events as well as Squadron Sponsoring Committee (SSC) fundraisers to give the cadets an enhanced experience, which can only happen with parent support.   With 4 months of cadet activities to go, the SSC has raised approximately 40% of its fundraising goal for the year, so there may be some budget cutbacks needed.   Thanks so much to the parents who have generously contributed time or finances to 918 squadron.   To other parents, there is still much opportunity to help out! 

 

For those families who missed the first 2 cadet photo shoots, come to the meeting to join a potential 3rd photo shoot depending on level of interest.   We are still looking for yearbook lead volunteer.

 

Start saving your bottles for the next bottle drive on Wednesday, April 12th.

 

Remember to look at your Google Calendar and also sign up for Stack Team App.  You may have noticed that some marksmanship events had time changes last month, and these notifications are provided in Team App for cadet parents.   

 

All the best,

Dianna 

918 Griffon SSC Secretary

 

The open house session introduces the air cadet program and 918 Griffon Squadron to prospective cadets and their parents, as well as having an open Q&A to help address questions or concerns. This allows prospective cadets and their parents to confirm their interest in the program before handing in completed enrollment forms.

918 RCACS New Recruit Open House – January 23 from 1900-2100 hrs at 6311 Norfolk Drive – Good Shepherd Church

Accept applications for this group of new recruits from the open house on Jan 23 until Jan 30 or until all the spots are taken.  Please look at the following page for the detail: http://918aircadets.ca/joining-918-squadron/

Timelines:

Jan 23 – Open House open for cadets and parents to attend

Jan 23 – 30 – submit documentation – first come first served

Feb 1 – Confirmation of cadets added to the squadron

Feb 4 – New Recruit Day for all new cadets 0900-1500 (To be confirmed)

Feb 8 – First Wednesday night for new recruits

Minimum Membership Requirements

• Be a legal resident of Canada (i.e. Canadian citizen, permanent resident, student visa, refugee status)
• Provide proof of provincial health insurance (Alberta Health Care Card Preferred) or equivalent
• Be at least 12 years of age
• not have attained 19 years of age
• not belong to another corps or squadron
• be acceptable to the Commanding Officer of the squadron

Hello Cadet Parents,

Just under 2 weeks before Christmas.  Thanks to the brave parents for driving in Calgary winter to bring your cadets to the 918 squadron events.   We are fortunate to have very dedicated and skilled volunteers and officers who work hard to provide a variety of instruction and activities!   

Thanks to the dedicated parents who have already responded to our fundraising campaigns.  Just a reminder that all parents received a form to complete and return.  Cadets can return parent forms, donations, and calendar stubs to the canteen volunteers.   Parents can also bring these to the parent meeting…

The next parent meeting is this Wednesday, December 14th, at 19:00 (7  pm) at the Judith Umbach library with more event updates from Major Angel and SSC Executive.  Topics include marksmanship, cadet photos, electing a new treasurer, hoodies, volunteering for Calgary Sports & Entertainment.  

There is NO BOTTLE DRIVE in December.  Wish you a marvelous holiday season, drink and be merry …and collect your bottles for the January bottle drive 🙂

Our squadron is trying to find the best way to communicate with parents, as we observed often parents miss some important messages.   We have re-activated TeamApp for parents use only, not cadets.   Sign up for Team App;  combined with the Google calendar platform that you currently use, it is a source of announcements and provides notifications of changes.   Please come to the parent meeting if you have questions on how to sign up for this.

Finally, a reminder to please sign up for volunteering with Calgary Sports & Entertainment.  Parents and volunteers over age 16 can make a big difference with our squadron fundraising by taking on some shifts at the Saddledome.   Some of you received an e-mail from the chair on November 29th on how to sign up.  There are 2 courses, a waiver, and an in-person orientation on Monday, January 16th, 2023 @5pm.  Please sign up this week so our squadron can secure this opportunity with CSEG.  

Look forward to seeing you soon!

Regards,

Dianna 

918 Griffon SSC Secretary