Issued by Capt C. Bowman, Commanding Officer
ROUTINE ORDER NO. 2020-22
1085-11-1

Announcements

Summer Virtual Courses – Application Due Tomorrow

Just a reminder from the announcement last week; if you wish to apply to Virtual Training for this summer, applications are due tomorrow at 1900hrs.

HOW TO

1. See a list of all courses, and choose 1-3 that interest you. CLICK HERE
   
2. Make sure you have your own email address, get this ready. If you do not, use your username for Teams (ie. username@87eagle.ca).
   
3. Open and fill out the application form with your parent/guardians help. LINK ON TEAMS
   
4. That’s it! If you have questions, message Capt Bowman on Teams, or, if your parents/guardians have questions, they can email co@87eagle.ca

OPC Tickets, 2 more days!

We still all have some work to do to get these tickets sold. How do you sell tickets you ask? Easy!

1. Tell your friends and family to go to https://aircadetlotto.5050central.com/?olc=87 and buy a ticket!
2. As long as they use that link it will be credited to 87! Otherwise, tell them to select 87 Welland in the dropdown box.
3. That’s it!

Oh and remember, the Grand Prize draw is April 30!

Any questions, contact Mr. Gifford (Treasurer) anytime at treasurer@87eagle.ca

Parade Night – Tomorrow

Timing	1900hrs–2030hrs
Location	https://teams.microsoft.com/
Guest Link	https://bit.ly/3doTazx
Cadet Dress	Civis
CAF Member Dress	CADPAT
Duty Officer	Capt Bowman

Awards, Promotions, Appointments

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Enjoy your week,

Capt C. Bowman
Commanding Officer
87 Eagle Squadron
Strive for Excellence!

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Hello 87 Eagle Families,

The COVID situation continues to bring new challenges, but 87 Eagle Squadron keeps moving forward.
With hard work from both the Command Staff and the Cadets, the program has continued to offer training nights and fun nights, even without being able to physical be together.

The SSC has also been working hard in the background to maintain the program and our Squadron building, so when we are able to meet in person, the building will be waiting with open doors!  Thanks to the hard work and dedication of the SSC, we have been able to run several small, but effective, fundraisers, which have kept our basic building costs mostly covered for the past year.

A special thank you should go out to our SSC Chair, Rob Foster, and the great staff at Canadian Tire, who have hosted (and supported) several meat fundraisers throughout the past year.

But there is still more to do!

The OPC Lottery

The OPC Lottery, which helps fund both our local 87 Eagle Squadron, and the Ontario program overall (including the gliding program), is in full swing, but is soon coming to and end.  The final draw date is April 30, so there is still time to sell those tickets!  The tickets are purchased on-line by following the link https://aircadetlotto.5050central.com/?olc=87 and filling in the form.  It’s that easy!  Tickets are available to anyone living in Ontario, so please share the link on social media or email friends and families.

87 Eagle Squadron receives over 40% of the revenue of tickets sold, so it is a great value for the squadron.
We have set ourselves a goal to sell 250 tickets for the lottery and are doing very well.  If every cadet can sell just 5 more tickets, we will make our goal!  We have just over one week left, so don’t miss your chance to win the Grand Prize of $20,000

Annual Assessment

In a normal programing year, at the beginning of the year, each cadet is required to purchase a book of OPC lottery tickets and pay a yearly assessment (annual dues).  For 2020-2021, the assessment fee, which is set down by the OPC (Ontario Provincial Committee) was not finalized until late into December.  With the OPC lottery moving to an on-line sales format, it changed how the Squadron was charged by the OPC as well.

All that being said, we finally have the assessment fee for the 2020-2021 season.  The assessment fee goes directly back to the OPC, for administration of the program and the help offset costs associated with the Gliding Program, which we hope to see running again soon.

For the 2020-2021 season, the Assessment Fee is $55.00 / cadet.  For families with more than one cadet, the fee for the first cadet is $55.00, and each subsequent cadet is $50.00.

Payment can be made via cash, check, or via e-transfer using the treasurer@87eagle.ca email address.  Please feel free to contact me any time at treasurer@87eagle.ca or by phone at 905-394-9191 to arrange payment, or discuss options.

SSC Annual Meeting

Coming soon in May, we will be having our SSC-Parent Committee Annual Meeting.  At this meeting, we vote for the SSC board members (Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer).  We also discuss fundraising opportunities and ideas, as well as plans for building maintenance and upgrades, and help plan events and activities for the squadron for the upcoming year.  With the current lockdown, the meeting may be delayed until we can have at least some in-person meeting options.  More details on this to come, but anyone with ideas for fundraisers, program ideas, or would like to help out the committee in any capacity, please feel free to contact me at treasurer@87eagle.ca or Rob Foster, the SSC chair at ssc@87eagle.ca with your thoughts or ideas.

The 2020-2021 season has been full of challenges and set-backs, but there have been some great moments as well.  I have seen the excitement that Wednesday nights bring to my cadet, looking forward to having a night with the Squadron, whether it be a guest speaker, a talk about Aerodrome management, or doing push-ups on the floor.  There are still great times to come and some great opportunities as well.

Thank you for your continued support of the Welland Air Cadets, 87 Eagle Squadron!

Owen Gifford
SSC Treasurer
87 Eagle Squadron
Welland Air Cadets

Issued by Capt C. Bowman, Commanding Officer
ROUTINE ORDER NO. 2020-21
1085-11-1

Announcements

Welcome back!

Cadets starts back up tonight, with some important info with summer virtual CTCs.

OPC Tickets home stretch, let’s do this!

We still all have some work to do to get these tickets sold. How do you sell tickets you ask? Easy!

1. Tell your friends and family to go to https://aircadetlotto.5050central.com/?olc=87 and buy a ticket!
2. As long as they use that link it will be credited to 87! Otherwise, tell them to select 87 Welland in the dropdown box.
3. That’s it!

Oh and remember, the Grand Prize draw is April 30!

Any questions, contact Mr. Gifford (Treasurer) anytime at treasurer@87eagle.ca

Calling all cadets that took part in CAP@Home

There is a survey we are asking everyone that did any of the CAP@Home Challenge sessions last week. Please complete it as soon as possible: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=lERbMocV1UC7MYtmC38QOBnHiuWyHZNLidm51xoXCABUNzBZQU0xMU0wRUhMUzk0TFBBR1pUNFNQWi4u

Parade Night – Tonight

Timing	1900hrs–2030hrs
Location	https://teams.microsoft.com/
Guest Link	https://bit.ly/3doTazx
Cadet Dress	Civis
CAF Member Dress	CADPAT
Duty Officer	Capt Bowman

Awards, Promotions, Appointments

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Enjoy your week,

Capt C. Bowman
Commanding Officer
87 Eagle Squadron
Strive for Excellence!

Monday is the start of the Spring 2021 Cadet Activity Program (CAP) @Home challenge (12-16 April). This daily virtual challenge provides a broad array of new fun, meaningful activities for cadets. Activities are done at their own pace, and cadets can choose to participate in all or pick and choose which fit them best.

We highly encourage all cadets check out the CAP@Home starting Monday!

Some of the topics include:

1. Canadian Armed Forces Familiarization
2. Citizenship
3. Outdoor Adventure
4. Health Living
5. Mental Health Awareness

Joing the CAP@Home by logging into our Squadron Teams and then navigate to CAP@Home – April 12-16 channel.

Niagara Youth Hub

Niagara Region

Have a great weekend everyone,

Capt Chris Bowman
Commanding Officer

Issued by Capt C. Bowman, Commanding Officer
ROUTINE ORDER NO. 2020-20
1085-11-1

Announcements

Bring rope/string tonight!

Remember to bring a rope or string suitable for tying knots tonight.

Early Bird draw is tomorrow! Get those tickets in today!

The “Early Bird” draw is April 1st and the Grand Prize draw is April 30! Tell your friends and family: email, Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, they all work and be sure to share the link: https://aircadetlotto.5050central.com/?olc=87

Any questions, contact Mr. Gifford (Treasurer) anytime at treasurer@87eagle.ca

Parade Night – Tonight

Timing	1900hrs–2030hrs
Location	https://teams.microsoft.com/
Guest Link	https://bit.ly/3doTazx
Cadet Dress	Civis
CAF Member Dress	CADPAT
Duty Officer	Capt Bowman

Awards, Promotions, Appointments

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Enjoy your week,

Capt C. Bowman
Commanding Officer
87 Eagle Squadron
Strive for Excellence!