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01 April 2011
29 March 2011
Catching Up!
Sorry I have been slow to update the blog. Meetings were kind of slow this last month - seems the Senior Members were often tied up with other activities. Hopefully, April will be a stronger attendance month. BUT, as usual, our cadets have maintained and are growing!
We have 3 new recruits who have decided to join. Major Smith has been doing a little recruiting and C/Sgt Tressitt is truly earning his title as recruiter. C/Rome's recruit will be turning in his application next Monday. Now we SM's need to get moving in the recruiting department to keep up.
Here is synopsis of what has been happening in LA022 these last couple of months.
SPECIAL ATTENTION NEEDED
Airport Lease agreement: Things are not looking very good in this area. The way it looks, we will be given the choice of paying a monthly rent we can not afford or moving out. We need all the support we can get from all members, parents and community leaders. Please contact a Senior Member to find out what you can do.
THIS IS AN URGENT MATTER
St Patrick's Day Parade - We had we had three Marshalls from our squadron for a total of $165.00 raised for the squadron.
CORRECTION: 5 marshals for total of $275
DAR Award to Cadet: C/Gaudin presented with award by local chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) in recognition of her citizenship and patriotism through the Civil Air Patrol.
Ascension In the news (Articles that appeared in the Advocate recently):
Maurepaus Jr High Cadet Stands out (Livingston Section)
Wreaths Across America: Lt Col Collins is making progress on Wreaths Across America. It's not to early to start asking employers to consider a business sponsorship of wreaths for this very worthy event. Check this link out to see what it is all about.
Hovercraft! Thanks to Capital City Composite Squadron, we were finally able to get the long awaited hovercraft "flying." Major Smith, Major Moeller and Lt Ravey were able to get it working during the last to Aerospace meetings and all cadets and our guests were able to get a ride. Much fun ! ! !
O-flights: We had 6 O-flight Sorties this past month Plane Status: As of last Monday night, "Charlie Papa" was still not back from the 100 hour maintenance. As soon as we get it back, Lt Col Collins will be putting more Sorties in for O-Flights. REMEMBER: Our policy is 1 per achievement (promotion) and those who have not flown have first priority.
Office Clean-up: You may have noticed some changes in the office. Clean-up and reorganization is in progress. If you can't find something, ask Lt Pike! If it was in there, it's still there - it just may have a new home.
Hanger Clean-up and Uniform status: Hanger may appear more organized simply because the uniforms are getting straight. We are weeding out. We will keep an assortment of sizes in "Blues" and have kept 2 boxes of donated BDUs that were in good shape. Please see C/First Sgt Blank for uniform issues.
Upcoming:
Wing / CAC / Commanders Call meeting this weekend. These meetings are open to all if interested.
Status of DC trip - Everything is on hold until I hear from Southwest Airlines. I have made a proposal to their Charitable Giving program and it is in review. If we get the donation of tickets or even a substantial discount, the trip will be a "go," if not, the trip is a "no go" due to the cost of airfare. It could be the end of April before we know.
C-17 - O-Flight: TSA list has been finalized. Those who are going should have a Parent Information Sheet covering all details.
CTEP/Academy coming up April 8th-10th. Get your registration in! Cadets MUST have Curry BEFORE we leave.
Library Grand Re-opening ceremony at the Ascension Parish Library on Cornerview in Gonzales is April 16th. Honor Guard has been requested to post Colors and as many cadets as possible are asked to attend - Full class A's - We need a strong showing. The library is going to start working with us to get the word out about CAP. This will go a long way toward our issues with the Airport. April 26, we need ALL cadets (Class A with Service Coat) and ALL parents and anyone else you can bring to the Airport Authority Meeting. Even if you won't be speaking, we need a major show of support for C.A.P.
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