NERPA505 Update

Greetings 505!  I hope everyone had a fun and safe Labor Day weekend and that everyone plans to attend tonight's squadron meeting!  Also, the beginning of the school year is a great time to bring a friend.

(1) There will be a WIng Cadet Advisory Council meeting at FTIG, 19 Sep, 1100 to 1200 hrs.  All PA cadets are authorized to attend.
(2) Tuesday night is Character Development & Leadership emphasis.  The uniform of the day is Class B blues for cadets and blues or the corporate uniform for senior members.  Remember, cadets must attend at least one Character Development class per achievement.  The slow summer days have also slowed down our promotions a little, so now is a good time for all of us to renew our efforts to "advance my education and training rapidly".
(3) As most of you know, our cadets have been invited by State Rep. Kathy Rapp to participate in a function honoring Vietnam veterans on 19 Sep.  Cadets who participate will help in posting various flags at the beginning of the ceremony, so they must wear Class B blues with a tie.  The event will be at St. Joseph's dining room, so we will plan to meet there at 1030 hrs.  Cadets who will be able to attend please notify Chaplain Matheny.
(4) All of our members are encouraged to plan ahead to participate in the Group 6 SAREX planned for 23-25 Oct, possibly in the Franklin area. The goal is to get as many Group 6 members signed off on Ground Team Member Level III as possible. We have covered enough material in our ES classes over the summer that we should have no trouble getting all active members signed off. This will also be an excellent time to get to know members from other squadrons.
(5) We attempted our first fund raiser using the BiLo hotdog stand last Friday.  We won't know the amount of money raised until later today.  Capt. Hagberg and I attended the stand from about 1100 to 1500 hrs, and Cadets Hagberg and Collin Matheny attended the stand from about 1500 to 1800 hrs.  We each had numerous opportunities to interact with curious people about CAP and our squadron.
(6) Please keep track of when your membership is due to expire and plan to renew in advance. If you allow your membership to lapse, you will not be able to renew on eServices and will have to do it by mail or phone.
(7) A final note:  I plan to be away attending Corporate Leadership School on 12-13 Sep.  Capt. Hagberg and C/SrA Hagberg will be unavailable 12-19 Sep.

  Semper Vigilans!  

See you tonight!
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Randall F. Matheny, Chaplain (Capt.)
Group 6, PAWG 31
Civil Air Patrol
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kb3mom