Branch Meetings
Meetings of the Ottawa Branch are normally held on the last Tuesday of each month in the Wardroom of HMCS Carleton at 1900. Members, parents of cadets, and any other interested persons are welcome to attend. The next regular monthly meeting will be on Tuesday May 27, 2008.
The ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Ottawa Branch will be held on Wednesday June 18 at 1900 in the Crowsnest at the Naval Officer's Mess (HMCS Bytown) 78 Lisgar Street. All are welcome to this special event. Please RSVP to Crystal Payne at 613-836-0621 before June 13.
Cadet Functions
Falkland's awards night will be held on Friday May 16 at the Hull Armories. Due to the arrangements for this year's Annual Inspection more awards will be presented at this occasion so all are welcome to attend. Full details are available on the Falkland website.
The Annual Inspection will be held this year in conjuction with NLCC Vice Admiral Kingsmill due to the damage to the drill deck at HMCS Carleton. This special event will be held at the Aberdeen Pavillion at Landsowne Park (the "Cattle Castle") on Sunday June 08. The Inspection Officer will be the Honourable John Baird, P.C., M.P., member of parliament for Ottawa West-Nepean, Minister of the Environment. Full details will be listed here soon.
Fundraising Activities & Events
Fundraising is an integral part of the success of our organisation. The funds raised through a variety of activities ranging from tag days, auctions, merchandise sales and more supplement the expenses for cross country and international trips, new equipment and boat repair, food for special events, sailing and canoe training courses, band instruments, bus transport to special events and parades, and much more! Every dollar raised by the Ottawa Branch ensures that our cadets will have the appropriate equipment to enhance their cadet experiences.
Tag Days
Since the Branch lost the income from our weekly bingo event two years ago, the primary source of funding to support our two corps has been Tag Days. This event requires a huge amount of planning and logistical coordination which is done by dedicated volunteers. On the day of the event however, we always are in need of additional drivers to take cadets to and from their collection points, which could be almost anywhere in the city. If you are a cadet parent, and you would like to help out in some way, there is nothing better you can do than to volunteer on Tag Day. Come early and look for one of the Branch coordinators. They will provide you with all the information you need to do a great job in support of our young people.
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