Just a tiny,little, quick update:
Thanks to everyone for your support at last weekend's Terry Sanford Drill Competition. Lunch was a success, the day was beautiful (eventually), and the cadets did well. We truly do appreciate all your support.
Just a reminder that today is a PLC day, so the cadets will be released early from school and there will be no drill team practice today.
Friday is the Riverside/Hillside drill competition. The drill team will leave directly after school and should be back to Riverside (according to the permission slip) around 5:00. We have some leftovers from Saturday's lunch, so the cadets will get a snack before they leave. Hillside graciously serves pizza after the competition, so they'll also be fed before they head back to school.
Mark your calendars for the following dates:
Adopt a Family money collections started on Monday. We'd love to take care of two families during the holidays, so you have anytime between now and December 14 to contribute. In case you don't know what this is, the cadets collect money for at least one (if not two) needy families and then purchase gifts for those families. What I love about this is that the cadets are the ones responsible for collecting the money, the cadets then do the shopping for the families, and then they wrap the gifts. This is truly a wonderful experience for everyone involved.
Booster Club Meeting December 7 at 6:00.
Wreaths Across America December 12
Foster Children's Party December 13 2:00-4:00 The cadets will be planning this party and will ask for donations of snacks for the kids attending. More information will follow.
Permission slips for the Richmond trip went out yesterday. Richmond is January 15-16. The cost is $105. Due to the last minute nature of receiving some of our cadet's money, we are asking families to try and get this paid before the holiday break. We are locked into going on this trip due to the contracts we've made with the bus company and the hotel. It is really important that we know who will be attending and who will not (early on) so we don't have the same issues like we did for Clemson. Please make sure you are communicating with Major and Sergeant about whether or not your cadet will be attending this drill competition. We will be staying at the Kings Quarters Best Western right beside Kings Dominion. Please note: You are welcome to start sending in payments for this trip. If it makes it easier to send in $20 at a time, we are happy for you to do so. Breakfast will be provided at the hotel, but no other meals will be provided for this trip, so money for fast food meals is required.
Military Ball tickets are now on sale. Cost is $15 per cadet or $25 for two cadets. We have 50 tickets right now available for sale. I am not quite sure how many have been sold, but keep reminding your cadet to pay for their ticket(s) as soon as possible so they don't miss out. The Military Ball is January 22 at the Hilton in RTP.
Have a great day everyone. Thanks for all you do.
Leah Rubow
