St. Thomas Spring Fair 2013

The fair is this coming Sunday, April 28th. We need as many hands on deck as possible! Click this link for the St. Thomas Permisison Slip. You may either print, sign and send with your Cadet on Sunday, or feel free to email Officer Thornton with your permission.

Cadets at the Celtics Game

A number of the Cadets took the Downeaster from Wells to Boston to see the Celtics take on the Detroit Pistons on February 15th. Before the game, the cadet’s elite color guard presented the colors at the opening ceremony.  The trip was chaperoned by the school resource officers, parents, and several executive board members.

This trip is to reward the cadets for the community service projects they have participated in over the past year such as; Toys for Tots, The Maine Children’s Cancer Program, National Night Out, Sticker Shock against teen drinking, and Shoveling for the Seniors and Law Enforcement Together program after recent storms.

The cadets are male and female Junior and Senior High Students who have completed physical training, character building activities and participate in weekly meetings and drills as well as community service projects on a regular basis. The youth in this program clearly exemplify the tenants of their patches which state “Integrity, Pride, Honor, & Leadership” under the supervision of Sanford’s School Resource Officers; Michael Gordon and Tipper Thornton.

Updates

Some updates for everyone.

• We have four brand new mountain bikes and helmets for cadets to use during cadets trainings.
• We are putting together a mountain bike ride after school in the near future. We hope to team up with the Nasson Bicycle Program.
• Members are growing on the non-profit commitee for the Sanford Police Cadet Program and Youth Initiative. We are about to apply for our 5013c.
• Were waiting for the NBA lockout to free up so that we can plan a Boston Field Trip.
• We have SOG Cadet meetings every Tuesday in Officer Gordon’s Office at the Sanford High School. This is for the ranking officer’s only.
• We are meeting every Wednesday afterschool for the Cadets meeting. We had 53 Cadets at one of our prior meetings!
• We will be planning a paintball field day since it appears Bog Brook will not be happening this year.
• There are several community service projects in the works. Keep us in the loop for any ideas.
• The Cadet Fitness Challenge is one of the most popular after school programs. Soon we will have another training facility.

 

 

Cadet Fitness Challenge

Cadets are invited to the Cadet Fitness Challege at the Sanford High School on Thursdays from 2-4 PM. The will be open to all cadets and high school students that wish to participate.

Harvest Daze

Come join us at Harvest Daze 2011! We’ll have a booth near Number One Pond from 10am to 3pm.

The Pumpkin Drop will happen at noon, and it’s bigger than ever this year.

The Cadets will be in The Pumpkin Regatta at 2pm, and we plan to win!

Remembering 9-11

As we remember those lost on 9-11, we would also like to offer an enormous THANK YOU to our local law enforcement, fire and rescue personnel. We appreciate your service to this community.

14th Annual Chili and Chowder Contest and Annual Golf Tournament

The Cadets will be assisting the Sanford Elks as they present their annual Chili & Chowder Contest this Friday night! Keep an eye on their Facebook Event Page below for the latest info:

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=181906731879032

Our Color Guard will present the colors and Cadets will be caddying on Saturday at Sanford Country Club on Saturday.

Keep an eye on the Maine Children’s Cancer page for upcoming events and information.

CADETS: SEE OFFICER GORDON OR OFFICER THORNTON TO SIGN UP AND RECEIVE YOUR SPECIAL MCCP CADET T-SHIRT.

September Board Meeting

Please join us this evening, 6pm, at the Police Department if you wish to attend our regular monthly board meeting. We are asked to park in the lot across from the old Espo’s – not directly in front of or beside the Police Department.

Bog Brook

IMPORTANT: Due to the impending storm, military facilities including BOG BROOK have been shut down for the weekend. BOG BROOK trip has been postponed until an upcoming school vacation – info to follow. Officer Gordon will post more info here soon. PLEASE TEXT OR CALL ANY CADETS WHO ARE NOT ON FACEBOOK!

We’ll be posting pertinent information regarding the upcoming Bog Brook trip, August 27-30th, on our Parent Page. Right now, we have listed all gear/stuff that cadets need to bring along. More info to follow.

Drop off is at Junior High, Saturday at 6am.

Pickup is also at Junior High, Tuesday at 3pm.

Bog Brook is still a go. We will be 60+ miles inland and at a military facility with generators. We just need to make sure everyone has rain gear. Let us know and we can help. Last year it was the heat that made it a challenge this year it will be a little rain. We have enough military m.r.e. (meals ready to eat) to feed a small army.

If you have any transportation issues, please email Margie at pctutor44@gmail.com and I will help out.

Community Service

Several community service opportunities are currently available – one is listed below, and we’ll update the list this afternoon. Keep an eye on our Facebook page or this blog post for more information or updates:

• Any students looking for community service, please contact Louis Trottier at Sanford High School. The custodial staff needs assistance moving items and clearing out classrooms. This is for this week, and possibly next week. The phone number at Sanford High is 207-324-4050.