Our corps was also mentioned in the News section of Airdrie Online on March 7, 2012. They published the press release regarding Heather Underchute winning the Col. Lee S. Thompson award along with the photo of Mrs. Underchute and our Army Cadet League representative Ed Liukaitis.

Thanks so much for your ongoing support Airdrie Online!!  Follow the link here to check out the story: http://www.airdrieonline.com/2012/03/07/army-cadet-volunteer-heather-undershute-wins-prestigious-award/

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March 5, 2012

The Colonel Lee S. Thompson Award is presented in each zone to a parent volunteer who shows outstanding commitment and dedication to the cadet movement. This competition is open to parents of cadets throughout the entire province and involves approximately 39 different cadet corps. Nominations for this award are made by the corps Commanding Officer of the Corps’ League Representative. This year, the honour was presented to one of the 3016 Airdrie Army Cadet volunteers Heather Undershute. She was nominated by the 3016 Airdrie Army Cadets’ Commanding Officer Captain Tanya Mark. Her letter of nomination can be viewed here: http://airdriecadets.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Col-Lee-Thompson-letter-heather_undershute-3016.pdf

Mrs. Heather Undershute joined the corps in 2007 and took over the position of Treasurer on the parent’s committee board. She has held this position ever since. She has kept track of cadet bank accounts and stayed on top of gaming regulations for our casino fundraising events which occur every other year. Our first casino with Mrs. Undershute made approximately $55,000 and our second casino which was in February made approximately the same amount. Her work has been instrumental in keeping our corps going and becoming such a huge success. We have recently won a number of prestigious awards including Top Cadet Corps in the Southern Zone of Alberta, Top Army Cadet Corps in Urban Alberta in 2011 as well as both cadet and staff awards.

Mrs. Undershute has gone above and beyond the call of duty. She is always the first to volunteer when help is needed for our cadet group. She can be seen at nearly all of our activities including selling poppies, volunteering at events at the local Legion (where she is also on the board), volunteering and coordinating volunteers for the casinos and much, much more. She has a way of making parents, staff, volunteers and cadets feel at ease and welcome. Her never ending ability to help has aided our corps in countless ways.

On Feb. 25, 2012, Mrs. Undershute was presented with a volunteer service medal, Col Lee S. Thompson plaque and volunteer certificate from the Army Cadet League of Canada in recognition of her 5 years of service. We are extremely proud of her and feel lucky to have her as part of our corps.

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The Royal Canadian Army cadets is a federally-sponsored program for young Canadians ages 12 to 18 that develops in youth attributes of leadership, good citizenship, and physical fitness, while stimulating interest in the history and activities of the Canadian Army.  There are currently over 18,000 Army cadets in more then 400 Cadet Corps across Canada.

As a civilian not-for-profit corporation, The Army Cadet League of Canada is committed to support The Royal Canadian Army Cadets in a strong partnership with the Department of National Defence and local communities across Canada by developing policies and procedures to achieve the aims and objectives of the Army Cadet Movement in particular.  You may find further information about The Army Cadet League of Canada by visiting www.armycadetleague.ca