By Adam Berls

Navy League Cadets

Local cadet group hosts bottle drive

Oct 22, 2022 | 6:00 PM

PRINCE GEORGE — The Aurora Navy League Cadet Corps hosted a bottle drive on Saturday to raise funds for the group which is in need of funding.

Holly Barone, acting sub-lieutenant for the NLCC 142, says that each dollar counts as the cadet corps does not receive any funding from the government, through the Department of National Defense. However, the sea, air and army cadets do receive funding from the DND.

Barone says that all the money that comes in through fundraisers is put back into the cadet program to keep it running. Uniforms are provided for the cadets by the Navy League of Canada, but each uniform costs $750.00 each, which adds up.

The program is for kids 9 to 12, and the program helps develop good citizenship, leadership, a sense of duty and belonging to youth as they move forward in life.

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The NLCC 142 meets on Mondays from 5:45 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. from September to June. If you would like to sign up for the Navy League Cadets, or wish to find more information, you can email contact@142aurora.ca