| LCYM Birthdays |
August Birthdays
8 - Mr. Freeman
9 - PVT Knoy T, 12
10 - CPL Zamora, 12
12 - LCPL Fink, 17
22 - PFC Tran, 12
20 - Mrs. Hildebrant
Happy Birthday wishes to our Young Marine family members!! We wish you well for another year of joy and fun in your lives!
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Re-Registration Nights - 9/8/10 and 9/15/10 |
| Posted by: KristineL3 on 08/18/2010 19:33 PM (Read: ) |
It's that time of year again that we all love so much - RE-REGISTRATION TIME! The re-registration paperwork went out on email for your convenience. (I can also send it to you again if needed.) There are 8 forms for you to fill out. Please print them out, sign where needed, and turn them in to me at your earliest convenience.
We will be having "RE-REG NIGHTS" on Wed, 9/8/10 and Wed, 9/15/10 in the Emil room from 1900 to 2100. If you cannot print your paperwork ahead of time, you can pick up a packet these nights and get them filled out and returned. The re-registration fee is remaining at $75 for the fiscal year (Oct 1-Sept 30). This can be paid in one lump sum when you submit the re-registration paperwork or you may pay it in three (3) installments - Sept (when you submit the paperwork), Oct 16, and Nov 13.
Physicals need to be on file and less than one year old. Please check in with Anna Davidson at anna3501{at}msn.com or myself to find out your physical date if you are concerned your YM's physical might be outdated. This is a National requirement and we must be in compliance with this regulation.
A Registration Cover sheet with information on how to fill out the packet was included on the earlier email. Please read through that for helpful information.
If I do NOT have your YM's registration packet by September 15th when I leave Study Night, your YM will be discharged from our rosters. This is a request from Mr. Hildebrant, our new Commanding Officer.
If you have questions, please let me know at adj{at}lcym.org.
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The 9/11 Home Again Parade - 9/11/10 |
| Posted by: KristineL3 on 08/10/2010 16:55 PM (Read: ) |
ALL HANDS ON DECK! MANDATORY!
The 9/11 HOME AGAIN PARADE (Tigard, Oregon) is a very unique opportunity and honor for us to welcome home some of America's newest heroes and to recall, reflect and respect the sacrifices of so many civil servants and their families on 9/11. We have the honor of carrying the parade banner and being the forward most color guard. We will also have a trailer with our Iwo Jima reenactors on it and the unit at "full strength" in formation close by (also in the parade).
Lunch will be provided by the organizers of the parade and everyone is asked to participate. The only person that can excuse an absence is Mr. Hildebrant, the unit commander. Email absent{at}lcym.org if you cannot attend, but the goal is 100% participation. THIS IS A MANDATORY EVENT.
Plan on arriving to the Elks Lodge at 0630 to begin the sign in process. You may pick your Young Marines up at the Elks at 1530. Final formation will go at 1500 with any awards needing distribution.
Uniform of the day for the unit is cammie alphas.
Uniform of the day for the color guard is Service Charlies. (You will be selected and notified of your color guard assignment.)
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Platoon Competition - FOOD DRIVE - Starts 9/11/10 |
| Posted by: KristineL3 on 08/15/2010 19:42 PM (Read: ) |
Alpha Platoon's Adult Platoon Leader (APL) Mr. Czmowski is organizing a food drive beginning Sat 9/11/10 through Sat 12/18/10. We will be collecting non-perishable food items on behalf of the Elks Lodge, who will then in turn create the food baskets and hand them out to families in need for the holidays.
Each platoon will be competing against each other to see who can bring in the most food. The platoon who has the heaviest collection box (weight) is the one that wins the streamer for their guidon.
Mr. Czmowski will be at the Sign In/Out table each drill collecting food items from the YMs and making sure they get in the correct platoon boxes! Please bring your donations in bags clearly marked with the YM name AND the platoon name!!
THE LAST DAY TO BRING IN FOOD ITEMS IS 12/11/10 AT DRILL.
Assistance will be needed the morning of Saturday 12/18/10 from 0830-1030 - we'll need to help the Elks get the food boxes from their staging area to the hallways for distribution. [Community service hours!!]
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Parent Meeting - 9/18/10 |
| Posted by: KristineL3 on 08/10/2010 18:37 PM (Read: ) |
Don't forget - our next Parent Meeting is around the corner!
Parent Meetings continue to be every other month on the first drill of the month beginning at approximately 0820. This is a good time to come find out any new stuff, ask questions, get clarifications, share concerns (constructively), make suggestions, etc.
It's also nice for staff to have a dialogue with the parents to make sure we're all on the same page and we're moving forward for the benefit of the children in our unit. With a unit this size, staff sometimes feels disconnected with the parents and these meetings are a wonderful time for us to meet face to face and get to know one another.
Coffee and pastries will be provided! Yummy!
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Optional Wreath Fundraiser Will Begin 10/2/10 |
| Posted by: KristineL3 on 07/20/2010 18:06 PM (Read: ) |
It's getting to feel a lot like winter. Our winter optional fundraiser will be a wreath fundraiser. Last year this was a GREAT fundraiser.
This year you will again be able to sell wreaths two different ways:
#1 -- You can sell sponsorships for "Wreaths Across America". This is a program that places wreaths at all National Cemeteries across the U.S. Our National Cemetery is Willamette National. We will also have an opportunity to go and actually place wreaths on Saturday, December 11, 2010 as a unit.
#2 -- You can sell wreaths, swags and garland to friends, neighbors, and family members. These greenery are extremely fresh. One of our YM families kept their wreath up until March and it was still extremely fresh and great smelling.
Selling materials will be distributed at drill on Saturday, 10/2/10. Final wreath sales and WAA sponsorship monies must be turned in at drill on Saturday, 11/13/10.
DELIVERY of wreaths to the YMs will take place at Wednesday Study Night on 12/1/10.
If you have any questions, please contact your parent fundraiser UC chairmen which are Ms. Peggy Schultz 503-314-6810 or Ms. Merilee Miller 360-450-1752.
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Sleeves Down Starts 11/7/10 |
| Posted by: KristineL3 on 08/26/2010 22:22 PM (Read: ) |
The CO/XO have set up protocol for when the YMs wear their cammie sleeves up or down.
Sleeves Down. Cammie blouse sleeves shall be worn down (unless otherwise directed by the Unit Commander) beginning on the first drill after the shift to Pacific Standard Time.
In 2010, the shift to Pacific Standard Time happens on the first Sunday in November, which is November 7. Therefore, the YMs will start wearing their sleeves down at any function or drill from November 7 and on.
Of course, the UC has the ability to modify this directive should weather or other variant circumstances dictate.
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Swim Quals - Swimming Ribbon - 1/8/11 |
| Posted by: KristineL3 on 06/09/2010 14:01 PM (Read: 56) |
Swimming qualifications will be held to earn the Swimming Ribbon at the Reynolds Community Swim Pool in Fairview, Oregon on Saturday, 1/8/11.
Lifeguard to be provided by the pool.
Click "Read More" to see the ribbon requirements. |
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New Fundraiser Added to our Repertoire |
| Posted by: KristineL3 on 09/08/2009 09:35 AM (Read: 276) |
 Our unit is now the proud owner of their own functional Gourmet Coffee Business. Move over Starbucks!This will provide our unit a very large ongoing lifetime passive residual income. As our business grows we will have less need for some of our other fundraising activities to support our annual operating costs. Yippee!Normally building a business requires a lot of hard work and money but that is not the case with JavaFit. We can build our JavaFit business very quickly if everyone helps. Did I hear you ask how? Please click "Read More" and I’ll tell you how. |
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2010 - 2011 PARENT MEETINGS |
| Posted by: KristineL3 on 09/10/2008 11:52 AM (Read: ) |
Parent Meetings continue to be every other month on the first drill of the month beginning at approximately 0815. This is a good time to come find out any new stuff, ask questions, get clarifications, share concerns (constructively), make suggestions, etc.
It's also nice for staff to have a dialogue with the parents to make sure we're all on the same page and we're moving forward for the benefit of the children in our unit. With a unit this size, staff sometimes feels disconnected with the parents and these meetings are a wonderful time for us to meet face to face and get to know one another.
Coffee and pastries will be provided! Yummy!
The 2010 - 2011 meeting dates are as follows:
September 18
November 13
January 8
March 5
May 14
July 9
September 3
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Mandatory Fundraising for Calendar Year 2010 |
| Posted by: KristineL3 on 03/06/2009 16:17 PM (Read: ) |
It has again been decided that the Lewis & Clark Young Marine unit will have just two (2) mandatory fundraisers scheduled for 2010.
The first will be See's Candies. This fundraiser will begin 12/12/09 and run through 4/17/10. The YMs will be required to sell 4 boxes of candy (24 candy bars per box) or do a "buy-out" of $80. [Recruits from PLT 51510 will also be participating in this fundraiser and they will have through 6/12/10 to sell their 4 boxes.]
The optional 2 boxes of See's Candies being sold to count as one of the optional ONH fundraisers for your YM can be sold through 6/12/10.
Each YM will receive 30% of the net profit made on the boxes of See's Candies that they specifically sold. This will be added to their respective Fundraiser Account (FA). There will be NOTHING added to the FA for a "buy-out" as we've reduced the amount due for a "buy-out" by that 30% already. (All a "buy-out" pays for is the cost of the product + the unit's 70%.)
The second will be the fireworks tent, which is scheduled for the last week of June through July 4, 2010. The YMs will be required to each work 4 hours in or at the tent (YMs younger than 16 are not allowed in the fireworks tent so will have duties outside the tent). There is no "buy-out" on the fireworks tent. The hours will need to be worked.
We've gone to mandatory fundraising because we found that the same few YMs were regularly participating in the unit fundraising yet when it came time for the overnighters and fun encampments we had a ton of YMs participating! Somehow, that didn't seem quite fair.
If your YM does not participate in either the fundraising or a "buy out" they are NOT eligible to participate in any of the fun summer encampments/overnighters nor are they eligible for SPACES consideration.
The See's Candies monies raised will go to the operating fund.
The fireworks monies raised will go to the Operation National Heritage fund (Washington D.C. trip).
Updated 11/18/09 to reflect 2010 information.
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Adult Platoon Leaders |
| Posted by: KristineL3 on 12/09/2008 13:11 PM (Read: ) |
Each platoon has a female and a male adult who supervises the platoons. Each platoon also has a YM PLT LDR and a YM PLT SGT who run the platoon.
Alpha Adult Platoon Leaders
Mrs. Anne Merkl abmerkl{at}aol.com 360-571-9110
Mr. Jim Czmowski racerat1966{at}gmail.com 360-980-9749
Mr. Jeff Wagner rengawit{at}aol.com 503-980-8475
Bravo Adult Platoon Leaders
Mr. Gary Estes estesangler{at}verizon.net 503-347-4985
Mrs. Sue Mesick smesick{at}aol.com 360-573-1906
Mr. John Kaiser john78jeep{at}yahoo.com 360-213-4068
Charlie Adult Platoon Leaders
Miss Holly Lewis dolphins508{at}aol.com 503-347-1671
Mr. Sean Langley seanlangley{at}q.com 360-356-6190
Mr. Ken Brinton brinton{at}clear.net 503-335-0230
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Winter Weather Wear Regulations |
| Posted by: KristineL3 on 12/09/2008 12:45 PM (Read: ) |
Field jackets are authorized. They are the preferred "winter coat" for the children. Field jackets need patches sewn on them in the exact same format that they have on their cammie blouses (though we do let them wear the field jacket if they've got an order in for patches and haven't received the patches yet). But to be in regulation, the patches all have to be on the field jacket. [NO PATCHES on Goretex field jackets. It breaks the integrity of the jacket.]
Grey or red sweatshirts are authorized for layering warmth UNDER BOTH the red National tee and cammie blouse. These are the ONLY colors authorized by the CO/XO.
Black gloves are authorized.
School coats are not authorized. If your YM doesn't own their own field jacket, there are field jackets for "check out" in our Supply closet. Check in with Ms. Wood if your YM needs to "check one out" for a drill or an event. She can be reached at supply{at}lcym.org or 503-997-7766.
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Drill Dates & Drill Location 2010 |
| Posted by: KristineL3 on 11/24/2008 15:46 PM (Read: ) |
Lewis & Clark drills every other Saturday from 0745-1630.
Drill Location - Vancouver Elks Lodge
11605 SE McGillivray Blvd.
Vancouver, WA 98683
What do I bring to every drill?
unit backpack, PT gear, guidebook, pen/paper, $5 for chow or sack lunch, water
Promotions are at morning formation on the first Saturday drill of each month.
Awards are presented almost every drill at closing formation. Parents you are always welcome to show up at final formation at 1600 to watch as your Young Marine receives any awards earned. |
Wednesdays NCOIC/SNCOIC Schedule FY2010/Quarter 3 & FY2010/Quarter 4 |
| Posted by: KristineL3 on 09/10/2008 13:13 PM (Read: 624) |
Click "Read More" to see the Wednesday Study Night NCOIC/SNCOIC schedule for the 3rd and 4th quarters of fiscal year 2010.
The scheduled NCOIC/SNCOIC is responsible for making sure things are running smoothly and properly during our Wednesday Night Study Sessions.
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Uniform Designations |
| Posted by: KristineL3 on 09/08/2008 20:45 PM (Read: ) |
Cammie Alphas = cammies with ribbons
Cammie Bravos = cammies without ribbons
LCYM Charlies = red National tee tucked in, khaki belt, jeans/shorts, tennis shoes
LCYM Deltas = unit tee tucked in, khaki belt, jeans/shorts, tennis shoes
PT = black shorts from home, unit PT tee shirt (if cold weather, unit sweats are also authorized), tennis shoes
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| More About Us |
About the Young Marines
 The Young Marines is the official youth program of the Marine Corps League. Founded in 1958 to promote the mental, moral and physical development of young Americans, the Young Marines offer a variety of activities specifically designed to develop greater self-esteem, discipline and self-confidence in its members.
Character building is one of the most important objectives of the Young Marine program, and all of its activities emphasize the importance of honesty, courage, respect, loyalty, dependability, and a sense of devotion to God, country, community and family.
In July of 1993, the United States Marine Corps officially designated the Young Marines program as “the focal organization for fulfilling its participation in the Department of Defense’s drug demand reduction activities.”
Young Marines make a pledge to maintain a drug free lifestyle and are encouraged to influence family, friends, and schoolmates to share this commitment.
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Updated on 10/28/2009 22:23 PM by squeakyracer
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