Meadow Lake JFW
Club News 2009 November

Coming up: 
Nov 11th - Remembrance Day - two Wardens will be carrying our flags as part of the Colour Party.  If you go to the service, by all means wear your uniform and sit as a group.

Nov 17th - next club meeting, Lutheran Hall

Nov 21st - Festival of Trees - A/C coat check

Nov 22nd - Club tour of forest reclamation site (host:  Mistik Management)
This will be an enjoyable outdoor afternoon learning about reforestation.  Please wear warm clothes & good footwear, bring a snack & a drink & a mug & a camera & a notebook.
When & Where:  Meet at the Woodland Inn parking lot at 1:00 PM.  It is a 20-minute drive to the site and a short walk in.
Don't miss this one!

Dec 1st - club meeting, Lutheran Hall

Dec 13th - Club outing - hayride or tobogganing if there's snow, something else if there's not; possibly cutting Christmas trees for interested families

Dec 15th - Social evening (potluck supper, special guests, games, music & songs...)

Late December - Would you be interested in to meeting with the Saskatoon JFWs over the school break?

2010 - Lots of fun stuff coming up!  

• We need to get busy planning our Winter Family Camp.  This will be an event for the whole family, with a choice of warm-and-comfortable or roughing it.  A highlight of the year!
• We need to select our weekend dates for the new year very soon.  Please check your calendars and let Neil know of any conflicting dates as soon as possible.   Some dates are already on the books:

Jan 10th - Club curling 'Funspiel' - This is something entirely new for our club.  Whether you're a curling pro or have never been on the ice before, this is sure to be a hoot!
Jan 12th - Club meeting
Jan 23rd - A/C ski weekend hosted by Westlock Whitetails JFW
Jan 26th - Club meeting
Feb 7th - Ice fishing
Feb 9th & 23rd - Club meetings
Feb 12-15th - A/C Outreach near Canmore (a mountain adventure for Adventurers & Challengers)
Feb 26-28th - PT Cruiser camp (Family camp especially for Pathfinders & Trailblazers) near Edmonton
March - date & place TBA - Meadow Lake Family Camp
March 9th & 23rd - Club meetings


A Huge Thank-You to everyone who helped put together the Hallowe'en Bash!
Especially Brenda & Eldon Hill who hosted the event at their home, the Wardens who came up with some excellent ideas and the adults who helped make it happen - Richard, Tony, Sandy, Cara and also Bill Larocque.
This was a great evening and lots of fun.  Well done!

Uniform shirts, lanyards & manuals are in!  If you happened to miss the order, hopefully we have a shirt that fits, and if not we'll get that ordered up right away for you.

Robert Hill - Olympic Torch Bearer! - Congratulations to Robert on being selected for this honour.  His date with the Flame is January 11th, near Prince Albert.  Let's cheer him on!

Help Wanted!  We need someone to make up some drawstring bags for pocket first aid kits.  These should be made of a durable red cloth, with a finished size of 6" by 8".  We need about 20 of these, and the cost of material can be reimbursed.

More Help Wanted!  Pathfinder families, please take a few moments someday soon, before winter sets in, to go on a collecting hike.  Sandra has a fun Christmas craft in mind, and needs you to bring some interesting things from nature, such as:

• cones
• seeds & berries
• colourful leaves
• moss
• twigs

You get the idea!  You can probably find lots of this close to home.  Please take care not to damage plants when collecting these things.
Please bring your collection to the  December 1st meeting.


Club trailer approved!  As you may have heard, the Meadow Lake Recreation Board has generously granted us funds to purchase our new club trailer.  This will make it WAY easier to put on camps, go on major excursions and travel to JFW events near and far. 

JFW in Saskatoon!  Two Saskatoon families are hoping to get a club started this fall.  Let's think of any ways that we can help them out.  It will be great fun to have a larger Saskatchewan JFW organization!

JFW in Cutknife!  The Friesen family are members of the Airdrie Hawks and have recently moved to Cutknife, Sask.  Hopefully, they will be able to join us for some of our club events this year.

Log in to the new JFW website!   Please surf to www.jfwa.ca next time you're online.  Be sure to register as a member - this gives you access to all the features of the website.

Web, email, phone, mail - how best to contact you?  Email is handy, but certainly doesn't work for everyone.  If you prefer to be notified of club news & events by phone calls or regular mail, please let Neil know.  If you don't seem to be getting emails, please check your 'Junk Mail' settings, and be sure to add 'woodlandersjfw.org' and 'jfwa.ca' to your 'safe senders list'.

Warden email - Club news isn't just for parents!  Wardens who have their own email address can be included on the club mailing list, if their parents approve.

Your 2009-10 executive, leaders & assistants:

• Club Coordinator - Neil Marsh
• Treasurer - Tony Vandenberg
• Registrar - Ken Mutch
• Out-Trip coordinator - Brenda Hill
• Equipment managers - Eldon Hill & Sandy Hunter
• First Aid adviser - Jim Bandola
• Northeast Region Reps - Brenda Hill, Kelly Broughton, Larry Nelson
  
• AJFWA Rep - Tony Vandenberg
• Program adviser - Larry Nelson
  
• Age group leaders:
• Challenger - Richard Dabels
• Adventurer - Sandy Hunter,  Tracey Wolfe & Larry Nelson
  
• Trailblazer - Tony Vandenberg & Tammy Mutch
• Pathfinder - Neil Marsh, Kelly Broughton, Sandra Dufour
• Assistant leaders, committee members, helpers, fundraisers and all sorts of indispensable roles - All parents & Challengers & Adventurers
  

Concerns
Let's help each other stay healthy.  Flu & colds get passed around quite easily, so please remember to:

• 'Cough in the trough, Sneeze in the sleeve'
• Use hand sanitizer (available at every meeting)
• Stay home if you're sick
  

A word about orderly behaviour
We have a big group of enthusiastic young people, and that's what we want.  It can be a challenge, however, to maintain order and good discipline, and this is one reason that parental involvement is so important.  Please help your kids remember to

• Respect their leaders, as they have a lot to teach in limited time and have spent considerable time preparing for the meeting
  
• Respect each other, as everyone wants to learn & have fun, and the best way for that to happen is if we all cooperate and pay attention
• Respect the parents (not just their own parents!) and listen to instructions