Dear Member:
On
behalf of the Executive, I wish to extend an invitation to you to attend the 27th Annual Reunion of the Royal Canadian
Corps of Signals Association (Atlantic Division) on the 24th and 25th September 2010. Again this year
we will be holding the Reunion here on Cape Breton Island. Yes, and we now have WestJet flying direct from Toronto to Sydney,
until late October.
As
an update and for those of you who will be attending for the first time here is how our weekend will unfold:
Friday, September 24th, 2010 - 6.00 PM until 10.00 PM
Meet & Greet: Officers Mess, Garrison, Esplanade, Sydney
Sandwiches, Tea, & Coffee provided
Open Bar at the expense of members
Saturday, September 25th – 9:30 AM
Annual General Meeting
Harbour Room, Day Inn, 480 Kings Road, Sydney
Saturday - 1 PM Parade/Service,
Cape Breton Highlanders’ Cenotaph, Kings Road, Sydney
Piper:
Glen Campbell
Bugler:
Kenny Reid
Parade Commander: Joe
Burke
Saturday – 2 PM to 4 PM Social Gathering
Branch 12, Royal Canadian Legion, 101 Dorchester Street, Sydney
Saturday - 6 PM until 12 Midnight Banquet & Dance
Officers Mess, Garrison, Esplanade, Sydney
Piper:
Glen Campbell
Caterer: Island Catering,
Mira Road
Door Prize: 13 inch Bronze Jimmy Statue
Music:
DJ – Arno Roston
Open Bar: At the expense of members
A
block of 40 rooms has been booked at the Days Inn on the ground floor level, for the two nights, September 24th
and 25th check-out Sunday morning the 26th. The rate will
be $99.00 per night plus tax. For reservations call toll free, 1-877-834-0333
or local calls (902) 539-6750. When making your reservation please be sure to inform the hotel staff that you are with the
RCCS Reunion. Reservations at the hotel must be booked prior to the 24th
of August. Take the Exit to the Days Inn on Kings Road off the highway.
Please
no late registration for the Banquet. All registrations must be submitted to
me no later than September 15th, 2010. Should you submit your registration
fee and at the last minute something comes up and you cannot attend please notify me and your money will be refunded.
During
our dinner a draw will be made for the Bronze Statue of the Signals Jimmy. Tickets
for this draw will be issued to Members only and will be handed out at time of Registration at the Meet & Greet on Friday
evening. Congratulations to Terry Strickland, New Minus, Nova Scotia who
won the Jimmy last year.
Sunday
morning, September 26th, before checking out of the hotel, we all should try to gather in the main dining room
for breakfast and our fond farewell for another year. We look forward to seeing
all the familiar faces again this year and hopefully some unfamiliar ones.
Please
return the attached registration form to me at your earliest convenience for planning purposes.
Sincerely,
Frances
L. Arbuckle, CD
Secretary/Treasurer
RCCS
Association
(Atlantic
Division)
Att.
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27TH ANNUAL REUNION
ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS ASSOCIATION
(ATLANTIC DIVISION)
SYDNEY MILITARY GARRISON
CAPE BRETON ISLAND
SEPTEMBER 24TH AND 25TH, 2010
REGISTRATION FORM
YES
( ) I will attend. Number
of guests ( )
NO ( ) I will not attend.
MEMBER’S NAME: ____________________________________________________
GUEST’S NAME: _______________________________________________________
ADDRESS: _____________________________________________________________
TELEPHONE:
___
E-MAIL:____________________________________________
REGISTRATION $25.00 PER PERSON FOR BANQUET AND DANCE
ANNUAL DUES $20.00 PER MEMBER
TOTAL ENCLOSED: __________________________
PLEASE RETURN WITH PAYMENT BEFORE, SEPTEMBER 15TH TO:
Frances L. Arbuckle, CD, Secretary/Treasurer
RCCS Association (Atlantic Division)
28 Arbuckle Lane, Port Caledonia
Cape Breton Island
Nova Scotia, B1A 6W8
E-mail: fla@seaside.ns.ca
Telephone: 1-902-737-2806
A receipt will be given to you at Registration on Friday evening September
24, 2010.
