Can/Bottle Drive for the Barque Eagle Division of the Navy Sea Cadets

The Barque Eagle Division of the Sea Cadets* will be hosting a can/bottle drive at the local Citgo Station (next to Quality Time on Broad Street, Meriden CT) to help raise funds to send some of their eager cadets on a trip to visit the prestigious United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD this fall.

Please bring your returnables between 10am - 4pm on Saturday.  If you are local & cannot make it during this time frame, please e:mail Alicia Neville at alihart29@aol.com to arrange for the pick up of your items. 

Cash donations will also be accepted & very much appreciated!  Recruiting information, staff, cadets & parents will be on hand if you, or anyone you know may be interested in additional information about the Barque Eagle Division of the United States Navy Sea Cadets.

*Sea Cadet organizations exist in most of the maritime nations of the world. Recognizing the value of these organizations in educating youth in maritime matters, the Department of the Navy requested the Navy League of the United States to establish a similar program for American youth. The Navy League agreed to do so and formally established the Naval Sea Cadet Corps (NSCC) and Navy League Cadet Corps (NLCC) in 1958. Recognizing the importance and benefits of the NSCC, Congress on September 10, 1962 federally incorporated the Naval Sea Cadet Corps under Public Law 87-655 (36 USC 1541).

Today, the NSCC has formed partnerships with organizations such as the Foundation for Teaching Economics and the Flying Midshipman Association to offer cadets broader opportunities in areas of leadership and aviation. The NSCC also took an active part in the creation of the International Sea Cadet Association (ISCA). The ISCA is an association of Sea Cadet Corps' from around the world, whose main objective is to facilitate exchanges of cadets between member countries.