Two members of the Langley-based 746 Lightning Hawk Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron were presented with the prestigious Duke of Edinburgh’s Bronze Award at a Thursday night (Oct. 2) ceremony.
Sergeant Angeli Lumamba and Flight Sergeant Kevin Neithercut received the award from acting Langley Township mayor Petrina Arnason in the squadron hangar at the Langley Airport during the Commanding Officer’s Parade with more than 120 cadets attending.
Sergeant Lumamba is a Grade 11 student at Clayton Heights Secondary and Flight Sergeant Neithercut is a Grade 12 student at Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary.
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award was founded by Prince Phillip in 1956 in the United Kingdom and came to Canada in 1963.
The award is open to all Canadians between 14 and 24 years old.
It is a non-competitive program in which participants set and achieve personal goals in four categories of community service, adventure, skills and fitness.
Lumamba's skill was participating in the air cadets marching band program. For her adventurous journey, she attended a leadership camp at Alouette Lake.
Neithercut's adventurous journey was going on a family hunting trip to Fort St. James.
In 2014 there were 2,724 Bronze Award recipients in Canada, 376 recipients came from BC and the Yukon.
Anyone interested in joining the program can contact the BC/Yukon Division for more information at http://www.dukeofed.org/bc.
To learn more about the 746 Lightning Hawk air cadet program visit www.746lightninghawk.com.