Cadet Community Involvement

140 Squadron cadets are encouraged to actively participate in community events that take place in the Aurora area. This involvement teaches them valuable life and work skills like teamwork, leadership, and citizenship, which symbolize the core of the cadet movement. Cadets also reap the personal benefits of increased self-confidence and physical fitness, learning how to take initiative, and how to make decisions.

The main cadets volunteer events include the Terry Fox Run - at Sheppard's Bush in Aurora, the Bob Harwell Challenge, the Magna Hoedown and the Candlelight Vigil at the Aurora Cemetery.

Some cadets also help out with Aurora Civic Appreciation Awards night.

Community Parades

The Squadron participated in several community parades recently - the Aurora Remembrance Day Parade, and the Aurora Santa Claus Parade. The squadron also presented a Memorial Wreath at the Remembrance Day ceremony at the Cenotaph on Yonge Street in Aurora.

Character Community

The 140 Aurora Squadron Air Cadets recognize and promote the importance of good character. As part of the Character Community iniative, they are encouraged to treat others as they would like to be treated, show respect, are accountable, fair, honest and courageous, have empathy, persevere, show initiative and act with integrity.

In 2005, 140 squadron was the first youth group to sign on to the York Region Character Community initiative. Each month a character attribute is highlighted.