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4th Annual Golf Tournament

The Langley School District Foundation held its Fourth Annual Golf Tournament on Tuesday, September 1. With a goal to raise funds to develop curriculum and programs for vulnerable students, the event, thanks to all the golfers, sponsors and supporters, brought in more than $52,000. The program will be developed throughout this year and implemented in the 2010-2011 school year. Focusing on leadership and mentoring, the curriculum will be offered district-wide to 18 vulnerable students.

 

Community Support

The Langley School District Foundation has received support from a number of corporations and associations in 2009. Recently, the Resource Training Organization of BC held the Pumpkin Run, the Langley Rotary served up hamburgers at the Cruise In Event in Langley to raise funds for the Langley School District Meal Program and in September the Langley Rotary and Langley Times held a fundraising Run for the Foundation. In June, Meridian Meats held a Summer Event at Walnut Gate to raise funds for the Foundation, the Langley Arts Council had the Children's Festival and Willowbrook Shopping Centre hosted several fundraising events, donating the proceeds to the Foundation to support literacy programs.

Meridian Meats and Walnut Gate Merchants Raise $1500 for Foundation.

Top - Left to Right: Shawnee Jerome (Wired Monk), Eliabeth Perreault (BMO), Lynn Borwn (M&M Meat Shops), Leah Newman (BMO), Kin Hun Leung (Kin's Farm Market), Jim Cox (RE/MAX Realty), Susan Cairns (Langley School District Foundation),
Lia Fletcher (Kin's Farm Market), Wes Moerman (Walnut Grove Secondary Track & Field Coach) and Charlene Palmer (Swiss Chalet).
Bottom - Left to Right: Track & Field Team Members: Kirsten Notting, Katelyn Duddy, Byron Lewis, Craig McDermott, Justin Frizzell, Dylan Williamson and Alana Matthews.

Upcoming Events

Fifth Annual Heart to Heart Gala  - This year the event will be held during a Grand Prix event at Thunderbird Show Park. Mark your calendars for Sunday, May 30 at 1:00 to 5 pm. Wear your most decorative, chic or outrageous hat and come prepared to enjoy a horse show while sipping on award-winning wines and tasting gourmet foods. 

Fifth Annual Golf Tournament - Thursday, August 26 at Redwoods Golf Course.

FOUNDATION FUNDING IN ACTION

The Foundation, through its fundraising activities and endowments is able to fund innovative and unique school programs and projects that would not be funded by the Ministry of Education. Every Spring and Fall, the Foundation asks schools to submit proposals for projects that they would like to receive funding for. Last year, the Foundation made grants totalling more than $250,000 to support 80 unique programs.

Now elementary schools have state-of-the-art Smart Boards and secondary schools have either Smart Board or Tablets. Now students at Nicomekl have the instruments they need for an effective music program. Drama students at Brookswood were able to participate in a provincial drama festival. The carving program at Aldergrove Secondary is underway and attracting at-risk students. This is to name just a few. Not only that! Ten students from Lochiel U-Connect were able to travel to Atlanta, Georgia as Canada's representatives in an international technology and science competition.

Foundation Established unprecedented loan bank of assistive equipment for students with special needs

Thanks to a large grant from Ronald McDonald House Charities, the Langley School District Foundation has built a loan bank consisting of state-of-the-art equipment and technology for students with special needs. The $60,000 loan bank is now open and the equipment is available to Langley schools.

Annual General Meeting

The Foundation held its Annual General Meeting on December 15, 2009. Executive Director, Susan Cairns, in her presentation to the Board reported that the focus of the Foundation in 2009 was working together with the community to raise funds for educational programs for Langley students. Since 2005, the foundation has raised close to $2 million and disbursed almost $900,000 to support school programs.

Annual Report & Financial Statement

The Foundation's 2009 Annual Report was approved by the Board.
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The Foundation's 2008-2009 Financial Statements were approved by the Board.
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Expressions newsletter online

Expressions, the Langley School District Foundation newsletter, has been posted on the Foundation web site.

Volume 2 No. 2 Download your copy [1MB PDF ] and catch up on some of the exciting activities that have been taking place.