Welcome to the Rotary Club of Langley Central
People of Action
The Rotary Club of Langley Central
Langley Central

Service Above Self

We meet In Person
Wednesdays at 12:00 PM
Newlands Golf & Country Club
21025 48th Avenue
Langley, BC V3A 3M3
Canada

Rotary Satellite Club of Central Langley Sunset

Need more flexibility? We also have a Satellite Club that meets once a month usually on a Tuesday at 6pm. Please see our Calendar for details and contact information. Check us out on Facebook as well.
News Updates
 
Cecelia Reekie from the Rotary Club of Aldergrove joined us for a moving presentation during our May 24 Club meeting. Her talk encompassed a deeply personal experience as a First Nations member and that of her family.
 
Cecelia shared the history around Residential Schools that took children away from their parents with the express purpose of "assimilating" them. She painted a vivid picture of her own grandmother having to turn over 10 of her 11 children and her father's time housed there. The emphasis was not to forget this history as it is part of Canada and none of us will after such a moving talk. Thank you Cecelia for sharing with us and bringing a better understanding to all.
 
Ribfest Langley needs your help to make one of the biggest free events in the lower mainland happen for our community and families. Come join us for the fun and do some good while you are at it. Bring your family, friends and everyone you know to make this a great annual tradition.  For more information and to sign up, please visit www.ribfestlangley.com/volunteer  Thank you and see you there!
 
Welcome to our new member Penny Moon! She was inducted into the Satellite Club's membership during the meeting on May 9 and is pictured above receiving her certificate with Travis Strain and John Meagher. Penny has been involved with the Mission Rotary Club for 10 years and is excited to meet new people and continue her work of "Service Above Self" with us here in Langley. It is great to have you on board Penny and thank you for joining us in our shared efforts to serve the community.
 
Tanya Hall, a Sunshine Coast Rotarian and friend of the Club, was our guest speaker for the May 10 meeting. Tanya described her trip throughout Central America, during which she organized the painting of a community hall, a prison, a police station, a school and others. At the prison, she taught inmates how to become professional painters. She also was able to get funding to provide a school with some needed computers. President John thanked Tanya and presented her with the coveted Rotary Coffee Mug.
 
The Langley Ribfest is returning August 18-20, 2023 and the Rotary Clubs of Langley are looking for sponsors to take advantage of this great family event and marketing opportunity. 2022 saw over 37,000 people of all ages joining in the fun at McLeod field in Langley over three days. 2023 will be even bigger! We now need sponsors large and small to make this event happen and keep it free for our community.
 
Please download our Sponsorship Cover Letter and Sponsorship Package and see what we can do for your company or someone in business you may know. All proceeds go back into local charities and important local and international service projects. Thank you and mark your calendar for this fantastic event. www.ribfestlangley.com.
 
The Four Rotary Clubs of Langley have been active in the News and Social Media as they announced Otter Co-op and Angry Otter Liquor as Title Sponsors for the 2023 Ribfest Langley event. In case you missed them here are some highlights:
 
Langley Advance Times and Aldergrove Star each ran a half page article about Ribfest Langley and our new Title Sponsors.
 
There have also been digital ads running to promote sponsorship for the event and follow Otter's generous lead. In the next week or so there will also be quarter page ads in print to inspire more sponsors to join.
 
Otter Co-op created a fun Social Media video that has been well received and viewed. Facebook 
 
To stay up on what is going on with Rotary's Ribfest Langley, make sure to follow on Facebook and Instagram. Don't forget to share on your own personal media! We look forward to seeing you August 18-20.
 
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Gaynor-Kay Barrow
Jun 07, 2023 12:00 PM
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Zosia Ettenberg
Jun 21, 2023 12:00 PM
Langley Pos-Abilities Society
Leigh Heppner - GM of Preston GMC
Jun 28, 2023
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