Meeting Info
7:00 am on the first & third Wednesday of each month at Walnut Grove Community Centre.  Please contact us for further details as we would be happy to have you join us!
Connect With Us

 
rotarylangleysunrise@gmail.com
Mailing Address:
c/o #5B, 8880 202 St
Langley BC V1M4E7
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Sunrise Directors
President
Grant Sauer
President Elect
Grant Sauer
Past President
June Jones
Secretary
Chris McFee
Treasurer
Jeff Morfitt
Membership
Sherry Baker
Communications and Social Media
Midori Turner
Sunrise Links
ROTARY CLUB LANGLEY SUNRISE - GOOD FOR BUSINESS, GREAT FOR OUR COMMUNITY ©
Have you ever wondered what Rotary is all about?
We would love to have you at one of our meetings.
  Be our guest and see how we can work with you to achieve your goals of making Langley a better place to live and work!
 
Are you an established professional wanting to make positive changes in your community and around the world? Our club members are dedicated people who share a passion for both community service and fellowship. Becoming a Rotarian connects you with a diverse group of professionals who share your drive to give back.
 
 
Stories
Sassy 2025
 
This is year we celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the SASSY Awards in Langley. The event will take place on May 8, 2025 at  Chief Sepass Theatre in Fort Langley. 
 
We are currently seeking nominations for youth in our community doing amazing work in their local and global communities.  Nominations can be sent to nominations@sassyawardslangley.ca.
 
The SASSY Awards is an Achievement / Recognition Program, sponsored by the four Rotary Clubs of Langley, for Youth aged 15-21 living or studying in Langley.

SASSY incorporates Rotary’s motto of “Service Above Self”, and adds on “Student Youth”. The Program recognizes, acknowledges and celebrates the achievements and leadership of Youth who exemplify the ideals of Rotary, and also looks to provide a hand up to at risk youth in the hope that they could be tomorrow’s achievers.

Check out the website for more details. https://sassyawardslangley.ca/

RIBFEST 2025
 
The four clubs of Langley will host the annual Langley RibFest. RibFest Langley has become an annual tradition enjoyed by more than 47,000 people. Come find out why people of all ages circle this date on their calendar. We hope to see you there August 15-17 for 2025!
 
With our Famous Ribbers (and other Great Food Options), Live Entertainment, Huge KidZone, and site-wide Adult Beverage service there is something for everyone. Entrance is by donation and we hope you will donate generously to support the many charities and keep the event coming back year after year.
 
 
Starfish 2024/2025 Update

 

Langley North Starfish Pack program is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Langley Sunrise and provides food packs to elementary and middle school children for each weekend of the school year. These children are identified through a process within their schools because their families are facing food insecurity, and they remain anonymous to our Starfish Pack program.

Walnut Grove Secondary School student volunteers pack the Starfish Packs weekly and earn their volunteer hours towards their graduation requirements. WGSS also hold student fundraisers to financially support the Starfish Pack program. A Langley Sunrise Rotary member or other supporter of the program delivers the filled packs to sponsored child’s schools every Friday for the children to take home for the weekend.

During the weekdays students are able to participate in breakfast and lunch programs provided at their schools, and thanks to generous donors, they are able to participate in the North Langley Starfish Pack program and receive food items to help them and their families over the weekends. Packs include easy to prepare food items and fresh produce and protein to help meet their nutritional needs.

We know that children cannot learn when their tummies are empty. With your help, the future looks brighter for kids when they don’t have to worry about being hungry on the weekends.

Click to this link to make a donation:

Starfish North Langley Canadahelps

 

Starfish Starts for 2024 2025 School Year
This is the third year for Walnut Grove Secondary School student volunteers packing the North Langley Starfish Packs that are funded by community donations to the Rotary Club of Langley Sunrise. These ambitious and dedicated student volunteers are working hard to prepare Starfish Packs each week. These packs are filled with nutritious and easy to prepare meals that also include fresh produce, and are delivered to elementary and middle schools in our community who then distribute to youth who are experiencing food insecurity.  WGSS students also hold their own fundraisers to contribute financially to the success of the Starfish Pack Program.  Three Cheers to our future leaders.
 
Starfish Fundraiser - June 8 2024
🌟 Join us on June 8th at Roots and Wings Distillery in Langley from 1pm-5pm for a heartfelt cause! ✨ Our fundraiser event aims to make a difference, one child at a time. With your support, we can change lives. Starfish program supports elementary aged children who are experiencing food insecurity. The programs sends food home over the weekends.
 
🎟️ Tickets for the event are $50 each.
 
🎉 Enjoy live music, a 50/50 draw, and indulge in delicious snacks thanks to Haven Kitchen and Bar. Huge thanks to Roots and Wings for graciously donating their stunning venue!
 
🍹 With every ticket, savor a complimentary drink and try our special Starfish cocktail, available for purchase. Let's make waves of change
together!
 
International Women's Day Event 2024
The Four Rotary Clubs of Langley are proud to celebrate International Women's Day with our annual event Saturday, March 9 from 11:00am to 1:30pm at Langley Golf Centre (21550 44th Ave).  For Tickets, Award Nomination Forms and more information, please visit International Women's Day – Featuring Women of Distinction (rotarywomensday.com).
 
This Women’s Day Event has been held for over 10 years by Rotary, each year bringing you a prominent speaker as well as a lunch. It’s an opportunity to meet your friends and perhaps create new ones. We are also looking to you to nominate someone you know who deserves the title, Woman of Distinction. Someone who works for the benefit of the community, an unsung hero you can always count on. We hope to see you there and help us celebrate.
 
Local Businesses Donate to Starfish
We are very fortunate to have caring local businesses in our community.  The Starfish program in North Langley have received some impactful donations to the program lately.  
 
We would like to send a big thank you to Western Financial Group and Innovative Fitness for their contributions to the Starfish Program.  The initiative offers  packs of 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners, and snacks to hungry students each weekend of the school year.
 
 
RIBFEST 2023
The Rotary Clubs of Langley along with Otter Co-op and Angry Otter are excited to bring you Ribfest 2023. We are expecting more than 40,000 people at this huge family event this year and hope you will join the fun. With live entertainment, great food, huge KidZone and site-wide adult beverage service there is something for everyone. The best part is it is free to attend but hope you will donate generously to support the many charities.
 
100% of Net proceeds from Ribfest support Service Organizations in Langley & and Rotary Service Projects.
 
Bring your family & experience a fun day of delicious food & great entertainment while supporting your community.
 
The event happens at McLeod Athletic Park in Lanlgey August 18-21, 2023.
 
For more information on this year's event: https://www.ribfestlangley.com/
 
YAIL 2023
Do you know a 15-17 year old who is looking for an opportunity to learn about leadership?
 
Youth Adventures in Leadership (YAIL) is held annually at Alexandra Neighbourhood House in Surrey, BC. Participants are sponsored by their local Rotary Club in District 5050. YAIL gives participants insight into some of the basics of what it means and takes to be a leader. The YAIL Program works to help participants become well-rounded individuals with increased perspective and enthusiasm for growth, who can make informed decisions through their leadership journey.
 
NEXT YAIL EVENT
Event Date March 31 - April 2, 2023
If you are interested in participating in this year’s YAIL event,
Registration is open until February 28, 2023!
Terry Fox Run 2022
We are back to an in-person event this year. Come out and join us for the 2022 Terry Fox Run in Walnut Grove on Sunday, September 18. Register here.
 
Registration starts at 8:30am at Walnut Grove Community Centre.
 
RibFest
 
The Rotary Clubs of Langley are proud and very excited to present RibFest - August 12-14, 2022.
 
This is a community event that combines good food, drink, activities for the kids and an excellent line up of musical entertainment.
 
100% of Net proceeds from Ribfest support Service Organizations in Langley & and Rotary Service Projects.  Rotary is a 100% Volunteer Organization.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Strawberry Sales for 2022 Conclude
This past weekend our supporters picked up their delicious berries from the annual strawberry fundraiser sale.
 
Once again this year, Mr. & Mrs Warnders from Canoe (Salmon Arm) have travelled all the way to Langley to purchase their year’s supply of delicious, picked, washed and sliced strawberries from the Rotary Strawberry Sale.  Talk about dedication to purchasing the best quality product and helping Rotary provide services to our local communities. 
 
These berries are packed in plastic pails to assure peak freshness and are easy to portion into freezer containers or plastic bags.  If you’re making strawberry jam, either cooked or freezer jam, all you have to do is add the sugar & pectin and enjoy.  Slushies and margharitas are a snap with the berries ready for blending and adding to your favourite drink. Thanks for your support and look forward to seeing you all again next year. 
 
 
Langley Meals on Wheels
At the start of the pandemic, our Rotary Club partnered with Langley Meals on Wheels, the organization is a charitable, non-profit society providing affordable menu plans and social meal programs in the Langley community.  "Rotary Langley Sunrise helped us increase our capacity allowing us to serve more at the onset of COVID by taking on driver scheduling of Sunrise’s Rotarians drivers" , Shannon Woykin, Executive Director of the Langley Meals and Wheels explained.
 
Our Club has seen the impact of Langley Meals on Wheels has on the community and wanted to continue our support of this impactful community organization.  We most recently were able to make a donation that will help with funding a fire suppression system in their new facility in Aldergrove.
 
Shannon also commented, "Langley Meals on Wheels is grateful for Rotary Langley Sunrise’s donation for the Aldergrove Community Station House fire suppression.  Thanks for keeping the fire out of the Kitchen! Fire suppression is crucial to ensure personnel safety and protection of property and equipment damage."
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
YAIL 2022
YAIL- Youth Adventures in Leadership! Do you know a 15-17 year old who would like to attend a Leadership Weekend...RCLS is looking to sponsor participants. Please email us at rotarylangleysunrise@gmail.com if you know a youth member in our community who is interested. This year's YAIL event will once again be taking place In Person at the Alexandra Neighborhood House in Surrey on June 17-19, 2022.
 
Purposes of YAIL
 
YAIL will help youth discover new skills and improve those you already have by providing engaging exercises in the following areas:
  • Progressing personal leadership development.
  • Assisting in learning the value of teamwork.
  • Developing the fundamentals of “Service above Self.”
  • Building lasting relationships with like-minded individuals.
  • Providing an immersive learning environment to foster growth.
 
Starfish - Continued Community Partners
We would like to recognize the continued support of community partners who help us support the North Langley Starfish program.  This is a program that the Langley School Foundation coordinates, helping those kids who are in need of food over the weekend.  During these trying times school aged children who do not have food security at home are given gift certificates to a grocery store in their neighbourhood to ensure they have the nutrition they need, making sure they come to school on Monday ready to learn.
 
We would like to thank the local branch of Innovative Fitness in Walnut Grove for their continued support year over year.  This year they raised $7500.00 in their "Train a Trainer" event for the cause.  
 
Thank you for Caring Society raised funds for Starfish at their annual holiday tea event in Langley, and generously donated $4000.00 to the program.
 
We could not do it without the support of our donors! Thank you again!
 
 
 
 
Dick Hooper
 
We were saddened to hear the news that long time Rotarian and member of our Club, passed away at the age of 89 on January 16, 2022.
 
During his time with Rotary he especially was instrumental in the World Help Network, that does great work getting medical supplies to places in the world that need it.  They collect surplus supplies and organize shipping containers to deliver to countries that are in need.  He also enjoyed his change to attend a Rotary International conference in the 90s in Calgary and shared this positive experience with fellow Rotarians over the years.
 
Dick Hopper made huge contributions to the community through his efforts with Rotary as well as other volunteer roles within our community at the  Langley Good Times Cruise-In, Big Brothers Big Sisters, various Langley City parades, Community Days, Douglas Park Community School, the Salvation Army, and local Christmas bureau.  He was named Langley’s Citizen of the Year in 2004 and was the H.D. Stafford Citizen of the Year in 2007, presented by the Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce.
 

In lieu of flowers, the family has asked for donations to the Rotary Club of Langley Sunrise for its charitable works.

For those who would like to donate to our Rotary Club in memory of Dick Hooper, please:

Mail your cheque to:
Rotary Club of Langley Sunrise
#5b – 8880 202nd Street
Langley BC V1M 4E7
Email your E-transfer to:
jmorfitt@telus.net

• Please indicate that your donation is in memory of Dick Hooper. We will advise the family that you donated.
• Please indicate if you are wanting to receive a Charitable Donation Tax Receipt.
Starfish Donations
We continue to receive the generous support of businesses in our community for the Starfish Backpack program in North Langley.
 
We recently received donation from Lower Mainland Living and Western Coast Insurance. 
 
It is with donations like this we can serve the kids in our community.  The Starfish Backpack is a way which we can get food to children over the weekend who need it the most in our communities. .  In non pandemic times Starfish Backpacks would be sent home on weekends full of nutritious food, making a big difference in a child's well-being.  During this time, the Langley School District Foundation is ensuring these kids are getting grocery store gift certificates on a weekly basis.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Langley Rotary 5050 Mega Draw
The Rotary Clubs of Langley are excited to launch the 50/50 Mega Draw as a fundraiser to support the good work they do in their local and global community. 
 
50/50 tickets are: Single Ticket for $20; 3-Ticket Pack for $50; 8-Ticket Pack for $100.
 
To purchase tickets visit langleyrotarymegadraw.com.
 
We will also be selling tickets at locations around Langley over the upcoming weekends. Keep updated by following us on Facebook @RotaryClubLangleySunrise on Facebook.
 
Thank you for Caring Society
We are so appreciative and thankful of community supporters like the Thank you for Caring Society.  They have chosen the North Langley Starfish Program as their beneficiary this year, this is a program that sends backpacks full of food staples home with elementary school kids on the weekend who lack food security.  Thank you for Caring Society has donated $6500.00 to the program.  This will help a lot of kinds in North Langley. We were happy to meet with the Society to receive the cheque. In the photo below are members from the Thank you for Caring Society and RCLS members Dan Bennett and May Bernard.
 

Debbie Froese, the wife of Langley Township mayor, was the founder of the Mayors Wives' Tea, which over time became the Thank You For Caring  - A Christmas Tea. In 2019 the Tea evolved into the formation of a not-for-profit society.  This allowed them to expand their reach to help more Langley families in need.  The first tea started with 200 woman and now sells out annually with 500.  Since 2013 they have raised over $178,000.00 for the local Christmas Bureau, and other local Charities.  This has helped over 700 families yearly in the Langleys. For more information on the Society check out this link.

 

ZOOM MUSIC BINGO
Join us for Music Bingo on April 16.  A great way to spend an evening while supporting our local food banks.
 
Tickets/Cards are $20.00 each and can be purchased at www.langleyrotaryclubs.com.
 
 
 

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