The colour blue is often associated with depth and stability.
And it was a fitting colour for all to see on Friday morning, given the work the Langley Memorial Hospital Auxiliary volunteers have done.
It was a sea of blue outside as dozens of LMH Auxiliary volunteers, donned in blue aprons, awaited the grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony at the new Penny Pincher Thrift Store on Fraser Highway.
“I see the bright blue volunteers and the bright blue sky,” said Langley Township Mayor Jack Froese.
“You also have a bright blue future.”
Froese was one of several dignitaries on hand for the ribbon cutting of the new Penny Pincher location at 20550 Fraser Hwy.
And the Langley Memorial Hospital Auxiliary is a picture of stability these days.
More than seven years ago — Nov. 5, 2007 to be exact — the LMHA auxiliary board made the decision to purchase the former Coast Capital building on the one-way section of Fraser Highway.
“That is an amazing legacy that everyone here should be proud of,” said Jason Cook, the executive director of the Fraser Health Authority.
“The patients will be grateful, not just today, but in the years to come, in your decision to buy a building.”
“Thank you to the citizens of Langley,” said Diane Thornton, the LMH Auxiliary president.
“Without your donations and support, we wouldn’t be here at all.”
Thornton also thanked all those involved — whether it was the volunteers, accountants, lawyers and those who did the renovation — for helping get to this day.
The thrift shop is completely run by volunteers.
One hundred per cent of the proceeds from the thrift store go directly to Langley Memorial Hospital.
The auxiliary donated $333,294.59 to the hospital in 2014.
To learn more, go to www.langleymemorialhospitalauxiliary.ca or call 604-530-3232, or find them on Facebook.
Gary Ahuja/Langley Times
Louise Dickman (left to right), Diane Thornton and Mary Turcotte cut the ribbon to officially open the new Penny Pincher Thrift Store on Fraser Highway.
