The Rotary Club of Langley has announced $20,000 in grants to the Langley community.
A grant of $10,000 will be made through the Langley School District Foundation towards the purchase of “guided reading materials” at Gordon Greenwood Elementary School.
A further grant of $7,000 will be made to the school for the purchase of computers and Kurzweil assistive learning software, which will be used by special needs students.
Peter Luongo, school principal at Gordon Greenwood Elementary School expressed his gratitude for this donation towards child literacy in Langley.
The $17,000 in funding will come primarily from the 11th Annual Langley Rotary Tip ’n Taste event, being held on July 6 at the Cascades Casino and Convention Centre.
The club also announced a grant of $3,000 to the Langley Meals on Wheels Society, to help the society continue to provide low cost meals to those who need them.