volunteers

Aldergrove Star files

Township of Langley opens up volunteer award nominations

Awards for youth, coaches, and ‘Langley life enhancers’ are up for grabs

 

Langley City Council is looking for volunteers to fill vacancies on the board of variance, and the crime prevention, environmental and arts and culture task groups (Langley Advance Times file)

A call for public-spirited volunteers from Langley City

Openings on board of variance, crime prevention, environmental and arts and culture task groups

 

A local resident has written about the many helpful people she has met as a volunteer litter picker. A local street painter can often be found in the area of McBurney Lane and Fraser Highway. He earned her thanks for keeping the area tidy. (Genevieve Perchotte/Special to the Langley Advance Times)

LETTER: Langley City couple find unexpected treasures while picking up litter

A local couple wanted to send a shout-out to the friendly, helpful people they’ve met as volunteers

  • Sep 1, 2020

 

Leanna Wurz, 3, shows a plastic straw that she found on East Beach Thursday (Aug. 20) during a Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup effort organized by her mom, Rachel. (Tracy Holmes photo)

PHOTOS: Waterfront cleanup aims to remove ‘yuckies’ from South Surrey beach

Volunteers find discarded cigarette butts, beach toys, bottle caps and more

Leanna Wurz, 3, shows a plastic straw that she found on East Beach Thursday (Aug. 20) during a Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup effort organized by her mom, Rachel. (Tracy Holmes photo)
Volunteers, including Joyce, with Langley Meals on Wheels delivered tulips with the Wednesday meals to their clients, thanks to an anonymous local donor. (Shannon Woykin/Special to the Langley Advance Times)

Anonymous donor brightens day of Langley seniors with tulips

Meals On Wheels took the blooms to its clients Wednesday

Volunteers, including Joyce, with Langley Meals on Wheels delivered tulips with the Wednesday meals to their clients, thanks to an anonymous local donor. (Shannon Woykin/Special to the Langley Advance Times)
Langley mom Michele Damjanovic is looking for volunteers to help shop for seniors during the coronavirus outbreak. (special to Langley Advance Times)

Volunteers wanted to shop for seniors during virus outbreak

Langley mom is looking for helpers

Langley mom Michele Damjanovic is looking for volunteers to help shop for seniors during the coronavirus outbreak. (special to Langley Advance Times)
Ernie Daykin, Brenda Norrie and Kim Dumore were drumming up support for the Maple Ridge 2020 BC Summer Games outside the Save-On-Foods at Westgate Shopping Centre on Saturday (Jan 25). (Ronan O’Doherty photo - THE NEWS)

Hunt for BC Summer Games volunteers underway

2,800 helping hands are needed for large sporting event coming to Maple Ridge in July

Ernie Daykin, Brenda Norrie and Kim Dumore were drumming up support for the Maple Ridge 2020 BC Summer Games outside the Save-On-Foods at Westgate Shopping Centre on Saturday (Jan 25). (Ronan O’Doherty photo - THE NEWS)
Jenny, Marilyn, and Jason, Debbie Froese’s three children, spoke at her celebration of life on Friday, Jan. 24. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

Hundreds attend celebration of life for Debbie Froese in Langley

A businesswoman, volunteer, and wife of Mayor Jack Froese, she passed away on Jan. 9

Jenny, Marilyn, and Jason, Debbie Froese’s three children, spoke at her celebration of life on Friday, Jan. 24. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)
Gus Hartl of Aldergrove Credit Union named Langley’s Good Citizen of the Year

Gus Hartl of Aldergrove Credit Union named Langley’s Good Citizen of the Year

Raised in the Fraser Valley, Hartl has supported sports teams, charities, and scholarships

Gus Hartl of Aldergrove Credit Union named Langley’s Good Citizen of the Year
The First Capital Chorus entertained the crowd at the Langley City volunteer appreciation night Tuesday at Cascades Casino. (Roxanne Hooper/Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: What counts? Making a difference: Langley mayor

Langley City council once again thanked hundreds of its volunteers for their service

The First Capital Chorus entertained the crowd at the Langley City volunteer appreciation night Tuesday at Cascades Casino. (Roxanne Hooper/Langley Advance Times)
Sylvia Anderson was last year’s winner of the Flowerdew volunteer award for the Township of Langley. (Black Press files)

Last year’s Langley volunteer extraordinaire pushes others to ‘give it a try’

Volunteering is incredibly gratifying and fun, says Sylvia Anderson in her call for 2019 nominees.

  • Jan 20, 2019
Sylvia Anderson was last year’s winner of the Flowerdew volunteer award for the Township of Langley. (Black Press files)
(Bob Groeneveld/Langley Advance)

Volunteers more than appreciated by Langley RCMP

The annual banquet was a chance for the local RCMP to thank the volunteers in various programs.

  • May 1, 2017
(Bob Groeneveld/Langley Advance)