The Langley Foundation Receives Donation of $100K

The Langley Foundation – News Release
For Immediate Release

The Langley Foundation Receives $100K Donation - Plans to
Improve and Unite the Community

The Langley Foundation focuses on working with donors to strengthen the community to make it a better place for everyone.

Langley, BC - The Langley Foundation is a new organization with the purpose of connecting individuals and organizations with noteworthy causes in the community. Thanks to a generous $100,000 donation from the Wesmont Group, it is off and running in a big way.

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step,” says Board Chair Gerry St Germain. “The Langley Foundation has taken its first step and it is a big one. Thank you, John and Corinne Tilstra and the Wesmont Foundation, for taking that first step with us.”

The Langley Foundation, a recently formed non-profit, focuses on building genuine relationships with donors and other charitable organizations by linking them with causes that are important to them, and also through connecting them to opportunities that will make a lasting impact on the community.

“This first gift is fundamental to the launch and success of The Langley Foundation,” says Paul Weme, the foundation’s Executive Director. As a long-time Langley resident with over 30 years of experience in fundraising and philanthropy within the Lower Mainland, Weme is perfectly positioned to lead this initiative. The Langley Foundation hopes to unify the Langleys and bring about change through three key areas of focus:

• Infrastructure
• Art, Heritage, and Culture
• Environment

“By addressing key needs in these three areas, we are poised to make the Langleys a better, safer, and more desirable community for everyone,” noted Weme.

One important area of need that the foundation has identified is the creation of more green and eco-friendly spaces in Langley and the surrounding areas, including Aldergrove, Brookswood, Fort Langley, Murrayville, Walnut Grove, and Willowbrook.

As these areas continue to grow and develop, the inclusion of more parks, trees, and trails will benefit the entire community and make the Langleys a more unified, welcoming, and desirable place to live. Ensuring that these are eco-friendly spaces, it will also make the Langleys more responsible, sustainable, and vibrant communities for everyone.

“The foundation will be adding to existing federal, provincial and municipal funding that has left tangible infrastructure projects unfunded,” adds Weme.

“The Langley Foundation plans to fill the gap.”

About the Langley Foundation
The Langley Foundation is an innovative, one-of-a-kind organization dedicated to making a lasting difference in and around the communities that make up The Langleys. As a registered charity in British Columbia, we connect individuals, charities, non-profits, and other organizations with noteworthy causes in the community.

It's our goal to make our community a stronger and more caring place to live by funding key infrastructure and other abandoned projects.

For more information on this or other news about the Langley Foundation, please contact us:

Paul Weme
604-343-4428