SeptembeR 2019
A publication making learning UNFORGETTABLE for every Langley student
HOLE NEW BALL GAME FOR LANGLEY STUDENTS
At exactly 11:30 am on a hot, sunny August day, the Langley School District Foundation’s Golf Tournament was underway. Little did anyone know that the 14th Annual would be the best one ever.
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he orange shirt brigade started arriving at 8:30 am. Soon after a van drove up and disgorged its load onto the pavement. There followed a flurry of activity. Tents went up, tables were arranged in rows and a chorus of chatter broke the morning silence. Next a muscle-bound truck towing a 100-foot-long BBQ invaded the quiet parking lot. A beautiful woman leapt from the front seat and immediately barked out orders to burly men. Before too long the air was ripe with the sweet aroma of hamburgers cooking on a grille. The Tailgate party was imminent. Meanwhile, 130 golfers meandered through the registration lineup, patiently purchasing mulligans, putting and chipping contest chits, cannon shots, and raffle tickets. Volunteers scurried about, Redwoods staff organized and transported goods and people out to the golf course, thousands of questions were asked and answered, golfers found their assigned carts and foursomes drove to their starting holes. When the shotgun signaled, there was a deafening report as 18 clubs simultaneously connected with 18 balls. Some tore the cover
off their Titleists. Some drove the green. Others saw their balls ricochet from trees to traps to water. An elite few drove within an inch of the cup. Some started off with birdies, others with pars, and the unfortunate few got the dreaded triple bogey. It didn’t take long – just four to five hours, before all 30 foursomes strode into the Redwoods clubhouse. There they were met with a gleaming legion of orange-shirted volunteers who graciously guided them to their tables. The evening portion was about to begin. As golfers sat at their assigned tables, happily chewing on BBQ steak and salmon dinners, those orange-shirted volunteers were regaling the crowd with poems, more contests and winner announcements. Thousands were given away in prizes, including a $1000 Canucks Game Suite combined with $500 in Keg Gift Certificates, 4 state-of-the-art golf carts, 4 chi chi golf bags, plus Blu-Tooth speakers and earphones, a multitude of gift cards and the proverbial much more. When all was said and done the tournament raised more than $240,000 with proceeds going to support dozens of programs, including Food for Thought, Counselling, Literacy, Mental & Physical Health, Career Education, Summer Programs, just to name a few. Thank you to our following community partners for making the 14th Annual Golf Tournament the best one ever! SuperSave Group Premium Brands Freybes Valley Traffic CHP Architects Envision Financial
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