Our New President
Bill Robson was born and raised in the North-East of England. He emigrated to Canada in 1974 and continued his banking career with The Bank of Nova Scotia after having worked for the Midland Bank in England for almost seven years. Bill retired from banking in 2011 after 43 years in the industry. Bill is married to Lona and has two daughters, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Bill was invited to join the provisional Rotary Club of Cloverdale in 1993 and went on to be the Charter President. He is now a member of the Langley Central Rotary.
Bill has served at the District level in several positions including District Governor for Rotary District 5050 for 2015/2016.
He is now completing a three-year term at the Zone level.
Bill has been fortunate to travel widely through and on behalf of Rotary. He has been to Ethiopia, Uganda, New Zealand, Brazil, China, South Korea, Japan and, of course, many places in the USA and Canada.
Bill is looking forward to being able to help LPAS with its programs and administration.
Bill speaks English but can order a beer in several other languages.
Langley Pos-Abilities and Pampered Chef Celebrate Dads
Wow! Father’s Day will be here before you know it so you’ll want to get something special for the amazing man in your life (or maybe even for YOURSELF!!).
How about gifting him with the perfect Pampered Chef electric appliance or grilling gadget while at the same time raising funds for a worthy cause?
Join the LPAS Board of Directors, Executive Director, Zosia Ettenberg and PC Senior Consultant Rose Hominick to say thank-you to the father-figure in your life and support the work of Langley Pos-Abilities. Go to the online party page and see recipes, videos, posts and games. Join in the fun and while you’re at it, place an order.
Orders will be sent directly to you from Pampered Chef. Langley Pos-Abilities and Pampered Chef Canada thank you for your participation.
Friday, May 28 to Monday, May 31st.
Join the Party page:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/472055524014491
Order page:
www.pamperedchef.ca/party/posabilities0528
Strategic Plan
Every three years, the board gathers together to create a strategic plan for the future. The board this year is eager to plan the future with the help of Cam Taylor, a Professional Certified Coach with the International Coach Federation and a Certified Executive Coach with the Center for Executive Coaching. With Cam’s help we will be able to discover who we are as a board, ways to improve and what should be focused on in the future.
Everyone agrees that the board should have these qualities: Inclusion, diversity, equality, acceptance. We should be innovative, supportive, work as a team, be committed, have drive, passion and collaborate on ideas. By the end of June, our strategic plan will be in place.
Tedd’s Scooter
Hi Paul,
On behalf of Tedd Vallis, Doug, and Myself, we want to thank you and your volunteers for making Tedd’s life a bit brighter. Thank you to the dear lady who founded this program and for her vision to help others. You have blessed many people, may you too be blessed this day and always.
Sandy
Receiving a message like this makes all the effort worth it. It means more than you can imagine!
Brookswood Plaza
If you have visited the Brookswood Plaza, you may have realized how dangerous this place can be for people with disabilities or mother’s with strollers. It lacks ramps for accessible movement between shops, forcing the individual to move through the parking lot.
At Langley Pos-Abilities, we believe that change is necessary. In the video above, we talk about why the Plaza is so dangerous and a solution to this problem. We have also started a petition to demand this change.
Please, sign our petition.