February 2021 Newsletter

Happy February!

Happy February from Langley Pos-Abilities Society! We hope that everyone had a wonderful Valentines and Family Day. This month we are looking forward to the presentation of the Fraser Valley Cultural Diversity Awards on March 10th. Wish us luck on winning the Innovative Initiative Award!

Featured Member!

Describing Robert Leroux in a few words:

Personable
Comedic
Intelligent
Giving
Helpful
Supportive
Lover of Sushi!

Robert Leroux has been working for technology and multinational companies in the Metro Vancouver area since 1994. A graduate of Douglas College in Information Systems, he furthered his studies being trained in database software applications such as Microsoft Sql Server and Oracle.

With a background in network disaster recovery, Robert is able to guide businesses to recover from data loss and help businesses protect themselves from data loss.

Born in New Westminster, Robert moved out to Surrey then eventually to Langley in 2006. At the end of 2007 Robert broke away from corporate employment and started his own business. After twelve years of being self employed, Robert continues to enjoy watching his business grow but has some time to help out in the community from helping SEEDS (Self Employment & Entrepreneur Development Society) with their re-establishment to helping with Langley Pos-Abilities Society.

As time has gone on, Robert has transitioned from being President of Langley Pos-Abilities to Vice President due to his growing business and lack of time. This has not changed his importance in the society as he continues to mentor and support those around him.

Langley Pos-Abilities' AGM will be held on Zoom on Monday, April 12, 2021 at 7pm. If you would like the right to vote, please renew or sign up for a membership.

-> If you would like to renew or sign up for a membership, please click here

-> If you would like to read about our current board members, please click here

-> If you would like to look at the board job descriptions, please click here

-> If you would like to become a board member, please click here

Stay tuned for the next newsletter to see who our guest speaker at the AGM will be!

New Horizons Grant

Langley Pos-Abilities has received a New Horizons Grant to fund a pilot project to repair personal assistive devices for those people who have no ability to obtain money to repair them.

People with broken equipment are welcome to apply to be considered for this funding.

To promote our philosophy of giving a hand up, not a handout, candidates for the service are required to be part of the process and to meet the following conditions:

- There is no other funding available to repair the item.

- A written quote has been prepared by a reputable mobility aid shop.

- The appropriate forms have been completed and submitted online.

- The candidate will be expected to pay part of the repair.

- After your application has been evaluated, you will be informed of the decision.

Please contact us if you need some guidance to go through this process at 604-354-1722 or info@pos-abilities.org.

Please click here for the application form.

As soon as you have completed the form, please email to info@pos-abilities.org.

We welcome financial donations from local businesses to assist us in this endeavour.

Posh Paws Photography

Have you heard of Posh Paws Photography? This new mobile pet photography studio was created by Sean DeSalliers and is based in Langley. The idea was inspired by his deep love of animals. He has been doing photography for a couple of years and now it has grown into something more. His main goal with this business is to “give people a lasting memory with their pets.” Pets only last so long but pictures are for life. That is why it is so important to him that you walk away with a timeless picture of your special pet.

What is so great about this studio? Well, he will drive to you, the studio is wheelchair accessible, and you don’t have to go anywhere else to print your photograph! After choosing what pictures you would like to have printed, Sean can print and frame the picture for you right away, no waiting required. If you are interested in a t-shirt transfer, you can do that too. You could also iron the transfer onto pillows, blankets, handbags, etc. if you prefer. He wanted to create the studio this way because of COVID and for people who have a harder time going out.

What is also wonderful, is how flexible he is about where he will photograph. For example, he will come into your home to photograph you and your pet or he will take photographs of a family and their pets at a local park. He is also ensuring that COVID precautions are in place. Everyone is required to wear a mask until the picture is being taken and there is hand sanitizer for use. We all may be dealing with COVID restrictions right now but that hasn’t stopped Sean from dreaming. He feels that the potential for his studio is endless. He wants to go to dog parks to photograph pets, photograph people with their service dogs and maybe do a tv show in the future.

Sean’s passion and excitement are contagious. He works seven days a week from 10am to 7pm to ensure that he is available for when you want to take that perfect picture. If you would like to look at the details of the services he provides, including pricing and picture sizes, please follow the social media links below or call 236-999-3997.

This is such a beautiful picture!

Do you have scrap metal or unwanted vehicles to get rid of?

Donate your unwanted vehicle or any scrap metal to our organization and Your Choice to Donate will pick it up from your place FOR FREE!

Metal items that can be recycled and donated can be found here.

If you are interested in donating any metal scrap or vehicles, please call us at (604) 354-1722.

Have bottles to get rid of?

Donate your bottles to Langley Pos-Abilities to support our cause.

100% Proceeds go to our Charity.

Visit Langley Bottle Depot at 20137 Industrial Avenue, Langley, BC, V3A 4K6.

Our Return-It Account number is 711.

Thank you for your support and donation.

Would you like to volunteer with a bunch of lovely people?

Are you looking to gain experience and learn new skills?

Consider joining our team! We are looking to expand our volunteer base. Some suggestions of areas to volunteer in are:

Social Media, PAD program, TOAD program, Fundraising or become a board member!

If you would like to be a general volunteer and help out at events, we would love to have you as well.

JOIN OUR TEAM TODAY!

What's wrong with this picture? This is what we have noticed in our travels!

A: There is no railing or marking on the ramp, anyone could fall over.

Shout out to the City of Langley who quickly fixed this problem once they were notified of the safety hazard! When this picture was taken, no marking had been painted due to the rain.

This is a little sneak peak of what we will be posting on Facebook. If you would like to participate, head over there to check us out! When we post a photo similar to this on Monday, be ready to submit your own "What is wrong with this picture?" photos.