Young at Heart Expo: Redefining Our Aging Years held at Langley Events Centre on Saturday, Oct. 14.
Elmo, Oscar, Bert, Ernie and Abby drew appreciable consideration on the Young at Heart Expo: Redefining Our Aging Years held on the Langley Events Centre fieldhouse on Saturday, Oct. 14.
It was the primary look at a public occasion for the 5 shepherd-mastiff puppies, who had been found deserted in a tote by the aspect of Highway 1 Thursday, Oct. 6 and brought to the Langley Animal Protection Society (LAPS) Patti Dale Animal Shelter in Aldergrove.
Some rescued puppies had been drawing a variety of consideration on the Young at Heart: Redefining Our Aging Years Trade Show on the Langley Events Centre fieldhouse, operating until 4 p.m. Saturday pic.twitter.com/4Sp2Gz02QN
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As guests oohed and awed and leaned in to pet the sociable puppies of their playpen, Jen Schroeder, LAPS director of philanthropy and communications, stated the dogs will probably be prepared for adoption “in about a month.”
“[They are] definitely a draw for people to come to our booth,” Schroeder advised the Langley Advance Times.
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It was additionally a chance for LAPS to advertise its 14th annual fundraising gala to be held subsequent month, on Nov. 14. The Emerald Gala will mark 20 years of LAPS working for animal welfare in Langley.
On the opposite aspect of the principle fieldhouse area the place the expo was being held, Kristina Crosgrey and a few volunteers from the Douglas Park Pickleball group had arrange a web with paddles and balls for novices concerned with making an attempt the more and more widespread sport.
“We’re here to demonstrate,” Crosgrey defined.
“They can try a paddle, if they want to hit a few shots, and we can explain the general rules of the game and how it’s played.”
Pickleball is an more and more widespread sport, with membership within the Douglas Park group at 250 and rising, Crosgrey estimated.
“It’s an addictive, fun sport, very social,” Crosgrey stated.
“I think they’d find that, anywhere they play, but [especially] at Douglas Park. It’s just a lot of fun, a great way to stay active and healthy.”
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From its 11 a.m. opening to 4 p.m. closing, the expo featured reside music, courtesy of Steve Elliott, “Elvis Elite,” who packed the seats in entrance of the stage space, making a number of appearances in the course of the day.
Elliott thanked the Rotary Club of Langley Central for sponsoring his performances.
There had been dozens of exhibitors, with all the pieces from journey companies, to care suppliers, seniors residences, listening to clinics, dental clinics, memorial providers, property planning companies and extra.
A consultant from the Royal Canadian Legion B.C. and Yukon department was current, and so was the Progressive Intercultural Community Services (PICS) Society, the National Association of Federal Retirees (NAFR) and different our bodies.
Organizer Renee Pal, Black Press Media occasions supervisor, described the expo as a “wonderful community event bringing everyone together.”
”This is the primary time we’ve had this occasion in Langley and we’re wanting ahead to many extra,” Pal stated.
