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From YouTube: MAY 10 2022 Statements Megan Dykeman
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
langley
east.
Thank
you
honorable
speaker.
I
recently
had
the
honor
of
attending
the
township
of
langley's
volunteer
appreciation
awards
evening.
Nine
nominees
were
recognized
and
two
awards
were
presented,
honoring
a
diverse
and
remarkable
group
of
role
models
whose
commitment
to
supporting
and
uplifting
others
is
truly
inspiring.
A
First,
the
eric
flower
do
volunteer
award,
recognizes
a
volunteer
who
promotes
an
active
living
lifestyle
and
enhances
quality
of
life,
promotes
recreation
activities
and
enhances
langley's
community
spirit.
The
three
outstanding
nominees
for
this
award
were
leslie
gordette,
doug,
johnson
and
sue
westhaver.
All
three
candidates
showed
tremendous
dedication
and
service
to
our
langley
community.
The
award
was
won
by
sue
west
haver
for
her
ongoing
work
at
the
langley
hospice
society
advocating
for,
and
volunteering
with
seniors
in
palliative
care
and
engaging
supporters
for
the
langley
hospice
residence
project.
A
Sue
has
contributed
over
3
500
hours
of
time,
volunteering
with
the
langley
hospice
society
and
the
langley
hospice
foundation.
Second,
the
pete
swenson
outstanding
community
youth
award
is
awarded
to
a
langley
student
in
grade
11
or
12
to
recognize
athletic
achievement.
Scholastic
efforts,
community
involvement
and
personal
qualities.
The
amazing
youth
nominated
for
this
award
were
cassidy:
buchanan,
taylor,
coxford,
evan,
dice
cassandra
morris,
callum
neely
and
jordan
williams.
A
The
award
was
won
by
callum
neely
of
walnut
grove
secondary
school,
an
outstanding
student
and
athlete
who
created
a
national,
not-for-profit
organization
to
tutor
students
during
the
pandemic
and
then
donated
the
proceeds
to
the
langley
food
bank.
Volunteers
are
truly
the
heart
of
our
community
and
I
am
grateful
to
the
township
of
langley
for
hosting
this
awards
ceremony
and
providing
this
opportunity
to
recognize
these
outstanding
individuals.
Please
join
me
in
recognizing
all
the
nominees
and
winners
of
the
eric
flower
do
and
pete
swenson
awards
for
outstanding
volunteerism.