Sign me up!
For seniors and seniors groups in Langley, you can sign up to receive cards by simply filling out a form. We will then organize students and volunteers to create cards and deliver them to you.
About the Program
- Our goal is to deliver cards to over 3,000 seniors three times a year: Valentine’s Day, Spring Cards and Winter Cards. We also plan to continue to send out cards out to all our vets around Remembrance Day too!
- Funds are raised through grants, donations and sponsorships to provide cards to participating schools and youth groups.
- Volunteers help with organizing cards to be drop off at schools and youth groups, then again to sort the picked up cards to be delivered to senior facilities.
- We manage the list of seniors that will receive the cards, and ensure all cards are delivered.
- We continue to improve on our program and add more options.
- Groups are able to submit their own art work to be printed on cards!
- Each participating group can select the type of cards they’d like to have their group complete, and how many of each type they need.
- The available card kits are:
- A – Blank postcards to decorate and write on.
- B – Pre-printed postcards to write on (no decorating needed)
- C – Colouring postcards Pre-printed image for students to colour.
To date, over 30,000 cards have been delivered to seniors in the Langleys. Hundreds of teachers and youth leaders have order cards. Thousands of students and youth groups have written heart-felt messages and done amazing artwork for the seniors.
Want to support this program?
We are looking for the following groups to help us with the Cards for Seniors program:
Langley schools or youth groups/clubs interested in making cards for seniors.
ORDER CARD KITS
Langley groups who care for seniors and want our youth to make them cards.
RECEIVE CARDS
Email us to get your seniors group on our card list!
Business sponsors to help cover the costs for one of the four card occasions.
SPONSOR
Volunteers to help make card kits, pickup/drop off cards, and mail cards.
VOLUNTEER
Individuals who want to donate to support this program! Make a one-time or regular donation.
DONATE
Please email us at cardsforseniors@langleyvolunteers.ca with any questions about our program.
Proud Supporters & Sponsors
How ‘Caring Cards for Seniors’ started
The isolation caused by COVID-19 affected so many people in our community especially our seniors. To help during this difficult time, the Langley Volunteer Bureau partnered with Langley Schools to have students create personalized cards that were mailed or delivered to seniors in Langley. Students of all ages, either made or added a message to a card for a senior. The seniors love the cards and the teachers and students are eager to participate. It is a feel-good program we have continued to coordinate for the community.
Bringing Joy to Langley Seniors! Our first Cards for Seniors Program.
At Christmas 2021 over 650 seniors received personalized cards from students from two elementary schools, a middle school and high school in Aldergrove. The seniors included Aldergrove Legion members, local senior centre members, a seniors care facility, two senior apartment buildings and a seniors low income complex.
For Valentine’s Day cards were sent to the same seniors that received the cards for Christmas in addition to senior clients of Langley Meals on Wheels and Langley Seniors Resource Centre. Students from R.E. Mountain Secondary also joined the ‘Cards for Seniors’ project for Valentine’s Day.
Our program now delivers over 10,000 cards completed by over 50 classroom and delivered to over 30 senior facilities annually!
Our senior clients absolutely loved it!
Shannon Woykin, Executive Director of Langley Meals on Wheels
We are in discussions with our school liaison to increase the number of Langley schools participating in ‘Cards for Seniors’ and we are hopeful to greatly increase our reach to seniors in both the City and Township of Langley and provide cards that are designed by students four times a year – Remembrance Day, Christmas, Valentine’s Day and Easter.
Many older adults live alone and feel isolated. These cards are one small way to reach them and brighten their day.
Anthony Kupferschmidt, Executive Director of Langley Senior Resources Society