Flap jacks will help local kids through foundation

This article was written by Heather Colpitts and published by the Langley Advance Times.

Otter Co-op is looking for the public to flip over its new fundraiser.

The cooperative is hosting a pancake breakfast on Monday, July 28, to raise money for child and youth health.

Funds will be given to the Langley Community & Hospital Foundation.

“We’re thrilled to be the charity of choice for the Pancakes for a Purpose event,” said Terra Scheer, marketing and communications manager with the foundation.

Proceeds from the breakfast will support the foundation’s Child & Youth Fund, which helps meet the urgent and evolving physical and mental wellness needs of young people in this community.

Two important youth programs the foundation fund supports are Foundry Langley, a wellness hub for youth ages 12 to 24, offering mental health, substance use, and primary care, plus the newly created Langley-based Child and Youth Advocacy Centre, designed to provide a coordinated counselling, medical and judicial response to child abuse, and crimes against children and youth.

“It’s wonderful to see businesses and community members come together in support of Langley youth,” Scheer said.

Pancakes with a Purpose, a by-donation community breakfast in partnership with Horizon Contracting, is at the Otter Co-op’s Aldergrove store, 3650 248 St., between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m.