Letter: Wide round of thanks for making Happy Days Are Here Again event a success

Editor: “Thank you” to all the amazing and wonderful people who came out to enjoy our Happy Days Are Here Again event, held on Sunday Sept. 27 at the Twilight Drive-In Movie Theatre in Aldergrove.

It was awesome, to say the least, as we had a terrific turn out of people arriving in their classic cars and hot rods,  dressed in vintage clothing and all ready to celebrate the 1950s and ‘60s with dancing, classic movies, burgers n’ fries, a “retro” silent auction, contests and more.

We had an honour guard with antique ambulances , and special guest speakers from Honour House, including an amazing help dog named ‘Hammer” who all the children instantly fell in love with.

None of this would have happened without the help of the many volunteers and sponsors who were more than willing to get involved with us and the Ron Dunkley Memorial Society to help create an event that would take people back to another era, when families played together, danced together, shared meals together and just plain had fun together. In all, $1,500 was raised for Honour House.

Warmest thanks to:

Ambulance Paramedics of BC

City of Langley

Cloverdale Rodeo & Country Fair

Clover Towing

Envision

Everybody Loves Candy

Fort Langley Business Improvement

Assoc.

Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce

Honour House of BC

James Inglis, photographer

Langley Good Times Cruise-In

Langley Times

Liquid Courage — classic rock band

Nancy Bryan – Canada Blood Services

Pastime Sports

Silver Diamond “Rockin’ Robins” Dancers

Sticky’s Candy

The Tent Guys

Twilight Drive-In Theatre

University Printers

I also want to thank all the phenomenal volunteers who worked so hard to make it the amazing event that it was:

James McGregor, Bruce Kilby, Kenny Richardson, Leigh Castron, Bev Gange, Rosemary Wallace, Maureen Pringle, Sue Hull, Colleen Kelly, Mary West, Nikki Newman, Craig Longstaff, Lisa and Liam Stackwood, Annemarie Byers, APBC Honour Guard.

It is all of these sponsors and volunteers who made our event a huge success.

Thank you.

Sandy Dunkley,

President, Ron Dunkley Memorial Society

Langley Times