Unless some volunteers step forward, the Langdon Community Association is in danger of cutting some of its services or even disbanding.
At the most recent annual general meeting on March 2, there weren’t enough people to fill key positions on the board, the most critical of which is that of field house director.
LCA chair Andrew Kucy is worried that if some help isn’t found, the worst-case scenario would be the handing over of the field house to Rocky View County and the cancellation of Langdon Days, which is scheduled for July 21-23.
“Langdon Days is very short of volunteers and people willing to assist with organization and preparation,” Kucy said. “We’ve communicated in the past that without volunteers we can’t run events.”
“The biggest event for Langdon as a community is Langdon Days. Without people willing to sign up to get involved and organize it now, there is the possibility that we will have to cancel it. We always struggle to find volunteers to assist in making events happen. It’s disheartening that a community of more than 5,000 people can’t get 11 people to spend a few hours to meet once a month to actually help move our community forward.”
Three positions left unfilled right now are that of treasurer, vice-chair and field house director. The latter requiring the largest time commitment of a volunteer. Ideally, this position would be filled by a stay-at-home parent or someone available during business hours to show the field house, meet with renters, collect damage deposits and manage keys and access.
If the LCA were to hand over control of the field house to the county, it would be mean cutting through plenty of red tape and turn renting it into a major process for clients.
Cancelling Langdon Days would be a major blow to town spirit, which Kucy already feels is suffering, as this situation has shown.
“Honestly, I’ve found this is a big issue for Langdon in general,” Kucy said. “People are not willing to support local. They aren’t willing to shop locally and spend a little bit more at businesses out here. They aren’t willing to invest their own time to show up and volunteer and help other people in the community. There seems to be an attitude that someone else will take care of it.”
The current board is attempting to schedule another meeting before the end of March and hope a call to action on social media [and this article] will help bring out the necessary help it needs.
With several positions unfilled, the board can’t reach a quorum and won’t be able to conduct regular business.
“We’re going to have meetings and do whatever we can in the interim,” Kucy said. “It’s a real struggle for the few people who are on the board right now. Having to cover all these additional positions means we’re stretched that much further.”
“I’m hopeful and optimistic and I’m trying my best to stay positive. I don’t know what else what we can do other than plead and beg people to support us and actually help out. It would be nice to see more people in the community actually step up.”
