The Coquitlam Foundation, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary, will distribute more than $56,000 in grants, scholarships and bursaries next Tuesday at its annual awards night.
Community groups such as the Place Maillardville Society, the Burquitlam Lions Care Centre, the Tri-Cities Community Television Society and the Children of the Street Society will receive grants of $3,500 from the Builder's Trust, one of two dozen donor-advised and foundation-directed funds administered by the foundation.
As well, three Coquitlam students will receive awards of $1,500 each from the newly established James Gordon Stewart Fund. In all, 18 students and 19 community groups will receive $56,427.90 in funding (see www.coquitlamfoundation.com for the complete list).
The awards night is being held at Coquitlam's Evergreen Cultural Centre and will begin with appetizers and refreshments at 6:30 p.m., to be followed by presentations at 7 p.m. Entertainment will be provided by the SD43 Student Glee Club and the Children of the Street Society.
Tickets are free but attendees are asked to pre-register by calling 604-468-9598 or emailing [email protected].
Over the past two decades, the Coquitlam Foundation has distributed hundreds of thousands of dollars and now manages about $2.2 million in foundation-directed and donor-advised funds.
Over the past year, it has established a record number of new funds, including the James Gordon Stewart Fund, the Coquitlam Centre Bursary Fund, the Community Diversity Fund and the Coquitlam Public Library Living Legacy Fund.
It will ark its anniversary at a 20-Year celebration event scheduled for Nov. 15 at the Red Robinson Show Theatre at the Boulevard Casino.
The Coquitlam Foundation, a registered charitable organization, accepts donations c/o PO Box 2, 1207 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam, B.C. V3B 7Y3, or through its website, www.coquitlamfoundation.com.
Coquitlam Foundation 2012 bursary, scholarship and grant recipients:
Raymond A. LeClair Scholarship, $1,500: Kayla Phillips
Brodie Campbell Memorial Scholarship, $1,000: Connor Stroup
James Gordon Stewart Fund Scholarships, $1,500 each: Kathryn Beck, Jai Xin (Ivy) Tan, Jamie Shorter
Coquitlam Foundation Education Fund bursaries of $500 each: Kathleen Chu, Helen Huang, Derek Schaper, Arturo Bustillos and Maana Javadi
Mayor's Community Fund Scholarships ($500 each): Pinetree secondary - Ho Yi Kwan, Jihoon Choi; Dr. Charles Best - Danny Pavel, Jessica Park; Gleneagle - Juanpaolo Mercado, Louise Hung; Centennial - Erin Keltie, Cole Milton
Community Grants
Peter Legge Literacy Endowment Fund: $1,500 to the Friends of Coquitlam Library Society
Carleigh Rae LeClair Memorial Fund: $3,500 to Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland
Symington Endowment Fund: $1,000 to PoCoMo Youth Services; $2,000 to Tri-City Movement Therapy Society; $2,000 to Tri-City Gymnastics Society
Johnston Fund: $1,500 to Society for Community Development
Environment Fund: $500 each to Watershed Watch Salmon Society and Pinetree secondary school
Community Wellness Fund: $2,500 to Kateslem Youth Society
Cultural Fund: $1,000 to Austin Heights BIA
Heritage Fund: $1,000 to Coquitlam Heritage Society
Builders' Trust: $3,500 to Société Place Maillardville Society, Burquitlam Lions Care Centre, Children of the Street Society and Tri-Cities Community Television Society; $3,000 to Coquitlam Place des Arts Society, Vancouver International Children's Festival; $3,075 to Theatrix; $2,850 to Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation.
