Officials with the Port Moody Foundation, which oversees a community endowment fund, gave away more than $5,000 this month to a number of non-profit groups.
Among the recipients are: ArtsConnect, Port Moody Arts Centre, Port Moody Heritage Society, Children of the Street Society and Coastal Sound Music Academy. "We are deeply grateful to those donors who have supported us in the past," said foundation president David Spence, in a news release.
"Their generosity allows the foundation to continue supporting the important work that our local non-profits do every day to enrich the lives of Port Moody residents." Visit www.portmoodyfoundation.bc.ca.
NEW CHAIR
A Port Coquitlam resident is now the board chair of Port Moody's Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation.
Alison Johansen was named to the top job this month to replace Peter Irving, who served on the board for 14 years including seven as chair. Johansen is the owner-operator of Take the LEAD Coaching.
POWER TALK
Debra Shtokalko and Susan Lim, members of the BC Hydro Community Outreach team, recently generated a lot of talk during their visit to Coquitlam's Canyon Springs Montessori school.
The duo spoke about energy conservation and, afterwards, the kids pledged to cutdown on their shower times.
REGATTA GIRL
Coquitlam's Quinn Lessing, a petty officer first class with the Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps Grilse in Port Moody, is among 50 young sailors taking part in a national regatta this week.
Held in Kingston, Ont., the four-day competition is staged by the Navy League of Canada and the Canadian Forces. It pits sailors from each region against each other; Lessing is on the Pacific region crew.
WALK FOR ALS
The first-ever Tri-Cities Walk for ALS, held this month at Coquitlam Town Centre Park, collected about $10,000.
Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart was among the participants. Meanwhile, organizers will continue to accept donations until December through the society's website: www.walkforals.ca.
WALK FOR GABY
A Coquitlam-based charity that helps families affected by childhood cancer got a $10,000 injection this summer.
The Gaby Davis Foundation, named after a late Coquitlam River elementary student who died in 2007, received $5,000 from the Toskan Casale Foundation after three Grade 10 students at Riverside secondary in Port Coquitlam won their regional finals in the Youth Philanthropy Initiative; the trio's presentation was about the charity.
And this month, the foundation got another $5,000 from Costco; it was one of five first-ever national donations from the company.
CRACKIN' GREAT
Port Coquitlam chiropractors Willie and Bobby Yip got in alignment with the Heart and Stroke Foundation, handing over $250 to area manager Gillian Yardley recently.
In June, the Yips donated part of all new patient exam fees from their clinic, Apex Chiropractic, to the charity, which will use the money to fund research in B.C. and support its Tri-City programs.
