REDS HELP OUT
The Coquitlam Reds were at Oppenheimer Park in Vancouver this month to help the homeless.
The elite baseball players shared lunches and distributed coats and scarves as part of their Gift of Warmth project.
"As coaches, we want to teach our players about more than just how to play baseball and work as a team. We also want to instill in them a sense of community responsibility," said Jeff Honeysett, a member of the Coquitlam Reds coaching staff who co-ordinated the community support event.
"This is the season of giving and it's also the season where the weather gets cold and wet so if we can help put a coat and some gloves and scarves in people hands who need them, we can help make a positive difference in someone's life."
APPLES FOR ALL
A Coquitlam-based family-owned company that provides fruits and vegetables recently picked off $4,000 for the Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA).
Karin Gardner, Doug Galloway and James Milne of the Oppenheimer Group "Oppy" gave the cheque from their Crunch to Contribute Jazz apple fundraising campaign to Rebecca Taylor and Sue Woods of the CDA.
POSTER WINS
Three youth will be honoured Sunday by the Port Moody Knights of Columbus for their winning poster designs.
Council 9846 sponsored the Keep Christ in Christmas poster contest - through St. Joseph Parish Church, under Rev. Fr. Richard Au - that was open to kids aged five to 14 enrolled in four Tri-City Catholic schools and at St. Joseph's.
A total of 63 entries were received for this year's competition and prizes went to: Francesco Murdocco (Our Lady of Fatima); Iris Lee (Fatima); and Dave Brown (Our Lady of Assumption).
"By engaging the creative talents and imaginations of our young people, we fervently hope they, as well as their families, come to a deeper understanding of the true, spiritual meaning of Christmas," Grand Knight Mark Pan said in a news release this week.
THINK OF ME
Coquitlam Mounties have teamed up again with ICBC and School District 43 for the Think of Me campaign.
The bag decorating program for government liquor stores is aimed to stop drunk driving, hoping shoppers will think twice before getting behind a vehicle while impaired - and about the impact alcohol abuse has on children.
The Coquitlam partners have been with the annual drive for two years already.
LOTS OF TOYS
A total of 352 toys were collected by the Coquitlam RCMP emergency operators and dispatchers this month as part of their 6th annual 911 We Care drive.
Another 20 gift cards were brought in for Share Family and Community Services, which helps Tri-City families in financial need.
CONSERVATION
A Grade 12 class at Port Coquitlam's Archbishop Carney regional secondary school is $1,000 richer after winning the BC Hydro Community Champions program.
The class intends to use its award to build a garden that can be used to promote sustainable food options.Fresh fruit, vegetables and herbs from the garden will be served in school lunches and in meals the school provides to charity, according to a BC Hydro release.
BC'S NO. 1
A Coquitlam company has been named Contractor of the Year by the provincial government's deputy minister for transportation.
Lafarge Canada Inc. won the accolade this month in the grading category for its Mufford/64th Avenue Rail Overpass at Highway 10 project.
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