EASTER FLOWERS
Parishioners with St. Joseph Catholic Church spread some spring cheer to residents of Eagle Ridge Manor in Port Moody last week as part of the church's 22nd annual Easter flower distribution project.
Residents at the long-term care facility also received handmade greeting cards from the 30 men, women and children. Organizer Terry O'Neill, a Coquitlam city councillor, said the event has become an Easter tradition for church-goers.
The daffodils were donated by Wim Vander Zalm of Art Knapp Plantland in Port Coquitlam.
FOR THE BABIES
RBC Foundation wrote out a $20,000 cheque to the Royal Columbian Hospital, which serves the Tri-Cities, to help with the purchase of a Giraffe Omnibed incubator for premature babies.
The high-tech incubator is designed to provide a stable microenvironment for healthy growth in the newborns. RCH is one of four Level 3 neonatal intensive care units in B.C.
GOOD WORK
A Coquitlam realtor is one of two recipients this year for a Realtors Care Award.
David Eng of Sutton Group-West Coast in Coquitlam and the Vancouver real estate office RE/MAX Crest Realty Westside has been recognized with Dale Badh of RE/MAX Real Estate Services in Vancouver for their long-standing dedication to charitable and community causes.
Last year, Eng volunteered for nine different events around the Lower Mainland that raised more than $2 million for various charities.
The accolades were presented at the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver's 50th annual Medallion Club Awards gala held at the Vancouver Convention Centre on April 1. Meanwhile, REBGV announced its new president this week: J. Darcy McLeod of RE/MAX Results Realty. He replaces Ray Harris of RE/MAX Sabre Realty Group in Port Coquitlam.
FUTURE CAR
A Port Moody boy has been picked to represent Canada in the 2015 Toyota Dream Car Art Contest. Jacob Fu, who won the 8-11 age category with his designed called The Future, was acknowledged as a ceremony on Monday at OpenRoad Toyota in Port Moody.
The contest encourages children to imagine their dream car and draw what that car might look like.
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