FOR THE KIDS
KidSport Tri-Cities' biannual sale of used sporting gear scooped up more than $19,000 for the non-profit group.The event, held at Riverside secondary in Port Coquitlam, drew 1,384 shoppers. The proceeds will help with registration fees for 70 children.
GREAT WORK
Two Gleneagle secondary fundraisers have collected nearly $5,000 for Covenant House in Vancouver.In February, leadership students at the Coquitlam high school brought in $900 at a slam jam while a sleep-out last month by 15 students garnered more than $4,000.
YOUNG SCRIBES
Three students were named winners of the 2015 Coquitlam Optimist Club annual essay contest. Contest chairperson Dave Henry congratulated first-place winner Alena Blanes, a Grade 11 student at Archbishop Carney regional secondary, as well as Pinetree secondary's Ryan Yu and Shawna Lee, also of Archbishop, for their second and third place finishes.
MIND READERS
Grade 4 and 5 students at Pinetree Way elementary took part in the Coquitlam Public Library's Reading Link Challenge and saw its Mind Readers team take the trophy. Each team of six or seven students was asked to read six books and answer trivia questions about the works. The district finals will happen April 15 at the City Centre branch.
IT'S A SUCCESS
More than 150 people recognized SUCCESS volunteers at a special event at Port Moody city hall last week. The volunteers deliver social services such as settlement as well as family, children, youth and community programs to new Canadians, said spokesperson Alice Poon. Also in attendance were Port Moody Mayor Mike Clay, and Tri-City MLAs Doug Horne, Linda Reimer and Selina Robinson.
CADET 'BREAK'
Port Coquitlam army cadets Rahul Kumar, Emerson Lazo and Azaly Addam spent a week at Vernon Cadet Training Centre during spring break in an attempt to earn one of five positions on the army cadet parachute course, held each summer in Trenton, Ont. Major Ken Prince oversaw the training that included long days of push ups, chin ups, route marches with full packs, log carries and leadership tests. Meanwhile,Air cadet Sgt. Lucas Morisette of Port Moody, who is with 754 Phoenix Squadron air cadets, was gliding over the skies of Comox during spring break last month as part of a training program.
SHOP LOCAL
Coquitlam's Austin Heights BIA has been awarded $2,000 to recognize its work in the Yellow Pages' Shop the Neighbourhood campaign. During the drive, shoppers were encouraged to take advantage of exclusive and local deals on a Nov. 24, 2014, event. Executive director Erin Davidson hand-delivered more than 200 Shop The Neighbourhood kits to local businesses.
SMILES
Coquitlam oral surgeon Michael Henry was honoured at the College of Dental Surgeons of BC annual awards ceremony last month. Henry - along with Geoff Grant, Mark Spurr, David Sowden and Bruce Ward - won the special group award, which recognizes volunteer work on a project.
XROADS CONNECTION
More than 200 Port Coquitlam residents who signed on with the Telus Fibre Optic Community Program dialed in $5,300 for the Crossroads Hospice Society. The non-profit group was picked to partner with the program that allowed residents to vote for a charity and get a $25 bonus from the company. Crossroads' Janice Hansen thanked Telus Communications staff Curtis Rowe and Lisa Kabatoff for the donation.
