CROSSROADS CASH
Bayshore Home Health Burnaby recently donated $1,629 to the Port Moody-based Crossroads Hospice Society - money raised through pledges, a dinner and corporate contribution to Hike for Hospice.
To date, the business has collected more than $8,000 for the PoMo-based centre.
As well, Crossroads got $2,500 from the RBC Foundation this month to celebrate its employees' participation in the Hike, in which the RBC team brought in $3,450 and was named the top team fundraiser at the event.
KIDSPORT $
KidSport Tri-Cities executive director Chris Wilson was joined by Tri-City Liberal MLAs Doug Horne and Linda Reimer at Coquitlam's Miller Park elementary this month for the provincial government's $12,000 donation to the local chapter.
"This contribution will ensure that at least 50 children from the Tri-Cities will get a chance to play an organized sport in our community this year," Wilson said in a news release.
FOR THE KIDS
Champions of young children were honoured at an annual gala in Coquitlam this month.
The Tri-Cities Early Childhood Development Committee hosted its fifth awards of excellence event at Westwood Plateau Golf and Country Club, which featured entertainment from School District 43 aboriginal drummers.
Sheehan Plumbing and Heating won the business champion accolade while the first-ever volunteer champion prize was handed to 13-year-old Noah Shukyn for being a mentor at the Step-by-Step Child Development Society.
Martine Cutbill was named the champion for children with special needs and the SUCCESS Multicultural Early Childhood Program received the champion group title.
Meanwhile Eunju Kim took the individual champion award. A Korean-speaking worker at the SUCCESS Multicultural ECD Program, Kim helps with the Korean mothers support group.
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