Two hardware stores chipped in so a Chance to Choose has a chance to grow.
After learning that six shovels, a hose and some planters were stolen from the Chance to Choose community project in Port Coquitlam, Art Knapp Plantland and Florist and Home Depot in PoCo came to the rescue.
Program coordinator Evelyn Humphreys said Home Depot donated four shovels and Art Knapp donated 10, enabling the program for unemployed youth to get back in business.
It means "we can replace the six shovels that were stolen, four shovels that were broken during the digging and we will be able to leave the Women's Transition Centre four shovels for future use," stated Evelyn Humphreys in an email to The News.
"We also have our hose replaced and have received several calls from people who are donating plants. This community is so great," Humphreys added.
A Chance to Choose is a youth employment program run by SUCCES and funded by Service Canada. During the 15-week program, young people develop employability skills such as marketing, project management, team building, communication and entrepreneurial skills.
The program for youth 19 years and older is based in Port Moody, and the PoCo Chance to Grow garden at the Tri-City Transitions resource centre (2420 Mary Hill Road) is a work skills project that will teach the young workers how to grow and market their produce.
