HANDS, EARS
Members with WorkSafeBC's Helping Hands committee last month handed over $40,000 to Port Moody's Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation for a new Helping Kids Hear program. Last month, the foundation also accepted $14,560 from the Dewdney chapter of the IODE to purchase two electric Arjo walkers - a month after the same chapter had contributed $16,500 for a vein finder.
$10k TIMES 2
The president of Mott Electric last month generated $10,000 to the foundation that supports Royal Columbian Hospital, which serves the Tri-Cities. Daniel Mott presented the cash to foundation CEO Adrienne Bakker; Mott was a gold sponsor of the foundation's annual Shine gala that raised $280,000 to help patients in need. Bakker also recently accepted a $10,000 donation from Tom Lively, president and CEO of Fraser River Pile & Dredge.
FRANCAIS $
Two Grade 12 students who have lived in Maillardville their entire lives won $500 bursaries last month from the neighbourhood residents' association. Julie Touch, a Centennial secondary student who will study criminology at Douglas College, and Archbishop Carney secondary student Theresa Morgan, a future SFU cognitive science undergrad, won the cash.
TRUCKIN' IN
Three Tri-City-based companies will have representatives on the new board of directors for the BC Trucking Association, which is marking its 100th anniversary this year. Grant Hankins of Coquitlam's Progressive Waste Solutions, and Kevin Clark of Valley West Transport and Rick McArthur of Macal Bulk Transport - both located in Port Coquitlam - were elected at the AGM on June 8.
CHARITY LINKS
Realtors with Port Coquitlam's RE/MAX Sabre Realty took part in the company's 28th annual charity golf tournament last month at the Pitt Meadows Golf Club, which swung in more than $22,000 to charities such as the Children's Miracle Network, BC Children's Hospital, Canuck Place Children's Hospice, Make A Wish Foundation, Crossroads Hospice Society and the Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation.
HERITAGE VINO
Brian Hubbard, president of Port Coquitlam Heritage, last month received $3,537 from Brad and Randy Doncaster and Jennifer Caldwell of the Select Liquor Store on Kingsway Avenue. The cash was collected through the sale of the PoCo Heritage Centennial Wine at the liquor store owned by the Cat and Fiddle Pub.
SENIORS' AID
A volunteer award will be presented this month to Sylvia Dubickas for her work with the Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary and the Eagle Ridge United Church. The accolade will be given on July 15 at Eagle Ridge Hospital in Port Moody.
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