![[From left to right] Carly Fryer, director, PoCo Foundation board; Mike Schutz, treasurer, PoCo Foundation board and co-owner of Tinhouse Brewing Co; Andrea MacIntosh, co-owner of Tinhouse Brewing Co and series organizer; Karen Grommada, liaison for the PoCo Foundation Board; Jon Adams, director, PoCo Foundation board; Anna Wilczewski, executive director of PoCo Foundation; Mike Reid, director, PoCo Foundation board; Kathleen Nadalin, director of the PoCo Foundation board and little Jack, foundation supporter.](https://www.vmcdn.ca/f/files/tricitynews/images/arts/img-20241005-wa0010a.jpg;w=960;h=640;bgcolor=000000)
The customers of two Tri-City companies helped to raise cash this summer and fall for the Port Coquitlam Community Foundation.
Last month, Tinhouse Brewing gave $4,500 to the philanthropic group — money it collected through its second annual 5K run/walk series.
And COBS Bread at Oxford Market offered $605 to the organization through its annual back-to-school High Fibre White Loaf promotion.
The PoCo Foundation has distributed more than $2 million in grants and bursaries to local groups and residents over the past dozen years.
“Community foundations allow citizens to give back to their local communities in a way that builds a sustainable source of funding,” said Anna Wilczewski, PoCo Foundation’s executive director, in a news release.
For more details about the PoCo Foundation, you can visit its website.
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