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Coquitlam Foundation Executive Director Dale Clarke and board members Janet Toddington and Terry O’Neill were among an audience of two dozen who were on hand this afternoon as almost $10,000 in Wesbild LIFT bursaries were handed out by CABE principal Paul McNaughton in the first such
Great news: we’ve added another donor-advised fund to our roster. Specifically, we are very pleased to announce the launch of the Trevor Wingrove Bursary Fund, named after the late Trevor Wingrove, stellar Coquitlam lacrosse player and respected City of Coquitlam administrator. The fund
Gordon Fulton, a former board member and chair of the Coquitlam Foundation, received a Queen's Diamond Jubilee Commemorative Medal at a ceremony at the Vancouver Golf Club this afternoon for his stellar record of volunteer work in the community. In fact, his work with the
With today's announcement of the Oscar nominees, it's a good time to remind everyone that preparations for the Three Divas' Tri-Cities Oscar Night party extravaganza are shifting into high gear. The Divas have been busy putting together another extraordinary party and getting
Tri-Cities Magazine, a community TV show running on Shaw 4, is running a nice 45-second infommerical about the foundation's "granting season." Geoff Scott, the producer, has also placed the item on Youtube. You can check it out by clicking here. A great big "thank-you
We are happy to report that the Tri-City News has published a story, about our recent announcement regarding the start of our grant-application period, on its website and on page A30 of its Dec. 14 edition. As always, we're very appreciative of our community newspapers'
It's that time of year again! We've just announced that we're now accepting applications for grants, bursaries and scholarships. See our press release for the full story. You can also visit the Grants & Bursaries section of this website for access to the online applications
As part of our continuing effort to reach out to the community, we've just launched our very own Facebook page. Check it out, take a look, and give us a "like" while you're at it.
Coquitlam Alternate Basic Education (CABE), SD43's alternate high school, was the site on the afternoon of Dec. 5 of the announcement of a wonderful new scholarship program to be funded by development company Wesbild Holdings and managed by the Coquitlam Foundation. CABE grads enrolling
There was a great opening ceremony today for the new City Centre branch of the Coquitlam Public Library. Coquitlam Foundation chair Julie Fisher was one of the featured speakers, explaining how the foundation was able to tap into the Builders Trust to fund a multi-purpose room in
What's New
We're pleased to see that the Keeping Track section of this morning's Vancouver Sun contains a small entry on the fact that in 2012-2013 the Coquitlam Foundation distributed nearly $114,000 in grants, bursaries and scholarships--a...
Awards Night 2013 was a huge success, as a close-to-capacity crowd filled the Evergreen Cultural Centre to witness a true celebration of community philanthropy. We've now posted some of the photos, taken by John Meneghello, on our...
With our big Awards Night a little more than a week away now, we've just distributed a news release promoting the evening and announcing all the winners of grants, scholarships and bursaries. If you want to join us in the celebration of...
When your heart tells you it's time to help people in your community, but your head doesn't know where to turn, it's time to look to the Coquitlam Foundation. We're your hometown partner in philanthropy, helping you help your neighbours through charitable initiatives as simple as a one-time donation to our general fund or as profound as the establishment of an endowment fund. Look to the Coquitlam Foundation when you're looking to help.
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