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The Coquitlam Foundation is now accepting nominations to fill board and committee positions.  Board meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month. The Foundation: Exercises philanthropic leadership in identifying and addressing community needs and opportunities; Attracts
Please mark your calendars for Tuesday, May 29 to join Coquitlam Foundation at the Evergreen Cultural Centre for our annual awards ceremony.  We are pleased to confirm performances by Children of the Street Society and SD43 - Student Glee Club. Please contact info@coquitlamfoundaiton.com to
The Tri-City News has just published an informative little story about the fact that Douglas College students have greatly assisted the foundation by creating an events-planning guide, a plan for the foundation’s 20th anniversary gala, and a marketing strategy that includes
The foundation's board of directors had a full agenda at their monthly meeting on the evening of April 12. First, they met with Eronne Ward and Don Drysdale, co-executors of the estate of James Gordon Stewart, to celebrate the creation of the new fund named after the late
We're proud to announce the creation a major new fund, the James Gordon Stewart Fund, which will benefit students going to SFU, research into Alzheimer's Disease and kidney disease, and care for victims of those diseases. It's all made possible by a $355,000 bequest from the late
We've just sent an e-mail to the Heritage Canada Foundation, advising it that we seem to have been left off its otherwise excellent list, found on its website, of community foundations that support heritage preservation. As the charitable Heart of Coquitlam, the Coquitlam Foundation
Early-bird tickets are now on sale for Coquitlam Centre's big Unwined event on the evening of May 12. Click here for all the details. Last year's inaugural Unwined was a great success, and this year's promises to be even better. Wines and assorted beverages, food, entertainment, a
There are just two months to go until our 20th Anniversary Award Night, May 29 at the Evergreen Cultural Centre. If you haven't already made plans to attend, please do so. We're hoping to see old friends, past board members, former award recipients, and members of the public. For now
We issued a news release last night, reminding people that the Feb. 23 deadline for applications for grants, bursaries and scholarships is fast approaching. We're happy to report that the news is spreading fast: Cheryl of SD43 sent us a note this morning saying she'd forwarded the
The deadline to submit applications for grants, bursaries and scholarships for 2012 is now less than two weeks away. See this news release for all the information or go directly to the Grants & Bursaries section of this website. Don't forget: the deadline is 4 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 23rd.