Juice and cookies day today! Canadian Blood Services #BloodForLife

5:29 #LowerMainland A reminder from our friends at DriveBC please make sure your headlights and tail lights are on this morning driving through wet conditions. Increase your follow distance and decrease your speed. Let's have a safe morning commute!

33 plants that will shade you from B.C.'s increasingly hot summers dlvr.it/TBM8Gv

👀 open folks!

REMINDER All fall grants are open for application on August 20th and close on October 2nd. Head to buff.ly/4c9ZlF9 for more information or to submit an application.

We are accepting applications for the following Grants: Capacity Building, Community, Community Initiative, Professional Development, Project and Theatre Society Legacy Fund (Tri-Cities). For more info, visit us at: pocofoundation.com DEADLINE is October 2, 2024.

85 years ago, Hitler and Stalin signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, casting a dark shadow of Communism and Nazism over Europe. On #BlackRibbonDay, we remember lives impacted by this extremism. We must always stand up against authoritarianism and never take freedom for granted.

If you receive a call from your bank advising you that your account has been compromised, and asking you to send yourself an Interac e-transfer to protect your account, someone is trying to scam you. Learn more: bit.ly/47cSklj #FraudAlert #ScamAlert

Running out of lunch ideas already? Get some fresh COBS bread and support your community - your kids will thank you for it! Until tomorrow, $1 from every Large High Fiber White Loaf of bread will benefit the PoCo Foundation. It's a win-win: kids love it and it's healthy!

Honoured to be part of the Coquitlam River Watershed Society celebration of #BC Rivers Day and the rain garden.

Thank you, COBS Bread Oxford Market, for supporting the Foundation through your Back-to-School initiative. We are truly grateful to everyone who purchased a loaf (or 2) of the High Fiber White bread. Because of your support, COBS generously donated $605 to benefit our community.

This Canadian Veteran has been handing out Poppies in his community for 8 decades. He started volunteering with the cubs and scouts when he was just 8 years old. He spent 35 years serving in the Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force. Video and Story credit: CTV News

On this day and every day, we will remember them and give them our everlasting gratitude. #LestWeForget

On National Philanthropy Day, we celebrate the impact of giving back on our lives and communities. PoCo Foundation appreciates our community's dedication. Consider donating now: buff.ly/4cdNiXp #nationalphilanthropyday

Save the Date! GivingTuesday is Dec. 3rd-a global movement dedicated to giving back. There is no “right” way to participate as long as it supports generosity & giving. Donate, volunteer time, help a neighbour, or spread the word. Help us raise awareness & funds for our community.

#VPDNews: #VPD is warning the public that Tyler Gordon Strathdee, a dangerous offender with a history of violence and sexual assault, has been released from custody and is living at a halfway house in the city. bit.ly/49mwcpE

"We must never forget how easily hate speech can turn to hate crime; how ignorance or indifference can lead to intolerance; or how silence in the face of bigotry is complicity." — António Guterres See how you can take action and say #NoToHate: un.org/en/hate-speech

My favourite day today! Canadian Blood Services.

This truly puts things in perspective. Never forget.

In America’s darkest hours, Canada has always been there.