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  1. Gymnastics BC's Kids CanMove program

    Gymnastics BC's Kids CanMove program increase confidence through movement.

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  2. Basketball BC expands the Steve Nash Youth Development Program

    More than 2,000 youth learned basketball fundamentals through the Steve Nash Youth Development Program.

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  3. Kids Wrestling program introduces sport to youth

    More than 10,400 children learned to wrestle with program from Wrestling BC.

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  4. The sweet side of volunteering

    Organizers of the West Coast Chocolate Festival used VolWeb.ca to connect with volunteers to help make their event a success.

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  5. BC Seniors Games encourages participation in sport

    The BC Seniors Games Society launched an awareness campaign to encourage seniors' participation in sport and recreation.

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  6. Port Moody celebrates Spirit of BC Week 2007

    Port Moody hosted free events to celebrate Spirit of BC Week 2007.

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  7. ProMOTION Plus's Girls Only Program

    More than 1,200 girls and women participated in sport through this ProMOTION Plus program.

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  8. Growing Champions and Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce Raise $60,000 for Local Athletes

    In April 2008, Growing Champion athletes from the Tri-Cities area (Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, and Port Moody) gathered to meet members of the Tri-Cities business community.

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  1. More than 2,900  young hockey players participated in Spirit of 2010 Hockey Tournaments.

  2. The City of Port Moody received $6,000 from Creative Communities to develop a Cultural Facilities Plan.

  3. The Port Moody Spirit of BC Committee hosted events to celebrate the annual Spirit of BC Week.

  4. The Port Moody Arts Centre received $3,500 from Catalyst to research the feasibility of creating a large scale Wearable Art Exhibition featuring 80 international artists.

  5. Port Moody hosted a Sport Tourism Community Workshop to explore sport hosting opportunities.

  6. Eight schools registered with Action Schools! BC to improve physical activity and healthy eating in students.

  7. Students at seven Port Moody schools participated in SportFit to get active and discover new sports.

  8. The Tri-cities literacy task group received $150,000 from Literacy Now Communities to improve literacy in the area.

  9. One student a received post-secondary scholarship from the Aboriginal Youth Sport Legacy Fund.

  10. One youth participated in the Altitude Youth Experience.

  11. Port Moody received $20,000 from Measuring Up to improve accessibilty and inclusion for people with disabilities.

  12. 990 students attended Explorations summer camps in the Coquitlam School District.

  13. Over 3,800 children in 41 communities across BC developed basketball skills in the Steve Nash Youth Development Program, funded by the BC Sport Participation Program in 2004-2008.

  14. Seniors in 17 communities across BC learned the health benefits of participating in sport and recreation thanks to the For The Health of It promotional campaign, funded by the BC Sport Participation Program in 2004-2007

  15. Over 37,000 youth in 70 communities across BC developed  physical and motor  skills with Gymnastics BC's Kids Can Move Program, funded by the BC Sport Participation Program in 2004-2007.

  16. Over 1,200 young girls in 15 communities across BC received resources, support, leadership and opportunities for partnerships with ProMOTION Plus Girls Only Program, funded by the BC Sport Participation Program in 2004-2007.

  17. Over 10,400 youth in 32 communities across BC discovered the fundamentals of wrestling with Wrestling BC's Kids Wrestling program, funded by the BC Sport Participation Program in 2004-2007.

  18. More than 360 children, aged 6-16, in nine communities tried ringette at events hosted by BC Ringette's Come Try Ringette program in 2007-2010, thanks to $20,000 from the BC Sport Participation Program.

  19. Over 3,000 children in grades 2-7 in 41 communities participated in Basketball BC's Steve Nash Youth Development Program in 2007-2010 thanks to $25,000 from the BC Sport Participation Program.

  20. City of Port Moody received $20,000 from Measuring Up to improve accessibility and inclusion for people with disabilities.

  21. Port Moody received $5,000 from Spirit of BC.

  22. More than 17,800 students in 58 schools in the Coquitlam School District participated in Action Schools! BC to improve physical activity and healthy eating.

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