DEWDNEY CHAPTER
Port Coquitlam / Maple Ridge, British Columbia
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Chapter Name
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Dewdney |
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Chapter Number
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Location
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Port Coquitlam / Maple Ridge |
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History of Name
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Named after the Dewdney Trail, surveyed by Edgar Dewdney (engineer) in 1860. His legend remains in the trail named after him, now the route of much of the province’s major infrastructure |
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Motto
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Bestowal Date
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April 1, 1995 |
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Most Important Project Supported
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Ridge Meadows Hospital
Maple Ridge Elementary Schools
Port Coquitlam Women’s Centre |
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Local Projects Supported
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Cytheria Transition Society
Port Coquitlam Food Bank
Fraser Health Unit – Youth Centre
ALS “Run for Life”
Community Kitchen Program |
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Municipal Projects Supported
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Provincial Projects Supported
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Vancouver Cancer Clinic – Volunteer Drivers Program Services, Education and special Projects for IODE BC |
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National Projects Supported
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Violet Downey Book Award for schools
National Services, Education and Labrador Funds and others |
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Unique Feature of Chapter
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Members attend from different areas of the Fraser Valley, as well as Port Coquitlam/Maple Ridge |
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Fundraising
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Bake sales, pub nights, raffles, garage sales |
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Meetings
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When: 3rd Tuesday of month (except July/August) Where: 11:30 a.m. in members’ homes |
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Contact Person
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Name: Margaret Strocel
Email: m.strocel@shaw.ca |
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Chapter Web Site
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