The library at Forest Grove Elementary will be a little more tech savvy after receiving a $5,000 donation from the Kinder Morgan Foundation on Tuesday.

The money will go towards a SMART Board, new tables and chairs and updated books, according to a press released from the company.

"Forest Grove's library introduces many young students to the joys of reading," said Bruce Jamer, operations director for Kinder Morgan. "We're pleased that our support will help them do this for many years to come."

The foundation donates to youth initiatives and organizations in the communities where it has its operations, including Burnaby.

Vancity hands out grants

Vancity gave $69,500 in total to seven organizations last month, including five non-profits based in Burnaby.

The recipients were the Cameray Community Fund, the Down Syndrome Research Foundation, the Journey Home Community Association, the Neil Squire Society and the South Burnaby Neighbourhood House.

The credit union also provided funds to the Julien House Society in New West, and the PoCo Dots Daycare in Port Coquitlam.

The grants were presented at a luncheon on Jan. 28 with Patrice Pratt, chair of the Vancity board of directors, speaking at the event.

The community project grants program funds organizations that focus on social, environmental and community well-being, according to a press release.

Local businesses up for awards

Two local businesses are on a list of nominees for the eighth annual Small Business B.C. Successful You Awards.

Urban Foliage Inc., which provides green building services, is in the category for Best Concept.

President Nicolas Rousseau studied living wall and green roof systems, and is a research assistant at BCIT's Centre for Architectural Ecology.

West Coast Sightseeing is in the Best Green Business category.

The company was established in 1984 by Clasina van Bemmel.

Becoming carbon-neutral and has introduced a number of sustainability initiatives.

The Successful You Awards ceremony is scheduled for March 29 at the Hyatt Regency in Vancouver, 5 to 8 p.m.

Tickets are $69. Buy at www.SuccessfulYou.ca

Tree of Life

The Shoppers Drug Mart Tree of Life campaign, run jointly with the Burnaby Hospital Foundation, raised $6,130 to go towards purchasing a birthing bed for the hospital's maternity ward.

Three Burnaby Shoppers Drug Mart locations worked to raise the funds - Centrepoint store at 4827 Kingsway, the Old Orchard store at 4800 Kingsway and the Metropolis at Metrotown store at 4429 Kingsway - with customers purchasing a leaf for the paper tree for $1, a butterfly for $5 or a cardinal for $50.

Employees also contributed by hosting pub nights and events to help raise the money.

A birthing bed costs about $21,000.

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