A total of 15 parent advisory councils (PACs) in New Westminster will get money from the provincial government to help pay for school projects.
Today, Dec. 15, Anne Kang, B.C.’s minister for municipal affairs, announced $11.2 million in community gaming grants for more than 1,300 PACs and district PACs around the province.
The PAC funding can be used to pay for equipment and costs for extra-curricular activities such as sports, dances and field trips while the DPAC coin can pay for promotional materials, meeting travel and room rentals and presenter fees.
"As a mother and a teacher, I know first-hand how important it is for students to learn, grow and have fun together outside the classroom," Kang said in a news release.
"Parents who volunteer their time and energy to create opportunities for students shouldn't be left to do all the fundraising themselves. I know these grants are helping parent advisory councils create vibrant and healthy communities in their kids' schools."
The PACs in New Westminster that received the handouts are as follows:
- Herbert Spencer Community School PAC = $9,840
- Glenbrook Middle School PAC = $13,180
- Fraser River Middle School Parent Advisory Council = $12,520
- PALS Autism Society Parent Support Group = $2,000
- Urban Academy Parent Auxiliary = $7,760
- New Westminster Homelearners PAC = $2,320
- Skwo:wech Parent Advisory Council = $8,460
- F.W. Howay School PAC = $2,260
- SD40 New Westminster DPAC = $2,500
- Lord Tweedsmuir Elementary PAC = $7,860
- Lord Kelvin School PAC = $11,660
- Connaught Heights PAC = $2,960
- New Westminster Secondary School PAC = $51,020
- Qayqayt Elementary School PAC = $12,300
- Queen Elizabeth Elementary PAC = $9,700
