The Me to We team from Charles Best Secondary is hosting a Break the Silence fundraiser tonight (Wednesday).

Students from around the district will break a 24-hour vow of silence at 7 p.m. by yelling a powerful message.

Afterwards, bands and speakers from the community will take the stage for a concert.

Tickets cost $5 each, which includes a hot dog. Proceeds will go towards the victims of the Horn of Africa crisis.

Doors open at 6: 30 p.m., and the event will be held in the small gym at Charles Best Secondary, 2525 Como Lake Ave. in Coquitlam.

To RSVP or for more information, contact bestmetowe@gmail.com. You can also RSVP by clicking "Attend" on the event's Facebook page called "Break the Silence" at https: //www.facebook.com/ events/175678539193780/.

STUDENTS HIKE FOR HABITAT

At last month's Hike for Habitat, the rain didn't put a damper on a Pro-D Day of hiking, games and local marine education in Port Moody.

Instructors led 40 kids through Shoreline Trail to Old Orchard Park and then on to Rocky Point.

The group ended up raising $450 to be donated to the Land Conservancy of B.C.

FIREFIGHTERS TO SCRUB IT OUT AGAINST 'NUCKS OLDTIMERS

Canucks alumni and Coquitlam firefighters will face off in a charity hockey game on Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. to benefit PoCoMo Youth Services Society.

The fundraising goal is $20,000, and the event will feature door prizes and $4,000 in raffle items. Silent auction items include a signed Canucks team jersey, a signed Willy Mitchell jersey and a signed Brendan Morrison hockey stick. Global's Steve Darling will be a guest player.

Tickets cost $7 each or $20 for a family of four. They are available at the Coquitlam Express office (cash only), the PoCoMo office (cash only) or online by PayPal at www.pocomo.org.

The game starts at 7 p.m. at the Poirier Sports and Leisure Complex at 633 Poirier Ave. in Coquitlam.

UGANDA PROJECT GETS BOOST FROM DOUGLAS COLLEGE

Douglas College and Universal Gospel Choir are teaming up to help raise funds for the Uganda Project through a fundraiser next weekend.

The Uganda Project gives students the chance to travel abroad while contributing to a variety of relief agencies in their field of study.

The fundraiser will be Friday, Dec. 9 in the Laura C. Muir Performing Arts Theatre at the New Westminster campus, 700 Royal Ave.

Refreshments and a silent auction will be available from 6: 30 to 7: 30 p.m., and the concert will be from 7: 30 to 9: 15 p.m.

Tickets cost $18 for students or $25 for the general public. They are available online at https: //tickets.masseytheatre. com/TheatreManager/1/online. A $2 service charge will apply.

The third annual Field Hockey Game for the Cure surpassed its fundraising goal of $3,000 to be donated to the BC Cancer Foundation.

The event featured a team of high school allstars dressed in pink jerseys competing against a team of women's division players from the Tri-City Eagles Field Hockey club. The women's team won 2-0.

Grade 10 student Samantha McIlwrick, a field hockey player and umpire, co-ordinated this year's event. In addition, the local high school that collects the most donations will win a training session provided by the women's national field hockey team in 2012.

Right now, it is a close race between Port Moody and Dr. Charles Best secondaries. The donation cutoff date is Dec. 15.

Online donations can be made at http: // donate.bccancerfoundation.com/fieldhockeygameforthecuretricities2011.

PICTURES, ESSAY NET AWARDS

Two Coquitlam girls earned recognition in an art competition for National Forest Week held by the Association of B.C. Forest Professionals (ABCFP) and the Truck Loggers Association (TLA).

Jane Katili, 12, and Anna Xin, 11, were runners up in their age group. More than 870 kids sketched ideas of what the forest means to them.

Each winning entry will be published in the ABCFP and TLA magazines and websites.

In addition, 16-year-old Bronwyn Balaz-Munn of Coquitlam won a $300 prize in an essay contest by the ABCFP. Her essay speaks about the joy she had as a child playing in Coquitlam's forests, and it underlined the importance of having such places in urban settings.

To view the winning entries, visit www.abcfp. ca and www.tla.ca.

EDUCATOR PICKS UP PM'S AWARD

Jai Kyung Lee of Coquitlam's Kids Village Preschool was recently honoured with the Prime Minister's award for excellence in early childhood education (ECE).

This award recognizes the efforts of ECE educators who foster early development and socialization of children in their care.

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