A Burnaby-based credit union is inviting charities and non-profit groups to apply for grants to improve and empower their communities.
Each year, G&F Financial Group doles out thousands of dollars to community organizations through its foundation. The foundation is looking for applications from charities and non-profits that provide services that deal with community health, financial literacy and environmental concerns.
Examples of organizations that have received funding in the past include: the Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C., Burnaby Hospital Foundation, Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation, the Centre for Child Development of the Lower Mainland, the B.C. Senior Games Society and Fraser River Keeper Society.
Groups who’ve received funding within the past 12 months are not eligible for funding, along with sports teams, professional athletes, political, religious, racial and gender groups, exclusive organizations or anyone hosting a single-day event.
For more on who can apply or to apply, visit http://go.chimp.net/gffg.
Kudos
Congratulations are in order for a Burnaby mortgage broker who was ranked among Canadian Mortgage Professional magazine’s top 75 brokers of 2016.
Bernadette Laxamana,a mortgage broker with Verico Xeva Mortgage in Burnaby, placed 33rd out of 75 brokers across the country. Laxamana funded 198 loans for a total of more than $74 million.
“This crop of Top 75 Brokers has set a new bar for industry excellence,” saidJustin da Rosa, editor of Canadian Mortgage Professional, in a press release. “We once again saw a significant increase in funded volume from the top brokers. They racked up more than $6.5 billion in funded volume – an increase of nearly $1.5 billion over last year’s total for residential mortgages.”
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