Two visually impaired Burnaby students are attending Space Camp at the U.S. Space and Rocket Centre in Huntsville, Alabama in September with a little help from the city.
The pair was awarded a $400 community grant to help with the travel costs.
Burnaby council approved 10 grants in all at the April 2 council meeting.
The city gave an in-kind grant of $1,000 to Volunteer Burnaby towards printing costs for its ninth annual Festival of Volunteers on April 14.
Moscrop Secondary School received $250 towards its annual dry grad on May 11.
The Big Sisters of B.C., Lower Mainland branch was awarded $4,000 for its social service programming.
The Saint Thomas More Collegiate Knights varsity boys' basketball team received $1,000 to help with travel costs to the provincial championships in Kamloops in March.
The Richard Major Art Group received $300 for its Rhododendron Festival and Discovery Days art program.
The Community Centred College for the Retired was awarded $2,500 for its programs and courses.
The Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre - formerly the National Nikkei Museum and Heritage Centre - received a $1,500 in-kind grant and a $1,000 cash grant towards signage and printing costs related to the name change.
Jamal Dumas, a Grade 10 student at Burnaby Mountain Secondary, was awarded $200 to help with his travel costs to the International Debate Tournament in London, England.
And the Burnaby Seniors Outreach Services Society was awarded $2,500 to help with services and programs.
