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Community Learning Program

THE Friend 2 Friend Social Learning Society recently received the 2012 Family Services grant from the Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism, Inc. in support of its new Play Centre located in East Vancouver. They are honored to be the only B.C.

Tony Spurging (left front) and Joaquim Dharamsi and the rest of the Upper Lynn elementary school kindergarten class have collected 52,000 pennies ($520) to fund a water well for a village in a developing country.

Simon Brown (left), Ethan Edwardsen, Graeme Halliday-Gunn, Kyle McInnis and Jeffery Austen of the 30th Seymour Scouts take a break during their annual Christmas tree chip held in Lynn Valley. Go to nsnews.com photo galleries for more photos.

WENDY Potts-Wong, from the North Shore Community Corrections Office, is receiving a Corrections Exemplary Service Medal for 20 years of outstanding service. According to a press release, Potts-Wong (retired) was among 33 exceptional B.C.

AMY NAKANO, 12, ROSS ROAD ELEMENTARY Art teacher: Carmen Yuen Favourite art: watercolour Favourite artist: Agnes Cecile and Vincent van Gogh Her teacher writes: Amy has a great interest in art history and learning about all types of media and techniq

West Vancouver firefighters Garrith Michael (left) and Shawn Obrae promote the "Keep the Tree Green" holiday fire safety campaign. For every day without a fire an ornament will put on the sign.

Thomas Buhler (13), Matthew Purkiss (13) and Matthew Somerville (14) were among the students and staff of St. Thomas Aquinas secondary who shaved their heads Friday to raise money for cancer research.