2022-23 has been a great year for volunteerism in our neighbourhood!
• Community Hub Picnic Tables and Benches – Wow! Coordinated and assembled by several of us.
• Volunteer Recognition Mural Unveiling – In this inaugural year, we honoured community builders Linda Connolly and Lois Uptigrove. Thanks to Muralist McKenna Prather and teen artists Fajr Syed and Cadence Wong from Lily Chow’s Art Class at Tom Baines Junior High.
• Volunteer Recognition Supper – Both events were kindly served by members of the Churchill High School Volunteer Club. Special thanks to Krystyna Xing who coordinates this team.
• Nordic Rodeo – Our first June ski jumping event at the ECA! Great volunteers at this. Thanks Barb Elms who coordinated.
• Lego Mania Competition – This recent event was a hit! Thanks to our volunteers and leader Scott Thompson.
• Casino Volunteers – A large number of Edgemont volunteers took weekend shifts in our largest fundraiser for community programs and facilities. Thanks team and especially captain Elaine Scobie.
• Good Food Boxes – Many are involved in managing the pick-ups at the ECA and deliveries of fresh fruits and vegetables from Community Kitchen Calgary. Thanks again to Jan Brigden who coordinates this.
• Breakfast Club – Returned to Wednesday mornings. Many volunteers prepare bagged breakfasts to feed children in need. Thanks to all shoppers, preppers, deliverers, and the donating organizations. It will continue again through the summer as Lunch Club with volunteers from Westminster.
• Christmas Hampers – Sorting, packing wrapping, and delivery – more than 75 volunteers helped prepare hampers for more than a dozen local families! Special thanks to coordinator Deirdre Harris again.
• Snow Angels – Wonderful volunteers again shoveled walks for several neighbours this winter. Many senior clients received shoveling help from more than a dozen volunteers.
• Ice Rink – Volunteers repaired, flooded, and cleared the rink this winter. Rick Wierzbicki coordinates this.
• Winter Olympics – Volunteers again made a multi-station event a great time on a cold day at the rinks.
• Spring Market – This year’s craft fair was helped out by a few volunteers and our great staff.
• Thursday Food Trucks – Last summer and again this summer, a couple of volunteers make sure everything flows smoothly and cleanly on the last Thursday of each month.
• Mother’s Day Tea – Edgemont Volunteers and Churchill’s Volunteer Club will be dressed up to serve!
• ECA Clean Up the Ravine – This event is happening soon with refreshments and games. Thanks to Tom Baines volunteers, our own community volunteers, and U of C’s Exploring Communities for the support.
• Youth Press – Teens continue to do articles for the Inside Edge.
• ELM and Beautification Team – Volunteers manage landscaping and report 311 concerns.
• Miscellaneous – Volunteering still happened for sports, arts, boys/girls clubs, and cultural activities.
• Edgemont Networking Group – This group continued their multi-faceted work in many areas. Thanks team!
• ECA Board of Directors – All are volunteers with many significant administrative roles.
Thank you again to all Edgemont volunteers! You have indeed been loving your neighbours. Questions or comments are welcome to [email protected].
Jeff Edwards, Edgemont Volunteer Coordinator
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