Children's Ability Fund

The Children's Ability Fund has a variety of volunteer opportunities available for all ages. Lots of energetic and enthusiastic help is needed to make each and every special event a success. We have a perfect job for you!

Volunteer duties vary from contest judging, manning information booths and registration tables, tallying pledges, managing activity areas, collecting donations, and selling tickets. The Children's Ability Fund is seeking fun-loving volunteers who are able to commit the gift of time and experience to a variety of events and projects throughout the year.

The Children’s Ability Fund is the charity of choice for the Silver Skate Festival. The festival offers a variety of volunteer opportunities, to any adult who enjoys working in a fun festival atmosphere. There are a variety of interesting tasks outdoors and in the Pavilion.

We are looking for individuals to fill all positions. We are a great group to work with. Anyone interested in volunteering please call Joanne Rediron at 454-9191.

We need your help to sell tickets for the ACT $200,000 GOLD BRICK during Capital Ex. Come out and enjoy a day at the fair and support a great cause.

Come out and help us at our annual golf tournament and raise funds for “two” local charities. We need volunteers to help us during the day at the holes and at the silent auction/BBQ in the afternoon.

Volunteer Contact Info
For more information on volunteer opportunities please contact:

Joanne Rediron @ 454-9191 or
email info@childrensabilityfund.ab.ca

In recognition of the valuable contribution of our "Be Billy's Bud" volunteers, the Children's Ability Fund has established an appreciation program.

For each volunteer hour worked during a Children's Ability Fund special project, one point will be earned to go towards the following items:

Points continue to accumulate for a two-year duration after a prize has been awarded.

Volunteer of the Year

Each year we recognize a special individual who has made a significant contribution to the Children's Ability Fund through their volunteerism. In 2005 we were honored to name this award the Gerry Herman Volunteer of the Year Award in memory of one of our most valued volunteers.

Diana Williamson - 2007 Volunteer of the Year

Diana’s philosophy on volunteerism is … “Children are special” We (as adults) need to show youth that they are important and provide role models to help them make good decisions.

Diana lives this philosophy throughout her life giving back to the community in a number of different ways.

As a volunteer for the Children’s Ability Fund she can be seen at many of the special events and activities held to raise funds and raise awareness. You might find her dancing a jig, skating at the Silver Skate Festival, bowling with “billy’s stars”, or at Monday Morning Magic (Capital Ex) handing out hugs and high fives to the children gathered around. You may not recognize her in her alter ego – our mascot “billy ability”. Or she could be selling tickets at “gold brick”, hot dogs at the Father’s Day Fun event or 50/50 at the Oilers game, most often with her husband and partner Keven.

Diana started volunteering at an early age, helping local seniors cleaning, gardening, doing errands or spending time at the local seniors drop-in center. She credits her Dad for instilling in her the compassion to help others. Current volunteer activities include being a “big sister” and mentoring a grade 4 student at the local school. “Everybody needs somebody to help them feel special”. Once a week I work with a student outside his/her classroom. We may work on reading, an activity or an art project. This gives them some special attention outside a hectic and large classroom.

Among all of her volunteer activities Diana finds time to drive a school bus, operate her own business, tend her horses and spend time with her new husband (and volunteer partner) Keven.

We feel very fortunate to have Diana as one of our “gems”. She is a treasure to the "Children’s Ability Fund and we are very proud to award her the Gerry Herman Volunteer of the Year for 2007”

Previous Volunteers of the Year
2006 - Bob McGregor
2005 - Gerry Herman
2004 - Doug Melnychuk - "billy's bud"
2001 - Ken Gulevich "King of the Wings"
1999 - Hannah Kim - "Hannah & Friends"
1996 - Master Hong Park - "Breaking Barriers"
1994 - Marie Casey-Wells - "Dancing from the Heart"