VOLUNTEER
BECOME A VOLUNTEER
The Alberta Sports Hall of Fame has various volunteer opportunities throughout the year. Volunteers play very important roles in our success through events, data entry, and visitor services.
Throughout the years, we have had many amazing volunteers who have donated their time to the ASHFM. Some volunteer a couple times per week, while others help with the major events such as the Induction Banquet and Golf Tournament. Whether you donate just a few hours of your time or are a regular face around the office, your hard work and dedication are appreciated. Thank you for everything you do!
If you are interested in sharing your time, energy, creativity, and helping hands as a volunteer with the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame please contact us!
How to get involved:
If you would like more information about becoming a volunteer with the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame, please contact 403-341-8614 or info@albertasportshall.ca.
Celebrate the Value of Volunteering - Building Confidence, Competence, Connections & Community.
Confidence - Our Volunteers receive training and support from our knowledgeable Staff about their duties, what to expect, and how to make the most out of their time with us. Volunteers who trust in their team and act as a team inspire confidence to those around them. We want our Volunteer Team to inspire the same feelings of trust to those that interact with the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame.
Competence - Individuals who volunteer with us will be trained in their volunteer task, but will also gain valuable skills such as time management, visitor services, and a unique understanding of sport history. We are proud to offer tasks that help build skills that are desirable within the work force but also to help develop skills to those that need that little bit of extra help. Being a museum and Hall of Fame, we are able to offer hands-on development of skills in time management, visitor services, data entry, event planning, and research. Above all, we offer a unique understanding of sport history in our province.
Connections - When an individual volunteers with us, you are not only joining that event or project, but you are now a member of the ASHFM Team. As a Team, we celebrate our success and support your endeavours, and invite you to get to know one another better. Many of our volunteers and visitors at the ASHFM include prominent members of the sport community and Hall of Fame members. Through this team atmosphere, networking comes natural, not only with your sports heroes but also with ASHFM Staff and Board. ASHFM acknowledges the value of connection in the sporting history community.
Community - The Alberta Sports Hall of Fame mission is to preserve and celebrate Alberta's rich sports history for all to enjoy. We accomplish this through the tireless efforts of our wonderful volunteers. We are an extremely close team and we invite you to be a part of our sport community.
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1957The Alberta Amateur Sports Hall of Fame was founded by the Alberta Branch of the Amateur Athletic Union of Canada (A.A.U.C.)
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1958The first inductees into the Alberta Amateur Sports Hall of Fame.
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1964Molson’s Edmonton House was the first location to displays photos of inductees.
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1972Dissolution of the A.A.U. of C. meant that the Alberta Amateur Sports Hall of Fame would now be administered by Sport Alberta, through its Board of Directors.
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1979Under the stimulus of the forthcoming 75th Anniversary of the Province, program objectives were broadened by Sport Alberta to begin to honour all outstanding Alberta Athletes, amateur or professional, and to begin to collect memorabilia which reflected the whole of Alberta's sporting heritage.
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1980Celebrating Alberta's 75th Anniversary, the newly named “Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum” inducted forty-six athletes and builders, including professional athletes for the first time. ASHFM started collecting artefacts for its permanent collection.
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1981A contest was held and a logo was chosen from over 120 submissions. The design shows the athlete supported by the Alberta Mountains, reaching for the flame of triumph. The two halves of the design symbolize the two aspects of the ASHFM - Hall of Fame and Sport Museum. Informal conversations were first held with the Premier regarding a permanent home for the Hall of Fame. The Program mandate was altered to regulate the number of inductees honoured each year to a maximum of seven.
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1983The 25th Anniversary of the Hall of Fame was celebrated with 300 people in attendance at the Induction Banquet.
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1986First exhibit was created in the Petro Canada Centre in Calgary. The Alpine Building (Calgary) and the Percy Page Centre (Edmonton) also displayed artifacts.
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1987The ASHFM became a Standing Committee of the Alberta Sport Council on February 1, newly formed Alberta Sports.
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1992The Alberta Sport Council announced that Red Deer would become the new and permanent home for the ASHFM once funds were raised to build, equip, and endow it.
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1994An act of legislation resulted in a merge of the Alberta Sport Council with the Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Foundation. The ASHFM remained as a program of the Foundation. The ASHFM relocated from Calgary to the Red Deer Provincial Building on October 1.
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1997The Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum was incorporated as a charitable society February 26, 1997. Governed by a Board of Directors, the Hall of Fame and Museum Society continued to fundraise to build a new and permanent home in Red Deer.
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1998May 22, the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum officially broke ground towards building a permanent home in Red Deer.
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1999July, the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum moves to its new permanent location by Heritage Ranch in Red Deer.
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2000After a tender process was held, the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame & Museum officially opened May 26. Founder Willard Brooks, Edmonton Grad Margaret (MacBurney) Vasheresse, and Chairman Orest Korbutt cut the ceremonial ribbon at the QE2 highway location. Almost 1000 people attended the Induction Banquet.
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2005The Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum underwent a large expansion project to add on a new collections facility in the back of the building and create two new galleries Ice & Snow – The Spirit of Winter; and the Hockey Alberta Hall of Fame.
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2007The Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum celebrates its 50th Anniversary. Produced a video titled Celebrating 50 Years of ASHFM. Installed new flooring in the Lobby. Putting green & Treadwall Climbing interactive installed.
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2008First Nations "Lasting Traditions" sport exhibit launch.
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2009Newly renovated Ice and Snow Gallery.
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2011Great Moments of Sport History Theatre underwent renovations to create the "Great Moments in Alberta Sports” Mural on the walls. Thank you to the Edmonton Knights of Columbus Hockey Association for their donations.
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2012Honoured Members Gallery underwent renovations to create a new modernized gallery to honour our Hall of Fame members. Chairman Orest Korbett steps down and the theatre is renamed the "Orest Korbett Theatre: Great Moments in Alberta Sports" The 20th Anniversary Golf Tournament was greeted with sunny skies and enthusiastic golfers at the Innisfail Golf Club.
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2013Launched the Alberta Sports History Library website as a comprehensive resource for the history of sports in Alberta. Created the Resource Library as a place for the public to do research on sports in Alberta.
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2015Updated sponsor wall in the Lobby, including new TV and speakers to greet guests at the start of their visit.
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2017ASHFM celebrates its 60th Anniversary & its 25th Anniversary Golf Tournament. ASHFM collections will undergo major renovations to add a second story mezzanine and new compact rolling shelving within existing space.
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2019ASHFM partnered with the 2019 Canada Winter Games held in Red Deer. We hosted a number of provinical teams and had staff volunteering at various events and locations around the city. 2019 saw the retirement of long standing Managing Director Donna Hateley who had been with the ASHFM for over 20 years. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to the preservation of Alberta's rich sports heritage.
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2020ASHFM underwent a new branding process, which resulted in the creation of a new logo , website, and facility upgrades. We installed several new interactives including a green screen Selfie Station and an improvement to our bobsleigh interactive creating the Lyndon Rush Bobsleigh Experience. We installed a new large mural in the lobby featuring many of the recognizable faces of our Honoured Members. We created the new Sutter Fund Party room with the generous support of the Sutter Fund. It is a great space for community gatherings and parties. Another new addition is our 'toddler' area at the back of the museum which is designed to help the littlest of sports fans to begin to explore the world of sports.