{"id":405,"date":"2023-03-10T08:00:22","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T13:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artabranches.net\/wrta\/?p=405"},"modified":"2023-03-02T15:45:23","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T20:45:23","slug":"wrta-distinguished-volunteer-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artabranches.net\/wrta\/wrta-distinguished-volunteer-award\/","title":{"rendered":"WRTA Distinguished Volunteer Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Wainwright Retired Teachers\u2019 branch is pleased to grant Erika Foley the ARTA Volunteer Award. She has served as the president of the Wainwright Retired Teachers\u2019 Association for fifteen years. At the provincial level, she has served on the ARTA Health Benefits Committee and is currently serving on the Wellness Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Erika has lived in Wainwright for most of her life. She attended school in Wainwright, her teaching career was centred around Wainwright, and she has spent all her adult life in the Wainwright area. Erika and her husband Bob have been married for over fifty years. They are a truly community-minded couple \u2014 true mascots for Wainwright. <a href=\"https:\/\/artabranches.net\/wrta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/03\/Erika-Award.png\" class=\"image-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-406\" src=\"https:\/\/artabranches.net\/wrta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/03\/Erika-Award.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artabranches.net\/wrta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/03\/Erika-Award.png 300w, https:\/\/artabranches.net\/wrta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/03\/Erika-Award-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Erika has been a community volunteer all her adult life. During her teaching career, she coached girls\u2019 basketball, girls\u2019 volleyball, track and field, badminton, and headed the stamp club. She is still serving her community as a substitute teacher, even through the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Erika has served the following causes and organizations:<br \/>\n\u25cf Wainwright Public Library Board<br \/>\n\u25cf Wainwright Museum as president<br \/>\n\u25cf Anglican Church Vestry Board<br \/>\n\u25cf Museums Alberta as president and committee member<br \/>\n\u25cf Walk for Cancer<br \/>\n\u25cf Falcon Enterprise Wainwright as a board member and president<br \/>\n\u25cf Wainwright Wildlife Society<br \/>\n\u25cf Wainwright Adult Learning<\/p>\n<p>Erika has always been especially kind to her elderly neighbours and friends. She makes a special point of helping them by taking them for groceries and appointments. All the time she devotes to visiting and caring for them is a kindness that can never be repaid.<\/p>\n<p>The Wainwright Retired Teachers\u2019 Association is pleased to grant Erika Foley the ARTA Volunteer Award<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Wainwright Retired Teachers\u2019 branch is pleased to grant Erika Foley the ARTA Volunteer Award. She has served as the president of the Wainwright Retired Teachers\u2019 Association for fifteen years. At the provincial level, she has served on the ARTA Health Benefits Committee and is currently serving on the Wellness Committee. 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