A trustee of the Alberta
Teachers’ Retirement Fund
for twelve years, she was also
its chair for eight years and
served on the audit and finance
committee. As a member with
the Diamond Willow Child
and Family Services Regional
Authority, she helped with the
development of Parent Link
and Neighbourhood Place
and with the organization of
Mother Goose Stories. Dorothy
also served with the David
Thompson health region.
Dorothy’s other volunteer
Selma Stobbe (L); Dorothy Ungstad (R)
activities include twelve years
with Ponoka Family and
joined the hospital auxiliary
executive director and chair of
Community Support Services
there and has been a member for C4 Student Health.
with five years as chair, ten
ten years, serving as president
Volunteering keeps Dorothy
years as chair of the Rimoka
for three. She has worked at flu
busy. She was on the working
Resident Council, president of
clinics, blood donor clinics, and
committee to develop the
the Half-Way Grove Women’s
mammogram clinics.
ARTA Benefit Plan Trust Fund
Institute (since 1999), a judge for
Awarded a Queen’s Golden
and, since 2008, has served
4H speaking, and CFO for Hills of
Jubilee Award in 2003, Selma
as trustee. She is currently the
Peace Summer Camp at Provost.
has thoroughly enjoyed the many chair of that trust fund. With
In addition to the presentation
aspects of volunteering. She has the WCRTA (and the former
met many wonderful people with PDRTA) she served as president, of volunteer awards at our
the various groups and hopes to vice-president, and as a member WCRTA Christmas luncheon,
we were told about the local
be able to continue working as a of various committees. She has
volunteer in the future.
also served on a variety of ARTA school division’s international
student exchange program,
Dorothy Ungstad has
committees. Dorothy was a
always been active, involved,
founding member, a trustee, and heard from Laurie Bauer from
and community-minded. She
is the current chair of the Ponoka TW Insurance, welcomed two
new retirees to our branch, held
began her teaching career in
& District Health Foundation.
a fundraiser for the Charitable
Edmonton at Hazeldean School. As a member of the Ponoka
Later, she became a consultant
hospital auxiliary, she has served Foundation, heard about an
with Alberta Education,
as vice-president, president, past e-book written by one of our
assistant superintendent of
president, and on the casino and members, honoured our newest
schools in Ponoka County,
bylaw committees. Dorothy was a life member, and enjoyed the
director of student services with founding member of the Ponoka musical talents of a group of our
Wolf Creek School Division, and and District Literacy Society and members as they entertained us
with Christmas music. ●
tutored new English language
speakers for many years.
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