2010 Margaret Main

Fifteen years ago, on a cold November day, Margaret came by the office and was soon volunteering with the Ambassador Program. Taking displays to events and making presentations to schools, she immediately became an important part of the team. She had just retired from teaching elementary school with the Calgary Board of Education. In the years that have come and gone, Margaret has taken on various roles. She was a critical part of the success of our Masters of Teaching Program with the University of Calgary. Each year she masterfully organizes our Mural Painting competition for Earth Day at the Calgary Tower – now known as the Tallest Art Gallery in the West, there are more than 100 murals completed on the stairwells thanks to Margaret’s meticulous dedication and support. If Margaret isn't helping stuff envelopes, organizing donations for the Wild West Gala or puttering in the gardens here at the office she is taking on any role she can to help make our days in the office a little easier. Margaret is above all a humble partner in our work, always quietly coming, doing her work with a cheerful bright smile and sometimes with cookies for the cookie jar in hand. She eagerly takes part in public policy discussions and makes a very real difference to AWA.