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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. 22 | arta.net