At the annual general meeting (AGM) of Superfluity held on Wednesday, Feb. 24 at the Stettler United Church, volunteers and board members came together to appoint their new president and board members.
As Dorothy Anderson retired as president, Jenny Holubetz was appointed the new president, Rose Wesner returned as treasurer with Mary Thomas taking over the position of Secretary and they are still on the look out for a vice-president.
Joanne Lee, Tammy Brooks and Geri Horne are the new board members who joined, while Lee Carothers, Delores Fakas and Shirley Storman retired this year.
Before the AGM started, a presentation was made by representatives of the Ronald McDonald House of Red Deer, Amy Boutin, volunteer and recreation programs coordinator and Maria Van Der Hoek, special events and community coordinator.
They explained how the charity is run and how families benefit from a facility like theirs.
Out of town families with a child at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre or a child receiving services from any health and wellness facility in Red Deer can stay at the House.
The presentation ended with Quilters' Guild presenting quilts to Ronald McDonald House.
Former president Dorothy Anderson had joined Superfluity as a volunteer almost 10 years ago.
"I knew a couple of people who worked there and thought it would be interesting," said Anderson.
Anderson had accepted a position on board four years ago and was president for the last two years.
"I'm very proud of the fact that we have close to 100 dedicated volunteers of all ages and they are a great bunch of people with a common goal," said Anderson. "All of us are so proud of the fact that we were able to donate over $100,000 into our community and to services that are used by our community. Stettler and surrounding area are a very caring group and we appreciate the support they give us."
Anderson said that "Many hands make light work" is a value all volunteers appreciate.
President Holubetz said, "I started to volunteer at Superfluity about six years ago after I retired from work."
"My main focus for the past few years has been to keep the seasonal items sorted out and stored in a manner that they can be easily accessed by the other volunteers," said Holubetz. "I got involved because I wanted to volunteer for something in the community and at that time the store was looking for more volunteers."
Superfluity will be having a clearance sale later in March and will be asking the community to store their donations at home until they reopen.
"I would like to publicly thank Dorothy Anderson, past president, for her dedication and hard work over the past two years," said Holubetz. "She made several changes and brought some new events to Superfluity during her tenure, and I hope we can continue with those events in the future and maintain the level of service to our customers."
Holubetz also expressed her gratitude to the customers, without whom Superfluity would not have been able to donate the amazing amount of $104,612.00 back to the community and also support some federal and provincial charities.