Honouring Our Volunteers: The Alberta Dodgeball Community Behind the 2025 Dodgeball Canada Club Championships

Since it's National Volunteer Week, we want to take a moment to highlight the incredible volunteers from the Alberta dodgeball community—especially those from Calgary and Edmonton—who helped make the 2025 Dodgeball Canada Club Championships such a tremendous success.

Behind every thrilling match and seamless transition was a dedicated team of volunteers whose hard work and passion brought this national event to life.

From early morning court setup to late-night takedown, our volunteers worked tirelessly behind the scenes. They updated scores, kept matches running smoothly as court marshals, helped run the beer garden, supported the Youth Drop-in, and stepped up for countless last-minute tasks. Whether on the floor, behind the scenes, or running between venues, their impact was felt in every corner of the tournament.

Three of the people who put in an incredible amount of hours over the weekend, Sierra Mitchell, Emily Carter and Taryn Nickel. Photo credit to Melissa Phavone.

A Heartfelt Thank You

We’re incredibly proud of how the Alberta dodgeball community showed up—not just to compete, but to contribute. Your generosity, flexibility, and positivity helped make the 2025 Club Championships a standout event on the national calendar.

Local Volunteer Shoutouts 🙌

We first want to thank the following individuals from the Calgary dodgeball community:

Jenna Anderson

Christina Lam

Betty Mak

Tiffany Truong

Amanda Sugden

Shawn Chiem

Sean Farren

Nigel Wong

Mike Khuu

Kelly Repato

Sierra Mitchell

Desmond Douglas

David Meas

Amy Chu

TJ Fung

An extra big thank you goes to Taryn Nickel and Liam Joa, who were available throughout most of the weekend and stayed well beyond their scheduled shifts.

Alberta volunteers from left to right: Amy Chu, Liam Joa, Erica Spitzmacher, Amanda Sugden, Desmond Douglas, Tiffany Truong, David Meas. Photo credit to Melissa Phavone.

Youth Drop-In Support

Special thanks to Mel Phavone, Sean Farren, and Chris Berry for helping out with the Youth Drop-in on Sunday—your support helped create a fun and safe space for the next generation of dodgeballers.

Out-of-Province Volunteers

We’re also incredibly grateful to the volunteers from out of province who generously donated their time:

Emily Carter

Vanessa Huynh

Dan La-Lac

Sara Dunbrook

Aaron Tsang

Jon Ferreira

Johndel Tameta

Ron Moto-Sandoval

Greg Bradley

Local Organizing Committee

And finally, a huge thank you to the Albertans on the Local Organizing Committee who put in countless hours before and during the event to make sure everything ran smoothly:

Adam Bader

Shadae Berkley

Erica Spitzmacher

Yvonne Sher

Nick Hui

Alex Chiang

Colin Bellingham

Gia Bader

Adam Bader planned and executed a majority of the event with Shadae Berkley. Photo credit to Melissa Phavone.

To every volunteer who gave their time and energy—thank you. You are the reason events like this are possible.

Happy National Volunteer Week!