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Cleaning Up
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Capital City Clean Up is a year-round litter and graffiti management program focusing on enhanced civic service levels, community engagement, public education, and enforcement.
My husband and I came from Winnipeg originally at the end of 60s. Edmonton was a phenomenal place to be because it was growing so fast and people came from all over, places like England and Australia.
Edmonton Public Schools gave me fantastic opportunities before I even really knew I was ready for them. I was a music coordinator. I was a principal. We had the chance to live in Europe for three years. We were on secondment to National Defence and the Canadian Forces. These opportunities just kind of presented themselves. Edmonton was phenomenally welcoming and a city of opportunity. That’s the way we saw it.
Shortly after I retired, the Alberta Golf Association (AGA) people found me. I ended up being the president of the AGA and then also got a chance to work with the Royal Canadian Golf Association as the Alberta representative to women’s division programs.
I’m also a block captain with the Capital City Clean Up program. I’ve got a whole crew of people and we clean an area that stretches from Jasper Avenue to Victoria Promenade between 116 Street and 122 Street. When my husband and I moved into the area we decided we wanted to help out and create community around us. Between April 15 and August 15 we’re out there in different shifts keeping the area clean.
In terms of what attracts me to volunteerism, I draw on inspiration from my mother. She had her own business and lived through some tough times. I retired when I was 54 and since then I’ve pursued all kinds of opportunities. Being healthy and having the positive attitude I inherited from my mother has allowed me to serve the community.
We’ve been here for forty years now and this is really home.
About Enid Botchett
Enid Botchett is a retired elementary school principal and past president of the Alberta Golf Association. She’s grateful for the river valley view from her living room and is an avid golfer. She’s also the co-chair of the Alberta Women’s Golf Summit.
