SPARC Pledge
Are you interested in sharing our vision and working towards creating a future where all children and youth have access to safe, quality and meaningful community-based sporting environments directly in their communities? Then take the SPARC Alberta Pledge now and help us build the momentum of change!
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Welcome to SPARC Alberta!
SPARC Alberta is an initiative building on the commitment and dedication within the sport, physical activity, and recreation (SPAR) sector to create a pathway forward for community grassroots sports in Alberta.
OUR Vision: All children and youth in Alberta have access to a grassroots recreational sport environment that fosters equity, diversity, inclusion, and builds positive youth development.
OUR Mission We are a provincial collaborative strengthening and building the capacity of organizations and communities to deliver quality, sports-based positive youth development programs to all children and youth in Alberta through engagement opportunities and resources.
OUR Values: Our goal is to build on the commitment and dedication within the SPAR sector to take a province-wide approach that results in a cultural shift in Alberta towards intentional positive youth development through sport.
SPARC Leadership Group 2022:
SPARC Program Coordinators: CJ Blye (cjblye@arpaonline.ca) and Jen Goeres (jgoeres@arpaonline.ca)
Heather Cowie, General Manager, Community and Protective Services at City of Fort Saskatchewan (Chair)
Steve Allan, Executive Director, Alberta Recreation and Parks Association
Brian Torrance, Executive Director, Ever Active Schools
Jennifer Leo, Executive Director, The Steadward Centre for Personal & Physical Achievement, University of Alberta
Jennifer Wilson, Recreation Specialist, Strathcona County
Stuart Rose, Sport Development Advisor, The City of Calgary
Dr. Nick Holt, Interim Dean and Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation
Eoghan Curran, Sport and Partner Liaison, City of Edmonton
Jacob Hendy, Executive Director, Indigenous Sport Council Alberta
John Paton, Executive Director, Alberta Schools' Athletic Association
Richard Way, Chief Executive Officer, Sport for Life
Marci Scharle, Community Development Officer, Alberta Culture and Status of Women
Claire Paterson, Coach Education Coordinator, Alberta Soccer
Jef Bailey, Program and Events Director, Basketball Alberta