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Volunteer
in a variety of sports for 48 years
40 Years Volunteering
with Softball Alberta
12 Years Wetaskiwin Icemen Board of Directors
15 Years Wetaskiwin & County Sports Hall of Fame Director
1990 Inducted into Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame
2004 Inducted into Softball Alberta’s Sports Hall of Fame
2008 Softball Alberta President’s Award
Sports have always been an important part of Marilyn Snedden’s life.
Growing up she participated in school and community sports and this
participation continued into her adult life. While raising her children
in Lethbridge she became involved in the volunteer aspect of sport and
because of her efforts in many sports she was inducted into the
Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame. Marilyn moved back into our community
in 1989 and since then she has maintained her interest and volunteering
in various sporting organizations. It is because of her volunteer
undertakings in our community that Marilyn is being inducted as a
Builder into the Wetaskiwin & County Sports Hall of Fame.
50 Years of Volunteering
& Still Going Strong
Marilyn grew up in the
Pipestone and Millet communities and played softball, volleyball,
broomball and participated in track & field. She played softball for
Pipestone Elementary School and then as a teenager, played for a Millet
Women’s Team and developed a life-long love and passion for the game.
When she lived in Lethbridge she played in the Lethbridge Ladies
Softball League. Marilyn was instrumental in starting the Lethbridge
Ladies Saints Hockey Team and was an active team member. It was in
Lethbridge that she started coaching softball and became involved in the
administrative facet of the game. She started the Lethbridge Minor
Softball Association and coached both her sons. She served as President
and Director for Lethbridge Ladies Softball League and managed teams.
She also volunteered in the 1975 Lethbridge Canada Winter Games and
served as Secretary for the Lethbridge Men’s Fastball League. Because
of all of her involvement in Lethbridge sports she was inducted as a
Builder into the Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.
Dedicated to Creating Positive Experience for All
When Marilyn moved back to
Millet in 1989 she immediately became involved with Millet sports. She
served with the Millet Minor Softball Association, first as a Director
and then as President. She also served on the Millet Recreation Board as
a Board Member and Millet Rep for Central Alberta Recreation
Association. Additionally, she represented Millet and Wetaskiwin Minor
Softball Associations on the Wild Rose Softball League. Marilyn also
found time to coach the Millet Bantam Girls Softball Team at Provincials
in 1990. She also hosted a ringette clinic in Millet in order to
introduce the game to local girls.
For over twenty-five years
Marilyn has been involved in provincial softball playoffs in Zones 4 and
5. She has supervised the playing of dozens of Provincial
Championships at every level in Millet, Wetaskiwin, Falun and Mulhurst.
She has had the huge responsibility of organizing, planning and
promoting league playoffs, zone playoffs and provincials. Marilyn has
been responsible for implementing the policies and rules of the
tournaments, interacting with each committee hosting the provincials,
overseeing the facilities, managing the scheduling, keeping all stats as
well as filling out evaluation forms after the events were concluded.
Marilyn always created a positive tournament experience for the fans and
participants, resolved any conflicts cordially and was able to establish
an environment for positive morale with coaches, players, fans and
umpires. She was great in assuring the flow of communication, not only
with the team (players, parents and coaches), but the news media,
visiting teams and Softball Alberta.
Softball Alberta Sports Hall of Fame Inductee 2004
As a Zone Rep for Softball
Alberta Marilyn has attended their meetings, AGM and Awards Banquet each
year. Marilyn served Softball Alberta as a Delegate, Governor and
District Organizer. For her extensive involvement with Softball Alberta
Marilyn was inducted as a Builder into Softball Alberta’s Sports Hall of
Fame in 2004. Additionally, in 2008 she received the prestigious
Softball Alberta President’s Award for dedication and support to
softball.
Marilyn was also on the
bid committee when Wetaskiwin was successful in hosting the Alberta
Summer Games in 1993. During the Games she volunteered the keep score
for the baseball games. Marilyn also volunteered as a Coach, Manager or
Sports Rep at fifteen Alberta Summer Games and five Winter Games. When
the Western Softball Games were held in Strathmore in 2012, Marilyn
volunteered to help out. She also volunteered at the Western Canada Slo-Pitch
Western Canadian Championships in Wetaskiwin.
Hockey and Special Olympics Benefit from Expertise
Marilyn has been an avid
supporter for Wetaskiwin Minor Hockey. She printed programs for
tournaments from the “Tim Bits” to Midget levels. Because of her
involvement with the Wetaskiwin Minor Hockey Association she received a
plaque for “dedication and support” in 2015. She also served as
Secretary for the Wetaskiwin Icemen Hockey Association for over twelve
years. Besides secretary responsibilities, Marilyn designed and printed
the programs and organized the office staff for every Icemen home game.
When the Alberta Special
Olympics were held in Wetaskiwin in 2003, Marilyn worked on the Board as
a Director and was in charge of Transportation. Also, Marilyn has
served as Secretary on the Board of the Wetaskiwin and County Sports
Hall of Fame since its inception in 2005. She was a member of the
founding group that set the standards and tone for our Wetaskiwin and
County Sports Hall of Fame annual event.
Marilyn Snedden has been a
volunteer in sport from 1971 to 2020, almost fifty years! She has
volunteered as a Coach, Manager, Zone Rep and Sports Rep in Softball,
Ringette, Female Hockey, Male Softball/Fastpitch and Hockey throughout
Alberta. She has also served as a Board Member for various sports
organizations in our community. Because of her volunteer efforts she has
already been inducted into two Sports Halls of Fame and received
numerous certificates, plaques and awards for her volunteer
involvement. You can expect to find Marilyn in the crowd at many
sporting events, she is a “super sports fan”. Besides participating
herself, Marilyn has encouraged and supported her children and
grandchildren as they continue the family traditions she grew up with
and passed on to her family. We applaud Marilyn’s involvement in our
sporting community and are honoured to induct her into the Wetaskiwin
and County Sports Hall of Fame.
Read the Presentation Speech by Colleen Grinde
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