Volunteer

Thank you for your interest in supporting our community by volunteering. Below are the current volunteer opportunities along with instructions on how to volunteer for them. 

World Amateur Radio Day - April 18, 2026 

Saturday April 18th is the 101st International Ham Radio Day.  We will hang out at the "e360 Community Booth." in West Edmonton Mall and communicate to the public how much we enjoy our hobby.

This is an excellent public engagement opportunity for the Club and Ham Radio in general.  The booth is on the second floor in phase one (the east end of the mall) near Purdy's Chocolate.  Sign up for a 4 hour shift. It will be fun.  10:00 to 14:00 and / or 13:30 to 17:30

Event website:
https://www.iaru.org/on-the-air/world-amateur-radio-day/ 

To volunteer complete the form linked below.
Link to Sign-up 

High School Rugby Tournament April 25 -26, 2026

The Druids Football Club has asked us to help with communications and parkin for their High School Rugby Tournament. They are located just across Anthony Henday from the HM site.   This is still in the planning stage, but it will happen. Volunteers will get a meal, snacks, and hydration.

Event website:
https://www.druidsrfc.com/ 

To volunteer complete the form linked below.
Link to Sign-up 

GRIP (Get Ready In the Park) -  May 9, 2026

Volunteers start at 09:00 and continue a litlle past 15:00 to shut down the display.

Saturday May 9th gates open to the public from 10:00 - 15:00.

There are food vouchers for the first 10 poeple to sign up.

Bring your HT, a chair, a hat, and a coffee cup or water bottle for hydration. 

The event will be held at the Exhibition Lands at the Edmonton EXPO Centre (old Northlands). Same location as last year.  Map 

Event website:
https://www.edmonton.ca/programs_services/emergency_preparedness/get-ready-in-the-park

To volunteer complete the form linked below.
Link to Sign-up Sheet 

Canada-Wide Science Fair - May 28-29, 2026

Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) has approached TNARC and QCARC to once again put together a booth for this event. 

Event website:
https://cwsf-espc.ca/

To volunteer complete the form linked below.
TBA

Field Day 2026 - June 27-28, 2026

More info coming ...

Event website:
https://www.arrl.org/field-day

To volunteer complete the form linked below.
Link to Sign-up Sheet 

RavenWood Music Festival - July  10-11, 2026

Broadmoor Lake Park in Sherwood Park 

Map: Park Here

We have work for volunteers over 4 days: Friday and Saturday (the actual days of the Event) have morning and evening shifts available. The 9th and 12th are just setup and tear down.

Thursday,  July 9, 2026 (12:00-15:00)  -  Set up - Move TNARC trailers to site and set up. (2 or 3 people )

Friday,  July 10, 2026 (10:00-23:30)  -  On site event communication. ( Six people or more )

Saturday,  July 11, 2026 (10:00-23:30)  -  On site event communication. ( Six people or more )

Sunday,  July 12, 2006 (time TBD)  -  Pack up TNARC trailer and return to VE6HM site. (2 or 3 people )

Event website:
https://www.ravenwoodexperience.com/ 

To volunteer complete the form linked below.
Link to Sign-up Sheet 

Cold Lake Air Show - July 18-19, 2026

Cold Lake Air Show July 18 -19th Weekend

Free camping is available at "Mike's Farm".  This is just an open field Map that you can camp in. Bring your own power (to recharge your radio), water, food, and facilities.  It is about 20 minutes away from Cold Lake. Or you can make arrangements for a hotel room in Cold Lake on your own dime. Volunteers will get in free, but family members who wish to attend must purchase a ticket.

The Ham Radio responsibilities will be to observe and report problems on the VHF Simplex Net. Net Control will pass information to the Military Command Post and the military will look after any problems that we report. We will be watching the perimeter of a safety keep out zone, watching for traffic problems on the approaching highways, and disorderly conduct in the crowd, and lost people.

Gear for the show: HT, spare battery, a refillable personal water bottle, Sun hat, sun screen, chair, note pad.

Participants will get a T-Shirt, Ball Cap, and a Lunch each day.

Event website:
https://coldlakeairshow.com/

To volunteer complete the form linked below.
Link to Sign-up Sheet 

Sherwood Park Highland Gathering - July 25-26, 2026

Link to sign-up sheet coming soon.

Event website:
https://www.sphg.ca/

To volunteer complete the form linked below.
TBA

South Cooking Lake Trail Days - August 15, 2026

Helping the Sherwwod Park Radio Club with this event.
Date to be confirmed

Event website:
https://www.southcookinglake.com/events/trail-days

To volunteer complete the form linked below.
TBA

TNARC Casino August 21-22, 2026

Pure Casino Yellowhead 12464 - 153 Street Edmonton Map 

This is our largest fund raiser for the club.

It takes a lot of volunteers to operate a casino so we need all hands on deck for this.

Volunteers will get refreshments, a meal, and that good feeling of helping out.

To volunteer complete the form linked below.
Link to Sign-up Sheet 

Christmas in the Hearland - November 28, 2026

Coming soon ...

Helping the Sherwwod Park Radio Club with this event.
Date to be confirmed

Event website:
TBA

To volunteer complete the form linked below.
TBA

Christmas in the Country - December 5, 2026

Coming soon ...

Helping the Sherwwod Park Radio Club with this event.
Date to be confirmed

Event website:
TBA

To volunteer complete the form linked below.
TBA