Community Development (Recreation/Culture/FCSS)

CEAT

The Community Engagement Action Team is a community based society which collectively share resources to promote a healthy, thriving and engaged community for the people of Edson and Yellowhead County through various initiatives and educational events that enhance the safety and well being of all. Our team will continue to lead initiatives such as random-acts-of-kindness week, radio ads during anti-bullying week and bring guest speakers to our community. We will be actively engaging residents at community events throughout the summer!

VISION: A healthy, thriving, engaged community.

Interested in more information or want to join the team? Have a great community building idea you would like to share? Please contact Tanya Byers (tanyab@edson.ca) or call 780-723-4403.

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."

-Margaret Mead

Check us out on FACEBOOK

Light Up Your Community In Pink

For Random Acts of Kindness Week, be kind to your neighbours by donating to your local food bank! In exchange, you will receive a pink lightbulb to install at your front door to show support for the anti-bullying movement. Contact your neighbourhood league champion to get your pink lightbulb today, and hurry as there are only 200 available!

If you are not already a member of your neighbourhood league, click HERE to find out where you can join.

If you reside in Poplar Place, Glenwood, Cedars, Griffiths, Heatherwood, or William Wilson, you can make your food bank donations and receive your pink lightbulb at the Edson Leisure Centre (formerly Repsol Place).

Random Acts of Kindness Week 2022

Random Acts of Kindness Week is February 13-19, 2022

Random Acts of Kindness Day is February 17, 2022

Pink T-Shirt Day is February 23, 2022

#MakeKindnessTheNorm #RandomActsofKindness #RAKWeek

The work to create a kinder world never ends. There is no limit on the amount of goodness we can put into the world, but we need your help! We invite you to join in our annual RAK Week celebrations and help #MakeKindnessTheNorm.

Random Acts of Kindness Week 2022 Colouring Contest

You're invited to participate in a colouring contest to celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Week. Starting February 1st, 2022, submit completed artwork to lexia@edson.ca for a chance to win some Edson Bucks. Contest closes on Random Acts of Kindness Day, which is February 17th.

To download the colouring page, click HERE.

Contest Rules:

Complete the colouring sheet however you'd like. You can colour it in digitally, use crayons or markers, paint it with water colours or use pastels. We want to see your creativity and uniqueness shine through!
Take a photo (or scan) your completed colouring sheet and submit it to LexiA@edson.ca. Be sure to include your age, name and the best way to contact you.
1 (one) winner will be randomly drawn from 3 age categories, 0-6 years, 7-14 years and 15+ years. Winners will be contacted following Random Acts of Kindness Day.
Winners art will be posted on the CEAT Facebook and Instagram pages, so be sure to follow us @CEAT2017

If you are interested in participating in the larger scale contest with the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation, head over to https://www.randomactsofkindness.org and submit your artwork there. Five random entries will be selected to win a RAK Day poster, pin, calendar and sweatshirt, water bottle and baseball hat! Join in to help #MakeKindnessTheNorm.

Random Acts of Kindness Week School Funding

Tell us how you would make kindness the norm in your school for a chance to win funding for your entire project! Create a plan, let us know how much money you need to make it come to life, and send your idea to LexiA@edson.ca. Schools who propose inspiring kindness initiatives will have all of their costs covered by the Community Engagement Action Team. We encourage schools to involve students in the planning of the project to ensure they get the most out of the program. Good luck!

Free Donut Day

Celebrate the Random Acts of Kindness Week with some sweets! Stop in at Sobeys on Friday February 18th, 2022 to grab a free donut on us. One per customer while supplies last.