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    Alberta Association of Agricultural Societies

    Focused on community

    Agricultural Societies are volunteer driven, not-for-profit organizations whose mandate and diversity make them invaluable in the communities that they serve.
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    AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES IN ALBERTA
    1 MAJOR, 7 REGIONALS, 284 PRIMARY
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    VOLUNTEERS
    3500+ AT A BOARD LEVEL
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    VOLUNTEER HOURS ANNUALLY

    or $8.9 MILLION in Volunteer Labor

    BYLAWS 2020

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    AAAS History

    Through the Decades to present day. Learn More >

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    Who We Are...

    Agricultural (Ag) Societies are volunteer driven, not-for-profit organizations whose mandate and diversity make them invaluable in the communities that they serve.
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    For a map of the Ag Societies, please see below (or download the PDF).  Please see below the map for a complete listing of the Agricultural Societies in Alberta.

    MANDATE OF ALBERTA AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES (as per the Bill 14 Agricultural Societies Amendment Act, 2015)

    “The object of a society is to encourage improvement in agriculture and enhanced quality of life for persons living in the community by developing educational programs, events, services and facilities”

    The Alberta Association of Agricultural Societies (AAAS) is a not for profit, non-governmental, provincial association originally formed in 1905 and officially incorporated in 1947, that advocates and provides resources for the 292 Agricultural Societies in Alberta

    ( 1 Major / 7 Regionals / 284 Primary Ag Societies )

    Frequently asked Questions

    VISION

    AAAS inspires in Alberta Communities

    MISSION

    Through education, facilitation and collaboration, AAAS empowers people to be leaders in high quality communities

    VALUES

    Excellence in direction and execution. Success through collaboration. Motivation through education and engagement. Advocacy through example. Dedicated to strengthen Agricultural Societies and their communities

    GOALS

    ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE

    • Board Governance - Succession Planning

    • Board - New Membership Recruitment

    • Staff - Capacity Building

    • Foundation - MOU & Operational Alignments

    RURAL ADVANCEMENT

    • Leadership Training - Expand Online Training Modules
    • Diversification - New Programming
    • Volunteering - Provincial-Wide Campaign
    • Funding Model - Preserve & Grow