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SUMMARY:Passion Isn’t a Budget Line: Calgary’s History of Volunteerism 
 with Josh Traptow
DESCRIPTION:Debunk myths. Debate opinions. Eat hot dogs. What actually buil
 t Calgary? Was it oil and gas\, or the city’s commitment to volunteering?
  This June\, director of the Alberta Real Estate Foundation Josh Traptow ta
 kes a look at how volunteerism became one of Calgary’s defining character
 istics\, and why the model that built the city may be cracking under its ow
 n weight. \n\nAt this edition of Hot Dogs & Hot Takes on History\, Josh Tra
 ptow takes a look at Calgary’s long history of volunteerism and why the m
 odel that helped build the city may be starting to crack under its own weig
 ht.\n\nCalgary spent decades relying on passionate people to step up and fi
 ll the gaps — and for a long time\, they did. But what happens when the s
 ame people are doing more with less support\, less time\, and less capacity
  to keep going?\n\nPart history lesson\, part civic reality check\, this co
 nversation explores how volunteerism became one of Calgary’s defining cha
 racteristics and whether we’ve started treating community spirit as an un
 limited resource.\n\nBurnout isn’t just a nonprofit issue anymore. It’s
  becoming a city issue.\n\nCome for the hot dogs\, stay for the realization
  that half of Calgary is being held together by committee meetings and some
 one’s very overworked calendar.\n\nhttps://www.visitcalgary.com/events/pa
 ssion-isnt-a-budget-line-calgarys-history-of-volunteerism-with-josh-traptow
 \n\nhttps://www.theconfluence.ca/events/hdht-june2026
LOCATION:The Confluence Historic Site & Parkland\, 750 9 Avenue Southeast\,
  Calgary\, Ab\, T2G 5E1
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