CriAll KYBA executives as well as coaching and support staff are volunteers. The quality and strength of our programs depends on our volunteer base.  KYBA is fortunate to have a very strong volunteer base which enables the organization to offer high quaility programming.
 

Michael Rider Volunteer Award

This award is given annually to: KYBA executive member, convener, coach or other volunteer; past or present; whose longtime contribution to the KYBA is significant and exemplifies the goals and values of the KYBA. 

The award honours KYBA’s longtime Registrar - Michael Rider. The KYBA website has a tribute to Mike which captures the essence of volunteerism; performed with character and devotion

Recipients of the Michael Rider Award:

2011 – Michael Rider *
2012 – Ratko Kovacina **
2013 – Paula Warnholtz
2014 – Ian Garonce
2015 – Bob Connors
2016 - Jayson Saikaley
2017 - Owen Kelk
2018 - Carleton Bovell
2019 - Andrea Morrison
2020 - Andrew DiMillo
2021 - Tejpreet Toor
2022 - Jeff Wilson
2023 - Steven Shannahn
2024 - Adib Chowdhury
 

^{^ First year of award – Presented by KYBA President and Executive Committee}
_{** Presented personally by Mike Rider at the final AGM he was able to attend}

KYBA Life Members

Per the KYBA constitution, a “Life Member” is a person who served as an executive member, coach, or convener for ten (10) continuous years. 

The recognition of long-standing volunteers was introduced by KYBA in 2010 and represents our Volunteer Hall of Fame!

• Vilhelm Boggild (year of introduction 2010)
• Paul Cockburn (2010)
• Bob Connors (2010)
• Ian Garonce (2010)
• Sara Hendsbee (2010)
• Cindy Kulas (2010)
• Fred Martin (2010)
• Bruce Pearson (2010)
• Donald Raizenne (2010)
• Michael Rider (2010)
• Stephen Underhill (2010
• Chris Hollands (2011)
• Shiv Bhasker (2012)
• Ratko Kovacina (2012)
• Jayson Saikaley (2013)
• Paul Elstone (2014)
• Adib Chowdhury (2016)
• ​Andrew DiMillo (2017) 
• Sohail Abbas (2018)
• ​Owen Kelk (2018)
• Carleton Bovell (2018)
• Craig Warnholtz (2019) 
• Wes Richardson (2020)
• Craig Cluney (2021)
• Cristian Samoila (2022)
• Jeff Wilson (2022)
• Jason Yamazaki (2022)
• Todd Armstrong (2023)
• Rick Delorme (2023)
• Adam Garonce (2023)
• John Kennedy (2023)
• Lance Laporte (2023)
• Nat Garrow (2024)
• David Sloan (2024)