Congratulations to our 2021 FAFL winners!

Congrats to our 2021 FAFL Award Winners!

It was a challenging year with storms and surges, but our volunteers came through as always. Our trails are busier than ever, with more and more people growing to appreciate the trails and getting involved in their stewardship. This year saw 204 trail enthusiasts reporting 4340 hours of work – a record on both counts! The Independent Sector values this work at $123,863 – that’s a lot of value that we bring to our area parks and trails.

For over two decades, we have recognized the most significant volunteer efforts with the First Across the Finish Line (FAFL) award. Each of these volunteers has reported at least 10 hours of work on a chapter trail or at least 30 hours of other chapter advocacy work to further our goals. Our 2021 winners are:

1. Anthony Colard
2. Bill Hermann
3. Billy Kittle
4. Bob Spleet
5. Brandon Thielen
6. Brennan Booms
7. Brian Case
8. Bryan Garchar
9. Carl Slindee
10. Carrie Sirola
11. Chris Frey
12. Curtis Kalina
13. Darin Kowalski
14. Dave Bastine
15. Dave Cox
16. Dave Hurst
17. Dave Paurazas
18. David Cook
19. David Nowell
20. David Siroonian
21. Deborah Wheeler
22. Don Chisholm
23. Elliot Klein
24. Eric Kirk
25. Gary Weak
26. Gordon Hamilton
27. Gregory Moore
28. Hans Bishop
29. Holly Wright
30. James Petiprin
31. Jared Pence
32. Jason Martin
33. Jeff Hudnut
34. Jeff Shotwell
35. Jerry Cox
36. John Biehn
37. John Wheeler
38. Joseph Mark Foy
39. Justin Applegate
40. Justin Duncan
41. Justin Lang
42. Justin Wholehan
43. Kate McLean
44. Kevin Konkus
45. Kevin Petts
46. Leon Masseus
47. Lisa Flores-Johnson
48. Loren Konkus
49. Lori Cartman
50. Marc Cope
51. Mark Dombrowski
52. Mark Viergutz
53. Matt Sell
54. Matthew Heirtzler
55. Michael Shaw
56. Mike Flack
57. Mike Kearney
58. Mike Strozeski
59. Nathan Helmick
60. Nicholas Evon
61. Patrick Torossian
62. Peter Croce
63. Peter Lennon
64. Peter Zobel
65. Peter Zouboulakis
66. Rick Compeau
67. Sarah Vano
68. Sharon James-Foy
69. Steve Nowicki
70. Tammie Philpott
71. Terry Brown
72. Terry Young
73. Tim Reeves
74. Tim Rose
75. TJ Tyrrell
76. Tom Hermann
77. William Guarino

In appreciation, we’d like to present each of these outstanding volunteers with a custom printed MCMBA long sleeved t-shirt! Please click here to share your sizing preferences by February 14th so we can get the order started.

Thanks!