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:
- Anthony Colard
- Bill Hermann
- Billy Kittle
- Bob Spleet
- Brandon Thielen
- Brennan Booms
- Brian Case
- Bryan Garchar
- Carl Slindee
- Carrie Sirola
- Chris Frey
- Curtis Kalina
- Darin Kowalski
- Dave Bastine
- Dave Cox
- Dave Hurst
- Dave Paurazas
- David Cook
- David Nowell
- David Siroonian
- Deborah Wheeler
- Don Chisholm
- Elliot Klein
- Eric Kirk
- Gary Weak
- Gordon Hamilton
- Gregory Moore
- Hans Bishop
- Holly Wright
- James Petiprin
- Jared Pence
- Jason Martin
- Jeff Hudnut
- Jeff Shotwell
- Jerry Cox
- John Biehn
- John Wheeler
- Joseph Mark Foy
- Justin Applegate
- Justin Duncan
- Justin Lang
- Justin Wholehan
- Kate McLean
- Kevin Konkus
- Kevin Petts
- Leon Masseus
- Lisa Flores-Johnson
- Loren Konkus
- Lori Cartman
- Marc Cope
- Mark Dombrowski
- Mark Viergutz
- Matt Sell
- Matthew Heirtzler
- Michael Shaw
- Mike Flack
- Mike Kearney
- Mike Strozeski
- Nathan Helmick
- Nicholas Evon
- Patrick Torossian
- Peter Croce
- Peter Lennon
- Peter Zobel
- Peter Zouboulakis
- Rick Compeau
- Sarah Vano
- Sharon James-Foy
- Steve Nowicki
- Tammie Philpott
- Terry Brown
- Terry Young
- Tim Reeves
- Tim Rose
- TJ Tyrrell
- Tom Hermann
- 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!