b'Annual Meetingsaw a need for help, and his savvythe equipment and gravel for the sitepower storage.Greg also hand built marketing skills and his strongwork needed. the cabinet around the inverter. relationships have helped make these Dan, Brandon, and little Mack spentRich Connolly from RC Mechanical events huge successes. several days getting the site ready forbuilt the porch, the shelving, and the This years Award of Excellence goesthe building. roof over the sign. to a person who lives the question,Mark Farrow of Horse Drawn Maple Jay Catalano built and donated the What can I do to help you?: Leebuilt the hut and donated the benchingheat shield around the heater and the Whiting of the Chester Snowmobileinside as well as other integral parts ofshelf above it. Club of Windsor County. the building.Ramsey at Mad River Post and Beam Coty Reeves of Kingdom Bio Foamdonated the sign frame that holds donated the labor to spray foam thesponsorship signs made and donated building. by The Sign Depot out of St. Johnsbury.Mark Nadeau, Jake Nadeau, and TylerNate Hamblet of the Farmyard Store Bonneau from Nadeaus Plumbing anddonated the culvert which was needed Heating did the heat calculations andfor the trail reroute and for allowing donated a heater. access to the hut through his land.Bournes Energy donated the tank ofThanks to the collaboration and propane to fuel that heater. camaraderie of manyunder the Greg Ivers of Ivers Electric donated thedirection and project management Camaraderie labor to install the solar system thatof the Drift Dusters Snowmobile powers the outlets and the lighting forClub of Orleans County - VAST The Camaraderie Award is new tothe building. members will be able to enjoy this our awards this year. Camaraderie isdestination for years to come. We are a feeling of trust, a bond created byGreen Mountain Electrical Supplypleased to present them with the new a shared goal or experience. Duringdonated the batteries needed for theCamaraderie award.times of limited volunteers and resources, sharing a goal between clubs for the benefit of the VAST membership can be very productive. People working together rather than alone can accomplish much more. A warming hut was built at the junction OS4 on trail 105 and the end of 2001, where riders are able to stop, warm up, and share stories with other riders. The hut has propane heat on a timer along with solar powered lights and outlets. The list of people who made this hut possible is impressive:Brian Juliano purchased and donated the building.Landowner Rob Dupree, offered his land for the hut location. This property was once owned by dedicated club volunteers Dave Berube and Dana Parenteau, who perished in a plane crash in 2016.Scott Bianchi of Heritage Memorials donated a granite plaque to remind us about Dave and Dana.Juliano Pools, Bad Bobs Pool Water, and Mr. Pool and Spa Kingdom Lawn Care, Gosselin Water Wells, and RG Gosselin Inc donated Fall 2020 | 19'