b'Annual MeetingEDs Award of Excellence EffortThe following person is alwaysThis woman has been snowmobiling thinking of ways to improve herAppreciation in Vermont for over 30 years. She local club, be it through fundraising,moved to Vermont in 2008 and modernizing, social events, and howThis gentleman learned how to groomslowly became involved in her to better serve the landowners andthrough the school of hard knocks,local snowmobile club. Since her members. She is responsible for herexperiencing wicked storms andinvolvement she has concentrated clubs website and keeps it updated. snow depth on the clubs mountainher efforts on the clubs Annual Rider She serves as the chairperson of hertrail.He has groomed the trailsAppreciation Day. Her efforts have clubs activities committee and is inin Franklin county for more than acentered around the donation of food, charge of their warming hut and all thedecade and has also spent countlesscoffee, propane and other needs to related activities there, serving as thehours maintaining and wrenching onmake the event the success that it is. clubs Hut Master. the clubs grooming equipment. HeIf she is not donating it herself, she has promptly repaired mechanicalis actively soliciting others to donate As the clubs public information officer,and electrical issues and enabled thewhat is needed. she keeps the club in the good gracesgrooming equipment to arrive backShe has been the grill master and with the public and landowners,at base each time it goes out. Thisclub greeter at the event for two of continually working on improvinghas saved the club considerably andthe last three years, conversing with communications with members. helped this individual to becomesnowmobilers while getting their She is also involved in the clubsa great mentor for new groomerfood to a state of perfection. Not fundraising and assures that the properoperators within the club.many would be able to accomplish recognition is provided to those whoHis commitment to improvementthese two things at the same time! support the events the club sponsors. of the clubs trail system and withRecently, this woman stepped into She has established herself as part ofinstructing the new generation ofhelp the club with their online Grant-the cornerstone of her snowmobilegroomer operators has not gonein-Aid applications, as her technical club. She is a positive person with aunnoticed. His assistance andand computer skills surpassed those big heart who makes everyone feelencouragement of the new clubof others within the club. welcome. Her club refers to her as themembers and his overall commitment Ultimate Snowmobile Club Member. to the club and to snowmobiling isHer efforts and readiness to assist deeply appreciated. His commitmentwith any task necessary has been an She recently fought a courageous battleand efforts make the world ofincredible asset to the club. These with cancer. During this time, she hasdifference. efforts show her personal qualities continued to care for all of her clubPaul Sylvester of the Covered Bridgeand commitment to volunteerism and responsibilities. She made what wasSnowmobile Club of Franklinsnowmobiling in Vermont. happening in her life transparent tocounty is this years recipient of theThe 2022 award for Effort goes the community and members as clubAppreciation Award. to Sheila Marshia from the Cold business as usual. Hollow Bearcats of Franklin county.Tina Berge of the Ludlow Side Hill Cronchers of Windsor county receives the EDs Award of Excellence.12 | Snowmobile VERMONT'