Volunteer of the Month
Bruce Tehan, Chapter Chair
June 2012 Our June honorees are Karen Pakulski and Sharon Clark. Karen leads many terrific paddles for the club and Sharon has done fine work for our membership committee. Thanks Karen and Sharon! May 2012 This month’s honoree is Steve Tryon. Steve is the gentleman responsible for managing our website. This is an important job and Steve does it expertly. In addition to being our webmaster Steve does many other things for the club. Please join me in saluting Steve for all he does for our chapter. April 2012 Hats off to Donna Dinse! Donna is about a nice a person as you can imagine. She is also one of the pillars of the Genesee Valley Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club. She is the Outdoor Expo chair and one of our chapter’s directors. As if these two positions weren’t providing enough work (and trust me they are) Donna is doing all sorts of other things for our club. I do not think I can list all the things Donna is doing for us right now but please join me in thanking Donna for her efforts to bring new ideas to the executive committee. While we’re at it, let’s thank Donna’s husband Tom Dinse for all the cool things he has been doing for the club. You can often find Tom on a trail somewhere and manning the hospitality table at ADK chapter meetings. March 2012
This
month
we
are
saluting
our
Publications
Chair,
Kristine
Thompson.
Kristine
volunteered
for
this
position
last
November
and
has
proven
to
be
a
fine
editor,
writer,
and
interviewer.
Under
her
leadership
our
newsletter,
The
Geneseean,
is
looking
very
attractive
and
is
filled
with
interesting
articles.
Kristine
is
adept
at
finding
new
ways
to
captivate
our
readers
and
draw
forth
new
contributors.
As
a
member
of
the
executive
committee
she
is
an
innovative
thinker
and
problem
solver.
Please
join
me
in
saying
“thanks
Kristine!” February 2012This month we are honoring Dave Harrison.
Among other things, Dave is our past Chapter Chairman, a High Summit
Honors Society member and a past Volunteer of the Year awardee. Most
people who have done so much for an organization might kick back and
rest on their laurels for a while but not Dave. Dave is constantly
stepping up to the plate to serve ADK. Here are a few positions Dave
currently holds with the club:
- Saturday Hikes Coordinator.
- GVC-ADK Executive Committee member/Past Chair.
- Mailing Committee member.
- Outdoor Expo Committee member.
- Programs Committee member.
- Conservation Committee member.
- Secretary for ADK’s (headquarters) Executive Committee.
The list above is just a few of the ways Dave is currently serving ADK.
Although I cannot list all the ways Dave is helping the club one more
thing I must mention is that he is providing valuable advice to the
current GVC-ADK chapter chair (me.) Please join me in saying “Thanks
Dave!”
January 2012This month we are saluting Jim Luening, Mary Norman and Eric Neely
for a kids’ hike they facilitated last fall. The hike took place at
Mendon Ponds Park and featured a nature bingo game. Each kid received a
prize for completing their bingo card. Four families took part in this
outing and everyone had a good time. Thanks to all kids and adults who
participated in this fun event.
We are also saluting our mailing committee who always do an
excellent job individually addressing our newsletter. Even on the rare
occasion where the Geneseean is delivered late we can rest assured that
it was brought to the Post Office on time thanks to the following
people: Dave Beaulieu, Gary DeWitt, Susan DeWitt, Donna Dinse, Tom
Dinse, Nancy Donny, John Eisenberg, Grace Fuller, Dave Harrison, Karen
Hibbard, Pat Hopkins, Susie Kieren, Dora Schaible, Jackson Thomas,
Shirley Thomas, Jim Weick, Nathan Yost, Pete Witte and Florence Witte. December 2011December’s
Volunteer of the Month is Becky
Olson. Becky has stepped up to lead many fun hikes.
Please join me in thanking Becky for her valuable contributions to
our club.
November 2011The next time you see Waterways Chairman, Charlie Helman and Younger Member’s Waterways Liaison, Dave Schott
please thank them for their outstanding volunteerism this past spring,
summer, and fall. They and their many fine leaders had a very successful
paddling season. They provided us with many local and away outings that
were both well attended and well enjoyed. There were trips for novice
paddlers and very experienced paddlers. Whether someone was interested
in flora, fauna, exercise, or good conversation, it could be found
on any of the Waterways outings. It was a great year for paddling
facilitated and led by great volunteers. Thanks Charlie and Dave! October 2011The Younger Members have nabbed another Volunteer of the Month award. Will Soles,
this month’s honoree is someone who deserves to win this award many
times a year. Will is a very active member of our club and has led many
outings for our younger members and for those who are young at heart.
Please join me in thanking Will for his outstanding leadership and
valuable service. September 2011This month’s honoree is Carter Thomas, the chair of our Younger
Members Committee. Carter’s enthusiasm and innovative thinking is a
great asset to our chapter. One has only to look at the many cool things
the Younger Members have done these past two years to know that Carter
is doing a great job. He has facilitated many younger member activities.
He has recruited and mentored many excellent volunteers. He has found
new ways to electronically promote the younger members and our chapter
in general. Please join me in thanking Carter for helping to ensure
GVC-ADK’s bright future. |
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