2010 Shane Beard Award Nominees
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 5:16 amI should have posted this yesterday.
For a little background information on Shane:
http://www.nea4wd.org/articles/index.cf ... cle_id=113
The Criteria for the award is :
Someone qualifying for this award must meet most if not all of the following requirements:
1. Active volunteer/leader within the wheeling community who maintains a positive influence for and with others.
2. Actively involved in land maintenance and acquisition opportunities for the sport.
3. Demonstrates responsibility and leadership on and off the trails. Promotes such characteristics in other members of the community as well.
4. Promotes and generates ideas that are practical for the entire family with regards to wheeling-related events.
Even though it is the 2010 Award it is for the 2009 time frame.
Previous winners include:
Domenic Pono Jr
Roy Van Gemert
Pat Charron
Joe Ostranga
NEA Executive officers are not eligible. (Pat,Tammy, Scott Hatch, Paul or Jay)Scott D and Liza are because they did not get voted in until Jan 10
Please submit your nomination with a brief paragraph outlining the person's qualification to Jay at spyderghel@comcast.net
Pleas share this with your clubs.
Jay,
I am happy to write this letter of recommendation for Bob Butler. Over that time I have had many opportunities to interact with him and get to know his behavioral ways. He takes the 4 wheeling community seriously and puts a great deal of effort into any endeavor that he undertakes.
Bob was a member of RIOHVA in RI, and presently the RI land chair for the NEA. Bob is also on the RI trails advisory committee. He recently worked on a clean-up at management land in RI as well. Bob is a great ambassador for the sport, always looking out for new members, and making sure they aren't overlooked.
I have been a Jeep owner for many years, and Bob stands out in my mind as true gentleman, and dedicated to the sport. Bob is a hard worker and does not hesitate to take the initiative in situations requiring a leadership role. This speaks to the work ethic he applies to all that he undertakes. Therefore, I am happy to recommend him for 2010 Shane Beard Award.
Please feel free to contact me should you require further information.
Sincerely,
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I'd like to nominate Mike White for the 2010 Shane Beard Award.
Mike has worked tirelessly over the last year, and for many years before that, at promoting the image and access of 4wd vehicles in the New England region. He annually coordinates a very successful charity run that benefits the Western Massachusetts Food Bank program and also the annual Go Topless Day which raises donations for the NEA. Mike has worked hard to preserve access to public trails like MaBell. And as President of JonFund over the last year Mike was able to accomplish a long time goal of the club to purchase it's own private property for the purpose of 4wd access and education.
Even though Mike works, sleeps and eats Jeeps; he is also a caring father and husband and his priorities will always be family first - Jeeps close second. I think that Mike embodies the spirit that Shane set forth and would make a well deserving recipient for the Shane Beard Award.
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I'm nominating Russ Cook, member Deep Woods Extreme, Inc. (grocery_getter on most forums)
If I were to go through the list of criteria for the award, Russ meets all of them. Russ has struggled with various strains of cancer for pretty much all of his life. At times this caused him to put aside his love of wheeling to focus on his health and personal goals. Yet, he has found time and energy over the years to serve in executive roles for Deep Woods Extreme and assist in trail maintenance/event activities as much as his levels of strength will allow him to do so. Russ has assisted in various mapping activities related to the NEA4WDC Map VI program when his time permits him to do so. While he has a strong passion for wheeling and promoting responsible use, he also has a great desire to be all he can for his family. He coaches his son's t-ball team, he's writing a book to leave as a legacy for his son, and he participates in several community-related events-mostly benefiting cancer related charities. His life and support from the 4WD community mirror those displayed by and for Shane Beard, so it just seems fitting that Russ be considered a candidate for the award.
For a little background information on Shane:
http://www.nea4wd.org/articles/index.cf ... cle_id=113
The Criteria for the award is :
Someone qualifying for this award must meet most if not all of the following requirements:
1. Active volunteer/leader within the wheeling community who maintains a positive influence for and with others.
2. Actively involved in land maintenance and acquisition opportunities for the sport.
3. Demonstrates responsibility and leadership on and off the trails. Promotes such characteristics in other members of the community as well.
4. Promotes and generates ideas that are practical for the entire family with regards to wheeling-related events.
Even though it is the 2010 Award it is for the 2009 time frame.
Previous winners include:
Domenic Pono Jr
Roy Van Gemert
Pat Charron
Joe Ostranga
NEA Executive officers are not eligible. (Pat,Tammy, Scott Hatch, Paul or Jay)Scott D and Liza are because they did not get voted in until Jan 10
Please submit your nomination with a brief paragraph outlining the person's qualification to Jay at spyderghel@comcast.net
Pleas share this with your clubs.
Jay,
I am happy to write this letter of recommendation for Bob Butler. Over that time I have had many opportunities to interact with him and get to know his behavioral ways. He takes the 4 wheeling community seriously and puts a great deal of effort into any endeavor that he undertakes.
Bob was a member of RIOHVA in RI, and presently the RI land chair for the NEA. Bob is also on the RI trails advisory committee. He recently worked on a clean-up at management land in RI as well. Bob is a great ambassador for the sport, always looking out for new members, and making sure they aren't overlooked.
I have been a Jeep owner for many years, and Bob stands out in my mind as true gentleman, and dedicated to the sport. Bob is a hard worker and does not hesitate to take the initiative in situations requiring a leadership role. This speaks to the work ethic he applies to all that he undertakes. Therefore, I am happy to recommend him for 2010 Shane Beard Award.
Please feel free to contact me should you require further information.
Sincerely,
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I'd like to nominate Mike White for the 2010 Shane Beard Award.
Mike has worked tirelessly over the last year, and for many years before that, at promoting the image and access of 4wd vehicles in the New England region. He annually coordinates a very successful charity run that benefits the Western Massachusetts Food Bank program and also the annual Go Topless Day which raises donations for the NEA. Mike has worked hard to preserve access to public trails like MaBell. And as President of JonFund over the last year Mike was able to accomplish a long time goal of the club to purchase it's own private property for the purpose of 4wd access and education.
Even though Mike works, sleeps and eats Jeeps; he is also a caring father and husband and his priorities will always be family first - Jeeps close second. I think that Mike embodies the spirit that Shane set forth and would make a well deserving recipient for the Shane Beard Award.
______________________________________________________________________
I'm nominating Russ Cook, member Deep Woods Extreme, Inc. (grocery_getter on most forums)
If I were to go through the list of criteria for the award, Russ meets all of them. Russ has struggled with various strains of cancer for pretty much all of his life. At times this caused him to put aside his love of wheeling to focus on his health and personal goals. Yet, he has found time and energy over the years to serve in executive roles for Deep Woods Extreme and assist in trail maintenance/event activities as much as his levels of strength will allow him to do so. Russ has assisted in various mapping activities related to the NEA4WDC Map VI program when his time permits him to do so. While he has a strong passion for wheeling and promoting responsible use, he also has a great desire to be all he can for his family. He coaches his son's t-ball team, he's writing a book to leave as a legacy for his son, and he participates in several community-related events-mostly benefiting cancer related charities. His life and support from the 4WD community mirror those displayed by and for Shane Beard, so it just seems fitting that Russ be considered a candidate for the award.
Wow - Thank you to whomever nominated me.
It was nice to meet Shane's parents and Daughter as well.
