Over 200 volunteers joined the OFSC’s FIRST Virtual Volunteer Recognition ceremony on November 9th to celebrate the dedication and valuable contributions of our incredible volunteers. It was a great evening with “live” entertainment and a few special guest appearances!
Please join us in congratulating all of this year’s winners!
District Award Recipients
Outstanding Snowmobile Promotion
This award is presented to an individual, or group of individuals, in recognition of outstanding and innovative achievement in the development and implementation of a program, initiative or event focusing on one or more of the following areas: Participation Development, Rider Experience, Volunteer Development and/or Partnership Development.
| District 1 – Pascal Roy, Eastern Ontario Snowmobile Club
District 2 – Phil LaLonde, Paudash Trail Blazers Snowmobile Club District 3 – Darren Watchorn, Port Perry Snowmobile Club District 4 – Michael Schuetz & Stacey Neil, Orangeville & District Snowmobile Club District 6 – Bent Pizza Pie, Peterson Pathfinders Snowmobile Club District 9 – Amy Gregorio, Stoney Keppel Riders District 10 – Jamie Blake, South Seguin Snowmobile Club District 13 – Dan Cross, Elliot Lake Snowbirds Snowmobile Club District 14 – Robert Campbell, Golden Corridor Snowdrifters Snowmobile Club District 15 – Perry Pelletier, Hornepayne Snowmobile Club District 17 – Adrian Tessier, Thunder Bay Adventure Trails Supporter: |
Safe Snowmobiling Ambassador
This award is presented to an individual, or group of individuals, in recognition of outstanding achievement and contribution to the overall safety of organized snowmobiling through one or more of the following areas: Promotion, Education and/or Partnerships.
| District 1 – Denis Vanier, Eastern Ontario Snowmobile Club
District 2 – Kris Roenigk, Paudash Trail Blazers Snowmobile Club District 4 – Steve Hutton, Orangeville & District Snowmobile Club District 6 – Rod and Jane Smith, Peterson Pathfinders Snowmobile Club District 7 – Steven Barnstaple, Algonquin Snowmobile Club District 9 – Mark Kraemer, Fergus Elora Belwood Snowmobile Club District 10 – Eric Kalbe, Six Star Snow Riders District 11 – Norman Guenard, Near North Snowdrifters Inc District 13 – Kevin Ibbitson, St. Joseph Island Voyageurs Snowmobile Club District 14 – Yvan Derry, Timmins Snowmobile Club District 15 – Robert Richard, Arctic Riders Snow Club – Smooth Rock Falls District 17 – Kim Cross, Atikokan Sno-Ho Snowmobile Club Supporter:
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Family of the Year
This award is presented to an OFSC Snowmobile Family in recognition of exceptional achievement in one or more of the following areas: Participation Development, Rider Experience, Volunteerism and/or Partnership Development.
| District 1 – The Livock Family (Karen, Daren, Sheldon, Kurtis & Adam), Eastern Ontario Snowmobile Club
District 2 – The McCracken Family, Paudash Trail Blazers Snowmobile Club District 3 – Brian & Anna Jewell, Port Perry Snowmobile Club District 4 – Ken & Jake Hilliard, Orangeville & District Snowmobile Club District 6 – Dana & Simon Lawson, North Renfrew Snowmobile Association District 7 – Steve & Brenden Walter, Muskoka Lakes Snow Trails Association District 8 – Marianne de Bretan-Berg & Ingo Berg, Snow Voyageur Club District 9 – Benedict/Matheson Family (Wayne & Marg, Kevin, Mary Ann, Emma & Kaeley), Owen Sound Eastside Snowmobile Club District 10 – The Billings Family, Six Star Snow Riders District 11 – Laura & Dale Andrews, Nipissing Veuve River Snowmobile Club District 12 – Karen Morley & Dave Keir, Onaping Falls Snowmobile Club District 13 – Keith MacLeod & Penny Fullerton, Echo Bay Snow Falcons Snowmobile Club District 14 –The Pascoe Family, Tri Town Sno Travellers Inc. District 15 – Mitch, Claude & Gilbert Pelletier, Arctic Riders Snow Club – Smooth Rock Falls District 17 – Brenda & Roger Roy, Atikokan Sno-Ho Snowmobile Club Supporter:
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Volunteer of the Year
This award is presented to an OFSC volunteer in recognition of exceptional achievement in one or more of the following areas: Participation Development, Rider Experience, Volunteerism and/or Partnership Development.
| District 1 – Marika Livingston, Nation Valley Snowmobile Association
District 2 – Gord Rance, Buckhorn District Snowmobile Club District 3 – Steve Horner, Great Pine Ridge Snowmobile Association District 4 – Drew McKillop, Hillsburgh Snow Roamers District 5 – Brad Walden, St. Clements Snowmobile Club District 6 – Mark Davis, Maple Leaf Snow Skimmers Snowmobile Club District 7 – Ron Roberts, Snowcrest Riders District 8 – Claudio Sulpizi, Blue Mountain Snowdrifters District 9 – Ron Ingles, Grey Bruce East Snowmobile Club District 10 – Ken Mihan, Magnetawan Ridge Runners Snowmobile Club District 11 – Wilbert Sperberg, Bonfield Snowmobile Club District 12 – Julian Lapointe, Valley Trailmasters District 13 – Leah Anne McMillan, Bruce Mines Sno-Glyders Snowmobile Club District 14 – Roger Gelinas, Golden Corridor Snowdrifters Snowmobile Club District 15 – Yvon Fortin, Moonbeam Snowmobile Club District 17 – Lanny Cross, Atikokan Sno-Ho Snowmobile Club Supporter:
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Club of the Year
This award is presented to a OFSC Club in recognition of exceptional and innovative activities in one or more of the following areas: Participation Development, Rider Experience, Volunteerism and/or Partnership Development.
| District 1 – West Carleton Snow Trails Snowmobile Association
District 2 – Paudash Trail Blazers Snowmobile Club District 3 – Centre Hastings Snowmobile Club District 6 – Haliburton County Snowmobile Association District 9 – Fergus Elora Belwood Snowmobile Club District 10 – South Seguin Snowmobile Club District 12 – Onaping Falls Snowmobile Club District 13 – Marathon Sno-Kickers Snowmobile Club District 14 – Golden Corridor Snowdrifters Snowmobile Club District 15 – Mattice Sno Devils Snowmobile Club District 17 – Dryden Power Toboggan Club Supporter:
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A special thank you to our very generous District Award supporters!
Provincial Award Recipients
Outstanding Snowmobile Promotion
Pascal Roy, Eastern Ontario Snowmobile Club
District 1
Supporter:
Safe Snowmobiling Ambassador
Kim Cross, Atikokan Sno-Ho Snowmobile Club
District 17
Supporter:
Family of the Year
Dana & Simon Lawson, North Renfrew Snowmobile Association
District 6
Supporter:
Volunteer of the Year
Leah Anne McMillan, Bruce Mines Sno-Glyders Snowmobile Club
District 13
Supporter:
Club of the Year
Haliburton County Snowmobile Association
District 6
Supporters:
A special thank you to our very generous Provincial Award supporters!
