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Please join me in
also recognizing and
congratulating the rest
of our 2023 honorees:
You Are Appreciated!!!
Central Council
Gloria Raminha
Tony Baker, the 2023 Councils' Volunteer of the Year, is a member of the Rusty Bindings Ski
Club, Bay Area Snow Sports Council. With Tony are Big White Ski Resort's " Loose Moose "
and Joel Mawson, Sales & Promotion Coordinator. Big White Ski Resort has sponsored the
recognition program since 2001. Convention photos by Steve Strickland / Strictly Photography
Councils' Volunteer
of the Year Recognition
Program
by Sheri Parshall
Councils' Volunteer of the Year Chair, FWSA
When you join a ski club, or any social organization, you become part of a vast community
of like-minded enthusiasts, all working to share experiences centered on the activities
you all love. Those activities are almost always organized by the people in your club who
have taken their own time to work to make those activities successful and enjoyable. Our
clubs and councils can't exist without those volunteers. In time, whether you're bringing a
potato salad to a potluck, or organizing a ski trip for 150 people, you're a volunteer yourself!
The Far West Ski Association Councils' Volunteer of the Year program was developed
decades ago, to recognize those individuals, in our ski clubs and councils, who continuously
provide outstanding volunteer service to their clubs and councils. The 2023 honorees are no
exception. All have been honored by their individual clubs and councils, and I take great
pleasure in introducing them all to you.
We also thank Big White Ski Resort, our partner and program sponsor since 2001, for
their incredible support, awarding a five-day ski trip to our Councils' Volunteer of the Year
recipient. A truly fabulous ski-in, ski-out resort located in central British Columbia, Big White
is the perfect location for our winner to celebrate their hard work!
This year's Councils' Volunteer of the Year is Tony Baker, representing Bay Area Snow
Sports Council. Tony, a 14-year member of the Rusty Bindings Ski Club, has held multiple
positions within the club, including Media Director, Webmaster, Newsletter Editor, BAC/Singles
League/FWSA Representative, and Historian (just in the past 5 years)! Tony organizes
monthly golf outings, and annual Super Bowl parties and End of Summer barbecues. In September
of 2022, Tony researched and published a 50-year history of the Rusty Bindings Ski
Club, for which he has won the 2023 FWSA History Recognition Award.
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Gloria is the Immediate Past President of
FWSA, after serving four terms. In prior
years, she also served FWSA in other positions
and is currently a Trustee for the Far
West Ski Foundation. Gloria held positions in
the Avalanche Ski & Sports Club, Central
Council and is a past Western Region Representative
for the National Ski Council Federation.
She enjoys family, friends, skiing, golfing,
traveling and volunteering within the different
snowsports organizations and other unrelated
organizations.
Intermountain Ski Council
Steve Strickland
Steve has been involved with the Bogus
Basin Ski Club since 2018. He has served as
Vice President for three years. Being in
charge of the club's main fundraiser, he raised
over $6,000 the last two years, and identified
new charities to benefit from his efforts.
Steve is a professional photographer, and donates
his time to his club and council providing
pictures of their activities.
Los Angeles Council
of Ski Clubs
Pete Smith
Pete is a member of Wailers Ski, Snowboard
& Social Club, and has held several offices
including President, Vice President,
Membership and Trip Director positions. He's
a member of the National Ski Patrol, and has
organized fundraisers for outside organizations
like Wounded Warriors and Habitat for
Humanity. Pete is the 2019 recipient of the
Far West Safety Award.
National Brotherhood of
Snowsports Western Region
Brenda Gale Holden
Brenda is a director of the National
Brotherhood of Skiers - Western Region.
She's been skiing for the last 20 years, and she
has been serving on the board for the last
seven years. She believes in serving with the
organization to accomplish their mission.

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