Dee Ann Kline Parkinson
At the 2022 Annual Awards Celebration, the Olympia Branch recognized outstanding leaders, awarded hiking and climbing pins, and congratulated students who graduated from a wide variety of courses.
BRANCH SERVICE AWARD: MAXINE DUNKELMAN
HIKE LEADER OF THE YEAR: NANCY LLOYD
The award was presented by Monty Pratt, Hiking and Backpacking Committee Chair. "Nancy led many hikes this year for the Olympia Hiking and Backpacking Committee. Nancy is very knowledgeable about all hiking topics and very good about sharing her knowledge with new hikers. Nancy has been a Key Leader for the Conditioning Hiking Series this year, leading hikes to many interesting locations. I am honored to present the committee's Hike Leader of the Year award to Nancy Lloyd".
FRANK MANVILLE memorial stewardship AWARD: Ken Ames
Ken Ames was Crosscut Sawyer certified in 2018, and since that time and has helped with many subsequent Sawyer courses. He took it upon himself to become certified with a chainsaw because he realized that there were complicated issues with logouts beyond our ability to clear with a crosscut saw. He is an integral part of a trail team when complicated logouts are involved. He is the first Mountaineer Chainsaw Badge recipient. Through his efforts, the chainsaw instruction course and badge were approved by the club's administration. Ken is widely admired for his leadership and instructional skills, and his generous willingness to help new and experienced sawyers.
YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARDS
Volunteers were recognized for their contributions to the Olympia Chapter Youth Program:
- Summer Camp Outstanding Volunteers: Rob Schanz, Jennifer Fortin, Carol Frolich, Michelle Garcia, Jenn Updyke
- Family Climbing Coordinator: Ben Whitten with help from his daughter Claire
- Family Skills Classes: We recognize Warren Divine and Luke Robert for offering Family Backpacking and Family Knots classes.
- Youth Outreach Outstanding Volunteers: Joseph Natterer and Rob Schanz, with help from several families and adult volunteers.
- Family Hiking: Dixie Havlak with sidekick Dirk Havlak, and Paul Kallman.
- Youth Volunteers: As our kids grow into teenagers, a growing number of them have helped with outreach, hike and climb leading, and classes.
- Overall Coordinator: Dixie Havlak assisting staff in program planning, camps, programs, and as hike and backpack leader.
BRANCH HIKING AND CLIMBING AWARDS
The Olympia Branch Olympic Trails 100 Miles badge was presented to Becky Andrade, Ron Jones, Terri Pressly, Henry Romer, and Dean Taylor for hiking 100+ miles of trail in Olympic National Park or on Olympic National Forest trails.
Henry Romer, Ron Jones, Dean Taylor, Terri Pressly
- Brandon McAferty earned the Seattle Branch Five Majors badge. This is a Seattle Branch Climbing Award given to members who climbed Rainier, Adams, Glacier, Baker, and Olympus.
- Paul Kallman received the Seattle Branch 50 Peaks in Mount Rainier National Park badge.
- Kari Durr and James Souza from the Seattle Branch, earned the Olympia Branch Alpine Lakes badge and Olympia Branch Olympic Lakes badge.
