~ Armand Gutierrez, NSC President ~
One of the ongoing traditions of the Bay Area Council (BAC) is to have all clubs nominate a man and a woman that they feel have done the most for their club that year. In the past Nisei Ski Club has never been part of this traditional nomination, until now.
The nominee can be an officer of the club or it can be a club member who has gone above and beyond to make the club successful. This can be through volunteering to help at multiple events, hosting events, doing a job for the club like newsletter or website, etc.
Once a year, BAC then names a Man and Woman of the Year from one of the clubs. The BAC contest uses formal criteria and the BAC Man or Woman of the Year must agree to go to the FWSA convention and represent BAC in their Man and Woman of the Year contest. Since there is a convention attendance requirement, it is optional for the Club Men and Women to enter the BAC contest.
As a further perk for being named a club’s Man or Woman of the Year, BAC invites all to attend a dinner in their honor, regardless of whether or not they decide to enter the contest. BAC will announce the Club’s Man and Woman of the Year names at a BAC meeting in March and also list them in the BAC newsletter.
At our January Board meeting this topic was discussed and we decided to nominate Dan Lew for Man of the Year. Dan was selected because, as webmaster, he ensures that the NSC website is updated in a timely manner, uses his creativity to enhance the articles that are submitted (witness the touched-up photos), provides colorful commentary on current events, and has also added a variety of helpful articles (i.e., last month’s ski goggles tutorial).
Congratulations Dan for a job well done. As I mentioned to you previously, your excellent efforts could possibly result in a permanent webmaster position.
Latest pic of Dan & his clones
