| June 2002 Newsletter |
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Hartshorne Volunteers of the Year Are Announced!
[Assistant editor's note: after months of solicting secret votes, we finally have our 2002 Hartshorne winners. To nobody's surprise (except the winners themselves!), Rick Hoebeke and Tim Ingall are sharing this year's honors. We'll have fuller coverage next month, but below are the winners' spontaneous reactions to the news.]
From Rick Hoebeke:
Well, thank you very, very much! What a pleasant surprise . . . I
had no idea! I am honored that the club has nominated me for this award,
and being that it's the Hartshorne Volunteer Award, I am even more
humbled. Jim Hartshorne, and Tom, are very special people and were, and
are, valued friends. I frankly do not need any kind of "payment" for this
honor, but a "dinner certificate" for two would be quite nice (maybe for
the Boatyard Grill or Moosewood).
Again, I thank all involved for this very pleasant honor bestowed on me (and Tim) by my peers and friends.
-- A very surprised "Coach"
From Tim Ingall:
I am extremely honored to be the joint winner of the Hartshorne
Memorial Service Award for 2002. When I look down the list of past
winners I feel like I don't belong with this prestigious group. There are
several extremely deserving people that I feel have contributed - and
continue to contribute more to the club than I have. Many of these
individuals work tirelessly in the background throughout the year. To be
named alongside Rick Hoebeke makes it all the more wonderful for me and
certainly an even greater honor. His long-standing involvement with the
club speaks for itself and he has inspired me in many ways over the past
few years, both with running and volunteering. He is always fully
involved with the fall X-country series and the Master's Mile he directs
is almost certainly the most inspiring event I've ever attended.
I'd like to accept this award on behalf of all the unsung volunteers of the club. This past indoor track season I tried to showthat it is possible to help and compete at these meets and in so doing have more fun. The Finger Lakes Runners Club and High Noon have become like family to me and I want to thank everyone for their friendship, assistance and advice.
-- Tim Ingall
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