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Years of Service. 2010-2011.

I have had the pleasure of working with Debi and Bill Phelps for the past five seasons. I am writing to nominate both Debi and Bill Phelps to recognize them for their service to skiing with the Terry Smith Award.

It is an understatement to say that Debi and Bill are amazing resources, wonderful leaders and tremendous representatives of the Open League and recreational ski racing. Either one of them considered alone would be worthy candidates for Far West recognition – but the fact that they are married and a proverbial “package deal” makes them even more powerful and synergistic candidates, and therefore, I am nominating them both together.

I have attached a spreadsheet that recaps their respective volunteer efforts over the past 18 (yes, eighteen!) seasons! It sounds cliché to say that the Open League couldn’t function without them, but I honestly don’t know what we would do without their leadership and selfless efforts to keep the League running. The spreadsheet speaks for itself but the last two seasons are typical – Debi has served as League Chair, webmaster, race director for her team and race scheduler. Bill has served as Vice Chair for the past two seasons and has been doing time keeping and scoring for the past ten years!

Yes, Far West racing is a volunteer run organization and there are countless examples of people who do what they do because they love recreational ski racing and they love to give back to the ski racing community. But Debi and Bill Phelps go above and beyond and I cannot think of two more deserving individuals than this couple who has tirelessly, consistently, selflessly and graciously given back. I have “only” known them for five seasons and I asked Debi to recap their volunteer efforts for me – I was overwhelmed by the magnitude of their contributions and I believe that they are not only deserving of recognition – but it is long overdue.

	DEBI		BILL
Year	Open League Position		Open League Position
2011-2012	Chair; Director of Racing; Web Master		Timing/Scoring; Vice Chair
2010-2011	Chair; Director of Racing; Web Master		Timing/Scoring; Vice Chair
2009-2010	Vice Chair; Web Master		Timing/Scoring
2008-2009	Vice Chair; Web Master		Timing/Scoring
2007-2008	Past Chair; Team Race Director		Timing/Scoring
2006-2007	Past Chair; Team Race Director		Timing/Scoring
2005-2006	Past Chair; Team Race Director		Timing/Scoring
2004-2005	Chair; Director of Racing		Timing/Scoring
2003-2004	Vice Chair; Team Race Director		Timing/Scoring
2002-2003	Treasurer; Team Race Director		Timing/Scoring
2001-2002	Team Race Director
2000-2001	Team Race Director
1999-2000	Team Race Director
1998-1999	Team Race Director
1997-1998
July 20, 1987	Got married and moved from Singles to Open League; from Rusty Bindings to Snowchasers
	Singles League Position		Singles League Position
1996-1997	Team Race Director		Assistant Race Director
1995-1996	Assistant Race Director		Team Race Director
1994-1995	Newsletter Editor
1993-1994	Newsletter Editor
1992-1993	Secretary
1991-1992	joined BAC
1990-1991			joined BAC