At the EHTPS annual holiday party on Saturday, December 13th, the Friend of the Trails Award recipient was announced. No one could be surprised that Gene Makl's years of tireless dedication to EHTPS and the trails was acknowledged. Gene is in impressive company; previous recipients of this very special honor are:

1998 Marilyn Wilson

1999 Rick Whalen

2000 Tom Dess

2002 Mike Bottini & Peter Liss

2003 Maggie de Cuevas & Deborah Carmichel

2004 Cathy Lester

2005 Nancy Kane

2006 Richard Lupoletti

2007 Debra Brodie Foster

2008 Gene Makl