INDIANAPOLIS HIKING CLUB ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Award Winners | Record Trail Maint and Club Svc Hours | Trail Maintenance Opportunities Program Description In 2006 the Club established a program to recognize members who achieve noteworthy hiking and trail maintenance accomplishments during the Club year, which runs from October 1 through September 30. In 2010, a new Club Service award was added. Starting in 2011, the Achievement Awards will be presented at the annual Christmas party. Following are the ten awards and how to earn them: Pathfinder Award - All members who lead 50 or more hikes Trailblazer Award - All members who lead 15 or more different hikes Millennium Award - Everyone who hikes 1,000 or more miles Marathon Award - All members who complete the longest scheduled hike Trail Maintenance Award - Members who complete 16 hours of trail maintenance with a recognized organization, such as IHC, National Forest Service, Hoosier Hikers Council and Sierra Club. Club Service Award - Members who complete 12 hours of volunteer work on authorized Club service projects, such as manning a booth at a health fair. IndyHike.org Award - The member who contributed the most photos or articles to the Club website Junior Hikers Award - Children and grandchildren of members who have hiked 100 miles prior to their 18th birthday Milestone Award - Anyone who completes 10,000 lifetime miles with the Club Bill and Nell Larrison Pinnacle Award - Must earn the Pathfinder, Millennium and Trail Maintenance award and lead at least twelve different hikes Except for Trail Maintenance, Club Service and IndyHike.org, all awards are determined by the Mileage Officer who records all hiking activity reported on the sign-up sheets. The Club's webmaster determines the winner of the IndyHike.org award. The Trail Maintenance and Club Service Awards are based on the honor system. Members are asked to record their trail maintenance and service hours on the attached form and submit it to the Awards Committee per the instructions on the form. Click here for a list of trail maintenance opportunities. All award winners will be notified by mail prior to the annual awards ceremony. ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERS To see who has won awards in the past, select the year from the following list: 2011 Award Winners 2010 Award Winners 2009 Award Winners 2008 Award Winners 2007 Award Winners 2006 Award Winners