The MFNC relies on member support to achieve its goals. Many individuals donate their expertise and time to the Club, getting in return the satisfaction of contributing to their community and to the natural environment, not to mention the fun and good times enjoyed with others with similar interests.
We wish to thank those who have volunteered over the years to help make the Club a success.
The following is an incomplete list of these generous souls. If we’ve missed a name, please drop a gentle reminder to webmaster@mfnc.ca.
Current Board
President | Michael Runtz |
Vice-President | Vacant |
Secretary | Maureen Carrier |
Treasurer | Ritchie Lawrence/John Lawrence |
Communications | Karen Runtz |
Speakers | Linda Sewell |
Field Trips | Janet McCullough |
Membership | Roger Magoon |
Macnamara Trail | Béatrice and Julian Romeskie |
Young Macs | Sarah Stewart |
Club Activities
Meeting Refreshments | Vacant |
2020 Banquet Committee | cancelled due to COVID-19 |
2020 Banquet Ticket sales | cancelled due to COVID-19 |
Macnamara Trail Committee | Béatrice and Julian Romeski with help from volunteers |
Website | Karen Runtz, Roger Magoon |
Facebook Pages | Karen Runtz, Karen Krueger |
Lady’s-slipper | Karen Runtz |
Trail Expansion Project | Vacant |
Sightings Books | Intrepid Volunteers |
Thanks to the following sponsors for varied, valuable assistance and support:
Allison Playfair and Ross Fergusson from the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority for our new Macnamara Trail sign.
George White
Kinburn Farm Supply
Focus Scientific
Nature Boutique, Canadian Museum of Nature
Nature Lover’s Bookshop, Lanark
Lee Valley Tools
Arnprior Public Library
Sadie Anderson
Ludmilla Borshevsky
The Thomson Family
David and Alison Stein
Stephen Beaton
Mark Stabb
John Soper
Marshall’s Bay Cottager Association
Fergus Nicoll
Natasha Monnon
Lynn Arsenault
Cathy Stewart
Karen Runtz
Liza Badham
Jan Mansfield
Roger Bird
Drew Downs – GelaSkins Inc.
Sarah Smith – Phlox
Jesse Philion – KeenBeam
Terry Tufts
Patti Jennings
Art Goldsmith
Ruth Bowes
Steve Duffield
Michael Runtz
The Trillium Foundation
K.M. Hunter Foundation
PJ’s Restaurant
Suzanne Monnon
Calian Ltd.
Alicia Salyi
Steven Cass
Adrienne Soucy
Franci Bruni
Mary & Dave Forsyth
Gord Vogg
Terry Mac
Bob & Louise, Gilligallou
Maureen Carrier
Mr. Chipper
Winners of Club Service Awards (incomplete)
Heather Lang, 1997
Sloan Watters, 1997
Donna Metcalfe, 1998
Eric Ridgen, 1998
Maryanne Koot, 1999
Sheila Thomson, 1999
Betty-Anne Beckmann, 1999
Noreen Violetta, 2000
Geoff Barnes, 2001
Mark Stabb, 2001
James Booth, 2001
John Keough, 2002
John Soper, 2003
John Beare, 2003
Anita and Andrew Hamilton, 2003
Donna Metcalfe, 2009
Mary Marsh, 2010