The 2021 Tobin Award was presented to Jacob Bosco at the September 2022 member’s meeting. Jacob has been an active member since he joined the chapter in September of 2019 and has recently become a member of the Board of Directors. He is pictured receiving the award from chapter Treasurer and Awards Chair, Tim Doxey.
2021 had limited opportunities to contribute to the chapter because the majority of our scheduled events and activities were cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions. Those cancellations didn’t deter Jacob from contributing to the chapter. A review of participation hours showed that Jacob had performed more service hours than any other non-board member. As a result of storm damage, several large trees were blown down in our park. Jacob took it upon himself to personally cut up and stack what amounted to several cords of wood. His individual effort inspired other members to pitch in and lend a hand.
Jacob was also instrumental in removing woody shrubs and roots from our park dam. He helped organize several work parties in order to complete the job. He managed to contribute to the chapter while working full time and raising small children. In fact, he brought one of his toddlers along to a scheduled workday so he could babysit while still contributing to the chapter.