Kathryn L. Furano was an avid rower, fierce competitor and a truly kind, giving woman. As a member of BPRC she served on the Board for many years and always had a vibrant smile for all.

The Volunteer of the Year Award is presented in her memory in recognition of club members who have made invaluable contributions to BPRC through outstanding initiative, activity and involvement, best personifying the unselfish spirit of our sport.

2023 BPRC Volunteer of the Year	2023: Nghi Lam - Thanks to Steve Schaffren's push for WiFi, Nghi then created an electronic log in app which allows for easier data collection and analysis. She also installed an alert system to show when the back gate is open. This prevents possible vandalism by letting us know (via text alerts) if the gate has been left open too long. Her next project for the Club is to revamp our website.
2023 BPRC Volunteer of the Year	2023: Steve Schaffren - Steve, a BPRC member for 29 years, has spent uncountable hours tallying member and boat usage. In 2023 he successfully dragged the Club into the electronic age, by installing WiFi in the boathouse and setting up a weather station for us. The weather station shows real time data, both on a display at the Club and online through ambientweather.net. Members can check the temperature and wind gusts before leaving home.
2022 BPRC Volunteer of the Year	2022: Elizabeth Rowell - Elizabeth has spent countless hours orienting, mentoring and teaching new paddlers at the Club. She follows up with all new members to make sure they are getting the assistance they need, and is perhaps the most thorough mentor we could ever hope for.
2021 BPRC Volunteer of the Year	2021: Georiana Ogrean - over the year, Georgiana assisted with multiple boat repairs, eventually joining the Boat Team which also advises on boat purchases. She coached and mentored many new members and was an integral part of our new Quarterly Technique Clinics. She usually rows the Van Dusen, but has been lured into doubles and a quad as well. It seemed that whenever you turned around, there she was, helping with something else. Her constant smile and willingness to jump in and help is appreciated by all!
2020 BPRC Co-Volunteer of the Year	2020: Bill Malecki - headed the Boat Team and expanded our rowing fleet. He also took on primary responsibility in the efforts to eliminate the worm casings under our dock.
2020 BPRC Co-Volunteer of the Year	2020: Carla Jourdan - completely redesigned our website, has added many features and also coordinates the monthly sign up and reminder for the BPRC Task List (have you signed up yet?)
2019 BPRC Volunteer of the Year	2019: Paul MacIntyre - Designed and built the log-in desk, boathouse doors and storage shed.
2018 BPRC Volunteer of the Year	2018: David Williams - Oversaw the design, engineering and installation of our new dock.
2017 BPRC Volunteer of the Year	2017: David Olson - Rewired the boathouse to bring it up to code.