8711-R2_MSA_May2024_Newsletter

MSA President Alan Swett Completes His Term

A lan Swett, the president of the Maine Snowmobile Associa tion 2022 – 2024, has completed his term. Al served as president for the past two years, during which time he oversaw a number of sig nificant changes to the association. Under Al’s leadership, the MSA has made major progress in pro moting the safe and responsible use of snowmobiles in Maine. He has worked with landowners and state agencies to maintain and improve snowmobile trails, and has provided educational programs and safety training for snowmobilers. Al also spent countless hours working within the MSA structure ensuring that the day-to-day operations as well as major fundraisers such as the Super Raffles and Maine Snow mobile shows were successful. Al worked to improve the MSA’s communication with members. He has attended countless club

events and became family to every club that he touched. Al has been a frequent speaker at snowmo bile events and has been featured in numerous publications and news interviews. He is a respected leader in the snowmobile commu nity and is known for his passion for the sport. Members have celebrated Al with the following sentiments. “Al has been the glue that kept it all together” Bob Corthell, “Your tire less efforts to elevate our sport in this state does not go unno ticed. Thank you so much!” Daran Noonan, “All around great person with an unmatched drive for what he believes in and loves doing.” Jeff Bourassa, “Al is a voice of the people, loyal and always gave more than 100%. Thank you for all of your time, energy and sup port over the last few years. Look back with pride and enjoy the ride my friend.” Beth Bowie, “We loved

our yearly visits and safety pre sentations from Al. He is a won derful snowmobiling advocate!” Medway Middle School. Over a hundred similar messages can be found on social media and this is a true testament to Al’s Presidency. In addition to his work as Presi dent, Al also represented the MSA on a number of committees and boards. He serves on the Land owner Sportsman’s Relation Advi sory Board, the MSA Steering and Funding Committees, and is the chairman of the MSA Safety Committee. The MSA is grateful for Al’s ser vice as president as he has been a tireless advocate for snowmo biling, the members the he repre sented and the landowners who so generously let us use their land. Al will continue to be a valu able asset and we look forward to his continued involvement in the Association.

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