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Matt Vadnal, Evy Dudey, and Lorna Corrigan during the Hög Loppet ski tour on Blewett Pass in 2009.
Lifelong Engagement through Leadership A guide to planning your legacy with Lorna Corrigan By Brianne Vanderlinden, Associate Director of Development
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ver my last four years working for The Mountaineers, it has been a great honor to observe and learn from three amazing Board Presidents, each with their own unique abilities and unwavering commitment to the health of our organization. I may be biased in my admiration of strong women in leadership, but one president stands out as particularly inspiring to me. This spring we honored retiring Board President Lorna Corrigan, an accomplished attorney and 30-year member of the Everett Branch who recently completed her third and final year of presidential leadership. If you’ve ever had the chance to talk with Lorna, you’ve likely noticed her poise, felt the magnetism of her passion, and been inspired by her sense of purpose. Lucky for us, Lorna has arranged for her contributions to far surpass her tenure in the presidential seat by including The Mountaineers in her estate plans. To celebrate her years of service and to learn
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more about why she chooses to give to The Mountaineers as a volunteer and a donor, I reached out and asked her to share more about what has moved her to give her time, talents, and treasure so generously.
Growing up in Mountaineers lodges Lorna’s story begins with early childhood tales of weekends in Mountaineers lodges. As we spoke, she reminisced about a vibrant and active scene, spending the day on the Snoqualmie rope tow, her dad’s never-ending work on the cable bindings, meals and storytelling around the dinner table, and the evening programs with happy faces singing and dancing about the lodge. “As a child I received the great benefit of growing up in an atmosphere of healthful activities in the outdoors, with friendships that created a second family for me. I am serious
