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June/July 2018 Volume 33, No. 3 ® The official newspaper of the American Volkssport Association — AVA: America’s Walking Club. Inside Danvers, Mass: Spanning almost President’s Message . 2 Tips . 6 400 years as you Walk Thru His tory! Special Programs . 7 By Linda Morzillo, Barbara Piffat, Joseph Piffat and Kathryn Piffat Regions . 8-21 he Two Town Walking Club is the motto “The King looking forward to hosting a Unwilling!” As you Club development — spreading pre-convention walk in his - walk in Danvers, also the word about AVA. toric Danvers, Massachusetts. To unofficially known as Page 5 Tfully savor the experience in Danvers, Oniontown, you’ll be walkers may bring to mind its place walking through in history. It all began when the almost 400 years of English colonists improved an exist - distinguished history. ing Naumkeag trail to be the Old Ipswich Road connecting Boston to Colonial times Salem. On that road in 1636, Salem This history was Witchcraft Victims Memorial. Photo by Barbara Piffat. Village was founded as an agricultur - already in the making al center to provide food for Salem during the 1600s. The oldest cultivat - mid-1600s. While it was still known Town (now Salem). The present name ed fruit tree, the Endicott pear tree, as Salem Village, the 1692 witchcraft was adopted in 1752 in honor of Sir planted between 1632 and 1649, is hysteria began in Rev. Samuel Parris’ Danvers Osborn, the colonial gover - still thriving today. John Endecott, house (you’ll see the foundation). The nor of New York. The town was Danvers resident regarded as one of 1985 movie Three Sovereigns for 2017 Centurion Challenge finish - Sarah, starring Vanessa Redgrave, is ers. incorporated in 1757, but King the Fathers of New England, served George II declared that null and void. as the first governor of the considered to be the most accurate Danvers continued on page 4 Page 6 SThusu the cDancverse towsn sseal quiotnes MSasswachusetts Bday Ceolon ny during the By Susan Medlin arren and I had a wonderful and productive time in Our next step is to pass the inspection. IML President Marc Borås, Sweden. We flew in on Monday, April 23, Muller of Luxembourg and IML Vice President Chaim and spent two days wandering around the historic Shoshan of Israel will come to our next walk, February 22- city. Borås is famous for its textile trade. The Swedes take 24, 2019. They will inspect our event and prepare a report. Dseven years of English in school, so everyone we met The report will be presented at the next IML General Zander’s story in Tails on the could speak English to some degree. AVA President, David Meeting in Blankenberge, Belgium in May 2019. After the Trails. Bonewitz, and his wife Mindy, joined us on Tuesday. It report is presented, the countries will vote on our member - was great to see familiar faces. ship. They can accept us as a new IML member, reject us, Page 36 or decide that we have issues that require work and delay On Wednesday the IML General Meeting began. Imagine our vote for another year. We are going to work very hard an AVA state association meeting, but instead of club pres - to avoid a rejection or delay. idents you have country delegates. Their concerns were the same; we need more participants, we need more events, we We invite everyone to join us for the 2019 Texas Trail need more sponsors. I made my San Antonio presentation Roundup in San Antonio, Texas. If you are interested in in the afternoon. Spain also proposed a wonderful four-day volunteering at our event, contact me at event in Marbella, along the southern coast of Spain. A [email protected] and let me know what you would like number of American IML walkers showed up for the brief - to do. ing to demonstrate support for San Antonio’s bid. We are delighted to report that San Antonio, Texas, and Marbella, Spain, were both selected as IML candidates. 2 The American Wanderer June/July 2018 Greetings! I If you are not an Associate Member, hope you and we ask you to give similar thought as President Vice President David Bonewitz Nancy Wittenberg your clubs are to why you haven’t joined. I’ve 3837 Channel Harbor Rd. 12626 - 129th Street E. doing well. already mentioned a critical reason Louisville, TN 37777 Puyallup, WA 98374 Recall in the why having more Associate Members 865-984-1513 253-841-0580 last issue of is important to AVA. However, we [email protected] [email protected] TAW we talked believe it is also important to the indi - about AVA’s viduals. Being a member of AVA Secretary Treasurer Mission and gives you access to benefits and pro - Sam Korff Bob Morrison Vision? Well, grams, gives you a voice in the future 74890 Palm Creek Rd. 6634 Milano Ct SE from this issue of AVA, and connects you to others Clatskanie, OR 97016 Olympia, WA 98513 on you will find those two founda - who support AVA in a true community. 503-728-0400 360-464-3426 [email protected] [email protected] tional statements prominently printed for all to see as a reminder of why we Our Membership Committee is work - exist. With our Mission and Vision in ing to develop changes that will AVA Regional Directors mind, let’s talk about some hot topics. strengthen our bonds of membership. To do this, the Membership Contact the following regarding formation of new clubs, interpretation of rules The big topic I’d like us to talk about Committee needs to hear from you, and policies, items to add to the Executive Council agenda, event sanctioning procedures. in this issue is membership. Per our both current members and those who bylaws, the voting members of AVA are not. We did garner a lot of infor - Atlantic: (MD, PA, WV, VA, NJ, DE, DC) Pacific: (CA, HI, NV, AZ) are our clubs. Each club, no matter its mation when we did the surveys for Mike Green Suzi Glass size, has one vote when we have a the Strategic Plan, but we need to 320 Melbourne Way 5562 Vassar Drive membership meeting. However, the revisit this area of membership. An Souderton, PA 18964 San Jose, CA 95118 area of membership that I’d like us to example of valuable information that 845-781-6861 408-592-3935 look at is the group known as AVA you could provide is what features or [email protected] [email protected] Deputy Regional Director Deputy Regional Director Associate Members. These are the benefits do other organizations pro - Dolores Grenier — [email protected] Carl Cordes — pa [email protected] individuals who, in addition to their vide that you see as valuable. In other local club membership, either pay words, what do other organizations Mid-America: (MI, IL, IN, OH, KY) Rocky Mountain: (MT, WY, UT, CO) annual dues to AVA or have invested do to encourage folks to join? So, Arthur Bacon Sherry Sayers to become Life Members of AVA. As keep an eye out for a new member - 1562 Mule Road 1020 Parkway Lane we seek sponsors, donors, grantors or ship survey that we are going to run Columbia, IL 62236 Woodland Park, CO 80863 partners, we recognize that they are through our clubs. Please participate 571-345-8301 (c) 719-640-6744 most interested in how many individ - and help us improve AVA member - [email protected] [email protected] uals we have on the books as they ship. Deputy Regional Director Deputy Regional Director represent an advertising base. From Cheryl Elser — ma [email protected] Lynette Reagan — rm [email protected] this perspective, while we would like Another hot topic right now is deliv - North Central: (WI, MN, IA, NE, ND, SD) South Central: (LA, AR, MO, OK, KS) to see our clubs grow, and grow new ery of TAW . It seems that there have Jerry Wilson Lucy Yother clubs, we really need to see growth in been some problems lately. First we 2045 Atwood #409 Box 153 the number of people who are indi - had another software glitch that Madison , WI 53704 Leavenworth, KS 66048 vidual members of AVA. So why caused the reporting program to send 608-695-6449 913-250-0866 would someone join AVA in addition the TAW publisher old data. We got [email protected] [email protected] to a local club? If you are an AVA that fixed. Then some issues with the Deputy Regional Director Associate member, we ask you to commercial mailer caused some Butch Spaulding — nc [email protected] Southeast: (NC, SC, TN, MS, AL, GA, FL) give some thought to why you joined. President’s Message continued John McClellan Northeast: (ME, NH, VT, NY, MA, RI, CT) 995 Mori Court on page 3 Chris Mellen Port Orange, FL 32127 90 Parham Road 781-686-0660 Tyngsboro, MA 01879 [email protected] 978-649-7633 Deputy Regional Director [email protected] Robert McDaniel — se [email protected] Deputy Regional Director Carolyn Adams — ne [email protected] Southwest: (TX, NM) Susan Medlin The official newspaper of the American Volkssport Association — Northwest: (WA, OR, ID, AK) 12527 Fern Creek AVA: America’s Walking Club. Tom Baltes San Antonio, TX 78253 Published bimonthly by the American AVA HQ by deadlines listed to receive 829 NW 44th Ave 210-325-3523 Volkssport Association (AVA) a non-profit, current issue. 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