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<a href="http://www.ava.org/checkpoint/2016/Dec/brochurew18nov2017.pdf" target="_blank">Click here for brochure.</a></div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com612tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651597913243072283.post-29092968901397331452016-12-06T13:16:00.001-08:002016-12-06T13:16:53.522-08:00Election guidelines for NEC officer candidate electionsNominations are now being accepted from candidates who seek to be national officers of the American Volkssport Association’s (AVA) National Executive Council XX: president; vice president; secretary; or treasurer. Elections will take place by the AVA membership at the Billings, Montana convention on June 9, 2017. Successful candidates will take office on July 1, 2017 and serve until June 30, 2019.<br />
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<a href="http://www.ava.org/checkpoint/2016/Dec/elect_guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Click here to view full article on guidelines. </a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com757tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651597913243072283.post-36976956582912472962016-11-04T11:02:00.004-07:002016-11-04T11:02:45.688-07:00#OptOutside<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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family and friends, to go for a walk and enjoy the great outdoors! We're
Americas walking club. Don't know where to go? Follow <a href="http://www.ava.org/OptOutside.php" target="_blank">this link </a>to learn more and see local
clubs that are hosting #OptOutside walks, if there isn’t one in your area,
invite your family, friends and neighbors to #OptOutside with a AVA walk in
your neighborhood.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com447tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651597913243072283.post-73977690423268702082016-11-04T10:58:00.001-07:002016-11-04T10:58:12.036-07:00Order Your Starting Point Book Now!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-US">Now that all preorders for the Starting Point Book have been submitted we are ready to start taking orders. This is a first-come first-serve basis. To place an order please contact Theresa at (210) 659-2112.</span></span></div>
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com369tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651597913243072283.post-20754301648562412442016-11-04T10:38:00.001-07:002016-11-04T10:38:07.167-07:00Business Card Template<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-US">It has come to our attention that some clubs don’t have business cards. I have created a template and placed it on our </span><a href="http://www.ava.org/"><span lang="en-US">website.</span></a><span lang="en-US"> It will be under the Administrative tab. Once you hoover over the tab you move down to the General Admin and then over to </span><a href="http://www.ava.org/graphics.php"><span lang="en-US">AVA Graphics/logos</span></a><span lang="en-US">. After you click on AVA Graphics/logos you will scroll down until you see the business card download link. Once you have downloaded it, open it and insert all your information on the first page. If your club has a logo you click on the AVA logo until you see a box around it letting you know you have chosen it. Then right click on the image and choose the option change picture and put in your club’s logo.</span></span></div>
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com360tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651597913243072283.post-53780877267213110942016-09-08T14:20:00.000-07:002016-09-08T14:20:08.766-07:00AVA Mascot Design <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If you haven't heard or didn't know AVA is looking for someone to design their new mascot. Please review the rules by clicking the image above.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com393tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651597913243072283.post-22836720920429080332016-09-08T14:09:00.002-07:002016-09-08T14:33:21.939-07:00Dear Walking Friends,<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "calibri"; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-armenian-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: ar-SA; mso-bopomofo-font-family: "Microsoft JhengHei"; mso-hebrew-font-family: Calibri; mso-ligatures: none; mso-thai-font-family: "Angsana New";">Enclosed a brochure of Walking events combined IVV(the 3rd Asianpiad) & IML. Thank you for your attention. And If you are interested and could participate in them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US">Do you enjoy the taste of wine? Come and join us in Canada’s best wine producing region, walking and wine tasting, eh!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US">Four walks! See attached poster for additional information, our website is <a href="http://www.surreytrekkers.com/">www.surreytrekkers.com</a>. And remember in Canada our walk fees are only $2.00 Canadian, eh!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com465tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651597913243072283.post-69777154467822247992016-07-18T08:58:00.001-07:002016-07-18T08:58:49.514-07:00Thank You All!<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="250" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lRRUQyxI-zc" width="444"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is a Big Thanks to everyone who participated in the Big Give. </div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com396tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651597913243072283.post-36389830941220921252016-07-01T11:31:00.001-07:002016-07-01T11:31:30.482-07:00AVA Strategic Plan 2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.ava.org/BLOG/Documents/2016%20Strategic%20Plan%20Overview.pdf" target="_blank">Click here</a> to read a overview and see the 2016 Strategic Plan. </div>
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com324tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651597913243072283.post-55264087870688903302016-07-01T11:27:00.000-07:002016-07-01T11:27:06.790-07:0020TH AVA BIENNIAL CONVENTION<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sunday June 12<sup>th</sup>. For more information, <a href="http://www.ava.org/40th_Anniversary.php">click here.</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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Friday Night and Sunday morning 40th Anniversary events please <a href="http://www.ava.org/40th%20Aniversary/Fredericksburg%2040th%20YREs%20(1).pdf">click
here</a> and <a href="http://www.ava.org/40th%20Aniversary/VVF%20YRE%20Flyer%20(1).pdf">click
here</a> for a brochure on six year-round walking events held by Volkssportverein
Friedrichsburg Club</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com188tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651597913243072283.post-56532322768333013792016-05-13T13:40:00.000-07:002016-05-13T13:40:43.477-07:00Exclusive 40th Anniversary T-shirts!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Exclusive 40<sup>th</sup> Anniversary t-shirts will be sold at Saturday's morning event while supplies last. Are you attending? Will you get yours? Don’t forget to get
your 40<sup>th</sup> Anniversary Commemorative mug and Award metal. For your
order form <a href="http://www.ava.org/40th%20Aniversary/Order_Form.pdf">click
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com177tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651597913243072283.post-11005467009154972332016-04-30T14:12:00.001-07:002016-04-30T14:16:38.866-07:00The Big Give 2016 - Nebraska Wanderfreunde Trailblazers<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="250" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZPLHEwp_7bA" width="444"></iframe><br />
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A message on the Big Give from Nebraska Wanderfreunde Trailblazers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com319tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651597913243072283.post-80090604669823036082016-04-30T13:53:00.001-07:002016-04-30T14:14:04.620-07:00The Big Give 2016 - Debra Kruep<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="250" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OEaXHmUvkzY" width="444"></iframe><br />
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A message on the Big Give from Debra Kruep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com257tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651597913243072283.post-11147175922363668652016-04-21T11:50:00.003-07:002016-04-30T14:16:43.964-07:00Big Give 2016 - Bob and Suzanne<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="250" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5Tm3pPR-zIQ" width="444"></iframe><br />
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A message on the Big Give from Bob and Suzanne Wright.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com541tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651597913243072283.post-59337155829731026392016-04-08T11:28:00.000-07:002016-04-08T12:05:01.520-07:00Don't forget the 40th Anniversary! Join us June 10-12 in Fredericksburg, Texas.<div align="center">
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px; text-align: -webkit-center;">"We are finalizing our plans for celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Volkssporting in Fredericksburg, June 10 - 12. D</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-center;">inner will be held on Saturday June 11th, at 6pm at Andy's Restaurant. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-center;">For those that would like to join us please make your reservations at the Sunday House Inn & Suites in Fredericksburg, Texas. For more information click here to see our <a href="http://www.ava.org/40th_Anniversary.php" target="_blank">40th Anniversary page</a>. </span>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com183tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651597913243072283.post-84720801339475560462016-03-22T10:15:00.000-07:002016-03-22T10:15:18.335-07:00A word from TAW Productions.<div class="MsoNormal">
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photos with your articles in the last TAW that just got mailed. I receive
dozens of photos with articles that are just identified as IMG_1009.JPG
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Consequently when I import your article into the layout
program I have to go through every one of those photos to try figure out which
goes with which article. I spent two hours just on ID’ing photos from one
region in the last issue … that was just trying to match them up with the
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So … for future reference I will no longer accept any photos
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And you need to title your article … I receive many articles
just labeled TAW article or TAWaprilmay2016 rev, or APR MAY 2016 TAW
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Rivers Strollers.doc or Kingston Rondout Article 2016.docx, for example. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Photos for those two articles should probably be titled
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How do you change the title of a photo? It’s pretty simple
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highlight the name. Then just type a new name and you’re done! <b>If you need more
assistance, please ask … I’m more than willing to spend some time helping you,
which makes it easier and more accurate for me in doing my job.</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Photo captions … please type them into a Word document or
text document and attach that to the email. I can’t import text from emails
into the layout program, so I have to copy, open Word, paste it in and resave
it before I can use it. And do <b>not</b> put your photo in a Word document …
just attach it to the email like you would your Word document. This helps
maintain the quality of your photo and saves me steps trying to copy and paste
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submissions to TAW, with the exception of paid ads, are reformatted and the PDF
format does not allow reformatting. Those of you who might be using Apple
programs, you can still save your files as a Word document by going to the File
menu, go down to Save As, and usually a window will give you a pull down menu
where you can specify how to save the document and Word is usually there. If
that doesn’t work, look for text and save it as a text file. Again, if you have
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to TAW. This was the best issue we’ve had for awhile because many clubs sent
more articles than in the past. I hope everyone keeps this up, because it is
your paper! I just assemble it to look nice for printing and mailing to
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1080tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651597913243072283.post-77182814368338235682016-03-11T11:21:00.000-08:002016-03-11T11:21:04.988-08:00WWD & 40th Anniversary t-shirts are here!Get your AVA, WWD or the 40th Anniversary gear here at our <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/avagear" target="_blank">Cafepress store</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">World Walk Day is recognized globally on May 8, however the IVV
allows the recognition from the week end before through the week end after May
8. If your traditional walk or guided YRE walk is May 7<sup>th</sup>
through May 15<sup>th</sup>, use the <a href="http://www.ava.org/World_Walk_Day/World_Walking_Day/2016/WWD%20certificate%20order%20form.pdf" target="_blank">World Walk Day certificate order form</a> for each event your club is having that qualifies. By filling out a
form for each event it ensures that the WWD slug for your stamp is included for
each event. A WWD slug will only be sent to clubs placing the order for certificates. Certificates are free and the shipping is free from HQ. </span><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com197tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651597913243072283.post-28376407330782838042016-03-11T08:40:00.000-08:002016-03-11T08:40:18.218-08:00March 2016 CheckpointThe March 2016 checkpoint is here for those who didn't receive it.<br />
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<i><b><a href="http://www.ava.org/checkpoint/2016/MAR/March_2016_Checkpoint.pdf" target="_blank">Just Click! </a></b></i><br />
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All other forms can be found by clinking the links within or by going to the <i>Publications/Policies</i> tab under <i>Administrative</i>. If you want to be added to The Checkpoint <a href="mailto:avawebmaster@ava.org" target="_blank">email list</a> please email your information, along with club.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com283tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651597913243072283.post-80747166616726034122015-12-14T09:34:00.002-08:002015-12-14T09:34:58.804-08:00Update from AVA HQDue to working with testing of the new database, entries must be input into the system twice. Processing of books, membership, and shipping will take longer than normal. Thank you for your patience and understanding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com170tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651597913243072283.post-4663716315358709982015-11-16T08:45:00.001-08:002015-11-16T08:45:05.854-08:00Surveys Update<div class="_209g _2vxa" data-block="true" data-offset-key="ttsv-0-0">
<span data-offset-key="ttsv-0-0"><span data-text="true">Thank you to all who completed the AVA State Organization and Club Survey and Individual Survey. The survey is now closed and the work begins. The Strategic Planning Committee is convening in Dallas, November 16-19, to analyze the data and continue with the planning. In all we had 1,793 individual walker surveys, 172 club surveys and 10 state organization surveys completed. This is amazing! Stay tuned, more exciting things to come!</span></span></div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com250tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651597913243072283.post-57223436794942841822015-11-02T12:30:00.001-08:002015-11-02T12:30:25.331-08:00State Association & Club Survey ExtensionThe deadline to complete the State Association and Club survey has been extended to November 6th, 2015. If your club is still having issues accessing this survey, please contact Bobbi Bilnoski directly at <a href="mailto:bobbi@bilnoski.onmicrosoft.com">bobbi@bilnoski.onmicrosoft.com</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com685