Capitol Volkssport Club
Monthly Membership Meeting
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Apollo’s Pasta and Pizza

President, Susan Berry, called the meeting to order.  She welcomed our liaisons for the Trails walk in June, Fred Fiedler and Larry Roediger from Mended Hearts.  Susan invited members to share any personal news or walking milestones.  Dave and Karen Purtee reported that they have completed 50 events.  Lloyd Berry has walked 9,000 kilometers.    Minutes from the last meeting were approved as emailed.  The Treasurer’s Report was circulated.

ESVA Representative, Bonnie Tucker, reported on the January ESVA meeting.  Her report is attached.

The sponsorship of walks on June 6th by a national company is still in the discussion stages with AVA.  We’re pushing deadlines for our June walk and so will be unable to officially include their sponsorship this year.  

Sue Cook reported on the Trails to a Healthy Heart Walk.  In addition to Mended Hearts we’ve included Thurston County Parks & Rec as a co-sponsor and they’re waiving the $100 trail use fee for us.  Also Providence St. Peter Hospital since they’re allowing us to START at the Fitness Center.  Sue passed around copies of the brochure and a poster that we’ll post around town…contingent on approval from Sam Korff, the Regional Director.  Brochure is due to Sam by 2/12 and Pathfinder ad by 3/12.  Jim Younkins, Sue and Lynda Curtis will be working on routes for the next couple of months.  We’ll also schedule a planning meeting with our Mended Heart liaisons  

Susan reported that Friday morning walks for March and April have been finalized.  Kathy Eagin is scheduling those walks for us.  See March Newsletter for walklist.  Our plan is to switch to evening walks as soon as it’s light enough…late enough.

We voted on several AVA motions.  1. Should AVA create a program to train Trailmasters?  This would be voluntary and a home study course.  We voted yes.  2. Should AVA “require” helmets to be worn by all participants for bike and skate events.  We voted yes even though we realize that it’s probably unenforceable.  3. Should “hike” be a new AVA trail description that would designate rural, unpaved trails.  We voted yes.  4.  Should the name of AVA be changed to American Association of Popular Sports.  We voted no. 
 
We’ve had several discussions about the fact that we’re close to outgrowing our meeting place.  Susan suggested that we investigate a banquet room at Panorama City.  She passed around menus and we decided to check it out.  There’s another meeting scheduled at Apollo’s next month so we’ll meet at Panorama City in March and see how we like it.

Susan circulated brochures for the Camano Island weekend – April 11th thru 13th and the Columbia River Gorge weekend – June 17th thru 19th.  She also reported that the Daffodil Valley Volkssport club has scheduled several of our YREs for their Wednesday walks.  We’re welcome to join them at any of their walks.

Next meeting will be March 9th at Panorama City.  6:00 for dinner…meeting starts at 7:00.

Meeting was adjourned.

Sue Cook for Lesley Willardson, Secretary