1/20/2012

					January 16th 2012
				
		CAPITOL VOLKSSPORT MEETING MINUTES

President Susan Berry opened the meeting at 7 00 pm. There were 28 people
present, three guests joined our club. Susan congratulated Perki for her outstanding
efforts and success as our publicity person. Several people have joined our club
recently due to Perki's hard work.
Some members have completed many walks they are:
Bob Morrison		575
Sheila Morrison	600
Susan Berry		900
Bonnie Tucker		2200

OLD BUSINESS

248 people walked our Christmas walk.
Starting Points are here-see Lloyd if you would like a copy.
The Monday and Thursday walks are going well.
If you are having trouble accessing the newsletter contact Harry or Susan. The
Newsletter is also posted on our website.

NEW BUSINESS

Bonnie, ESVA Secretary, reported on the last meeting which was held on New
Year's Day. The Pathfinder was discussed and there was a suggestion that it will
eventually become the newsletter for the ESVA.
ESVA will be electing officers at the state level this summer. There will be positions
open for Treasurer and First and Second Vice Presidents.
www.esva.org currently lists all the events being held in Washington.
The  Annual Convention will be held in August in Auburn. More information will
be given at a later date.

We will be hosting the ESVA meeting on May 12th at Burfoot Park. This will
be held in conjunction with a walking event. The North Olympia Fire Station
will be the venue for the ESVA lunch which our club provides.
A sign in sheet for helpers was passed around.

Sam Korff, AVA Northwest Regional Director has asked for input from several
clubs on some AVA recommendations. Susan brought some of them to
our attention.
Instead of stamps use stick on labels instead-----Yes
We should be able to use a YRE as an event------Yes
No more free walkers------No

If anyone is interested in carpooling to events on weekends we can arrange
to have such information posted on our website.

OTHER THINGS DISCUSSED

Bob suggested that AVA create a challenge called Club 104. Members would
need to join AVA to get credit for it- the fee is $25 per year. Then members 
would have to complete two walks a week, or its equivilent, for a total of 104
walks a year. A slogan such as "Volkssporting does a body good" could be
used. The reward would be a patch or something similar. There could even
be Club 52 for once a week walkers.
There was a suggestion that Starting Points be online or smart phone accessible.
It could be broken down into sections of the country.

The meeting adjourned at 8 pm after which we were treated to a marvellous slide
show by Bob and Sheila Morrison about their recent trip to Greece and Turkey.
The next meeting will be on March 13th at Apollo's. Cindy and Mike Extine will
give a presentation about their summer work and walks in Yellowstone.

Submitted by,

Lesley Willardson (Secretary)