The Official Newsletter of
the
Volume 23, No. 2 February 2006
The Official Newsletter of
the
Volume 23, No. 2 February 2006
January Board
Meeting:
January General Meeting:
PATHFINDERS NEXT MEETING
Our next meeting is February 22.
Meetings are held the third Wednesday
of the month at the Hampton Main Library,
Executive meetings: the first Monday of
each month, at the Northampton Library,
CLUB WEBSITE
Http://www.peninsulapathfinder.org
Peninsula Pathfinders of Virginia
AVA & VVA Affiliated
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
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Meeting changes / March event / Meetings |
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2 |
From the President
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3 |
Out ‘n about 10
km / Hilton group walk / Bus Corner / |
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4 |
Honoring deceased
members / 2005 YRE totals / YRE changes / Atlantic Region Conference /
Idata-Walk |
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5 |
New officers
photos |
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6 |
Post-it Page |
March
Newsletter Deadline: March 1.
NOTICE!!!
The February and March
general meeting will be the 4th Wednesdays of those months. The
library has reserved the meeting rooms for other purposes those months.
Mark your calendars:
February 22 and
March 22: General meetings at
February 22 Meeting Program
February 22: “Household
Documents—What’s Important and Why.”
Margaret Mondul from the Household Document Organization will give a
presentation on household documents—which ones are important, and how to
organize them to help yourself and others.
March Event
March 4: Event,
American Legion
March 22 Meeting Program
March 22: Rick Routten will talk about Grandview Nature Preserve, the location for our April 8 event.
From the President…
Ron’s Rant
We
had a nice (not great) turnout for January’s club meeting. Hopefully we can do better in February. Not only did we have a nice turnout but we
also had fun. Your loving President took
a beating when he proposed that club dues be for a calendar year with no
pro-ration. It was finally decided that
club dues are for 12 months, regardless of when someone joins (example: join in February 2006; membership will expire
in February 2007).
Our
biggest CHALLENGE in the next few years is to attract and retain younger club
members. Everyone at the meeting agreed
that there is a problem. But no one,
including me had a solution. If you have
any ideas PLEASE let us know.
This
year a number of club members: Rick
Routten, Diane Berard,
See you
at the February meeting.
Ron
Newsletter
by mail
Starting
with the March newsletter only club members who do not have an email or who
specifically request a mailed copy will receive the newsletter by mail. If you have an email account and want to
receive the newsletter by mail please notify Art Whittaker by March 1. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE AN EMAIL ACCOUNT YOU DO
NOT HAVE TO DO ANYTHING.
Speaking at board meetings
Ron
requested that any club member attending board meetings should consult with him
before speaking at the board meeting.
Speaking at general meetings:
Ron
requested that anyone speaking or presenting new business at the general
meetings write a summary of the presentation and give it to Barbara Washburn.
This helps her capture the information in the minutes.
Our
club has a number of committees, such as sales, publicity, newsletter,
webmaster, membership, etc., to help conduct club business. Unfortunately they
are all committees of one. So over the
next few months we will try and tell you what each committee does and hopefully
you will find one that you want to work on.
We
STILL NEED people to work our April EVENT.
I guess if we don’t get enough people by March 1st I will
have to cancel the event!! Remember it
is your club. So I guess I will start with the Volunteer Committee.
VOLUNTEER
COMMITTEE:
CHAIRPERSON: Betty Bess
PHONE: 539-0136
E-MAIL: bess13@verizon.net
Betty
has one of the ______ jobs in the club, but as a former colonoscopy nurse she’s
used to it! Three or four months prior
to an event Betty finds out from the event sponsor how many check points the
event will have and how many other workers will be needed. She then publishes (via email or at the club
meeting) the schedule and starts signing workers up.
If
the schedule is not full about six weeks prior (the norm), then comes the
colonoscopy part…she emails and or calls everyone not signed up to work. Two weeks prior she reminds everyone of where
and when they are working.
Thank
you Betty for all you do for the club!
Interested
in helping with the volunteer committee?
Give Betty a call!
Ron
Out ‘n about
10 km
Walking back through 2005:
We’ve
heard from more club members about their goals, walks, special times in 2005…
Jack Rezabek accomplished his goal of completing 25 walks. Jack
finished the book for 400-425 events.
Congratulations, Jack!
The Bowers (Andy, Pam, Drew, and Mandy) completed the Masters Program
(walking 12 or more walks as a family) for the seventh year. They also added
the capitals of
Way to go—Andy, Pam, Drew and Mandy!!
Come on,
folks, get those books out and start walking!
What
a great day Saturday January 28 was for a walk.
Twenty people turned out for the group walk at
Want to meet
new people?
I have found fellow walkers to be a friendly group of people. In
addition, when walking with my dog, Phangsworth,
fellow animal lovers will also start up conversations. So any time I walk, I
know I will meet at least 3 to 4 new people. However, when laying out the new
The Wheel is a florescent orange and looks like a unicycle that
you push instead of ride. I met more new people as I walked with the Wheel than
on any other volksmarch!
Laying out the trail was easy. Andy Armano, our Trailmaster, instructed me to zero out the counter
and then walk. All I had to do was look at the wheel to check the distances at
turns and landmarks. So if you want to meet new people, volunteer to help lay
out new trails with Andy.
Upcoming new trails will be done for the April walk at Grandview Nature
Preserve and in June for the Newport News Park Walk.
If you are looking for a River Walk or Rail Road Heritage Walk,
try the revised Hilton Village Walk.
Bus Corner
Plans
for our spring trip are canceled, and we need your input for a fall trip.
We
had selected March 24-26 as our best date for a trip to
Two
choices for a trip this fall:
·
Charleston Nov. 11-13, Veteran's Day weekend; approximately $320 per person.
·
We need your input. Are you interested in one
of these trips? If you are willing to support either trip, do you have a
preference? Email Diane Berard or Pat LaRoux and tell us which trip you
are likely to support. Also let us know of your interests.
We
will gather information and summarize for February's meeting.
Our
club’s next regular walk is scheduled for April 8, 2006 at the Grandview Nature
Preserve. If you have not signed up to
work the event please contact Betty Bess.
Attend
the March meeting to learn more about Grandview Nature Preserve.
IVV Awards
The
following members were recognized in the last TAW (The American Wanderer):
EVENTS: DISTANCE:
50 Nancy Finn 1500 Pat Parker
150 Bill Lowell 3000 Mandy Bowers
325 Art Whittaker 7000 Linda LaFleur
550 Nancy
Geith 8000 Barb Lippincott
750 Barb
Lippincott
CONGRATULATIONS to one and all!
Honoring Deceased Members
Last September we lost a
dear club member, Jo Lascara. At the October club meeting we discussed
ideas of how to honor club members that die.
We decided to table the discussion until January. At the January club meeting the following
ideas were discussed:
Make a donation to a charity
in honor of the deceased
(If we go with this option,
how much?)
Send flowers for the funeral
(If we go with this option,
how much do we spend on the flowers?)
A Remembrance Ceremony or
“Roll Call”
(Once a year/maybe the club
picnic/acknowledge those that died the previous year by either lighting a
candle/posting a picture)
What do you think? We plan to discuss ideas at the February
meeting. If you cannot attend the meeting please send your ideas to Ron Berard.
2005 Year Round Totals
Fort Eustis
- 44 (1/2 of the walkers were in the Fall)
Yorktown 15k - 50 (1/2 of the walkers were in Fall months)
Fort Boykin - 54 (seasonal only open 2 quarters, most walked in Spring)
Hilton - 91 (same amount of walkers in all seasons)
Mariners’ Museum - 112 (same amount of walkers in all seasons)
Jamestown - 126 (1/2 of the walkers were in the Fall)
Yorktown 10k - 161 (91 walkers in the Fall)
Fort Monroe - 172 (1/3 each in the Winter and Fall)
Williamsburg - 201 (1/3 of the walkers were in the Fall)
Total Walkers – 1011
We
have walks for all seasons. Most walking was done in the Fall months of
October, November and December.
The
months of July, August and September had the least amount of walkers; it could
be related to our hot, humid weather and people going elsewhere on vacation.
YRE Changes
Please update your 2006
Starting Point books.
Savage, MD: the walk box has
been moved to “And Sew It Goes Quilt Shop” in Historic Savage Mill,
Atlantic Region Conference
The
Atlantic Region (the region our club belongs to) Biannual conference is March 17 to March 19 at the Four Points
by Sheraton Hagerstown, Hagerstown, Maryland.
Shirley Boyd will represent the
Peninsula Pathfinders. If you have any
issues you want discussed please send them to her by March 15.
Message from Atlantic Region Director, Nancy Stenger: Everyone is invited!!!! The Third Biennial
Atlantic Region Conference is planned and the Annapolis Amblers, Piedmont
Pacers, Cumberland Valley Lead Foot and the All American
The
agenda and registration brochure is at:
http://www.ava.org/clubs/reg_atlantic
Idita-Walk 2006 - Team AVA Participants
Hello again from
Idita-Walk is an event to
promote good health by walking. It is motivation to walk for at least 30
minutes a day for 35 days. Finishers get a cool T-shirt. Sign up your dog
also (canine fee $25). All finishing dogs will receive a stylin', cool leash!
We challenge everyone to get out and walk even if you don't sign up for this
year’s event. We hope to see you out on the trail!
David Olson
Idita-Walk 2006 Coordinator
Pathfinders Gallery:
January 18 General Meeting: out-going President
Shirley Boyd hands the
Club
2006-2007 Officers: Vice-President Shirley Boyd,
President Ron Berard,
Secretary Barbara Washburn, Treasurer Cheryl Lauria
PENINSULA PATHFINDERS
OF
THE 'POST IT'
PAGE
Please remove this page from the newsletter and
"POST IT" on your refrigerator, or your bulletin board, or with your
day calendar.
Current Club Officers
President: Ron Berard, 890-9220
(email: Peninsula_Pathfinders_Prez@cox.net)
Vice President: Shirley Boyd, 722-5637
(email: walksboyd@aol.com )
Secretary: Barbara Washburn (930-4447)
(barbwash1@aol.com )
Treasurer: Cheryl Lauria. 930-4538
(email: cheryl.lauria@gmail.com )
Other Points of Contact
Membership: Art Whittaker, 723-4934
(email: ETMarvinMartian@msn.com )
Web Page and newsletter editor:
Pat LaRoux, 766-0411
(email: plaroux@yahoo.com )
Trail Master: Andy Armano, (877-5049)
(email: andyhiker@yahoo.com )
Specialty Sales: Diane Berard,
890-9220 (email: walkingtheusa@cox.net )
Publicity: David Hartman, 838-7170
Programs:
Pat Parker, 851-9252
(email: paparker1@cox.net )
Event schedules:
Betty Bess, 539-0136
(email: bess13@verizon.net
)
2006 Local Calendar at a Glance
Mar 4, Event,
Mar 11, Group Walk,
Gators,
March 25, Group Walk,
Pathfinders,
Apr 1, Event,
Apr 8, Event, Pathfinders,
Apr 15, Event, Lee Lepus, Henricus Historical Park
Apr 22, Event, Gators,
Apr 29, Group Walk, Gators, Norfolk Botanical Gardens
May 6, Event,
May 8, Night Walk,
May 13, Event, Gators,
May 27, Group Walk,
Pathfinders, CNU (
Jun 3, Event/picnic,
Pathfinders,
June 10, Group Walk, Gators, VA Beach Travel Lodge
June 21, Fun Dinner, Pathfinders (no regular meeting)
June 24, Group Walk,
Pathfinders,
Jul 19, Fun Dinner, Pathfinders (no regular meeting)
Aug 16, Fun Dinner, Pathfinders (no regular meeting)
Aug 17, Event, Gators, Zimmerman’s house/Ghent
Sept 16, Event, Gators,
Sept 27, Pathfinders’ general meeting is the 4th Wednesday
Oct 7, Event, Gators, Chesapeake/Railroad Heritage
Oct 21, Event, Pathfinders, Yorktown
Dec 8 – 10, Events, Pathfinders, Williamsburg
Dec 31, Event, Gators,
Calendar of Local Volkssport Events
06 Board Meeting Pathfinders 7 p.m.
11 Group
Walk Gators 9 a.m.
22 (4th Wed) Club Meeting Pathfinders 7
p.m.
25 Group
Walk Pathfinders 9 a.m. Mariners’ Museum, 757-890-9220
04 Event
06 Board Meeting Pathfinders 7 p.m.
11 Group
Walk Gators 9 a.m.
22(4th Wed) Club Meeting Pathfinders 7
p.m.
25 Group
Walk Pathfinders 9 a.m.