The Official Newsletter of the Peninsula Pathfinders of Virginia - P.O. Box 7100, Hampton, VA 23666

Volume 22, No. 9 September 2005

August Board Meeting:

· Bus trip committee reported that we have enough people signed up for the bus trip.

August General Meeting:

· Members voted to continue the 15 km walk at Yorktown YRE.

PATHFINDERS NEXT MEETING

Our next meeting is September 28.

Meetings are held the third Wednesday of the month.

Executive meetings: the first Monday of each month, at the Northampton Library, 936 Big Bethel Road, Hampton, at 7 p.m. All members are welcome.

CLUB WEBSITE

Http://www.peninsulapathfinder.org

Peninsula Pathfinders of Virginia
AVA & VVA Affiliated

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

1	September schedule / September birthdays
	Fort Monroe event / Reuse-a-Shoe program / VVA election / Out ‘n about 10 km
2	Post-it Page

October Newsletter Deadline: September 28.

September Schedule

Events

Sept. 10 Chincoteague, Walking Scouts

Sept. 11 Cape Charles, Walking Scouts

Group Walks

Sept. 17 Smithfield, Gators

Sept. 24 Yorktown, Pathfinders

September meeting—the
4^th Wednesday

Our meeting is September 28—our usual meeting room will not be available because the library is having their annual book sale.

Meeting program: Club member Jack Rezabek will demonstrate use of a metal detector and relate some of his metal detecting experiences.

Sign up for the October Event: See Betty Bess at the meeting or call her at 539-0136.

September Birthdays

09/03 Josephine Lascara

09/10 Olga Crupper

09/12 J. Schaubach

09/22 Diane Berard

09/26 Sandy Croushore

Fort Monroe Event

Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) at Fort Monroe has asked Peninsula Pathfinders to host a volksmarch at their Oktoberfest and Fall Faire.

Fort Monroe schedule:

OKTOBERFEST: Friday, October 7

5 – 9 p.m. under the Fest Tent at Walker Airfield: German music, German wines and beer tasting German food, beer, door prizes.

FALL FAIRE: Saturday, October 8

9 a.m. – 3 p.m. under the Fest Tent at Walker Airfield.

9 a.m. – 4 pm: Volksmarch

11 a.m. – 3 pm: Music, Food, Arts & Crafts.

Fort Monroe Event Patch

Recycle your walking shoes…

What is Nike doing with worn-out shoes?—converting them to basketball courts, tennis courts, athletic fields and running tracks.

What a great idea! Nike’s Reuse-A-Shoe program plans to have drop-off sites in all states except Hawaii and Alaska. (No drop-off site in Virginia yet.)

To find out more about the program and a drop-off site go to: http://www.nikereuseashoe.com.

VVA Election

The present term of officers for the Virginia Volksmarch Association expires December 31, 2005. The election for new officers will be held at the December 10 meeting in Williamsburg.

The present officers will run again:

President: Nancy Stenger

Vice President: Shirley Boyd

Secretary: Cecila Miner

Treasurer: Jim Geith.

The nomination committee is composed of Mimi Pollow, chair person, of Northern Virginia, Barbara Lippincott and Bill Pile of Wood & Dale Wanderers. If anyone is interested in serving as an officer, please contact Barbara Lippincott at barblwalker@att.net, 757 420 6714, or contact any other committee member.

Out ‘n about 10 km

A Memorable Walk

By David Hartman

While attending the Washington Redskins training camp at Carlisle, PA, July 27-30, 1993, I picked up a Lancaster Year-Round brochure and decided to do the walk on Thursday, July 29. Lancaster is located about 50 miles from Carlisle, so I skipped the training camp that day to do the walk. The sign-up sheet and walk instructions were located about 10 miles from the city library, the start and finish point.

The temperature was 95 degrees—HOT!

I had walked about 3 miles through town, and as usual, became lost. I walked into the Chamber of Commerce office, explaining my situation to the lady manager and showed her the instructions.

She eyed me and stated, “Do you know why Moses wandered 40 years in the wilderness?” I stated, “No” and she returned, “Because he was too proud to ask directions. Where you turned left you should have turned right.”

I completed the 10 km walk without becoming lost again.

Warm thoughts from David!

PENINSULA PATHFINDERS OF VIRGINIA

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: Shirley Boyd, 722-5637

(email: walksboyd@aol.com )

Vice President: Andy Armano (877-5049)
(email: andyhiker@yahoo.com )

Secretary: Barbara Washburn (930-4447)
(barbwash1@aol.com )

Treasurer: Annette Tollett. 766-3065

(email: ahtollett@yahoo.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 )

Specialty Sales: Ron and 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: betty.bess@CTE.net )

2005 Local Calendar at a Glance

Nov 5, Walking Scouts, West Point/Pamunkey

Nov 12, Gators, Virginia Zoo

Nov 19-20, Pathfinders bus trip

Nov 22, Walking Scouts, Newport News

Dec 9-11, Pathfinders, Williamsburg

Dec 21, Pathfinders Christmas party

Dec 31, Gators, Smithfield

Calendar of Local and State Volkssport Events

September 2005

10 Event Walking Scouts 9 a.m. Chincoteague, 757-766-3065

11 Event Walking Scouts 10 a.m. Cape Charles, 757-766-3065

17 Group walk Gators 9 a.m. Smithfield, 757-357-5355

24 Group walk Pathfinders 9 a.m. Yorktown, 757-766-3065

28 (4^th Wed) Meeting Pathfinders 7 p.m. Hampton Main Library, 757-722-5637

October 2005

3 Board Meeting Pathfinders 7 p.m. Northampton Library, 757-722-5637

8 Event Pathfinders 9 a.m. Fest Tent, Fort Monroe, 757-722-5637

15 Event Lee Lepus N/A Rescue Squad, Ivor, 804-768-0055

19 Meeting Pathfinders 7 p.m. Hampton Main Library, 757-722-5637