The Volkssport Issues list exists to discuss policy and politics of volkssport associations. Formerly, this list was hosted at Telelists.com and had the title...
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William Hassell
wahasse@...
Apr 2, 2000 2:31 pm
This type of feedback from new walkers makes it all worthwhile. Others enjoying what we sponsor. The walk in Easton, Maryland was very nice. Sponsored by...
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Annette Tollett
ahtollett@...
Apr 2, 2000 10:23 pm
I don't think we can expect the HQ to drop everything that they are doing to ship things to us. We should plan ahead better and know that we are low on...
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Annette Tollett
ahtollett@...
Apr 2, 2000 10:28 pm
We don't have to wait 6-8 weeks prior to an event to ask for New Balance sponsorship. In fact, our club has requested sponsorship for events into October, and...
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AVAWalkNJ@...
Apr 3, 2000 1:38 am
In a message dated 3/31/00 11:36:26 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... I could not agree more. The current AVA fee structure encourages club laziness. All a club...
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Andy Howard
achoward@...
Apr 3, 2000 3:25 am
My "knee jerk" reaction is that I don't feel that "motivation" can be legislated or bought. I don't think any clubs are lazy... I think that volunteer levels...
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Steenson, Elizabeth A
steensonea@...
Apr 3, 2000 10:43 am
When I tried to send the NB sponsorship requests in months ahead of time, I was advised by AVA HQ NOT to send them in that early, as they didn't need or want...
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walking@...
Apr 3, 2000 1:03 pm
Out here in the Northwest, we now have a very nice guy from New Balance is is managing the sponsorship requests once they are forwarded to him. I talked with ...
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Steenson, Elizabeth A
steensonea@...
Apr 3, 2000 1:34 pm
I thought that AVA Issues, being a nonofficial medium of discussion, allowing us to vent and discuss what was going on. Now I find that email is being...
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Wendy Bumgardner
walking.guide@...
Apr 3, 2000 1:48 pm
Anybody is welcome to join volkssport@onelist.com and the Staff might well have joined, although in the past none wanted to do so. As for forwarding messages,...
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Annette Tollett
ahtollett@...
Apr 3, 2000 1:54 pm
I have found out that the reason it took six days to ship the order to the club earlier was that they person in charge of shipping was out of the office for ...
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Steenson, Elizabeth A
steensonea@...
Apr 3, 2000 2:06 pm
As someone who's occupation is getting repair parts for emergency repair, I can fully appreciate what LOP (Lack of Planning) can do in terms of downtime,...
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Doyle Piland
dpiland@...
Apr 3, 2000 2:23 pm
I don't agree with the panic. ... PANIC???? Where is the panic. This is a trend that has been going on for 9 years. I can't see where anyone would think...
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Doyle Piland
dpiland@...
Apr 3, 2000 2:31 pm
... From: "Steenson, Elizabeth A" <steensonea@...> To: "'AVA Issues'" <volkssport@onelist.com> Sent: Monday, April 03, 2000 8:05 AM Subject:...
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Wendy Bumgardner
walking.guide@...
Apr 3, 2000 2:35 pm
Yes, things have been allowed to slide for far too long. I see it as a basic problem - we keep doing things that please the seasoned volkssporter (3 trails...
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achoward@...
Apr 3, 2000 3:18 pm
Proper etiquette may not allow forwarding but it certainly doesn't prevent it either. In a public (even if restricted) forum like this, e-mail is like a...
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BethF56@...
Apr 3, 2000 3:53 pm
I requested sponsorship for this year's walk at the same time. I think it was last August? Prehaps I was sending it in too early. How do I know that I will...
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Donna Seline
donnas@...
Apr 3, 2000 3:59 pm
Hi David Well, you've gone and asked for it now! Even hinting that we should cut back on YRE's is gonna fill your e-mail in box!!! Unless everyone on the...
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Regina Overholt
regina_overholt@...
Apr 3, 2000 4:18 pm
... The AVA was built over the first 9 years by people ... I think that a lot of the problem is that it's the same people doing the work over time. People are...
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Steenson, Elizabeth A
steensonea@...
Apr 3, 2000 5:24 pm
If I have to fill out one more piece of paper,I'll scream! Our club doesn't participate in the star thing only because I don't want to keep up with all the...
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Bill Pryde
bpryde@...
Apr 3, 2000 5:57 pm
I've extracted below a comment from the AVA Executive Director in the latest issue of "AVA Checkpoint". I believe the advocate idea is a critical one to the...
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walking@...
Apr 3, 2000 6:58 pm
The Star Club program is indeed a self-nominating, self-scoring program. Ideally, a club or its officers would sit down with the criteria and look them over to...
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walking@...
Apr 3, 2000 6:58 pm
The Star Club program is indeed a self-nominating, self-scoring program. Ideally, a club or its officers would sit down with the criteria and look them over to...
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Doyle Piland
dpiland@...
Apr 3, 2000 7:23 pm
... Therein lies the problem. Some of those receiving the awards may deserve it. However, as far as I'm concerned, and I'm sure many clubs feel the same way,...
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RPARKHAM@...
Apr 3, 2000 9:21 pm
E-mail gets more people in trouble than you ever can imagine. However, I have always felt that if YOU have a problem, YOU go to the source of the problem for...
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Annette Tollett
ahtollett@...
Apr 3, 2000 10:00 pm
... Excellent idea. I know one club in the Northeast who had an award (for at least one year, maybe more) that was a lighthouse ornament. They purchased...
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Annette Tollett
ahtollett@...
Apr 3, 2000 10:20 pm
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walking@...
Apr 3, 2000 10:21 pm
Whenever I have a question, I try to go directly to the people who can answer it. I have found AVAHQ to be worth the phone call or the email to AVAHQ@......
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walking@...
Apr 3, 2000 10:21 pm
Whenever I have a question, I try to go directly to the people who can answer it. I have found AVAHQ to be worth the phone call or the email to AVAHQ@......
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BROWN, RON
BrownR@...
Apr 4, 2000 12:36 am
I've seen clubs receive Star awards that were clearly not earned. I even know of one club that received a Trailblazer award that has never created a trail -...
