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David Mauser
friart@...
May 1, 2000 5:18 pm
Re: Member participation I am interested in ideas of how to get new members to your club and also how to get non-members to participate in walks put on by your...
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RPARKHAM@...
May 2, 2000 11:48 am
David, You have asked the same question that has been brought forward annually and will still be asked ten years from now. There is only ONE ANSWER - you have...
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G.E.McGowen
gem22@...
May 2, 2000 1:32 pm
Over the last couple of years a lot of discussions have taken place regarding ways to increase attendance levels at IVV events. While I was out walking at the...
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Wendy Bumgardner
walking.guide@...
May 2, 2000 1:45 pm
Great idea on the Pokemon cards - you would get plenty of parents and families coming, and grandparents and aunts and uncles would know of worthy children to...
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Wendy Bumgardner
walking.guide@...
May 2, 2000 1:50 pm
We now have email event announcement groups for five areas and would like to add more. WalkOregon WalkTexas WalkCalifornia WalkFlorida WalkSCentral (for the...
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LClarkAVA@...
May 2, 2000 3:46 pm
I think this is a very good idea to explore unique awards that appeal to young people. I have seen stuffed animals as awards at German IVV events -too bad the...
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Regina Overholt
regina_overholt@...
May 2, 2000 3:58 pm
... Actually a couple years ago, stuffed animals were a popular award in Germany. (I've been away for 2 years so I don't know if they still are.) I don't know...
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Andy Howard
achoward@...
May 2, 2000 11:40 pm
Something we are going to try here with the HHH is refrigerator magnets. Actually, it is something we are going to try, just to start having awards again....
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Annette Tollett
ahtollett@...
May 3, 2000 1:00 am
Just remember that awards have to have IVV-AVA permanently affixed to them. That just might decrease the value of Pokemon cards, or other collectibles, ...
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G.E.McGowen
gem22@...
May 3, 2000 10:01 am
I want to follow up on the responses to my last message. Generally the responses so far have been positive. One respondent, who's reply does not appear on the...
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Doyle Piland
dpiland@...
May 3, 2000 12:58 pm
... From: G.E.McGowen <gem22@...> To: <volkssport@egroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 4:02 AM Subject: [volkssport] More about Pokemon cards ... ...
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Avamaster@...
May 3, 2000 1:00 pm
Fellow Walkers... Okay, with the current discussion about getting more young people walking, here is a challenge from the AVA's National Youth Program, to all...
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Wendy Bumgardner
walking.guide@...
May 3, 2000 1:15 pm
The need in the AVA rules to have AVA somewhere on the award is why I suggest instead of making the card the award, make it an additional giveaway. Think...
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achoward@...
May 3, 2000 2:29 pm
Doyle: Thanks for posting the awared criteria and the reference. Is there a requirement that these award designs be reviewed by anybody outside of the local...
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achoward@...
May 3, 2000 2:36 pm
Just an FYI on my previous note about using business card sized magnets as prizes and publicity.... The office supply store I went to also had the types of...
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Doyle Piland
dpiland@...
May 3, 2000 2:58 pm
... Andy; Portions of the governing paragraph of the AVA Handbook are below: 4.02 EVENT SANCTIONING I. GENERAL II. POLICY C. The club decides the type,...
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LClarkAVA@...
May 3, 2000 3:19 pm
Some of you may already be aware but for those who are not. . . AVA has placed a motion on the agenda of the next IVV meeting which will take place the first...
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AVAWalkNJ@...
May 3, 2000 11:58 pm
Perhaps AVA can design our own Pokemon character. I suggest the Walksalot. It would be able to defeet it's enemy by setting a blistering pace in the march...
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AVAWalkNJ@...
May 4, 2000 12:01 am
Andy, Perhaps the magnets should be give aways if the cost is less than 50 cents. A great way to reestablish contact with a club once the brochure chain is ...
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Andy Howard
achoward@...
May 4, 2000 12:31 am
Davis: Well, our thought is to give away the "generic" Houston Happy Hiker magnet, as publicity. (Winter, whazzzzat?) Will also have them available as biz...
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Wendy Bumgardner
walking.guide@...
May 4, 2000 1:08 am
David (and all): Start a state/regional email event announcement group by asking your walkers for their email addresses at you walks. Then once a month or ...
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SANDRA LYNCH
1sandyl@...
May 4, 2000 2:43 am
When going on walks in some areas there are "Cat's Meow" pieces available of something you will see on the walk. i.e., at Savage Mill there is a speciality...
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SANDRA LYNCH
1sandyl@...
May 4, 2000 2:50 am
A club in our area recently gave away a bookmark with the club name and anniversay date on it. Great advertising. Also one of the clubs in Washington D.C....
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Skip Coburn
scoburn@...
May 4, 2000 3:15 am
Hello everyone. Due to unexpected illness, two spaces are now available on our European Volksmarching Trip. A great opportunity for anyone who might like to...
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Lucy Krupp
lucykrupp@...
May 4, 2000 3:31 am
Last year, we bought antique postcards and had a rubber stamp made for the back with the club name, AVA/IVV etc. They were a big hit at our Joyce Kilmer walk....
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G.E.McGowen
gem22@...
May 4, 2000 9:29 am
Ron Hamner sent the following e-mail in answer to my second message about awards. I am posting it to the issues-list, a) because I like much of what he says,...
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BrownR@...
May 5, 2000 1:19 am
I was going to title this "Hard Love" but thought some might think it was porn and delete it before reading it. This is not going to be popular and some of...
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Wendy Bumgardner
walking.guide@...
May 5, 2000 1:21 am
This one is a real virus, it affects those using Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express. Do NOT open the attachments, delete the mail and then empty your email...
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AVAWalkNJ@...
May 5, 2000 2:34 am
In a message dated 5/4/00 9:20:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... I once heard someone state that a participation rate of about 10% could be expected based on...
