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Articles and Workshops

 

AVA Event Handbook  How to plan and put on an event from start to finish.

Selling Walking  Get a New Walker Program Packet into the hands of every non-credit walker using these great techniques.

Champagne Event on a Beer Budget
  Ron Hamner's workshop on how to make your events really EVENTS.

Membership: Building and Keeping It  Ron Hamner's workshop.

Trail Marking and Mapping Workshop
 Nelson Cahill's convention workshop on how to mark and/or map a walking event, including regular and year-round events.

How to Put Walking on the Internet
 Wendy Bumgardner's convention workshop on how to use the Internet to publicize your walking club and walking events.

Event Brochures
  ESVA Workshop with the rules for event brochures. Download brochure formats to fill in the blanks, including graphics.

Memories
Photos and stories of our big events

Winston-Salem International Two-Days Walk 1997 Memories

Vancouver USA Discovery Walk 1997
  and 1998  and 1999

History of AVA Biennial Conventions
Year
Location
President elected
1979
Dayton, OH
David N. Toth
1981
Fredericksburg, TX
Carol Coffee
1983
Norfolk, VA
Max Martin
1985
St Louis, MO
Max Martin
1987
Tacoma, WA
Tom Boyd
1989
Dayton, OH
Tom Boyd
1991
Baltimore, MD
Julian Bauer
1993
Austin, TX
Lynn Clark
1995
Portland, OR
Lynn Clark
1997
Ted Ballman
1999
Ted Ballman
2000
T. Ballman passed away
Nancy Stenger
2001
Nancy Stenger
2003
Shirley Lindberg
2005
Shirley Lindberg
2007
Curt Myron
2009
Richardson, TX
Curt Myron
2011
Des Moines, IA
 
2013
 
 

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