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US Presidents Special Event Program   "Be not afraid of growing slowly, but be afraid of standing still."     The "Rules". The US Presidents Special Event Program starts on July 4, 2004 and ends on July 4, 2009. Complete 15 events anywhere in the United States where an event or activity occurred in relation to United States Presidents. The most obvious locations are routes that have a library, a home where he lived; a cemetery where he is buried, or the site where he died. A list of events will be available with registration by state and additional information will be posted on the AVA web as more events are identified. No duplicate event numbers are allowed. If a year round event was used for an entry in the program book, i.e., 1900+, then 1900 without + is not allowed. Repeating the same event in another year is not allowed. Each line of the record book is used to record the IVV event stamp. This program is not retroactive. You may not record previously completed events in the book. All walks must be stamped in the record book using the IVV event stamp. Handwritten entries are not allowed. The US Presidents Special Event Program Book would be available for $10. Redeem it when complete to receive a 5", 100% embroidered color patch. The patch is included in the price of the book. Completed books must be postmarked by July 31, 2009. Order your book by sending $10.00 payable to Heartland Walkers, 1617 Morningside Drive, Hastings, NE 68901-2942.      List of known events. This list is provided to get you started. If you know of others please let us know so the list may be expanded.   Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington Washington DC West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Canada England       Updated March 26, 2009   The first Presidential seal was cut in 1782.  In 1945 the Presidential Seal and flag were redesigned at the direction of President Harry S. Truman.  Truman added 48 stars to stand for each state in the Union.  His concept was that the stars would show that the President was elected by the People.  According to Truman, no general could have that many stars thereby showing the president is truly the Commander in Chief.  In addition to this change in the seal, Truman had the eagle's head facing the olive branch as a sign that the President should always look towards peace.   Heartland Walkers 1617 Morningside Drive Hastings, NE 68901-2942 (402) 834-0338 walkvirginia@erols.com