Volkssport
Club of West Point e-NEWS
June 2006
Welcome to the June
2006 Edition of the Volkssport Club of West Point newsletter!
We organize our letter with club information first, other walking information
second, then a Calendar of Events.
Next Group Walk:
·
Sun 6/11 - Joint Group Walk
of the Lower Manhattan New York City YRE - See the information below!
Next Event:
·
Sun 9/17 – Hudson Valley Ramble – Cold Spring Event – See the information
below
Thanks to the Renewals and New Members in 2006!
Recently, we’ve received renewals
and membership dues from the following:
·
Joan Kimmel
·
The Gonzalez
Family (Gabriel, Sophie, Jenny)
·
Annette Mistretta
If you mailed your dues recently, we’ll acknowledge you in our next
letter. And thanks for supporting the club!
We have begun mailing membership cards out, your’s
should be arriving in the mail soon if you have not received it yet!
June 11th New York City Group Walk -
Sunday 6/11 - New York City (Group Walk
co-coordinated with the Princeton Area Walkers via Maureen Penta)
– This is the Lower Manhattan YRE that is a great walk along the river with
views of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island as well as many other
significant landmarks in the financial district. Here are the logistics:
o We
will meet at Bryant Park - just across the street from the New Balance Store on
42nd and 6th (a hop, skip, and a Jump from Grand Central) about 11:30 AM.
o Some
of the Poughkeepsie folks (Joan K, Andrew S, Tom N) plan to take the 9:33 AM train from Poughkeepsie (although we’ll get on at New Hamburg, perhaps) to
Grand Central Terminal (GCT) that will arrive at 11:15 AM.
o Bryant
Park is across the street on 42nd street next to the NY Public Library between 5th
and 6th Avenue. When
leaving GCT, turn RIGHT on 42nd Street and head WEST.
Bryant Park is less than two blocks away from GCT. If it is pouring rain there is a college
lobby directly across the street from Bryant Park (the same side of the street
as Grand Central) with an overhang where it will be dry.
o We
will take the subway to get to the start point for the Lower Manhattan walk.
o As
far as lunch is concerned, we’ll arrive at South Street Seaport about 2:00 PM. This would be just after the Titanic
Checkpoint. As you enter South Street Seaport there are many places to
have lunch - Maureen imagines that if any one sits at a table at any of the
restaurants outside they would connect with other walkers:
o The first you meet would be "Red". It looks great.
o
The next is
"Il Porto" where Maureen has had lunch several times.
o
Later down the road on is a Pizza Uno and
then after that Seaport Cafe and Pacific Grill. These restaurants
are all on the left.
o
Half way down
the block on the right is the Heartland Brewery
which makes us a Brewery/Winery special event. They have a nice menu
there too.
Andrew will have his cellphone on at 845-464-2676 if anyone has questions or
problems during the event!
Constitutional Change -
A reminder again for our June meeting on
June 25th the club needs to make three changes to the
constitution.
- One is to allow us to have multiple bank
accounts. As it stands now, we can only have money in one
account. Unfortunately, that is a non-interest bearing
checking account (we don't pay any fees for this, however). We would
like to have the ability to put some of our excess funds into a Certificate
Account for interest bearing purposes. We also would like to
put a clause in that states that not only the Treasurer has signatory
power, but also one of the other officers in case the Treasurer becomes
unavailable or unreachable for some reason.
- The second change is to make the fiscal year
match the AVA Fiscal year (Legal requirement as we are using the AVA's 501(c)(3) umbrella
account for non-profit status. That change is from 1 July
through 30 June instead of the calendar year January-December.
- Third and finally, we would like to change the
membership year from it's current calendar year
specification to a 12-month renewal year which we've been using for some
time now.
Below are the old and text proposed paragraph
changes. Our club's constitution states the changes can be made by a
2/3 vote of the membership at either a special or regular meeting
; thus, we plan to have this vote on the 6/25 club meeting ahead of
the Highland Falls Group Walk. All members are invited to participate in
the vote at the meeting if you can attend!
- Current Wording in Article IX
(Finances), Section 5:
Section 5. The organization shall have one fund, the Club General
(Operating) fund. Source of funds will be dues and other monies raised within the membership, as well as residue from
approved club activities after expenses.
Section 7. The organization's fiscal and membership year shall run the
calendar year.
- Proposed Changes:
Section 5. The finances of the organization shall be banked in the name of
the organization and the signatories to the account shall be the Treasurer
together with any one of the President,
First or Second Vice President, or Secretary. Source of funds will be dues
and other monies raised within the membership,
as well as residue from approved club activities after expenses.
Section 7. The organization's fiscal year shall run from July 1st to June
30th to coincide with the American Volkssport Association's fiscal
year. The club's membership year shall run on a twelve
(12) month renewal basis.
Re-scheduled Highland Falls Walk for June -
Due to the snowstorm we had on our
regularly scheduled Group Walk in February that 'snowed out' Highland
Falls, we RESCHEDULED Highland Falls Group YRE on Sunday, June 25th (see the
calendar below). As you know, you can get 'event' AVA credit
for doing a walk twice each calendar year, once in the first half, once in
the second half.
“Walking South” -
Recap of Interesting Walks by our
club Vice President Farrell Patrick and Secretary Nancy Patrick = exclusively
for the Volkssport Club of West Point
Electronic Newsletter! If you've done an interesting walk, submit the writeup for our next issue!
Wilmington, NC: What a delightful surprise! Leaving the start point
one of the first magnificent homes on the trail is a dead ringer for Tara in "Gone With The
Wind". The walk passes through a historic residential district which is
most interesting. The old city market is now a multi level shoppers
delight. The battleship USS North Carolina is available for tours and is anchored on the Cape Fear River. We got our first Riverwalk
America stamp.
Kissimmee-Poinciana, FL: This was the only dud! The trail description in the
Starting Point attracted our attention to the Nature Conservancy Disney Wilderness
Preserve. Our hopes were high for observing wildlife as we slowed for two adult
sandbill cranes and saw signs cautioning drivers to
be on the lookout for baby cranes. Alas, this pair were
the only animals we saw...at all. The weather that day was beastly hot and the
natural trail wound through scrubby bushes and no trees. At last we came to a
wooded area by a lake. By this time we were panting, gulping down water
frequently and decided it was time for a shortcut back to the finish. The
bright spot (besides the sun) was the friendly volunteer who registered us for
the walk. She was a member of the local volksmarch club and was delighted to
meet walkers on the only day of the week she worked there. There was no
information available with information as to how Disney got involved with this
park.
Sebastian Inlet State Park, FL: This park has much to
appeal to walkers...beach, boardwalk, nature trail, ocean. Part of the trail
went through an RV camper lot. Many folks were outside and gave a friendly greeting
or wave and we walked past. Fishermen were cleaning their catch and attracting
a huge flock of pelicans looking for a handout. It was interesting to watch
them. We would return to this park anytime. The Indian River went into our Riverwalk
book.
Palm Beach, FL: This is a walk we have done previously and there is
always something new to see. This time we took the opportunity to tour the Flagler Museum which is on the trail. This is part of the estate of
Henry Flagler who made millions with Standard Oil and railroads.
Strolling through this
beautiful town is a treat and how nice that the trail goes to the magnificent
Breakers Hotel...a perfect spot for an oceanside lunch. The most challenging part of this walk was
finding the start point at a hospital. That particular day traffic was rerouted
in preparation for a huge boat show which made things difficult. Near the
hospital there is usually side street parking
available within a couple of blocks...and no valet fee!
St. Augustine, FL: A second time around for us on this walk. With dumb
luck we found a motel that was just a few short blocks from the start point. And, as we also found out, just around the corner from a tiny, but
wonderful seafood restaurant. This walk, of course, is a history buffs
delight. Although part of the trail takes in one street which is nothing but
stores for tourists, it also takes the walker off the main tourist area. We
took time to see the small but very interesting Lightner Museum and went inside the Castillo San Marco. This is
definitely a walk not to be rushed through. Start
early if possible to avoid the hordes of day trippers.
Another
stamp for our Riverwalk book as we took in the Matanzas River.
Upcoming Walks:
Thanks to
club President Joan Kimmel for providing this list of other walks you might be
interested in attending = as always, plans sometimes change, so BE SURE TO
VERIFY with the event sponsor that the walk is still ongoing before making
plans!
o June 10 - So. Hamilton, Mass - EVENT
o June 11 - Lower Manhattan, NY - Group walk of YRE
o June 17-18 - Block Island, RI (CT) - 2 walks, 1 bike - EVENT
o June 17 - Zaraphath, NJ - EVENT
o June 17 - Windsor, NY (Finger Lakes) - EVENT
o June 17 -18 - Lancaster - PA - EVENT
o June 17 - Olcott Beach, NY
(near Niagara) - EVENT
o June 24 - Camp Hill, PA (Susquehanna Rovers) - EVENT
o June 25 - Paris, Maine - EVENT
o June 25 - Highland Falls, NY - Group Walk of YRE
o July 4 (Tuesday) - Schodack Landing, NY (ESCV) - EVENT
o July 8 - Portsmouth, NH - EVENT
o July 8 - Fawn Grove, PA (York) - EVENT
o July 8 - Amston, CT - Group Bike of seasonal Bike
o July 14-15 - Hatboro, PA (LBW) - EVENT
o July 15 - Ovid, NY (Finger Lakes) - EVENT
o July 15 - Chambersburg, PA - EVENT
o July 16 - Sea Girt, NJ – EVENT
o July 22-23 - Crown Point, NY (Twin States) – EVENT
o July 22-23 - Orwell, VT – EVENT
o July 29-30 - York, PA - EVENT
o August 6 - New London, NH - EVENT
o August 12 - Farmington, CT - Group walk of YRE
o Aug 13 - Vestal, NY (Fingerlakes)
- EVENT ?
o August 19 - Auburn, Maine – EVENT
o August 20 - Old Orchard Beach, Maine – EVENT
o August 26-27 - Jim Thorpe, PA (York) – EVENT
o August 26-27 - Tamaqua, PA (York) - EVENT
o Sept 3 - Middlebury, VT - Charlotte & Ruth 75th Birthday - EVENT
o Sept. 9 - Portland, CT - Group walk of YRE
o September 9-10 - Ivyland, PA (LBW) - EVENT
o SEPT 10 - NYACK, NY - EVENT - ?
o Sep 16-17 - Air Force Global Volksmarch Weekend
o Sept 16-17 Wilmington, Delaware - EVENT
o September 17 - COLD SPRING, NY - EVENT
o September 23 - Amsterdam, NY - EVENT
o Sept 23-24 - State College - PA - 3 Walks - EVENT
o Sept 24 - Virgil, NY (Fingerlakes) - EVENT ?
o Sept 30 - Steuben Day Parade - Philadelphia – EVENT
o Oct 7-8 - Hardwick, VT - EVENT
o Oct 7-8 - Craftsbury, VT – EVENT
o Oct 8 - Ithaca, NY - ?
o Oct 8 - Dublin, PA (LBW) - EVENT ?
o October 14 - Allentown, NJ - EVENT
o October 14 - Hadley, NY (ESCV) - EVENT
o October 14 - Newbury, Mass - EVENT
o Oct 14-15 - Colebrook, PA (Baloney Stompers) -
- 2 Walks - EVENT
o Oct 14 - Mystic, CT - Group walk of YRE
o OCT 15 - ROUND POND, WEST POINT, NY - EVENT - ?
o October 15 - Saco Bay, Maine - EVENT
o Oct 19-22 - Washington DC - Freedom Walks - 3 Walks - EVENT
o October 21 - Keene, NH - EVENT
o October 28 - New Bedford, Mass - EVENT
o Oct 28-29 - Reboboth Beach, DE - EVENT
o November 4 - Madison, NJ - EVENT
o Nov 4 - Oneonta, NY ?
o November 5 - Clifton Park, NY - Pizza Party - EVENT
o Nov 11 - Storrs, CT - Group walk of YRE
o Nov 12 - New Paltz, NY - EVENT - ?
o Nov 24-25 - Hershey, PA - 3 walks - EVENT
o December 2 - Schenectady, NY - Holiday Lunch - EVENT
o December 2 - Attleboro, Mass - EVENT
o Dec 2 - Homer (Fingerlakes)
- Event ?
o December 3 - Exeter, NH - EVENT
o
December 9-10 - Westbrook, Maine - EVENT
Current
Calendar!
These below are 'confirmed' times and dates!
We are sometime
asked what a 'Group Walk' (as opposed to a Year Round Event (YRE) or
Event) is - We credit our sister club in Albany, the ESCV (EMPIRE STATE
CAPITAL VOLKSSPORTERS) for the following definition of GROUP walks: "Group Walk
means all meet and signup together at the same time, get a map and start together,
then you proceed at your own pace. There are NO GUIDES for this kind
of walk.. Nor does a group have to stay
together. "; so when you see this term in our calendar below, you'll
now know what it means! We usually have fast walkers, slow walkers,
and medium walkers, there's
almost always someone you can walk with if you join us for your first
time in a GROUP WALK!
Changes from the previous month in RED!
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Sunday 6/25 – Highland Falls:
Club Group Walk on Sunday, 25 June 2006. Our
usual breakfast meeting will be held at 9 AM
at the PARK Restaurant, 451 Main Street, in the Village of Highland Falls. All are welcomed to the breakfast and
meeting! Registration at 10:15 AM at the West Point Visitor’s
Center, walking at 10:30 AM. Club
Constitutional Changes (see above) to be voted upon at this meeting!
Additional Info: College Campus, Revolutionary War Site, US Presidents, Riverwalk America
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West Point:
Sat, 8 July
Event Special Classifications - College Campus, Revolutionary
War Site, US Presidents, Riverwalk America
Remember to bring government-issued photo ID for ALL walkers! You will not be allowed on the West Point
Campus without it!!
Note Summer Hours! Walk
starts with registration at 8:45 AM at the West Point Visitor’s Center,
walking at 9:00 AM. Lunch and club meeting afterwards Lunch
afterwards at the PARK Restaurant, 451 Main Street, in the Village of Highland
Falls; time to be determined depending on the walk beforehand (approximately
noon-ish) - All are welcomed to the breakfast and
meeting!
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Rhinebeck:
Sat, 5 August
Event Special Classifications - Revolutionary War Site
Note Summer Hours! Walk
starts with registration at 8:45 AM at The Delamater
House, 44 Montgomery Street (Route 9), Rhinebeck, New York. The Start Point and parking are in Office
in the rear of the complex. Walking at 9:00 AM.
Lunch and club meeting afterwards at the Eveready Diner (540 Albany Post Rd, just north and across US Route 9
from the FDR Presidential Library) in Hyde Park. All
are welcomed to the lunch and meeting!
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Sept.17 – Sunday – Cold Spring Event - Additional info: Hudson Valley Ramble
This event is now sanctioned and confirmed!
See the details at :
http://www.ava.org/gen3/data/event_details.asp?eventid=74726
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Highland Falls - October ??
Date to be determined – Depending on Fall Festival Details
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Cornwall on Hudson - Sun, 19 November
Event Special Classifications - Riverwalk America
Our usual breakfast meeting will be held at 9 AM at the PARK Restaurant, 451 Main Street, in the Village of Highland Falls. All are welcomed to the breakfast and
meeting!
Register at 10:15 A.M.at the West
Point Visitor's Center, then you need to make a short
drive to the Cornwall starting point - Directions provided at
the Visitor's Center - Walking at 10:30 AM.
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Hyde Park
Sat, 9 December
Event Special Classifications - US Presidents, National
Heritage, Riverwalk America, Railroad Heritage
Our usual breakfast meeting will be held at 9:00 AM at the Eveready Diner in Hyde Park. (540 Albany Post Rd, just north and across US Route 9
from the FDR Presidential Library) in Hyde Park.
All are welcomed to the breakfast and meeting!
Registration at 10:15 AM at the
Eveready Diner as well. Walking at 10:30 AM.
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These events below are subject to change; planning
dates only for now. We will get the details nailed down as we go
through event sanctioning with the AVA:
For planning purposes, here's the current TENTATIVE
Rest of 2006 Calendar:
These events are tentative at the point in 2006 -
hold the dates, and we'll issue confirmations in our newsletters as we get AVA
sanction confirmations and firm up details - as always, you'll send them
confirmed in our monthly newsletters:
Sept 10 - Sunday - Nyack
Event Additional info: Nyack Festival (tentative)
Oct 15 - Sunday - West Point Event
Additional info: Oktoberfest - Food provided by MWR (Morale, Welfare,
Recreation), West Point
(tentative)
Nov 12 - Sunday – New Windsor Event (tentative)
“See you on the trail!”
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- Joan, Nancy, Farrell, and Andrew
Volkssport Club of West Point
http://www.ava.org/clubs/WestPoint/
VolkssportClubofWestPoint@hotmail.com
VolkssportClubofWestPoint@hotmail.com