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General Meeting is February 10

So far this year the weather has been a little of this and a little of that. We had our first group walk on January 9 and we had some good luck- weather was sunny, and some bad luck- the temperature was in the 20’s.  This kept the attendance to only 7, but we enjoyed the walk.  Our second walk was Collegeville. All good luck on this walk.  The temperature was in the 40’s and it felt more like spring than mid-winter. We had 20 walkers show up, including one new member. It was a great day for a walk.

Please Note: The Super Fresh start point for Collegeville is closing. Dave and Joan Brown are looking for a new location.  If you plan on doing the Collegeville walk in the next few weeks call the Browns @ 610-489-1138.  They have the box.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Marian Walsh for her service to the club as Point of Contact for Valley Forge and Bus Trip Coordinator. With some new interests, including volunteering at Longwood Gardens she felt it best to resign as POC. Ellie Kuntz is replacing her as POC, and Joyce Deibert is the new Trip Coordinator with Carol Rautenstrauch

Carol Rautenstrauch and Joyce Diebert have been busy planning a 3 day bus trip.  They have scheduled a trip for September 10-12 to the Finger Lakes Region.  

The bi-annual Atlantic Region will be held in Annapolis MD on March 19 – 21.  These mini conventions are a lot of fun and a good

opportunity to find out what is going on in the region,  The brochure for the convention can be found by going to our club webpage (www.ava.org/clubs/libertybellwanderers) and clicking the link to Atlantic Region Schedule. On the Atlantic Region Welcome page click on "Click Here for brochure" in the Mark Your Calendar paragraph.  If you do not have internet access give me a call and I will mail you a brochure. 

I have submitted a sanction request for a walk in West Chester on May 15.  This is a town with a long history and has preserved and placed over 4000 buildings on the National Register. In addition to all the historic houses and buildings the walk will include a portion of West Chester University campus, 2 parks and some newer residential areas.

Mark your calendars with the above dates of these upcoming walks.

-President Ron Nelson opened the meeting with a Pledge of Allegiance.

-We sang Happy Birthday to Carol Smith and Linda Mueller and Happy Anniversary to Helen & Bill Missfeldt.

-Ron reviewed the past and future walks.

-Runi stated our membership at this time is 128.
-Carol & Joyce are planning a trip on September 10-12 to the

-Finger Lakes region, more information will follow next month.

-Treasurer, Doris Simon reported that operating funds as of December 2009 a balance of $1,889.69 and total funds balance of $3,104.98

-Ron reviewed our regular walks that are now sanctioned and regular events that are not sanctioned as yet.-Ron received a letter from our AVA president who is looking for assistance from clubs

-Please note that our Atlantic Region Convention will be held March 19-21, in Annapolis.

-Our next meeting will be held on February 10, one week earlier than usual because of Good Friday is on February 17.

-General Meeting Programs:

February 10 is Part 2 - Tour of the Southwest Grand Circle.
 March 17 - Part 1  America's Famous Highway Route 66
 April 21 - Part 2  America's Famous Highway Route 66

May 19 - Waltzing Waters"  Program from Fort Meyers, Florida

-50/50 was won by Leon Eisenschmid and Carol Talaga.

-Meeting adjourned.

-Program Followed, Part 1 of Tour of the Southwest Grand Circle.

Respectfully submitted, Helen Missfeldt (Filling in for Al Kilburn)

So far we have 136 members with 6 new members as follows:

Karen Yeutter, Ambler, PA

Bernard DeGuzman, Summit, NJ

Debbie & Bob Schisler, Neptune, NJ

Phyllis & Jim Hessler, Medford Lakes, NJ

30 Linda Blythe 175 Joan Brown

200 Marie Horeis 275 Sharon Smetzer

1000 Patricia Kaufhold 1150 Maureen Penta

2000 km Marie Horeis

12000 km Patricia Kaufhold

18000 km Maureen Penta

2009 Year End Walk Statistics: by Doris Simon

Allentown – Town* 84 Allentown – Little Lehigh* 66

Bethlehem – Lehigh 62 Bethlehem – Moravian 57

Collegeville 93 Doylestown 83

New Hope 85 Philadelphia – East 137

Philadelphia – Mural 72 Philadelphia – West 115

Stroudsburg 81 Valley Forge – Creek 98

Valley Forge – History 105

*Seasonal 4/1 – 10/31

President Ron Nelson 215-699-9246

1stVice President Larry Wagner 215-442-1337

Secretary Al Kilburn 215-354-1723

Treasurer Doris Simon 215-342-5140

Trip Coordinators Carol Rautenstrauch/ 215-675-9476

Joyce Deibert 215-657-2530

KSVA Delegate Eugene Maier 215-322-5759

Membership Runi Koestel 215-343-2509

Newsletter Betty Good 215-884-1135

Program Helen Missfeldt 215-646-4799

Publicity Dave Berry 215-674-9064

Sales Janet Nelson 215-699-9246

Sunshine Runi Koestel 215-343-2509

Bev Robinson 215-672-4417

Trailmaster Dave Berry 215-674-9064

Dean Fowler 215-317-3326

Youth Advisors Maureen Dunlap 215-884-2420

Carol Lavery 215-884-3334

Betty Good, Editor: e-mail: bjg42@verizon.net

LBW Website – www.ava.org/clubs/libertybellwanderers

Atlantic Region – www.ava.org/clubs/reg_atlantic (a line between the g & a)

Set aside the weekend of September 10 – 12, for our LBW trip to the Finger Lakes in New York State. We’ll be walking in Cooperstown, and have an opportunity to visit the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Our Saturday walk will be at Watkins Glen, a level 3 rated walk because of the 800+ steps to the top. There will be a visit to a winery, possibly two, and the opportunity to visit the Corning Museum of Glass. Our third walk will be in Ithaca (where we’ll stay during our trip), through the Cornell University campus. Watch for the registration form in the March newsletter.

  Carol Rautenstrauch and Joyce Deibert, Trip Coordinators

There’s still time to register for the Idita-Walk, which begins February 1. The Idita-Walk is an event to promote physical fitness in the spirit of the Iditarod Sled Dog Race.  The Iditarod Sled dog race is 1049 miles long from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska.  To complete the Idita-Walk, simply walk 30 minutes a day for 35 days between February 1, 2010 to March 31, 2010 for a total of 1049 minutes (any combination of minutes will work - just reach 1049 during the 59 day event!).  Twelve of our LBW members have already accepted the challenge to complete the 1049 minutes.

  You can register on their website: http://www.idita-walk.com/idw/Index.asp

Feb. 6 Mural Walk in Philadelphia – 10:00

March 25 Titusville, NJ

April 1 Princeton (Canal) NJ

April 8 Allentown (Town)

April 15 Moorestown, NJ

April 22 Hamilton SQ, NJ

April 29 Sea Girt, NJ

May 6 Allentown (Little Lehigh) PA

May 13 Mystery Walk

May 20 Make-up Walk

February 10 is Part 2 - Tour of the Southwest Grand Circle.
 March 17 - Part 1  America's Famous Highway Route 66
 April 21 - Part 2  America's Famous Highway Route 66

May 19 - Waltzing Waters"  Program from Fort Meyers, Florida

3 Pepper Steak Fried Shrimp

10 BBQ Spare Ribs Lasagna

17 Crab Cake Chicken Marsala

24 ½ Roasted Chicken Sweet Italian Sausage & Peppers

Prime Rib at additional cost

Mar 3 Chicken Parmesan Sirloin Beef Tips & Mushrooms