The Seacoast Striders club is now classified as ‘inactive” as an independent AVA club. However, their operations will now be a component of the Twin State Volkssport Association insuring that the three walks previously sponsored by the Striders, and any future events, will continue to be available as walking options for our region, national, and international colleagues. Presently, these walks are: Concord (Capital Walk); Portsmouth; and Exeter. The current Points of Contact will remain the same as published in Starting Point 2012, and on the AVA Interactive Map of YR/SE events.

The merger of the two clubs, with Twin States Volkssport Association as the resulting club, will allow TSVA to be authorized to handle the administrative details for both groups, and Seacoast Striders to continue to provide event services in their area. The previous members of Seacoast Striders welcomed as TSVA members in good standing, and valued colleagues of the combined groups. Carolyn Adams, Twin State, and Claudia Cauchon, Striders, are acting as liaisons for this transition.

 CLUBS:  At the “NE Home” page, click on “Clubs” to have a direct connection to the individual web page for each of the clubs within the Region. Clicking on the name of a club of interest will give quick access to those activities being sponsored by that club, as well as contact information of persons within the club who could assist you further.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS: At the “NE Home” click on “Events” to access the Regional  Calendar. You are provided with a month-by-month comprehensive picture of all the various activities within the Region throughout the year that have been submitted by the clubs. Start by clicking on “Calendar Abbreviation Definitions” just above the month and year being displayed. You can change the month displayed by using the sideward pointing arrows in that same area. Each club has its own abbreviation and color bar. Try clicking on several different items for several different months. If a prompt is provided for “more details”, click on it to get expanded information. For those who use Google Calendar, clicking on “copy to my calendar” will automatically transfer that specific information to your personal Google calendar. If a “map” prompt is provided, clicking on it, then “Get Directions”.   Inserting your start location will give you detail directions to the event. Please keep in mind that the “calendar of events” is a constantly changing display as clubs’ add activities to their individual club calendars such as club meetings when scheduled, Traditional Events become sanctioned, or club sponsored events become eliminated or delayed due to weather conditions, for example.

CLUB TOOLS: At this location, you will be provided with sites to access information and forms to help manage the club’s business. For example, important dates that need to be met is essential to ensure that the club meets its obligations with the IRS to retain the tax exempt status.

PHOTOS: Your Regional Director is making an attempt to attend some of the Traditional Events of each of the clubs in the NE Region. Here, I shall post a sampling of photos of my experiences. You may see some of your members, or yourself, at an event that I attend, either hosted by your club, or when your members are attending a sister club’s event.

FREQUENT Qs & As: As I have moved throughout our Region, as well as in other regions or national events, AVA members, club members, and potential members ask many of the same questions that are very basic to the running of an international club, such as IVV and AVA. This section will attempt to make us all more aware of how things are done, and why they are done the way they are.

"Bridges"s a work in progres, starting as a trial in western US and Canada and moving eastward.
This is an attempt to keep clubs along the US and Canadian border informed about events occurring across the border in hopes that it would inform and stimulate folks to venture out.