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 Application Form
Minor Waiver and Release
of Liability
The
AVA
Master
Program
is
designed
for
“teams”
of
at
least
one
adult
and
one
youth
able
to
independently
participate
in
Volkssport
walking,
biking,
skiing
or
skating
events.
It’s
an
excellent
way
to
introduce
young
people
to
our
sport
and
to
our
awards
incentives.
Teams
can
consist
of
families,
grandparents
and
grandchildren,
youth
groups
with
their
adult
leaders
or
mentoring
organizations
such
as
Big
Brothers/Big
Sisters
or
Boys
and
Girls
Clubs.
Within
a
12-month
period,
teams
participate
in
at
least
6
regular
or
year-round
AVA-sanctioned
events,
logging
distance
credit.
The
Master
award
consists
of
a
certificate
for
each
team
member
and
medals
for
the
first
time
through
the
program.
Adults
receive
an
“AVA
Master
Volkssporter”
insignia.
Youth
insignia
reads
“AVA
Volkssporter.”
To
encourage
repeat
participation,
numbered
star
pins
are
earned
each
time
a
team
again
completes
the
program.
The
Master
Program
is
listed
on
the
Girl
Scouts
of
the
USA
website
as
one
of
the
Health
and
Wellness
program
activities.
For
registered
Girl
Scout
youths
and
adults,
a
special
Girl
Scout
Master
Program
patch
can
be
received
in
addition
to
the
medal
or
pins.
How
the
AVA
Master
Program
works
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An
adult
on
the
team
acts
as
the
team
contact
and
registers
all
team
members
for
the
program
using
the
AVA
Master
Program
Registration
form.
The
team
contact
sends
the
completed
registration
form,
all
parent-signed
youth
waiver
forms
and
total
payment
for
the
desired
awards
to
the
American
Volkssport
Association
office.
See
above
links
to
forms
and
available
awards.
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The
team
contact
receives
a
single
logbook
in
which
to
record
the
AVA
sanction
stamp
for
regular
or
year-round
events.
-
Team
members
register
together
at
each
event
and
pay
the
credit
for
the
logbook
stamp
($3.00
per
each
member
on
team).
-
The
team
completes
only
the
distance
all
members
can
do
together
and
records
that
distance
in
the
logbook.
-
The
team
logbook
is
stamped
when
the
team
completes
their
event.
-
The
team
contact
returns
the
logbook
to
the
AVA
when
the
6
events
are
completed.
The
team
effort
is
validated
and
the
previously-purchased
awards
are
then
sent
to
the
team
contact.
-
Teams
may
count
AVA
events
they
participated
in
during
the
12
months
prior
to
receiving
their
Master
Program
logbook
by
attaching
copies
of
Insert
Cards
or
AVA
Record
books
to
the
team
logbook.
-
In
a
group
it
is
inevitable
that
some
team
members
won’t
be
able
to
participate
in
all
events
together.
If
you
wish,
you
can
use
make-up
events
and
place
their
stamps
anywhere
space
is
available
in
the
logbook.
-
Any
youth
who
will
be
carried,
pushed,
or
ridden
in
a
carry-seat
can
be
included
on
the
team
as
non-volkssporting
youth,
earning
a
certificate
only.
-
No
refunds.
Substitute
team
members
may
replace
those
who
have
left
the
team.
Inform
the
AVA
when
the
logbook
is
sent
back
so
certificates
will
have
the
correct
name(s).
For more information on
the AVA Master Program and
awards,
visit
above
links,
contact the AVA
Youth Coordinator
via email at avayouth@ava.org, or call
AVA
headquarters
at 210-659-2112.
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