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1 ILLINOIS TREKKERS FOOTNOTES NO November 2015 President: Diane Prost Directors-at-Large Vice President: Sue Bacon Rosalie Maul Secretary: Susan Hodgson Jack McKeon Treasurer: Cindy Stucky Linda Badger President s Message The fall weather has been beautiful and perfect walking weather. There have been many great walks and hopefully you have been able to participate. First was the 35 th Anniversary Walk which had perfect weather and was part of a great weekend. Thank you to Susan Hodgson for arranging the Cardinals Game for the Illinois Trekkers. Fifty-two attended and enjoyed the game. The Cardinals wished the Illinois Trekkers a Happy 35 th Anniversary on the scoreboard. Linda Neu, the Mid-America Regional Director, and her husband Stan joined us at Ballpark Village and the game. Linda walked the Anniversary walk and met many of the walkers. Thank you to Trudy & Jerry Duffman, Dale Gerlach, Kathy & Mark Mackey, Darleen Kraemer. Sue Bacon, Susan Hodgson, Muriel Barber, Packy & Sue Botula, DeAnne Brown, Dee & Leonard Wojtysiak for helping work the anniversary walk. Special thanks to Memorial Hospital for furnishing their facility for the start/finish for the walk and all the healthy snacks. The Illinois Trekkers then had their Anniversary dinner at Bellecourt Place. The food was excellent and Linda Neu presented the Illinois Trekkers with an award for a Milestone Anniversary for providing 35 years of fun, fitness & friendship. The following Saturday the Lebanon Cedar Cruisers held a walk in historic Lebanon with fifty walkers participating. On October 17 th the Illinois Trekkers again had beautiful weather to walk Carlyle Lake, past beautiful homes and across the Dean Bridge. Everyone enjoyed the walk and the weather. Thank you to Darlene Kraemer and everyone who helped make this walk a success. This past Saturday a group of walkers did the group walk in the Central West End again enjoying the sites and the weather. The Way of Lights Walk is fast approaching on Tuesday evening, November 17 th. Bring your children and grandchildren to enjoy the lights with very little traffic since the Shrine is having this night for walkers only. Mark your calendars for the Christmas Lunch and Walk on December 5, Please let Carol Reznicek know by December 1 st if you plan to attend. On January 1, 2016 the Kickoff walk of the Glen Carbon YRE Walk will be a group walk. Then On January 2, 2016 there will another group walk to kick off the St. Clair Square YRE. The Illinois Trekkers have already sanctioned the Eagle Fest Walk on January 23, 2016 in Alton, Illinois; The Soup Walk on February 27, 2016 in Freeburg, Illinois; and The Historic Vandalia, Illinois Walk on March 19 th. The trails have already been created for the Millstadt Walk in April and the club is awaiting the Village of Millstadt approving our start point location. On May 21 st the Illinois Trekkers will be walking Belleville s hidden treasure, the King s House Retreat. In June the Illinois Trekkers are planning a bus trip to Fredericksburg, Texas to participate in the AVA celebrating 40 years. The bus would leave June 8 th and return June 14 th. One walk on the trip is possibly the Little Rock, Arkansas YRE. Please let us know if you have a suggestion for a good walk to walk on the trip. More information will follow. On November 5 th the Illinois Trekkers will hold their regular meeting with the election of officers and Linda Neu, Mid-America Regional Director will be our special guest. Please plan to attend and help shape the future of the club by voting on the Bylaw changes. The Illinois Trekkers continue to walk Trekkin Tuesdays and group walks on Saturdays when there isn t a scheduled walk within 100 miles. We hope to see you on our walks. Diane Prost President, Illinois Trekkers

2 Walk on the Dry Side of Carlyle Lake IL October 10th dawned cool but sunny-a perfect day for a fall Volksmarch. While the trees had just started to change colors, 60 walkers enjoyed the view of Carlyle Lake from the top of the dam. Was the fresh mulch in the woods put down just for us? Did you enjoy the General Dean suspension bridge? There were walkers from Springfield, Decatur, Quincy, and several Missouri communities-thank you to all who came; we hope everyone enjoyed the walk as much as we enjoyed seeing everyone. A heartfelt Thank You to all who volunteered to help-especially those who went "above and beyond"--you know who you are! Darlene Kraemer Carlyle Lake walk POC Our Lady of the Snows Way of Lights Walk Belleville IL Trekker Christmas Celebration on December 5th Illinois Trekkers will host a special holiday group walk on Saturday, December 5 th at 10:45 a.m. at the Belleville YMCA. At the conclusion of the walk, we ll gather at the nearby Silver Creek Saloon for our Christmas luncheon and party beginning at noon. Unlike past years, no payment is required prior to the event. Attendees will select their own meals directly off the menu and will be responsible for paying their own bill, however, each Trekker member will receive a coupon for $6 off their food during the event. So order an appetizer if you want, or soup, salad, or pizza, it s your choice. (Please note that you will not be able to use your Trekker Bucks to cover the cost of your meals, however, you still have many opportunities to use them during the coming year.) After the lunch, we ll honor a few members with some awards and end the party with our Christmas gift exchange. Those who wish to participate in the game are to bring a wrapped gift suitable for a man or a woman ($10 value). Even if you don t participate, you will want to stick around for the fun. It can get pretty funny! It would be very helpful if we know how many people will attend the walk and luncheon. There will be a sign up sheet at the November meeting and at the Way of Lights Shrine walk on November 17th. If you don t have an opportunity to sign up there, I would appreciate it if you would send me an (crez@att.net) or text me ( ) and let me know if you plan to attend. Just a few weeks until the Snows walk will be here. This is a wonderful opportunity for walkers to see all the beautiful Christmas lights with friends and families. Enjoy the delicious Russian tea which is an annual favorite on this walk. Be sure to bring your flashlights! Sign-up sheet for workers will be at the November meeting or contact Dale Gerlach or Trudy Duffman Submitted by Dale Gerlach *Additional walk information Registration begins at 10:30. Normal $3 fee applies. The walk is optional. For those that don t want to walk that day, the Silver Creek Saloon opens at 11:00.

3 Trekkin Tuesday Every Tuesday the Illinois Trekkers meet at one of the YRE s in the area to walk a 5k trail. All walks register at 9:00am and begin walking at 9:15am. This group has a great time walking and talking learning more about each other. The schedule for Nov 2015: Nov 3 rd O Fallon YMCA O Fallon IL Nov 10 th 222 N Hwy 67 Florissant MO Nov 17 th Way of Lights Traditional Walk start 3-6pm; Finish by 8pm 492 S. Demazenod Street Belleville IL Nov 24 th Jefferson Bks 2700 Telegraph St. Louis MO Submitted by Trudy Duffman Future Events Calendar All Trekker Saturday Walks will start at 9a.m. with registration at 8:45a.m. The American Wanderer (TAW) Going Electronic The TAW is now available free to any Life Member or current AVA Associate Member. If you want to receive a copy of the TAW electronically in addition to, or instead of your paper copy, please send an to Jessica at avawebmaster@ava.org. Please put Electronic TAW on the subject line. Include in your address to receive your PDF copy and whether or not you would like to continue receiving both the paper and electronic copy. Specify your preference. You can receive both at this time until further notice. This is a pilot phase of the rollout of an electronic TAW. Your input is welcomed and should be directed to avawebmaster@ava.org. Submitted by Lois La Fleur Nov 5 Trekker Club Meeting 7pm; Memorial Care Center, 4315 Memorial Dr Belleville IL Nov 7 YRE Riverchase Rec, 990 Horan St Fenton MO Nov 14 YRE Edwardsville Library, 112 S. Kansas St. Edwardsville IL Nov 21 YRE Walgreens, Litchfield IL Nov 28 YRE Maryville YMCA, Maryville IL Footnotes" is a monthly publication of the: Illinois Trekkers Volkssport Club FOOTNOTES SUBMISSIONS Send articles and/or comments to Footnotes via to: lois.lafleur@gmail.com Editor: Lois La Fleur Cutoff date is: 25 th of the month WEBSITES HQ AVA Illinois Trekkers

4 ILLINOIS TREKKERS VOLKSSPORT CLUB MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 1, 2015 CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 p.m. by President, Diane Prost GUESTS: No NEW MEMBERS: No SECRETARY S REPORT: Susan Hodgson Attached to the Footnotes. Motion made by Bill Malina to approve minutes. Motion passed. TREASURER S REPORT: Cindy Stucky Balance as of: $ Motion made by Rosalie Maul to approve report pending audit. Motion passed. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Volkssport Committee: Andy Bacon, Chair Andy was not present. Diane Prost reported on the following: Illinois Trekkers will not have a Holiday Lights Walk on December 31, Susan Hodgson will work on a sanctioned Holiday Lights Walk for 2016, as approved as part of the tentative walk schedule for 2016 at the July 2, 2015 meeting. January 1, 2016 kick off group walk at Glen Carbon YRE start time 1 p.m. Susan Hodgson will bring the walk book to the Library gazebo for everyone to register there. January 2, 2016 kick off group walk at Fairview Heights St. Clair Square YRE start time 10 a.m. at Schnucks. YRE s for 2016 are all online. Individual incentive program. Circulated incentive program sample for review. After discussion, Trudy Duffman made a motion to move forward with the incentive program for 2016 to be completed by the Volkssport Committee. Motion passed. Walk to Lindau, Germany as a club challenge. Circulated program sample for review. After discussion, Dee Wojtysiak made a motion that the Volkssport Committee move forward with the program for 2016 and once we have walked to Lindau, Germany we will have a German dinner party to celebrate. Motion passed. Brochure describing each of our Illinois Trekkers 2016 YRE s. Andy Bacon is developing a brochure for all 2016 YRE s. Publicity Committee: Trudy Duffman, Chair Health Fair at Belleville Downtown YMCA, October Trudy and Diane Prost will work the Health Fair. Will offer a New Member Packet as a door prize. Health Fair runs from 10 a.m. 1 p.m. Walk that day will be changed to 10 a.m. registration so that Trekkers can stop by the Health Fair on the walk. A Walking Experience in Lebanon, Illinois October 3 rd. Bill Malina, Lebanon Cedar Cruisers President, talked about the walk which is in conjunction with the Lebanon Fall Festival. Walk on the Dry Side of Carlyle Lake, October 10 th. Darleen Kraemer, POC, talked about the walk and circulated the sign-up sheet for volunteers. AD HOC COMMITTEE REPORTS: Bylaws Committee: Sue Bacon, Chair Bylaws Committee Report: Sue Bacon discussed proposed changes recommended by the Bylaws Committee. The Bylaws and Constitution were combined into one document. The changes were distributed along with the proposed document. Changes were discussed and there being no issues as written, Sue Bacon made a motion that the proposed draft bylaws be published via to all members and voted on at the November 5, 2015 meeting. Motion passed. Special Activities: Carol Reznicek, Chair Christmas Party. The Christmas Party will be held at Silver Creek Saloon, December 5, 2015, from Noon 3 p.m. We will register to walk at 10:30 a.m. at the East Belleville YMCA for a 5K walk before the party. Carol made a motion that the Illinois Trekkers contribute $6 per member for the cost of the luncheon. Motion passed. Nominating Committee: Rosalie Maul Slate of Officers: Rosalie announced that the slate of officers for 2016 is Diane Prost, President, Dale Gerlach, Vice President, Cindy Stucky, Treasurer, and Susan Hodgson, Secretary. If others are interested in running for office, contact Rosalie. We will vote on the officers at the November meeting. OLD BUSINESS: Illinois Trekkers Night at St. Louis Cardinals Game, September 25 th Susan Hodgson Susan hoped that everyone enjoyed the game despite the Cardinals losing to the Brewers and everyone saw the message board at the game wishing Illinois Trekkers a Happy 35 th Anniversary.

5 35 th Anniversary Walk and Dinner Trudy Duffman and Diane Prost Good walk with lovely weather and 67 walkers! Thank you to Memorial Hospital s Community Relations, Dietary, Housekeeping, and Rehab Services. The dinner was very nice at Bellecourt Place with 38 in attendance. Everyone enjoyed the buffet, anniversary cake, and attendance prizes for all! Linda Neu, AVA Mid America Director presented Illinois Trekkers with a certificate, letter, and ribbon in celebration of 35 years. Carol Neff, charter member, discussed the first Illinois Trekker walks. Reports on Year Round Events (YRE s): Our Lady of the Snows: Rosalie Maul Walkers: 17 September; 166 YTD Richland Creek: Mark and Deb Kruep Walkers: 18 September; 263 YTD Belleville YMCA: Packy and Sue Botula Walkers: 22 September; 192 YTD Bike: 0 September; 10 YTD Maryville: Bill and Linda Badger - Walkers: 16 September; 182 YTD Bike: 14 September; 40 YTD Fenton: Tom and Cindy Stucky - Walkers: 19 September; 59 YTD O Fallon: Lois LaFleur - Walkers: 37 September; 212 YTD Edwardsville: Bill and Linda Badger - Walkers: 21 September; 152 YTD Updates: Three-Mile Thursdays: April through September has concluded for 2015 Three-Mile Thursdays: 2016 April through October, with October walks at St. Clair Square. Opportunities for Service: o Volunteer to work at traditional events o Members for All Committees o Volunteer to be an Officer for 2016 o Volunteer to manage shed Diane Prost is temporary manager o Volunteer to work at Mid-America Conference Diane has the sign-up sheet. NEW BUSINESS: October 10 Dean Bridge, Carlyle Lake: Darleen Kraemer. Sign-up sheet circulating. November 17 Way of Lights: Dale Gerlach. Nothing to report. Will have sign-up sheet for volunteers at November meeting. Mid-America Conference, October 30 November 1, 2015, Columbus, Ohio 2016 Starting Point Book o Pre-order deadline extended to no later than midnight, October 16, o Sign-up sheet at meeting. PRESIDENT S REPORT: Debra Kruep is the Mid-America Region member of the SPC. Please contact her with ideas or comments to improve AVA. SPC Survey: o The individual walker online survey link has been released to Facebook. The written survey should follow soon. o SPC is asking that anyone and everyone who has ever participated in an AVA event complete this survey. This survey is for all individuals to complete and not only AVA members. o A hard copy of the survey will also be posted very soon on the AVA website as a PDF so that it can be printed and completed and returned via mail to the AVA, Susan Ives, 1001 Pat Booker Rd, Suite 101, Universal City, TX You can also have a survey mailed to you. Please complete and return all survey by October 24, Please see latest Checkpoint for more information on SPC. Link on Illinois Trekkers website. ITEMS FROM THE FLOOR: Darleen Kraemer: Darleen wanted to thank Dale Gerlach for refreshments tonight. Vickie Ridgeway will be providing refreshments for the November meeting. 35 th ANNIVERSARY CHALLENGE AWARDS: Level 1 Award and Illinois Trekker pin to Jerry Duffman, Level 2 and Level 3 Awards to Leonard and Dee Wojtysiak and Level 3 Award to Diane Prost. ATTENDANCE DRAWING: And the winner is Dee Wojtysiak! NEXT MEETING: November 5, 2015, 7:00 p.m., Memorial Care Center, 4315 Memorial Drive, Belleville, IL MEETING ADJOURNED: 8:10 p.m. Submitted by Susan Hodgson Illinois Trekkers Secretary

ILLINOIS TREKKERS FOOTNOTES

ILLINOIS TREKKERS FOOTNOTES NO. 2011-02 March 2011 President: Leonard Wojtysiak Vice President: Debbie Kruep Secretary: Cindy Stucky Treasurer: Jack McKeon IT Database Manager, Gary Staley Directors-at-Large