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1 Freestate Wanderings Newsletter of the Freestate Happy Wanderers (FHW) (American Volkssport Association (AVA)) Club 190 USA VOLKSWALKING For 40 YEARS Volume 14 Issue 02 Mar-Apr 2019 President Bob Wolfe (301) VP Tom Mosely (301) Treasurer Melissa Mooney (410) Secretary/ Membership/ Publicity Linda Hassell (410) (c)(3) Donations POC Joyce Conway (301) Specialty Sales Joyce Conway, Club website, or call Bill at (410) Events Planning Committee *** This position is available *** Events Checkpoint POC *** This position is available *** Brochures *** This position is available *** FHW Newsletter Publisher- Anita J. Juskelis (410) News Asst Editor Linda Hassell (send News) Activities Asst Editor Phill Wilder (send Photos) FHW Website Webmaster, Darrell Neily, (301) Useful links CLUB MEETINGS 2nd Thursday of the month 7:30-8:30PM Faith Ministry Center 9050 Baltimore Street Savage MD garryowen/location.html Note - Meetings are postponed when Howard County schools are closed for inclement weather Cheaper by the Dozen Linda Hassell (410) Get discount for prepaying FHW YRE fees. AVA Website: Maryland Volkssport Association and local clubs: FHW Current/Past Newsletters online: MD MEET-UP GROUP: 1

2 FHW President s Remarks. We started 2019 with our celebration dinner at the Mt Airy Tavern on January 20 th. Fortunately the weather cleared that morning. We all had a good time, the service was great, and they were very accommodating. Thanks to Melissa Mooney for organizing this dinner. Everyone went away with something, including boot trophies for our event POCs. I ve heard from some who would like to go back there next year. We are now in a lull for local regular events until March 23 rd. However on that date is an event at College Park, MD where both the MVA and Atlantic Region (AR) will hold meetings. The MVA meeting will be at noon, and the AR meeting at 1:00pm. The Atlantic Region will hold their elections at their annual meeting. We now have candidates for Regional Director and Deputy; RD (Mike Green) and Deputy RD (Jeff Giddings). Nominations from the floor will also be accepted. Please mark your calendars for April to participate in 3 events in 3 days. The York White Rose Wanderers are taking a bus trip to our area and plan to walk Cambridge on Friday April 12 th and Chesapeake Beach on Sunday April 14 th. Look out for times when you can meet them and some of us. On Saturday April 13 th we plan to support the Seneca Sugarloafers at their Rockville Glenview Mansion event. They moved their date to accommodate our Montpelier event. Note April 20 th - The Annapolis Amblers will hold their 30 th anniversary event. Our first 2019 sanctioned event is in conjunction with the Montpelier Herbs, Tea and Arts festival on April 27 th. We ll have two 5km routes featuring the Snowden residences and the Patuxent Ironworks. In addition to walking, expect a coordinated time to attend a high tea at the Montpelier mansion. I m also hoping to get some good tomato plants there from the vendors. Our next sanctioned event is at Kinder Farm Park on June 1 st. This is a nice venue, and they are very accommodating to us. June 9 16 is the AVA convention in Albany. This is one of the closest opportunities to attend a convention. The online registration is now open. They are looking for volunteer help and silent auction items for anyone interested. Note we may get some additional participation at our YRE s along I95 (Laurel and Savage) by those travelling there. Please consider making a donation to the AVA during the Big Give on March 28 th. You can actually make contributions starting March 21 st. The AVA s goal is to raise $78,000. Another clarification; addressed to AVA members scanning and ing in our distance, event and special program books. While those books won t get lost in the mail, you ll still have to mail in your small Record of Achievements book to the AVA. 2

3 For those wanting a walking challenge, sign up for the Virtual Online Program (VOP) Walking Canada via the AVA website. This year the cost is $22 payable via PayPal. If you walk 5500 steps a day you ll complete program. You can manually enter activities or have your fitness tracker automatically sync over your steps. I m 31% complete in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. In club business, we are still in the process of reviewing our club by-laws to update them. We welcome input from any club member, and will continue to discuss at our club meetings, with a vote for approval expected before our May meeting. me if you d like a copy of the latest edits. We are still looking for an events committee chair and checkpoint coordinator. We cover events in our club meeting, but have limited time for discussion. The event POCs now do a little more coordination for checkpoint supplies, getting them from those of us who are storing club assets. The Ocean City YRE walkbox now at the Ocean City Convention and Visitors Center is available with the 2019 stamp. We were able to change it from seasonal to all year and get the stamp early. The Indianhead walk is operating on a temporary 5km trail that can be walked twice for 10km while rolling construction is done on the rail trail until early June. The bike event is also affected by this. Please join us for our Club Business meetings on the second Thursday of each month at the Savage United Methodist Church Faith Center, where you can have a say in what we do, and enjoy some good refreshments. The Club meeting starts at 7:30 pm. FHW is always looking for some new volunteers who would like to help the club with our various committees. Most volunteers for the committees and YREs have been in their positions for years, and some help with multiple jobs. These positions only take a couple hours a month if that long, and we d love some fresh ideas and talent to help support our club. Please contact any POC or club officer if you can help us out. Thanks to all our many volunteers, without whom we couldn t do all that we do. Freestate is a little different in that we look beyond just walking events, and actively promote the social aspect, whether it s an educational side trip or the chance to catch up with our walking friends over some good food. FHW is committed to Fun, Fitness and Friendship and welcomes everyone. Thank you, and see you on the trail. Bob Wolfe 3

4 FREESTATE FUTURE - WANDERINGS DATES (in date order) March 14, 2019 Club Meeting, Faith Ministry Center 7:30PM March AVA BIG GIVE - Early giving Mar checks accepted thru April 30 th. To access the AVA Big Give Form.pdf April 11, 2019 Club Meeting, Faith Ministry Center 7:30PM April 12 and 14, 2019 Friday and Sunday York bus group walking Cambridge York White Rose Wanderers are planning a bus trip. They will walk Cambridge on April 12 (Friday) and Chesapeake Beach on April 14 (Sunday). The POC for York has everything under control and will require very little effort on FHW s part. Linda and Bill plan to meet the bus both days. We are inviting other FHW members and friends to meet the bus and walk. It is nice that a Club supports our YRE s. More information of the times will be provided when we get their schedule Let us know you will be joining us on either day wahasse1798@verizon.net or call It will be a fun time. Directions: Cambridge and Chesapeake Beach the drive directions are in the Starting Point or AVA webpage. April 13, 2019 Saturday Support Sugarloafers event Glenview Mansion Please support the SENECA VALLEY SUGERLOAFERS walk event. Jeff Giddings, Sugarloafers POC for this walk event moved this event to April 13th so Freestate could sponsor Montpelier on April 27. Let s support the Sugarloafers by walking this event. Location: Glenview Mansion and Croydon Creek Start at 5566 Norbeck Rd., Rockville, MD Start 9:30 AM and Finish by 3:00 INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Giddings, (240) <jhgiddings@gmail.com> additional information on the ava.org website. April 14, 2019 see April 12 and 14, 2019 Friday and Sunday April 27, 2019 Freestate Walk Event Saturday Montpelier Festival, Laurel Freestate s next event is Saturday, April 27, at the Montpelier Festival of Tea, Herbs & Arts Festival on the grounds of Montpelier Mansion, 9650 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, Maryland Look for the Freestate tent at the top of the hill near the Carriage House. Start time is anytime between 10 AM for walkers (workers 8:30 AM) to 1 PM and finish by 3 PM. New trails with two 5-km trails (the Patuxent 4

5 Ironwork and Snowden Family residence Loops). Trails are mainly on sidewalks and neighborhood streets with a woodland trail on the Patuxent Ironwork loop. Volunteer list will be available at the March meeting and then on the list. May 9, 2019 Club Meeting, Faith Ministry Center - 7:30PM --- Annual Meeting Elections June 1, 2019 Freestate Walk Event Saturday at Kinder Farm Park National Trails Day June AVA Convention Albany, NY - VP-Tom Mosely is our convention delegate. Website registration is open. June 13, 2019 Club Meeting, Faith Ministry Center - 7:30PM CONGRATULATIONS - Celebrating their walking accomplishments our members and friends appeared in March The American Wanderer (TAW): - Karen Kaufman and Guy Kerby 10 events; Gregory Cavanagh 30 events; Barbara Esker 275 events; Trudy and Rich Perkins 325 events; Darrell Neily 900 events; Claire Filemyr 1000 events; Linda Hassell 1600 events; Bill Hassell 1700 events; Gale Waibel 3330 events; Klaus Waibel 4700 events and Charlie Gentile 4900 events. Rita Goerling 500-km and Marie Kupres 22,000-km. The American Wanderer (TAW) will only be printed quarterly so keep sending in your books. AVA: America s Walking Club. 5

6 MEMBERSHIP We have three new members: Ellen Danus, Spencerville, Maryland, Karen Kaufman Camden-Wyoming Delaware and welcome back Renate Sabulsky, Midlothian VA. Listing of Local Events Date Type Club Location PoC Phone March W Great Greenbelt Volksmarch 30 W Baltimore Walking Club College Park, MD (College Park Riversdale Walk Baltimore, MD (Harbor East and Patterson Park) April W Columbia Volksmarch Club Elkridge, MD (Spring Walk in the Park) GW Liberty Bell Wanderers Huntingdon Valley, PA (Remembrance Walk) W Cumberland Valley Lead Foot Club Fayetteville, PA (Winner Winner Chicken Dinner 12 W Bus at Cambridge YRE See write up in newsletter W Seneca Valley Sugarloafers Rockville, MD (Walk) W Bus Chesapeake Beach YRE See write up in newsletter 20 W Annapolis Amblers 26/28 W Susquehanna Rovers Annapolis, MD (Amblers 30th Anniversary Walk) Marietta, PA (Susquehanna Rivertowns Weekend /28 B Susquehanna Rovers Columbia, PA (Susquehanna Weekend - Bike) Wrightsville, PA (Susquehanna Rivertowns 26/28 W York White Rose Wanderers Weekend 27 W Freestate Laurel, MD (Snowden Family Mansions and the Ironworks that Built Them) May W First State Webfooters Smyrna, DE (Walk) June W Freestate Millersville, MD (Kinder Farm Park) W Annapolis Amblers Odenton, MD (Piney Orchard Street Festival Walk)

7 Road Trip - FSW Weekend Group Wandering Join Us! When: Friday, April 12 and Sunday, April 14, 2019 Where: Cambridge (YRE) April 12 Morning Friday Chesapeake Beach (YRE) April 14 Afternoon Sunday Times: TBD by York White Rose Wanderers (POC) Subject: York White Rose Wanderers are planning a bus trip. They will walk Cambridge on April 12 (Friday) and Chesapeake Beach on April 14 (Sunday). The POC for York has everything under control and will require very little effort on FHW s part. Linda and Bill plan to meet the bus both days. We are inviting other FHW members and friends to meet the bus and walk. It is nice that a Club supports our YRE s. More information of the times will be provided when we get their schedule. Contact: Let us know you will be joining us on either day wahasse1798@verizon.net or call It will be a fun time. Directions: in the Starting Point or AVA webpage Snowden Family Mansions and the Ironworks that built them! (A walk through history at Montpelier Mansion s Herbs, Tea and Arts Festival) By Rita Goerling On Saturday, April 27, 2019 the Freestate Happy Wanderers, AVA-190, is hosting a Volksmarch in cooperation with the Montpelier Festival of Herbs, Tea and Arts in Laurel, Maryland. There are two 5-Km loop trails. The Snowden Family loop rated 1A, passes three historic Snowden Family residences. The Patuxent Ironworks loop rated 1B references the iron business that built the Snowden family fortunes. The trails consist mainly of sidewalks and neighborhood streets. Patuxent Ironwork loop has a section of woodland trail. Tours of the Montpelier Mansion will be available during the event. Come celebrate spring with a walk through history, then a stroll among the arts. START/FINISH: Montpelier Mansion, 9650 Muirkirk Rd, Laurel, MD Start time anytime between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m., finish by 3 p.m. INFORMATION: Call Rita Goerling before 9 p.m. or at laurelvolksyre@gmail.com. Additional information is available on the Freestate Club webpage 7

FREESTATE HAPPY WANDERERS http://www.ava.org/membership.php AVA Website to access Associate Membership Form Associate Memberships support the AVA National organization.

8 FREESTATE HAPPY WANDERERS AVA Website to access Associate Membership Form Associate Memberships support the AVA National organization. Because the AVA subscribes to an event insurance policy, Clubs are able to put on public events. They provide the national website of all events. Associate Members get a subscription to the American Wanderer which reports individual achievements and Regional news. Associate Members are able to self-report their Event and Distance Achievements electronically. No more mailing books for Associate Members. San Antonio Big Give AVA FaceBook page This Spring, March 28th will be the Big GIVE. A chance to support our VolksWalking Sport. All readers please plan to donate. 8

9 FREESTATE HAPPY WANDERERS Long term ingredients for wonderful New Year s Walk event is a dedicated couple Linda and Bill Hassell; and the kindness of the congregation of the United Methodist Church-(Sharon Brown Secretary )to host us. 9

10 FREESTATE HAPPY WANDERERS Rita and Mike Goerling took on the food kitchen that makes such a difference to the quality of our New Year s Event. FHW Pres Bob Wolfe guided walkers to make good trail choices. Marie Kupres and Mary Wolfe were great sales servers. FHW VP Tom Mosely conducted 10 the business part of the operation and the After Action Reports Pam Potter was a great help to POC by proofing trails and marking the 10Km Red Trail.

FREESTATE HAPPY WANDERERS Roster of FHW Volunteers for

Barbara Louise BarbarA Claire Sue Carole Rita Mike Bill

William Dave Jeanne Martha Carol Phill Sue Bob Mary

Esker Filemyr Filipovitts Gardiner Goerling Goerling

Mosely Perkins Perkins Potter Reaves Sealing Sealing

Photo Contributors Susan DeHetre Bill Hassell Rich

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11 FREESTATE HAPPY WANDERERS Roster of FHW Volunteers for New Years Event Sue Don Joyce Tom Susan Barbara Louise BarbarA Claire Sue Carole Rita Mike Bill Linda Ann Guy Frank Marie Bob Tom Rich Trudy Pam William Dave Jeanne Martha Carol Phill Sue Bob Mary Buswell Conway Conway DeHetre DeHetre Earland Elliott Esker Filemyr Filipovitts Gardiner Goerling Goerling Hassell Hassell Hensler Kirby Kupres Kupres Lumbert Mosely Perkins Perkins Potter Reaves Sealing Sealing Sykora von der Lindon Wilder Williamson Wolfe Wolfe Photo Contributors Susan DeHetre Bill Hassell Rich Perkins Gale Weibel Phill Wilder New walkers first time finish Drive a long way, like Fred from Georgia and Sue from Idaho Bring the neighbor children like Fran Looper Pumpkin stayed home this year I want to thank also Make it a tradition like Zoee, & Margot people who contributed photos to this issue. pdw 11

12 FREESTATE HAPPY WANDERERS Emily Tyler, new walkerwith Rich and Trudy Perkins Tried and true opening team 12 Thom Perry Frank Kupres, Barbara Esker Louise Fair DE

13 The Newsletter of Freestate Happy Wanderers (an American Volkssport Association Club AVA-190) Anita Juskelis, Publisher 5502 Rockleigh Dr Arbutus, MD Mission Statement: The American Volkssport Association promotes FUN, FITNESS, and FRIENDSHIP through non-competitive walking and other sporting events for everyone. Saturday 27 April come walk with us Montpelier Mansion 9650 Muirkirk Road Laurel, MD Web Address for locating FHW Specific Info Freestate Happy Wanderers is an IRS 501 c (3) qualified organization EIN Donations of money and 13volunteer expenses (with proper documentation) are deductible to the full extent of the law.

14 FREESTATE HAPPY WANDERERS Great Food Freestate Celebration Dinner FHW Fellowship Jan 2019 Mt Airy Tavern This Spring, March 28th will be the Big GIVE. A chance to support our VolksWalking Sport. All 14 readers please plan to donate.

FREESTATE HAPPY WANDERERS The proudest award I have is the Bill Hassell New Walk Event

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15 FREESTATE HAPPY WANDERERS The proudest award I have is the Bill Hassell New Walk Event POC Earned for first 9-11 Walk 2018 awards for New Year s walk and Upper Marlboro walk events L) Rita & Mike Goerling R) Pam Potter WR8LQG5MogixaSxqd_y- I D T H A T L O O K S G R E A T, L A S T S F O R E V E R, A N D J U S T M I G H T S A V E Y O U R L I F E. FHW Logos in transition ROAD id ensures your name, medical info, and emergency contacts are on-hand and easily accessible. Perfect for active folks, medical needs, children, seniors, or anyone with a pulse, really. Gear up and get after it! referrer=60640&gclid=cj0kcqiatbnjbrdbarisao3zdl- Y2DlrIIX2_FKycTXua9BVwuQLN0juvGEaAv-gEALw_wcB clid=cj0kcqiatbnjbrdbarisao3zdl8diylopzr7w Q3L9xutcLlX8xscHfi3eEznm_sJ1O2_szc65o7CAw oaattlealw_wcb Time to 15 get ready for summer

16 The Newsletter of Freestate Happy Wanderers (an American Volkssport Association Club AVA-190) Anita Juskelis, Publisher 5502 Rockleigh Dr Arbutus, MD Mission Statement: The American Volkssport Association promotes FUN, FITNESS, and FRIENDSHIP through non-competitive walking and other sporting events for everyone Muirkirk Road Laurel, MD Saturday 27 April, start at 9 A.M., come walk with us Montpelier Mansion Walk by Laurel Snowden Mansions Web Address for locating FHW Event Brochure Freestate Happy Wanderers is an IRS 501 c (3) qualified organization EIN Donations of money and 16volunteer expenses (with proper documentation) are deductible to the full extent of the law.

Events Planning Committee * This position is available * Events Checkpoint POC * This position is available *

Events Planning Committee *** This position is available *** Events Checkpoint POC *** This position is available *** Freestate Wanderings Newsletter of the Freestate Happy Wanderers (FHW) (American Volkssport Association (AVA)) Club 190 USA VOLKSWALKING For 40 YEARS Volume 14 Issue 1 Jan-Feb 2019 President Bob Wolfe