Please Note: Events and Walks are being planned but 2021 is still experiencing restrictions because of Covid-19. Meanwhile we have 2,232 yearly walks across the US for people to enjoy. Go to FIND AN EVENT (ava.org)
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VOLKSWALK
History of Volkssporting by Charlene Agne-Traub Ph.D, CHES, AVA Historian written in 1991.
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"October is National Volkssport Month"
Volkswalk Challenges for 2021:
THE BIG GIVE 2021
NATIONAL WEEK of WALKING April 1-7 2021
AVA National Walking Week April 1-7, 2022
International Volkswalk Events: 2020-2021
IML World Wide Walking festival - walking events
Volkswalk Events: 2021-2023 (not all are represented here)
September 16-19, 2021 Salute to Central Oregon Bend, OR
May 16-19, 2022 Northwest Regional Conference Ashland, OR
February 2023 IVV Olympiad, San Antonio, TX
Walking Clubs (with the AVA):
Websites:
American Volkssport Association (AVA)
AVA Facebook page
Tater Tours-Walking and Volkssport Tours Mary Ptacek is the Head Tater
The Maryland Volksport Association covers the Atlantic Region and has a link to the Metro walks in WA DC
Evergreen State Volkssport Association Walk Washington State
Walk Oregon Walking in Oregon and SW Washington
Oregon Walking Facebook Group
Walk Oregon Yahoo Group website
The Canadian Volksport Federation
Volkssport Association of British Columbia
IML Walking Association
IML Walking Association Facebook Page
TAFISA The Association for International Sport for All
International Federation of Popular Sports IVV
American Volkssport Association (AVA)
AVA Facebook page
Tater Tours-Walking and Volkssport Tours Mary Ptacek is the Head Tater
The Maryland Volksport Association covers the Atlantic Region and has a link to the Metro walks in WA DC
Evergreen State Volkssport Association Walk Washington State
Walk Oregon Walking in Oregon and SW Washington
Oregon Walking Facebook Group
Walk Oregon Yahoo Group website
The Canadian Volksport Federation
Volkssport Association of British Columbia
IML Walking Association
IML Walking Association Facebook Page
TAFISA The Association for International Sport for All
International Federation of Popular Sports IVV
Articles:
Volksmarch Get FIT Have FUN by Melanie Rockette in Sugar-Free-Zone Website
What is a Volksmarch? Walking for Fun, Friendship and Fitness by Karen (German girl in America)
What is a Volksmarch? Walking for Fun, Friendship and Fitness by Karen (German girl in America)
