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TREKKER TRAKKS Spring 2021
NW Tulip Trekkers Volkssport Walking Club
From the President
NW Tulip Trekkers,
It is sure nice to see spring coming and more daylight hours. Along with that the warmer weather and
added sunshine will make walking more enjoyable. The past year has been a rough one for most of us
and for me walking has been sort of a sanity saver; things feel normal when I am walking.
I recently sent you the AVA survey regarding the AVA Bi-Annual Meeting planned for Madison, WI.
Please take the time to give them feedback. The AVA convention committee is trying to decide whether
to hold the event in June, postpone it to later in the year or cancel it. Cheryl and I have attended the last
two conventions and we had a lot of fun at both. We went to one in Billings, MT and one in Albany, NY. It
is a chance to meet fellow walkers from all over and tour a different part of the country. We are hoping
they postpone it because we will not be ready to go to such a large gathering in June.
NWTT is planning a one-day event in Bellingham on Saturday, August 7. We have postponed this event
twice due to covid, so I really hope that third time is a charm. Our plan is to use the Bellingham Senior
Center as our walk central so when they re-open, we will talk with them and get assurance that they are
still willing to let us use their facility. The event walks that we have laid out are wonderful and will
attract many walkers. We will also have a guided walk on the afternoon/evening before the event.
Check out the link on the AVA site https://my.ava.org/find-an-event.php . If we are able to go forward
with our event, we will hold an online meeting to plan and re-establish an event committee. I would like
your candid feedback regarding whether you would attend and if you would be interested in working at
the event. I am not asking for a formal commitment; I just want to understand how the members feel
about it ( NWTTclub@gmail.com ).
I believe that members should be aware of the club’s financial health so I have attached a copy of the
2020 Financial Report that Cheryl, our Treasurer, prepared and I submitted to AVA. If you have specific
questions, please send them to our club email NWTTclub@gmail.com . Some of you know that NWTT no
longer receives free printing services. This necessitated that we buy a club printer because we still need
maps/directions, walk box books, etc. We have seen other operating expenses increase as well. I
appreciate the continued support from members and non-members who are joining our group walks and
those walking individually or in small groups.
I am hopeful that we will return to a more “normal” situation by midyear. We are all looking forward to
the US-Canadian border reopening. Our 12 BC members will actually be able to come to our walks again
and we can go up there to walk with them. I don’t know about a summer BBQ, but it would be great to
have a Christmas party again this year!!
Tim Fisher
NWTT President
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Welcome New Members:
Sharon H William E Mitch P Susan L Lori K
Justin M Judy A David D Bob C Madeline V
Marijo H Gunther H Julie M
Milestones
Susan Le Deuc--------------200 events
Tom Wells ------------------300 events, 3500 K
Karen Hinderman---------400 events, 4000 K
Sandi Severtsen------------1050 events & completed “Rails to Trails”
Tamara Belts---------------10,000 K
Gordon Rheinstrom-------24,000 K
Some pictures of our walks in the last three months
Submitted by Sue W.
North Lake Whatcom Bellingham Marina (Monica and Gail)
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Blaine (Judy A) La Conner
Ferndale (Tom and Penny)
NW Tulip Trekker Walks
by Tom W, Trailmaster
We have planned our walks for 2021 and we are confident that we will see more hosts back as vaccinations are
becoming more widely available. We are maintaining good turnouts at every walk.
Elizabeth Green has joined our group of walk hosts. I would like to thank Judy M for being able to assist on many
walks as well as Sue W for assisting on walks and ensuring that we have all supplies needed.
We are planning an evening walk in the summer, but we are open to adding more if there is an interest to do so.
We are always looking for interesting walks and if you have one in mind that can become a 10k walk, please talk
to me on one of our walks.
Remember to check out the 19 walks that we have available at our friendship walks as well as at all of our
locations where there is a physical start box and you can also sign up online at the OSB (online start box).
Join us for our walks in Bellingham, Blaine, Burlington, Lynden, Deception Pass, Ferndale, Birch Bay, Friday
Harbor, Anacortes, Mount Vernon, La Conner and Coupeville.
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Bob P Sue P Tamara B Barry L Elizabeth G Judy M
Tom W Sue W Cheryl F Tim F Judy R Joe P
NW Tulip Trekkers Upcoming Walks and Events
March 6 Anacortes
March 13 Semiahmoo
March 20 Whatcom Falls
March 27 Friday Harbor
April 3 Fairhaven
April 10 Lynden
April 17 Bellingham Marina
April 24 Deception Pass
Walks are published on NW Tulip Trekker Meetup and website
Club website: https://nwtrekkers.org/
Evergreen State Volkssport Association: http://www.esva.online/
AVA: America’s Walking Club: http://ava.org/
Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/NW-Tulip-Trekkers-Walking-Club/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/1077999575578009
President: Tim Fisher, gotdisc7@gmail.com
Vice President: Penny Friedman, landfever@comcast.com
Secretary: Monica Sattler, satsumm70@hotmail.com
Treasurer: Cheryl Fisher, fishercheryl2@gmail.com
Trail Master: Tom Wallace, wallnett@aol.com
Webmaster: Tim Fisher, gotdisc7@gmail.com
Newsletter Editor: Jerry van Zuuk, jerryvanzuuk@gmail.com
Facebook: Tamara Belts, sisa98225@gmail.com
Meetup: Sue Wallace, wallnett@aol.com
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