7/31/21 – Lets Get Together and Walk the Midland Racquet Club

Join us on Saturday morning, July 31st, for our Racquet Club walk.  We will be meeting at 7:00 a.m. (bright and early to avoid the heat), near the Dollye Neal Chapel at the Midland College campus.

This walk is held in conjunction with the Midland Health Wellness Week, which has had publicity, so we’re encouraging all newcomers to join us!

Please bring water, your $3.00 AVA walking fee, and your record booklets.  If possible, let’s all wear our Midland Walkabout t-shirts so we really stand out.

You can have a choice to do a 6k or 11k, whichever you prefer.

This is an AVA Sanctioned Walk – so join us
(Event ID#: 117297 – #2021/Y1827 – 11km/6km)

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7/12/21 – July Walkabout Meeting

The July Walkabout Monthly Meeting will be held on Monday, July 12, at Murray’s Deli at 6:00 p.m.   We’re hoping that everyone enjoy their 4th of July Holiday!     

When:       Monday, July 12th
Time:         6:00 p.m.
Where:      Murray’s Restaurant & Deli – 3211 Wadley – (in the meeting room)

President, Diana Smart, has just returned from the American Volkssport Convention in Wisconsin, so there’s lots of good and exciting news to hear about from her trip!  We also have plans to have our Racquet Club walk be part of the Midland’s Wellness Tour that is coming up on July 31st!

Ready for your new Club t-shirt?    Anyone who ordered one may pick it up at the meeting too!   

Minutes from 6/7/21 Walkabout Meeting

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6/7/21 – June Walkabout Monthly Meeting

Our Monthly Walkabout Monthly Meeting is coming up!

When:              Monday, June 7th
Time:                6:00 p.m.
Where:            Murray’s Restaurant & Deli
Location:        3211 Wadley —- (in their meeting room)

We hope to see you there!

Minutes from our May 3rd Meeting

5/22/21 – Let’s Take A Trip to San Angelo!

All interested WALKERS!   We’re planning on Saturday, May 22nd, that our group will venture towards the southeast and walk through San Angelo.  The San Angelo Volksswalkers sponsors two walks in San Angelo, and we will choose which one to explore.

To avoid the heat, let’s meet behind the JumBurrito at Midland Park Mall at 7:00 a.m., on Saturday May 22 for carpool/caravan.  The drive takes around 2 hours.  We will gather at the Red Lion Hotel 441 Rio Concho Drive around 9:00 or 9:15 a.m.

Please bring your $3 AVA walk fee, record booklets, water, and money for lunch.  We are unsure at this point if we will actually enter Fort Concho, but there is an admission fee $5.00 to $7.00.   We can discuss this when we all meet up!

San Angelo

4-17-21 – Celebrate Walking Event – Midland College

Join us at Midland College this Saturday April 17th for our Celebrate Walking event.
The purpose is to promote walking as exercise, publicize the Walkabout Club/promote membership, and have a fun time.

The Midland Walkabouters will have a registration table set up near the entrance to the Allison Fine Arts building from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m.    Community participants will be encouraged to make as many laps around the campus as they wish, then stop by our table once more to pick up a goodie bag.

One lap around campus is approximately 1.85 kilometers.  If members wish to receive credit this walk (part of the Racquet Club walk), then please bring $3 and your record booklets.

Come and learn more about the America’s Volkssporting Walking Club?

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ON SATURDAY, APRIL 17th!

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4/10/21 – We’re off to Stanton, to Walk the Town and Enjoy Their Old Sorehead Trade Days!

Midland Walkabouts and Friends,

Join us this Saturday, April 10th, as we walk around Stanton.  The route takes us past the historic Carmelite Monastery and through the Old Sorehead Trade Days.

In Midland, we will meet behind JumBurrito at the Midland Mall at 8:00 a.m., for carpool/caravan.  If you prefer to meet the group in Stanton, we will arrive at the Stripes station approximately 8:45 a.m.   To get there from I-20, take Exit 156.   Continue to the Stripes station at the 137/I-20 service road.  We will leave our cars there, and head off on foot.

Members, please bring your record booklets, $3 walk fee (guests walk for free!), and water. Bring some money for lunch or snacks, and you might see something you can’t live without at the Stanton Trade Days.

Hope to see you Saturday!
Carolyn P.

4/17/21 – Celebrating AVA’s ‘National Walking Week’

The American Volkssport Association (AVA) or also known as the
America’s Walking Club, has declared the week of
April 1st – 7th, as “National Walking Week.”

The Midland Walkabout Volkssport Club is joining in this celebration and hoping that everyone will get outside and walk with us!   The Midland Walkabout AVA Club will be hosting this walking event on Saturday, April 17th at 8:30 a.m. at the Midland College  – Allison Fine Arts Building.   

Click here for a .pdf version

Interested in learning more
about the America’s Walking Club?

Check out the AVA’s March Issue of the Checkpoint Newsletter

3/27/21 – Let’s Go to the Fort Davis National Historic Site

Join us this Saturday March 27 for a walk at the Fort Davis National Historic Site.   We will meet 7:00 a.m., behind the JumBurrito by Midland Park Mall for carpool/caravan.   

If you prefer to meet the group in Fort Davis, we will gather at the parking lot of the Chamber of Commerce (across the street from the Courthouse) around 10:00 a.m.    There are different paths to take which are either very easy, or challenging, but someone will be with you no matter which route you take.

Bring water, sunscreen, and a sack lunch.  Also bring your record booklets and the $3.00 walk fee.  Bring money for the park admission fee, or a national park pass for free/reduced admission.  If the group decides to eat somewhere before heading home, you might want money for that.

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4/5/21 – Walkabout Monthly Meeting

Join us at our next monthly meeting!

When:              Monday, April 5th
Time:                6:00 p.m.
Where:            Murray’s Restaurant & Deli
Location:        3211 Wadley —- (in their meeting room)

We hope to see you there!

 

3/6/21 – Walk the Lake Colorado City State Park with Us!

Saturday, March 6th, the Midland Walkabouts will visit Lake Colorado City State Park for a 5k, 6k or 10k hike.  The weather should be great.

Let’s meet behind JumBurrito at Midland Park Mall at 8:00 a.m., for carpool/caravan. 

Please let Carolyn know if you plan to come and if you are able to drive to Colorado City.

Bring $3.00 and your AVA event/distance booklets for credit.  Also bring a TX State Parks pass (if you have one) for reduced admission fee.   You can pay by credit card at the gate.   Pre-registration is recommended, but not required.  New members should bring their AVA packets which contains a free coupon.   (This walk is AVA Event ID #117692 – 2021/Y2746  – 5k, 6k, 10k).  Click here for the flyer of this AVA walk.

If you prefer to meet the group at LCCSP, turn right on the road to the Rec Hall.   Meet the group around 9:30 a.m. at the circle drive.

Not sure what we are doing for lunch, so you might want to bring some extra money for that.

This is a cool lake-side walk and we plan to have fun!

Hope to see you on Saturday – March 6th!