Club membership runs from January 1st to December 31st.

If joining between January 1st and June 30th, Individual is $10 or Family is $15.
If joining between July 1st and September 30th, Individual is $5 or Family is $10.
If joining October 1st or after, Individual is $10 or Family is $15.
[Membership is valid thru December of the next year.]

To join the East Tennessee Wanderers, print and fill out our Membership Application, then mail it to the address on the bottom of the application.

Information about where to purchase your club shirt with the bear logo is on the page, Views & News from the Club President.

NEW WALKER PROGRAM

The American Volkssport Association (AVA) has a New Walker packet to get you started right, at a cost everybody can afford. For $5.00 you can purchase it from the East Tennessee Wanderers club, or for $6.50 you can order it from AVA.

Packet includes:

First green Event book for your first 10 events anywhere in the world.

First blue Distance book for your first 500 kilometers anywhere in the world.

3 coupons for free credit at events. These coupons are good only at events in the USA.

1 coupon for a free issue of The American Wanderer (TAW) bimonthly newspaper.

Booklet on explanations about Volkssporting.

1 coupon for 10% off your first purchase of AVA merchandise.

1 coupon for an event in May - National Physical Fitness and Sports Month patch.

The AVA ORDER FORM with a variety of neat items is at http://www2.ava.org/STORE/AVA_Merchandise.pdf

EVENT -- DISTANCE -- BICYCLING -- SPECIAL PROGRAMS

After you fill up your event or distance book, make a copy and mail the original to AVA. They will process it, then send back your award incentives and book.

American Volkssport Association

1001 Pat Booker Road, Suite 101

Universal City, TX 78148

In addition to the Event and Distance books, you can order from AVA a Bicycling Distance book, and/or Special Program books. Some of the special programs are:

America's Bakeries,
America's Baseball Walks,
America's Murals,
Celebrating Golden Cinemas,
Civil War Battlefields,
Classic American Diners,
Fraternal Organizations,
Gristmills,
Special National Officer Book (SNOB)
Strolling Somewhere Over the Rainbow,
Walking the USA A - Z,
Walking America's Trails,
Walking the Old Spanish Trail, and
The 50 State/51 State Capitals.

New Special Programs in 2014 are:

Alternative Capitals,
Border Crossings,
Cities in Song,
Honoring our Flag,
Lakes and Reservoirs,
National register of Historic Places,
Trekking with the Trees,
Water Towers, and
You'll Never Walk Alone.

Lists of current programs and future special programs can be viewed at http://www.ava.org/Special%20Event%20Programs/programs.htm.

AVA MEMBERSHIP

Plus, you can register to become a member of the American Volkssport Association (AVA). It is $25 for an individual or $30 for a family. The memberhip form and additional information is at http://www.ava.org/membership/vajoin.htm.

Note: You do not have to join AVA to join the East Tennessee Wanderers or to earn kudos for the event/distance books, but there are added benefits, such as:

Six issues of the newspaper, "The American Wanderer,"

Membership ID Card,

AVA Membership Discounts,

Travel Discounts, and

Brochure/Form for the next Convention.

FUN, FITNESS, FRIENDSHIP AND FOOD!

Updated 03/22/13