About Us

David Bonewitz

Photo taken on our 10-year anniversary walk in 2019.  

The event planner was Kathryn King.  

Our Club was Chartered on April 10, 2009!

American Volkssporting Association (AVA) clubs are non-profit associations.  The clubs promote fun, fitness, and friendship. 

Most AVA-sanctioned walks are 5 or 10 kilometers (3.1 or 6.2 miles). Members are encouraged to walk using directions and maps at various locations throughout the USA using the "Online Start Box" (OSB) located on AVA's website at https://my.ava.org

Note: In January 2024, our club will transition from using traditional "Walk Boxes" stored at starting points to using Online Start Boxes (OSB).  The fee for using the OSB per walk will increase to $4.00.  If you pay the walk leader directly for a group walk sponsored by ETW, the fee will remain at $3.00.  

David Bonewitz founded our club in 2009.  He served as the Club President until moving up to Southeast Regional Director.  Next, he served as the AVA President from 2017 to 2021.  

Kathryn King & Jeanne Stokes 

Special thanks to our club officers and 

to our club members who volunteer 

for activities to ensure the smooth 

running of our events and walks.

Club members currently holding AVA positions:

Ambassador for AVA -- Joel David Bonewitz, Ph.D. 

Southeast Regional Director -- Kathryn King

Southeast Deputy Regional Director -- Jeanne Stokes 

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Watch an AVA Video at https://youtu.be/Hvh4i0gKWbs

AVA Sponsors are listed at https://ava.org/ 

AVA's Online Start Box (OSB) at https://my.ava.org/index.php

Updated 10/12/24