OUR MAY WALK AGENDA

The month of MAY should be declared WALKING MONTH at least for The Island Hoppers.

We have four walk events this Month:

FOR ALL WALK EVENTS, REGISTRATION BEGINS 30 MINUTES BEFORE WE STEP OFF AT THE POSTED TIMES.

[1] GUIDED WALK (GW) using our Year Round Event (YRE)

Sunday, 07 MAY @2PM in North Sydney, starting at the Clansman Motel parking lot. 10K 2B


[2] WORLD WALKING DAY EVENT:

Monday, 08 May @ 7PM in North Sydney, starting at Indian Beach, Purves Street. 5 & 10K, 2A

[3] National Walking Weekend Event

Monday, 22 May @ 2PM, Inverness, Broad Cove Trail, starting at MacLeod's Campsite off HWY 19. 5 & 10K, 2B

National Walking Weekend was created to commemorate the remarkable achievement of Ole

Olson and Helene Viel, both Volkssporters, who walked across Canada in 2000, from sea

to sea, for a total distance of 10,081 km (combined). Volkssport clubs across Canada

are rising to the 2006 National Walking Weekend challenge, which is for walk

participants to cover a total distance of 5951 km, equaling the distance sea-to-sea

distance from Vancouver to Halifax.

[4] Guided Walk Event

Sunday, 28 May @ 2PM, Catalone, Devils Hill Trail, starting at Catalone Recreational Centre off Hwy 22, (Louisbourg Hwy). 5 & 10K, 2B


WHAT IS IVV? This one of the most FAQs.....

IVV stands for the Internationaler Volkssportverband, a German word that means in

English: International Federation of Popular Sports. It is a non-profit association of

volunteers, which was registered by the Court in Munich, Germany in 1972.

The official language of the association is German with English approved also.



The main purpose of the association is:

1) To encourage public health through a non-competitive, outdoor sports program

and

2) To contribute toward peace and understanding among nations by fostering

international friendship through volkssports.