July/August Newsletter

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                                 Hello Volksmarch Club!                                    

The Board wants to thank you again for your support of Volksmarch 2024! 

We couldn’t have done it without your help!

Newsletter Highlights:

Planning for Volksmarch 2025

 Club Support Needs

Holiday Party

Leadership announcements

Volkswanderung 2025:

​3rd Annual Volksmarch: Saturday, April, 26, 2025. Save the Date

We will meet and end at the Bodensee Restaurant’s Biergarten

Hikers and walkers can register from 8:00 am-11:00 am to allow for out-of-town participants

This promises to be the biggest and best Volksmarch ever and you are part of it!!

Where we are in planning:

•We have a commitment from the Bodensee for Bier, German food, and 

Live German music

•We have a commitment from the Helen Rotary for the pins for the Volksmarch

We have a commitment from the Helen Rotary to run the raffle and gather raffle prizes•

We have begun publicizing the Volksmarch

We have permission for online registration for next year

Where we are with Club Support:

 We have a new website with Club information and Hikes in Helen

Alpinehelenvolksmarch.com

•We are applying for an LLC incorporation. We need it to qualify as a non-profit with the State of Georgia•

We have a new club logo (above) designed by Sharon Hartis. Thank you so much!

The AVA is designing a banner with our new club logo•

We have joined the Helen Chamber of Commerce and will soon be able to advertise and post updates on the Chamber website.

What we need going forward:

A sponsor or part sponsor of t-shirts for the Volksmarch ($1500)

 15 Silver Level sponsors needed ($100), Gold Level Club Sponsors ($250) and Platinum Level Sponsors ($500)

Names of the business or family will be included on the T-shirt.

Signs for the Volksmarch ($250)

 Flags for the Volksmarch decorations at the Bodensee ($300)

Volunteers for the day of including: registration, check point monitor good will ambassadors/greeters, membership table, return check-in table, 

and more!

PLEASE JOIN US for……

Alpine Helen Volksmarch Club Holiday Party

Thursday, December 5, 2024. 5:30 pm.

The Bodensee is planning a special menu for the club 

More information to follow

Club Kudos

•Very special thank you to Bryan Meckley for stepping up and volunteering to be our Treasurer. He is doing a great job!

Also, many thanks to Bev Blissit for volunteering to be our AHVC WEB Site manager and publisher of our very FIRST AHVC Newsletter!!!

Very Best regards,

Rod Powell, President AHVC #0994

PO Box 728

Helen , GA 30545