Brochure 2016 Convention - Sacramento Walking Sticks

Directions to Holiday Inn & Suites
From North (Redding, CA).
1. Take I- 5 toward Los Angeles.
2. Take exit 161A toward Pasadena onto I-210.
3. Take left exit onto I-10 (east) toward Indio.
4. Take exit 92 Oak Valley Pkwy.
5. Turn left onto Oak Valley Pkwy.
6. Turn left and take ramp toward I-10 (west)
Redlands.
7. Holiday Inn & Suites on right side.
California Volkssport
Association
2016 Convention
“Discover the Inland Empire of
Southern California”
April 29, 30 & May 1, 2016
Holiday Inn Express & Suites, 1864 Oak Valley
Circle, Beaumont, California 92223
- Riverside County -
From West (Los Angeles)
1. Take I-10 East toward San Bernardino.
2. Continue on I-10 toward Indio.
3. Go to instructions above (From North) 4 thru 7.
From East (Palm Springs)
1. Take I-10 East toward Los Angeles.
2. Take exit 92 toward Oak Valley Pkwy.
3. Holiday Inn & Suites on right side.
From South (San Diego)
1. Take I-15 North toward Las Vegas.
2. Keep right onto I-215 toward Riverside/San Bernardino.
3. Take exit 29 toward Beaumont/Indio onto CA-60
East toward Moreno Valley.
4. Take ramp onto I-10 West toward 6th St/Los
Angeles.
5. Go to instructions above (From East) 2 and 3.
Gaiters and Low
Desert Roadrunners, CVA clubs in Southern California
This event is sanctioned by the American Volkssport Association
(AVA), a member of the International Federation of Popular Sports
(IVV). This event counts toward acquisition of IVV Achievement
Awards. For more information, see the AVA website, www.ava.org
Disclaimer: The sponsors are not liable for accidents, thefts, and /or
Any Questions?
For any additional information or questions, please
contact John Cappello, 951 845-5442, Cell 951 4898646 or e-mail: [email protected]
Sponsored by Green Valley
material damage. Every effort will be made by the sponsors to
ensure a safe, enjoyable and memorable event.
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to the 2016 California Volkssport Association (CVA) Convention in
the beautiful Inland Empire of Southern California.
The Inland Empire is famous for beautiful mountains, lovely deserts
and rugged country where Stage coaches roamed freely.
We are offering three convention volkswalks, and one swimming
event. The social events will include a free meet and greet, a
catered lunch and Italian dinner. We are also offering 23 YRE walk
events throughout Southern California, with ten in the Inland Empire.
Convention headquarters will be the Holiday Inn Express & Suites,
See below for more information on booking at the hotel and the back
page for driving directions..
For additional information and preregistration, read on and then go
to the CVA website (cva4u.org) for more detailed information.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME
Where:
The convention will be held at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites,
1864 Oak Valley Village Circle, Beaumont, CA 92223.
Double Occupancy rooms are available for approximately $104 (total
cost) which includes a hot breakfast with many delicious items each
morning.
To make a reservation, please call the hotel directly (951) 769-3600.
Tell them you are with the CVA Volkssport
Convention.
2016 CVA Convention
Registration Form
Hello and welcome
Other Available Accommodations:
Please see page 4 to find other lodging
including camping facilities.
CVA Annual Meeting:
Saturday, April 30, 1:00 pm in hotel meeting room. All members and
guests are encouraged to attend.
Social :
(all events are located in the hotel meeting room)
Meet and Greet—Fri, April 29, 8:pm (no cost)
Lunch—Sat, April 30, 12: noon ($8)
Italian Dinner—Sat,, April 30, 6:00 pm ($15)
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Other Accommodations:
Convention Award:
Motels in the Beaumont area.
(Banning is immediately East and Calimesa is immediately West of
Beaumont).
The 2016 Convention award is a patch depicting a stagecoach
with San Bernardino snow-covered mountains in the
background.
The stagecoach indicative of early
ventures in
the Inland
Empire. This
award is
available at a
cost of $5.00
each.
A secondary
award, a refrigerator
magnet in the
form of
California with
the lettering
CVA, will be included in the Welcome Packet to all convention
registrants at no additional cost.
Rodeway Inn
1265 E 6th St, Beaumont
(951) 845-1436
Americas Best Value Inn
625 E 5th St, Beaumont
951-845-2185.
Motel 6
480 E 5th St, Beaumont
951-922-1000
Hampton Inn & Suites
6071 Joshua Palmer Way, Banning
800-491-6126
Holiday Inn Express Hotel
Travelodge
3020 W. Ramsey Ave, Banning 1700 W. Ramsey Ave, Banning
(951) 572-5550
(951) 849-1000
Days Inn
Calimesa Inn
2320 W. Ramsey Ave, Banning 1205 Calimesa Blvd. Calimesa
(951) 849-0092
(909) 795-2436
America’s Best Vallue
616 W. Ave. L, Calimesa
(909) 795-5084
Campgrounds in the Area
Country Hills RV Park
14711 Manzanita Rd, Beaumont
(951) 845-5919
Registration:
All members are urged to pre-register at the CVA website
(cva4u.org), accessing the 2016 CVA
Convuention webpage OR you can pre-register by submitting
the registration form on page 7 along with applicable payment.
Walk-up registration also accepted at the convention registration
table. Lunch and Dinner must be paid by pre-registration.
Cherry Valley RV Resort
36805 Brookside Ave, Beaumont
(866) 217-8111
Banning Stagecoach KOA
1455 S San Gorgonio Ave, Banning
(951) 849-7513
Banning/Beaumont Elks Lodge
1465 E. 6th St. Beaumont, CA
Host 951 312-3423 (mention you are guest of John Cappello)
Information on Volkssporting Events:
Yucaipa Regional Park
33900 Oak Glen Rd, Yucaipa
(909) 790-312
(Yucaipa is West of Beaumont and is 11 miles from convention headquarters.)
Oakglen Retreat
38955 Oak Glen Rd, Yucaipa,
(This campground is NW of Beaumont and 13.5 miles from convention
headquarters. Elevation is 4,734 feet)
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All events are available from 12:00 noon, Friday April 29 to
12:00 noon,
Sunday May 1, 2016.
Starting tables for all events will be at the hotel (Holiday Inn &
Suites) meeting room.
Note: Pre-registration and Walk-In attendees need only sign-in
once at the starting table for all Volkssporting events.
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Volkssporting Events
Event 1: Banning. PA16/104335. Rated 3A.
(Banning also known as Stagecoach Town, USA)
Both 10K and 5K walks start at a very interesting and beautiful
location. You will view five murals, a classic movie theatre
(Fox, 1928), WPA works (Nicolet School, 1938), walk Indian
School Lane which is all that is left to remember St. Boniface
Indian School. The walk will then go through San Gorgonio
Memorial Park which was once part of the Morongo Indian
Reservation, then traded to
Southern Pacific Railroad
who sold it to the city. It will
then return to Repplier Park
named after John G.
Repplier, who planted the
Italian cypress trees along
San Gorgonio Ave. in 1913
and became to first tree
warden.
Special Programs Honoring
Our Flag, Take a Walk In a City Park, Walk the USA - Street by
Street, You'll Never Walk Alone, Cities in Song and Water
Fountains.
Event 2: Swim Event. PA-16/104338
rated 1A.
Volkssporters can use the convention
headquarters hotel pool or any other local
swimming pools for this event.
Must bring your own towel.
What is a Volkswalk?
A Volkswalk is a walk, jog or run at your own pace along a
pre-marked route. It is a non-competitive, non-timed event,
intended to provide fun and fitness for you, your family, and your
friends! Participants can walk for AVA credit, credit plus a patch
award, or walk for free. You can find out more about
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Volkssporting at www.ava.org
Event 3: Beaumont/Cherry Valley, PA16/104337. Rated 1A.
The Beaumont/Cherry Valley Water District Recharge Center
consists of eight giant water holding basins. The water is supplied
from mountain run-off and water wells throughout this area. The
stored water is used by both communities. Directly
adjacent to the recharge center is the nine acre Demonstration
Garden. The 10K walk
continues through Oakview
Park with its gorgeous view
of the San Bernardino
Mountain Range and San
Gorgonio Mountain (highest
mountain in So. Calif. at
11,503 ft.).
The 5K walk will take you
through parts of small town
Cherry Valley. You will pass
Riverside County-Cherry Valley Fire Station 22, one of the oldest
fire stations in California.
Special Programs Food For Thought, Honoring Our Flag, Take a
Walk In a City Park, Walk the USA - Street by Street
Event 4: Redlands, PA16/104336. Rated 2B.
Beginning in the 119 year old Prospect Park, the “Palms and
Palaces” walk continues through neighborhoods that contain
Victorian (such as Kimberly Crest), Edwardian (Miraflores),
Craftsman and Modern style buildings. Multiple “social levels” of housing
are evident on this walk. The estates,
supervisors’ and middle managers’
homes are distinctly different in size,
style and land plots. This area is a
classic example of the Empire and Era of
the “Orange Kingdom”.
Special Programs Amphitheaters,
Animal Safari, Bridges - Spanning the
USA, Cities in Song, Food for Thought,
Honoring our flag, Make a Wish – Water
Fountain, National Register of Historic Places, Points of
Reference, Take a Walk in a City Park, Trekking with Trees, Walk
the USA – Street by Street, Walking the USA – A-Z, You’ll Never
Walk Alone.
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