Suncoast Sandpipers

YREs (Year Round Events) are “go at your own pace” walks in the Tampa Bay area. See the YRE Information document for complete information.

The following year round event is temporarily closed due to Hurricane Ian recovery efforts:

• Fort Myers

Procedure

Physical Start Box

• Ask for walk box at start. Please be considerate of staff and patrons at host location.
• Register, sign waiver and use maps/start cards to return at finish.

Online Start Box

Go to my.ava.org to set up an account. Once account is set up you will be be to register for year round events online and receive directions and stamped insert cards by email.

You can earn IVV distance and event credit every time you complete the course. Insert pages are available at the physical start boxes.

Walk Fees

Physical Start Box

• If you are walking for volkssport (IVV) credit, fee is $3 each day you do the event. You may do the walk twice for distance credit for the same fee on the same day (not Tampa 20K).
• If you don’t want volkssport credit, the non-IVV fee is $2.
• Children under 12 walk for free.

Please pay by check made out to Suncoast Sandpipers Volkssport Club. If you can’t pay by check, send payment to club address. Some boxes have addressed envelopes to the POCs (Point of Contact). Leaving cash puts hosts and club at risk for theft.

Online Start Box

Fee is $3 for all participants and will be deducted from your account.

Note: POCs for St. Petersburg YREs is Denise Connelly (Jan-Apr) sillysoc at aol dot com/518-369-5449); Alice Lawrence (May-Dec) pipers at tampabay dot rr dot com/727-542-9742.