{"id":1758,"date":"2022-11-05T12:08:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-05T16:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southeaststriderswalkingclub.org\/?page_id=1758"},"modified":"2026-03-10T11:55:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T15:55:07","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/southeaststriderswalkingclub.org\/?page_id=1758","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1758\" class=\"elementor elementor-1758\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43dd650 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43dd650\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67f4955\" data-id=\"67f4955\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c1405f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c1405f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8fa21fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8fa21fd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ecc328\" data-id=\"4ecc328\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df1f280 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"df1f280\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/southeaststriderswalkingclub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SSWC-at-Lake-Chapman-768x576.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2699\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southeaststriderswalkingclub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SSWC-at-Lake-Chapman-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/southeaststriderswalkingclub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SSWC-at-Lake-Chapman-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/southeaststriderswalkingclub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SSWC-at-Lake-Chapman.png 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Watson Mill Bridge State Park<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-128ba1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"128ba1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><div class=\"\" dir=\"auto\"><div id=\":r1n0:\" class=\"x1iorvi4 x1pi30zi x1l90r2v x1swvt13\"><div class=\"x1e56ztr\"><span class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u\"><b>Southeast Striders Walking Club in Athens, Georgia, is a local affiliate of America\u2019s Walking Club (aka <i>American Volkssport Association &#8211; www.ava.org).<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/div><div class=\"x1e56ztr\"><span class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u\"><b>We are a non-profit organization whose mission is to encourage everyone, regardless of level of fitness, to get out, exercise and have fun doing it.<\/b><\/span><\/div><div class=\"x1e56ztr\"><span class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u\"><b>Our Trailmasters create safe and interesting 5 and 10 kilometer walk events in and around Athens. Our motto is \u201cFun, Fitness and Friendship\u201d.<\/b><\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"x1e56ztr\"><span class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u\"><b>Annual Club Membership is $10 for an individual and $15 for a household. Our AVA sanctioned 5k and 10k walks are usually held on Saturdays and are non-competitive. However, we do encourage members to keep personal achievement records in AVA Distance and AVA Event books to track their walking progress. AVA sanctioned walk fees are $4.\u00a0 <\/b><\/span><strong>Our walking activities are open to everyone.\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>For more information about America&#8217;s Walking Club and Southeast Striders, please click on the following link to our FAQs:<\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecc83f0 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ecc83f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/southeaststriderswalkingclub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/FAQs-for-AVA-PDF-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"FAQs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">FAQs<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e2c0136 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e2c0136\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ffa01b\" data-id=\"6ffa01b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c584801 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c584801\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"Fun, Fitness, and Friendship\" is our motto.  Come walk with us and meet a new friend.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c1f026a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c1f026a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a287d8b\" data-id=\"a287d8b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16c99f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"16c99f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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wp-caption-text\">Fun<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bb1277\" data-id=\"4bb1277\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de582b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"de582b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/southeaststriderswalkingclub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/337BBA00-2927-4E8F-9C73-925C3AF9FF3B_1_105_c.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3265\" 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sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">And Friendship!<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b19c179 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b19c179\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca9db26\" data-id=\"ca9db26\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2092f8c 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elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bb07bf0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99c3ed1\" data-id=\"99c3ed1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b18929 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b18929\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b36bca\" 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