Here are the list of event locations, contact information and specifics that are available. We will continue to update this list as we receive more information.

Bronx, NY – The Corner Scone is providing the space for a used book sale with proceeds going to the PVs. The book sale has already begun and will be continuing into the near future. If you are in the neighborhood stop in and shop!  Contact Joanne Camas for more information, haggis2@optimum.net.

Philadelphia, PA – Another ongoing LWP event, the Haircuts with Passion will once again take place this year. If you are in the Philadelphia or what to go visit, send an email to Eileen and get your haircut with proceeds going to the PVs.  Contact Eileen Tarquinio for more information at eileen.tarquinio@gmail.com.

Seattle, WA – Due to scheduling issues, the Seattle LWP is kicking off a little early having their event on Saturday, April 14th.  Seattle’s LWP will include a sunset walk along Alki Beach (yes, the sun does shine in Seattle sometimes), followed by a wine and cheese gathering. For more information you can contact Jill Wallace at jill.wallace11@gmail.com.

Atchison, KS – Atchison will again host it’s Planting and Gardening with Passion. As farmers and gardeners begin to put their crops in the ground the will donate money per acre/hour spent planting to be entered into a raffle for donated seed and cash prize. For more information, contact Dan and Lucy Schletzbaum at lucy21dan12@gmail.com.

Cincinnati, OH – An ice cream sundae/wine and cheese gathering is on tap for the Cincinnati Live with Passion this year. The gathering will take place on Friday evening, April 27th. Contact Jenny Wiley at jennywiley18@hotmail.com for more information.


Shabbona, IL – Northern Illinois University spring breakers having a reunion at Shabbona State Park on Saturday, April 28th at 1pm.  Each attendee is asked to bring a $10 donation for the PVs.  Picnic lunch, hiking and a lot reminiscing is on tap.  For more information, please contact Amy O’Dea at oodeaa@gmail.com.

Gainesville, FL – Gainesville is once again having a Live with Passion Event. This year they will be hosting a 1.2 and 5 k run. For more information, contact Alicia Gutierrez at dcnurse2@yahoo.com.

Clark, NJ – A Walk with Passion will be help in Clark, NJ again this year. This year’s 3 mile walk will take place at 10 am on Saturday, April 28th and will be followed by lots of brunch goodies. Please contact Holly Melao for more information, hollymelao@comcast.net.

Reading, PA  – The Reading area will once again be hosting a Live with Passion event. This year they were to get a local lacrosse team involved so they are expecting 40 participants for their 3 mile walk. For more information contact Patty Atkinson at patatk@hgaparish.com.

Little Compton, RI – A canoe trip down the river in Little Compton will be in order for this year’s Paddle with Passion. Please contact Elisabeth at elisabethallen@yahoo.com for more information.

Yonkers – Elmsford, NY – On May 5th there will be a 25 mile bike ride and 5 mile walk journeying from Yonkers up to Elmsford, NY finishing at the Captain Lawrence Brewery. Come join in the fun! Contact Ed Mechmann at edward.mechmann@archny.org for more information.

Denver, OH – Denver will Walk with Passion over the weekend of May 12 and 13th. Contact John Wiley at jawiley1118@aol.com for more information.

Washington DC – Date, time and further information to follow. Contact John Dean at logan4497@hotmail.com

St. Paul, MN – Contact Walt Soler for more information about the walk in St. Paul. waltsoler@gmail.com

Brooklyn, NY – Please contact Tricia Pakonis for more information on this year’s plans. tricia.pakonis@gmail.com

Virginia – Please contact Zach See for more information about the plans for this LWP event. zach.j.see@gmail.com

We asked Dale and Mary Kay DeVries for their reflection as first time PV Evaluation/Hoe down Weekend attendees, and they very generously obliged. Enjoy their thoughts on the weekend.

We have heard many glorious tales about the annual hoe down in Kansas, but until you experience it for yourself no words can really tell the story. Since we had never attended one, we decided to do just that.

We traveled with Chuck and Kathy Koller and Amy O”Dea to Kansas Friday, March 23rd, which is a wild and exciting undertaking in itself. For those who know Amy and the Kollers’ no explanation is required.

We have stayed at Bed and Breakfast places before but none can compare to Dan and Lucy’s. They don’t stop with a bed and breakfast… Oh no they also have lunch, dinner and constant entertainment. Webster’s Dictionary description of hospitality is “ The act or practice of one who is hospitable; reception and entertainment of strangers or guests without reward, or with kind and generous liberality.” We think Mr. Webster needs to redefine hospitality that should include Dan and Lucy in his description.

When we arrived Friday we were greeted with the usual warm PV welcome. We had been told there would be food but honestly we had not planned on the bountiful amounts of food. If you want to loose weight do not go to the hoe down.

Our daughter had asked us where are you going to stay? We had wondered that too but in PV fashion it all fell into place. Lucy is very creative in finding room for everyone to sleep. Thanks go to Dave and Jeremy too for sharing their homes with us. How about taking a shower? Again… it all works like magic. We did not even have to request a time slot to shower.

After breakfast Jenny and Jill conducted a short meeting regarding the PV’s.
Saturday afternoon Dan and Jeremy treated us too a wonderful hay rack ride of the area stopping along the way to explain different points of history. The weather was perfect. We did not know you could order perfect weather but apparently Dan and Lucy know how.

We again traveled by hayrack to Dan’s barn where Lucy and her helpers had set up for the community event. The hoe down was a hoot! We have not square danced since grade school and it was so much fun. Never let it be said people in Kansas do not know how to cook or dance. There was so much delicious food and drink. Everyone was so friendly and generous. Someone said there were around 110 people in attendance including the PV’s, neighbors, and good friends.
We were greeted to bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, pancakes, and fruit Sunday morning. What a way to start the day. Some of the PV’s had to say good-bye before the rest of us walked across the road to attend church. After church we shared a spaghetti dinner with the church folks.

Then it was back to Illinois.

This was our very first PV hoe down and hopefully it will not be our last. We cannot say thanks enough to Dan, Lucy and their family for a marvelous and remarkable weekend. It is a truly fun, fun weekend.

We asked Dale and Mary Kay DeVries for their reflection as first time PV Evaluation/Hoe down Weekend attendees, and they very generously obliged. Enjoy their thoughts on the weekend.

We have heard many glorious tales about the annual hoe down in Kansas, but until you experience it for yourself no words can really tell the story. Since we had never attended one, we decided to do just that.

We traveled with Chuck and Kathy Koller and Amy O”Dea to Kansas Friday, March 23rd, which is a wild and exciting undertaking in itself. For those who know Amy and the Kollers’ no explanation is required.

We have stayed at Bed and Breakfast places before but none can compare to Dan and Lucy’s. They don’t stop with a bed and breakfast… Oh no they also have lunch, dinner and constant entertainment. Webster’s Dictionary description of hospitality is “ The act or practice of one who is hospitable; reception and entertainment of strangers or guests without reward, or with kind and generous liberality.” We think Mr. Webster needs to redefine hospitality that should include Dan and Lucy in his description.

When we arrived Friday we were greeted with the usual warm PV welcome. We had been told there would be food but honestly we had not planned on the bountiful amounts of food. If you want to loose weight do not go to the hoe down.

Our daughter had asked us where are you going to stay? We had wondered that too but in PV fashion it all fell into place. Lucy is very creative in finding room for everyone to sleep. Thanks go to Dave and Jeremy too for sharing their homes with us. How about taking a shower? Again… it all works like magic. We did not even have to request a time slot to shower.

After breakfast Jenny and Jill conducted a short meeting regarding the PV’s.
Saturday afternoon Dan and Jeremy treated us too a wonderful hay rack ride of the area stopping along the way to explain different points of history. The weather was perfect. We did not know you could order perfect weather but apparently Dan and Lucy know how.

We again traveled by hayrack to Dan’s barn where Lucy and her helpers had set up for the community event. The hoe down was a hoot! We have not square danced since grade school and it was so much fun. Never let it be said people in Kansas do not know how to cook or dance. There was so much delicious food and drink. Everyone was so friendly and generous. Someone said there were around 110 people in attendance including the PV’s, neighbors, and good friends.
We were greeted to bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, pancakes, and fruit Sunday morning. What a way to start the day. Some of the PV’s had to say good-bye before the rest of us walked across the road to attend church. After church we shared a spaghetti dinner with the church folks.

Then it was back to Illinois.

This was our very first PV hoe down and hopefully it will not be our last. We cannot say thanks enough to Dan, Lucy and their family for a marvelous and remarkable weekend. It is a truly fun, fun weekend.

We asked Dale and Mary Kay DeVries for their reflection as first time PV Evaluation/Hoe down Weekend attendees, and they very generously obliged. Enjoy their thoughts on the weekend.

We have heard many glorious tales about the annual hoe down in Kansas, but until you experience it for yourself no words can really tell the story. Since we had never attended one, we decided to do just that.

We traveled with Chuck and Kathy Koller and Amy O”Dea to Kansas Friday, March 23rd, which is a wild and exciting undertaking in itself. For those who know Amy and the Kollers’ no explanation is required.

We have stayed at Bed and Breakfast places before but none can compare to Dan and Lucy’s. They don’t stop with a bed and breakfast… Oh no they also have lunch, dinner and constant entertainment. Webster’s Dictionary description of hospitality is “ The act or practice of one who is hospitable; reception and entertainment of strangers or guests without reward, or with kind and generous liberality.” We think Mr. Webster needs to redefine hospitality that should include Dan and Lucy in his description.

When we arrived Friday we were greeted with the usual warm PV welcome. We had been told there would be food but honestly we had not planned on the bountiful amounts of food. If you want to loose weight do not go to the hoe down.

Our daughter had asked us where are you going to stay? We had wondered that too but in PV fashion it all fell into place. Lucy is very creative in finding room for everyone to sleep. Thanks go to Dave and Jeremy too for sharing their homes with us. How about taking a shower? Again… it all works like magic. We did not even have to request a time slot to shower.

After breakfast Jenny and Jill conducted a short meeting regarding the PV’s.
Saturday afternoon Dan and Jeremy treated us too a wonderful hay rack ride of the area stopping along the way to explain different points of history. The weather was perfect. We did not know you could order perfect weather but apparently Dan and Lucy know how.

We again traveled by hayrack to Dan’s barn where Lucy and her helpers had set up for the community event. The hoe down was a hoot! We have not square danced since grade school and it was so much fun. Never let it be said people in Kansas do not know how to cook or dance. There was so much delicious food and drink. Everyone was so friendly and generous. Someone said there were around 110 people in attendance including the PV’s, neighbors, and good friends.
We were greeted to bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, pancakes, and fruit Sunday morning. What a way to start the day. Some of the PV’s had to say good-bye before the rest of us walked across the road to attend church. After church we shared a spaghetti dinner with the church folks.

Then it was back to Illinois.

This was our very first PV hoe down and hopefully it will not be our last. We cannot say thanks enough to Dan, Lucy and their family for a marvelous and remarkable weekend. It is a truly fun, fun weekend.

The 5th Annual Live with Passion is quickly approaching and we need your help!

We had a record number of t-shirt sponsors (18!), but as of today we only have 11 sites that are planning on having a LWP event. We can do better than that!  If you are planning an event and haven’t let us know about it, please email us so we can post it on our LWP blog, www.pvlivewithpassion.blogspot.com.

Also, if you are having an event please let us know numbers and sizes of t-shirts at least 1 week prior to your event so we can mail you the t-shirts. We picked them up last weekend and they look great.

Let us know you have any question about hosting a LWP event, we would love to help you plan your event.