All,
I just got off the phone with Charlotte Guedry with the Ascension Festivals and Cultural Council, my contact for the Balloon Festival. She was as surprised as I was with the announcement by the Louisiana Ballooning Foundation that the Championship was canceled for 2012. She advised that they had discussed a change in date due to information provided by OSHEP regarding weather stability, but she was caught off guard by the cancellation announcement and the resulting confusion about the Ascension Balloon Festival.
Bottom line is that the Ascension Balloon Festival has been moved to October 5,6 & 7 (Festival activities will be 5&6, 7th will be Balloon time trials and not involve us.)
They are very excited about the activities that we have proposed thus far. All plans will be the same, just a different weekend. SO PLEASE< keep the ideas coming!
That weekend is also a Commanders Call/CAC weekend so there is still a venue question with regard to these. Information on that will be shared by the Wing Staff.
May I ask that if ANY other activities such as a SAREX were to be planned for the weekend of Oct 5-7, please let's coordinate so we are not working against each other. This is a WING event and begs all member support, not just cadets. Getting CAP visible and in the news is every body's job.
Thanks!
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LYDIA C. PIKE, Captain, CAP
POC - CAP/Balloon Festival Participation
POC - CAP/Balloon Festival Participation
225-305-7646
