I went ahead and contacted Turning Point just now to see if they could help out!
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Accessible Hot Air Ballooning
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Posted 19 April 2010 - 10:16 PM
Here check this link out... and join! We need to let them know that we are serious. Any more questions just let me know 
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Posted 19 April 2010 - 11:35 PM
That I do not know... I'm learning as I'm going. I'm sure you can find it on that website or ask Mark. I'm an amateur sorry 
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Posted 20 April 2010 - 09:15 PM
I don't know what that means lol but okay. I would message mark, he knows a lot more about it.
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Posted 20 April 2010 - 10:05 PM
Hey everybody...ive read through the thread and it sounds like a great idea...hope you dont mind if i throw my 2 cents in. Would yall be open to making this a fundraisin/charitable event? If so you could set it up likethe St.Baldricks Day event. ( www.stbaldricks.org ) Basically its a fundraising event to help kids with cancer. Every year groups/individuals nationwide get people to pledge money to them to shave their heads. So there is some competition nationwide to see who can get the most pledges. Then on a specific day nationwide, each group gets together and they have big events for the actual shaving of the heads. Sounds kinda silly but it works. many local news outlets cover the eevents and they raise a lot of money.
What im proposing is you use the same type of model. proposal: Wheels In The Sky incorporates SCI groups/associations/individuals and challenges them to seek pledges to sponsor putting 'wheels in the sky" (ballooning, skydiving, hanggliding, etc.) On a designated day all of the "chapters" organize Wheels In The Sky festivities with food, possibly vendors, music, etc and is highlighted by all of the SCI's or Ab's(you have collected pledges) skydiving or ballooning etc.
I think this could serve many purposes. 1) Ang (and other sci entrepeneurs) could get exposure for her company by getting free nationwide advertising via a website, banners, tee shirts or on anything else associated with the event. 2) Nationwide exposure for SCIs 3)opportunity to raise ALOT of money for SCI research, scoholarships, assistance, etc.
What do yall think?
My wheels just got turning, because i think yall are lacking the numbers you want. This idea allows people to participate in a HUGE event without having to travel a long distance.
Let me know if Im way off base of what yall are trying to accomplish, im just tossing around ideas.
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What im proposing is you use the same type of model. proposal: Wheels In The Sky incorporates SCI groups/associations/individuals and challenges them to seek pledges to sponsor putting 'wheels in the sky" (ballooning, skydiving, hanggliding, etc.) On a designated day all of the "chapters" organize Wheels In The Sky festivities with food, possibly vendors, music, etc and is highlighted by all of the SCI's or Ab's(you have collected pledges) skydiving or ballooning etc.
I think this could serve many purposes. 1) Ang (and other sci entrepeneurs) could get exposure for her company by getting free nationwide advertising via a website, banners, tee shirts or on anything else associated with the event. 2) Nationwide exposure for SCIs 3)opportunity to raise ALOT of money for SCI research, scoholarships, assistance, etc.
What do yall think?
My wheels just got turning, because i think yall are lacking the numbers you want. This idea allows people to participate in a HUGE event without having to travel a long distance.
Let me know if Im way off base of what yall are trying to accomplish, im just tossing around ideas.
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Posted 20 April 2010 - 10:34 PM
I like the idea... Mark is a little under the weather right now so I am solo right now lol. I did set up a group on FB... if anybody wants to join please do
"Wheels in the Sky" Group Page
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Posted 21 April 2010 - 05:43 PM
Haha RT -- perhaps coming up with something different than shaving our heads...
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Posted 21 April 2010 - 06:48 PM
Ratti -- event or no event you should be doing that NO MATTER WHAT lol
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Posted 28 July 2010 - 07:11 AM
Sorry a little late check outPARA balloonist he is the only para balloonist in the nation I have flown with him he is a great guy and loves to do things like this.... Keep me informed please if you do it again
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Posted 28 July 2010 - 06:13 PM
SSG.Bridges, on 28 July 2010 - 07:11 AM, said:
Sorry a little late check outPARA balloonist he is the only para balloonist in the nation I have flown with him he is a great guy and loves to do things like this.... Keep me informed please if you do it again
Yes, Mike has joined WHEELS in the SKY. I take it you've be affiliated with the military, former MARINE myself. The way it looks, we will probably be a subdivision of the Plano event til we get big enough to host our own event. sage
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Posted 29 July 2010 - 04:53 PM
4tun8, on 28 July 2010 - 06:13 PM, said:
SSG.Bridges, on 28 July 2010 - 07:11 AM, said:
Sorry a little late check outPARA balloonist he is the only para balloonist in the nation I have flown with him he is a great guy and loves to do things like this.... Keep me informed please if you do it again
Yes, Mike has joined WHEELS in the SKY. I take it you've be affiliated with the military, former MARINE myself. The way it looks, we will probably be a subdivision of the Plano event til we get big enough to host our own event. sage
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