Frank Mots International Kite Festival
(Frank Mots International Kite)
This event is not sanctioned by the AKA

Date & Location:
09/12/2009 - 09/13/2009
Veterans Park on Milwaukee’s Lakefront
1500 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive
Milwaukee, WI US
(AKA Region 6)
Activities:
Buggy Racing
Fun Fly
Fun For All Ages
Kids Kitemaking
Sport Kite Competition
Description:
LIVE ON THE INTERNET at www.giftofwings.com ..MOTS 2009...31 UNBELIEVALBE YEARS! WOW...31 years. THE WORLD will be WATCHING US FLY! ....

WELCOME RON GIBIAN FOR HIS FIRST MOTS APPEARANCE......

''The 31ST Annual Frank Mots International Kite Festival will be held on Saturday, September 12th,& Sunday September 13th, 2009, in Veterans Park on Milwaukee's Lakefront from 10:00 am until 6:00Pm Saturday and 10:00 am until 5:00pm on Sunday. County Executive Scott Walker will kick off the festival at 12 noon with the Caribou Coffee grand launch of hopefully 500 kites. That's right...two great days of flying. The event is sponsored by the Kite Society of Wisconsin and Illinois, and Gift of Wings, and our newest sponsors, 102.1 WLUM, B93, and 1290am WMCS. Featured performers include Chicago Fire, feraturing Eric Wolfe, the new Revolution Kite Flying Team...IQUAD. Mots also will feature Josh and ZacH Gordon, Charlie Sotich, Team Pegasus, Dan Newman, Paul Koepke, Mike Delfar, Ann Vondriska, & Donna Schenk as Mrs Kite Lady, and the kites of Yves LaForest. Gift of Wings Welcomes the famed Kite Maker, Ron Gibian to his first Mots experience. Yves Laforest and his groups of flyers will feature 2 GIANT Octopi kites flying high over Milwaukee. The Caribou Coffee Grand Launch of around 500 kites will take place directly at noon. The professional kite teams will start performing at 12:30 pm followed by the Educators Credit Union Kids Mad Dash at around 2:00. See Roscoe from the Milwaukee Admirals, and Bango from the Bucks. Integrated College Planning is presenting the 2009 Frank Mots Scholarship. Junior and Seniors have a chance to win 2 $1000.00 scholarships...Don't miss this opportunity to sign up at the event... For more information, call Scott Fisher at 414/425-9993 or Jeff Kataoka at 414/277-9121.Be part of history....31 years of kites on Milwaukee's Lakefront!! Kites are available for sale from Gift of Wings located in Veterans Park, online and in Franklin, WI. Johnsonville Brats, Palermos Pizza, and Nathan
For additional information contact:
Scott Fisher
1500 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53203
US
E-mail:
Phone: 414-305-3145
Fax: 414-305-3145
Kite Society of WI & IL
http://www.giftofwings.com
Directions:
Milwaukee is: 1-1/2 hour drive from Madison(via I-94) 1-1/2 hour drive from Chicago (via I-90) 5-1/2 hour drive from Minneapolis/St. Paul (via I-94) BE AWARE THAT THE FREEWAY SYSTEM In DOWNTOWN MILWAUKEE IS COMPLETED. From the west, straight into Milwaukee and head to I-794 exit Lincoln Memorial drive! Easy!! From the South, exit at "Lakefront" exit, and East to the lake!! From the North, exit "Lakefront and then East to the Lake! Veterans Park is North of the freeway exit on Lincoln Memorial
Comments:
More Fun than Human beings should be allowed to have! Get your kite, forget about everything else, and come fly with us again!

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