Mikelp3586 Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 Has anyone had success creating a local club? Seems anywhere I go on vacation there is always a club fly and it would be nice to have one at home. I have a couple spots that could be used that are ideal. Is it as easy as creating a fb group and just spreading the word? My state is completely lacking anything like this and I think it could work just have to reach out and find other folks but I'd love to see this turn into something to be able to share the fun in this hobby we all love!!! Sent from my iPhone using KiteLife mobile app 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Clay Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 I'm interested to see some feedback on this topic as well. I chatted with an employee at a local kite shop here in VA Beach in April about it. He said he was going to start a local club but had some legal hoops to jump through first. He didn't elaborate... Sent from my iPhone using KiteLife mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkieRob Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 Pretty sure the AKA has some sort of resource for this very topic. Sent from my iPhone using KiteLife mobile app 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefaddicted Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 Mikelp3586 I will join lol since we've already flown together twice. Let's grow this thingSent from my iPhone using KiteLife mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelp3586 Posted September 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 Well reef get to work!! Sent from my iPhone using KiteLife mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul LaMasters Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 You keep going to the same spot and fly, scheduled regularly, when possible engage the public, share, others join informally, eventually if enough folks join, you'll need some structure to distribute responsibilities, remember to treat everyone with a smile and as you'd prefer to be welcomed. Everyone is a new friend, don't form a clique with your homies or try to sell your old crap, include family-friendly activities, do a press release for the newspaper or radio station, see if you can volunteer kiting involvement in other official activities in the community, can you Walk/march in the 4th of July parade? Offer your sled kite building services with the local library, put up a few cool kites in their lobby in advance and leave 'em up for a quarter of the year. Churches or family reunions might want monster bubbles, a balloon fest is perfect, they fly or you do! Try a museum, got one just for kids? They should have a way to reach you! Like everything else, you will get better at marketing/recruiting with more hours spent in your objective's practice. Public elementary schools are ripe for picking,.. And you get to fly indoors, are you science or art, or a hobby or a sport, maybe your STEM or an interesting history lesson instead. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefaddicted Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 Gonna have to keep tying out Zander's delta every time we fly since it can be seen from a distance. Maybe get a few more up in the air to draw more attention the the area!!! Good excuse to buy more kites hahaSent from my iPhone using KiteLife mobile app 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffclown Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 Why on Earth would you need an excuse to buy kites?? You don't need an excuse.. You already have a reason!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefaddicted Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 Haha true except having a reason makes it easier with my wife lol I'm trying to get her into flying to make that easierSent from my iPhone using KiteLife mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khsidekick Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 I wish western Colorado had a group. My son and I fly regularly at a school near our house and sometimes in a park in Grand Junction and we've never seen any other kite flyers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkieRob Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 I wish western Colorado had a group. My son and I fly regularly at a school near our house and sometimes in a park in Grand Junction and we've never seen any other kite flyers. Create or start your own club. Give it a social media presence like a Facebook page and before you know it...Sent from my iPhone using KiteLife mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barresi Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 Colorado... https://beta.groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/milehikite/info @Robin McCracken is one of the main contacts there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelp3586 Posted September 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 Indiana contact John!!! LolSent from my iPhone using KiteLife mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barresi Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 Best I've got... http://kite.org/aka/local/resource_finder.php?css=http://kite.org/css/calendar.css®ion=6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelp3586 Posted September 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 It would be awesome to have like a kite life Midwest fly? Or have a couple flys for each area? Just a thought Sent from my iPhone using KiteLife mobile app 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khsidekick Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 Thanks JB I appreciate the info. They are about 3 hours west of me, I'm in Western Colorado. I met you in the kite shop in Seaside OR in August. My crazy wife took our picture. 😊 next summer I think we are moving to the Oregon coast, probably down south near Lakeside. Thanks again for the info. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barresi Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 My pleasure man, always a pleasure to meet other fliers. Reach out to @Robin McCracken, he should have insight into fliers closer to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekoshi Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 I put together a Facebook page for Champaign, IL. I'll post stuff related to the area. Feel free to follow if your interested. https://www.facebook.com/KitesOverChampaign/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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