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Over the last year or so
while searching for addresses for NCKC mailers and BASKL
mailers, I even got peripherally involved searching for
addresses for Berkeley festival mass ascension pin
recipients. While searching my favorite resource, I
began to realize that a great many of you are NOT AKA
members! I can’t help by wonder "whets up with
this"?
We are all "kite nuts" and love information
on and about our sport and the people involved in it.
We (NCKC) are an AKA affiliated club and I believe we
should all support this great organization dedicated to
our favorite pastime..
Now is a great time to get aquatinted (or
re-aquatinted) with the AKA, New things are happening,
Among them, the news letter KITING is now in color!
Shinny like a real magazine and with much improved
contents.....even a column by ME!
The AKA recently announced a bold new program called
National Kite Month which will include everything from
promoting your festival to producing a complete
educational program that can be used as a tool to teach
subjects in the classroom. Lots more info on this thru
the AKA.
Watch out for kite month...April this year! With
hopefully up to 200 events across the country!
Membership in the American Kitefliers Association
includes the following benefits:
Bimonthly 28-page newsletter
called Kiting, which includes a Kitevents
calendar, kite plans, local club activities,
committee and policy reports, a list of Member
Merchants, and more.
Annual Directory and Factbook,
listing members' names, addresses, and phone
numbers, and a geographical listing so you can
find the kitefliers whenever you travel.
A 10% discount on kites and
related products from 150 Member Merchants.
$100,000 in secondary liability
insurance coverage anytime you fly in the USA.
One million dollar liability
coverage at AKA sanctioned events.
Reduced member prices on our
growing library of manuals,handbooks, and
competition rules.
Right to participate in our
Annual Convention including Grand national
Festival and Competition, business meetings,
workshops, and the Great Kite Auction.
What Does
Membership Cost?
As a member of the American Kitefliers Association You
get all of this and more for only $30 for 12 months.
(Less than lunch at your favorite Thai restaurant!)
Multi-year memberships, at a
reduced per year cost, are also available. The
Kiting newsletter is usually mailed by US 3rd
class mail. First class mail is available for an
additional $8. There is also an extra charge for
international mail.
Additional family members living
in the same household may join as Associate
members for just $4 per year per person.
Associate members are entitled to all benefits of
membership except individual copies of the
newsletter and directory.
Retail establishments may be
listed as Member Merchants at no cost, but must
have a current Individual member associated with
each store location. The store name will be
listed in each issue of Kiting free of charge, in
return for which the retailers must give members
a 10% discount off regular prices.
And finally Sponsor memberships
are available to anyone who wishes to make a
donation to the Association over and above
Individual dues.
How do you join?
- While you are there, check out the new look of
the AKA website complete with a members only
"clubhouse" and tons of other stuff,
even list your website there!
- You can also download an application form from
the AKA website and send it to:
The
American Kitefliers
Association
352 Hungerford Drive
Rockville, MD 20850-4117
Or get a application from your club or favorite
retailer
If you haven’t joined, why not do it NOW?
Info blatantly swiped
from the AKA website by Brian Champie (member AKA, NCKC,
BASKL, & BCKA).
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