2014 Announcements
NOV 25. During this season of Thanksgiving, the Board of National Balloon Rally Charities is thankful for:
· the opportunity to continue the 41 year tradition of a balloon rally/festival in Iredell County
· the hot air balloon pilots who continue to come back to Statesville year after year and provide the magic for our festival - without you this is just an ordinary festival
· the great weather God provided for the 3rd weekend in October
· the growing popularity of Carolina BalloonFest – this is becoming a destination event
· the excitement that makes the 3rd weekend in October so special to so many
· the record crowds that attended during the three day festival - estimated at 35,000-40,000 people
· everyone who helped make the event a success – sponsors, supporters, volunteers, balloon pilots, vendors, entertainers, media partners, board members and committee members
· the improvements we made in 2014 – it is still not perfect and it never will be, but things continue to get better every year
· the feedback we received from those whose expectations were not met – we promise to go to work immediately to try to do an even better job next year and we hope you will give us another chance
· the ability to donate generously to 25 local charities and help them with the great work they do in our community
· the anticipation of continuing this wonderful event in future years
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
· the opportunity to continue the 41 year tradition of a balloon rally/festival in Iredell County
· the hot air balloon pilots who continue to come back to Statesville year after year and provide the magic for our festival - without you this is just an ordinary festival
· the great weather God provided for the 3rd weekend in October
· the growing popularity of Carolina BalloonFest – this is becoming a destination event
· the excitement that makes the 3rd weekend in October so special to so many
· the record crowds that attended during the three day festival - estimated at 35,000-40,000 people
· everyone who helped make the event a success – sponsors, supporters, volunteers, balloon pilots, vendors, entertainers, media partners, board members and committee members
· the improvements we made in 2014 – it is still not perfect and it never will be, but things continue to get better every year
· the feedback we received from those whose expectations were not met – we promise to go to work immediately to try to do an even better job next year and we hope you will give us another chance
· the ability to donate generously to 25 local charities and help them with the great work they do in our community
· the anticipation of continuing this wonderful event in future years
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
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NOV 17. National Balloon Rally Charities awards $82,205.00 to dozens of local non-profit organizations.
The donation announcements were made at the 2014 Volunteer & Sponsor Celebration on Monday evening, November 17. Congratulations to all recipients! |
Primary beneficiary. American Cancer Society's Relay for Life of Statesville is awarded $21,000 from National Balloon Rally Charities.
Designated non-profit beneficiaries. National Balloon Rally Charities awards a total of $55,205 of the designated proceeds from Carolina BalloonFest to the following area non-profit organizations:
~ Statesville Chamber of Commerce
~ Boy Scout Troop 335 - Wilkes County
~ Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont
~ Statesville Kiwanis
~ Iredell SCAN
~ Boy Scout Troop 174 - Troutman
~ Boy Scout Troop 607 - Statesville
~ Boy Scout Troop 609 - Statesville
~ Mitchell Community College Endowment for Excellence
~ NIHS - Cheerleaders
~ Habitat For Humanity of Iredell
~ Civil Air Patrol Iredell Squadron
~ Miss Statesville Scholarship Organization
~ Appalachian State University - Wayne Williams Scholarship Fund
~ Balloon Federation of America - Youth Scholarship Program
Designated non-profit beneficiaries. National Balloon Rally Charities awards a total of $55,205 of the designated proceeds from Carolina BalloonFest to the following area non-profit organizations:
~ Statesville Chamber of Commerce
~ Boy Scout Troop 335 - Wilkes County
~ Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont
~ Statesville Kiwanis
~ Iredell SCAN
~ Boy Scout Troop 174 - Troutman
~ Boy Scout Troop 607 - Statesville
~ Boy Scout Troop 609 - Statesville
~ Mitchell Community College Endowment for Excellence
~ NIHS - Cheerleaders
~ Habitat For Humanity of Iredell
~ Civil Air Patrol Iredell Squadron
~ Miss Statesville Scholarship Organization
~ Appalachian State University - Wayne Williams Scholarship Fund
~ Balloon Federation of America - Youth Scholarship Program
Board Member Honor Gifts. National Balloon Rally Charities awards a total of $6,000 of the designated proceeds from Carolina BalloonFest to the non-profit organizations below in honor of their 2014 Board Members; Bud Welch, Carol Johnson, Sam Parks, Brian Weiss, Jill Gibson, Pressly Mattox, Marc Klinger, Bob Dooley, Mandy McLaughlin, Barbara Mason Van, Don Kelly and Andrew Scott.
~ Balloon Federation of America - Youth Scholarship Program
~ Mitchell Community College Endowment for Excellence
~ Barium Springs
~ Hope's Wing
~ Habitat For Humanity of Iredell
~ Rolling Thunder Chapter 2
~ ESC Park Troutman
~ March of Dimes - Team Will 2015
~ Iredell Christian Ministries
~ Help Ministries of Troutman
~ Children's Homes of Iredell
~ Dove House
~ Balloon Federation of America - Youth Scholarship Program
~ Mitchell Community College Endowment for Excellence
~ Barium Springs
~ Hope's Wing
~ Habitat For Humanity of Iredell
~ Rolling Thunder Chapter 2
~ ESC Park Troutman
~ March of Dimes - Team Will 2015
~ Iredell Christian Ministries
~ Help Ministries of Troutman
~ Children's Homes of Iredell
~ Dove House
Over the past five years, including 2014, National Balloon Rally Charities has contributed a total of $274,180 to area non-profit organizations!
BalloonFest to make good on advance tickets |
OCT 27. Saturday Only Advance Ticket holders
National Balloon Rally Charities is thankful for the growing popularity of Carolina BalloonFest and for the generous support of our mission. One unfortunate example of our overwhelming success is that we were not able to accommodate everyone who wanted to attend on Saturday afternoon. ANYONE WHO PURCHASED SATURDAY ONLY ADVANCED TICKETS AND WERE NOT ABLE TO USE THEM due to gates being closed Saturday afternoon – Carolina BalloonFest organizers promised to make things right for you, and we have arranged for the following two options: 1. A complete refund of tickets and online processing fees, or 2. TWO weekend passes, with reserved parking, to the 2015 Carolina BalloonFest. This reimbursement offer is for 2014 Saturday Only Advanced Ticket holders who did not get into the festival, and who could not return on Sunday of the event. Please return unused tickets via U.S. Mail to: Carolina BalloonFest PO Box 267 Statesville, NC 28687 Deadline is December 31, 2014. Include your mailing address, and indicate in writing your choice of the above two reimbursement options. We will promptly mail you either a refund check, or two weekend passes to Carolina BalloonFest 2015. Thanks again for your support of our mission! And thanks for your patience as we resolved this issue. |
