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The Wings Across Carolina Kiting and Okra Society, Charlotte, NC's
only
active club for kite makers and fliers, has announced the first
recipient of
the WACKOS Kiter of the Year Award. At the WACKOS 1st Annual
Dinner Party and Awards Banquet, held last Saturday at the Bayou Kitchen
in Charlotte, the award was presented to Marty Groet.
The award was presented by Jim Martin, Jr. (right), who praised
Groet for his
commitment to the club and his warmth and sincere friendship to
all those who
have flown with the WACKOS in their first year. Martin said,
"Marty, you are
the one who keeps most of us coming back -- in spite of the rest
of us!"
Marty Groet was among the founders of the WACKOS, attended 6 of
the 7
official kite events at which WACKOS was represented, was a consistent
and
supportive presence at the club's twice monthly flying days and
is the leader
of the WACKOS in their challenge with the Treasure Island Sport
Kite Klub
(TISKK, of Treasure Island, FL) to see which club could fly the
most fighter
kites on a single branching line (WACKOS currently lead by a comfortable
margin 21 - 12). Groet is an accomplished kite maker, with
many members of
WACKOS owning and flying his G-Fighter kites. His variation
on Peter Lynn's
Tri-D design was the hit of the Cellular and Box Kite Mass Ascension
at
Carolina Kite Fest this year. His club banners are a central part
of every
WACKOS get-together.
He also organized and lead the first WACKOS workshop, where members
and
friends made mini-banners to decorate the flying field, as well
as having
created and maintained the club's web site.
The selection of Marty Groet as the first WACKOS Kiter of the Year
was
unanimous by the other members of the club.
For more information about the WACKOS, visit our web site
at:
http://www.wackos.org
The WACKOS are open to any flier or kite enthusiast, and meets regularly
at Frank Liske Park, weather permitting. The WACKOS is an affiliated
chapter of the American Kitefliers Association (AKA).
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