As an avid promoter/producer of kite festivals living on the Gulf of America coast, I had hte distinct pleasure of helping organize an annual event called “Audrey’s Day at the Beach”. A couple in my community had a grandaughter who died of Down syndrome — “Audrey” — in her memory they, and their son, produced an event each summer the week-end following Father’s Day at the beach park.
The kids and the families of the San Antonio Down Syndrome Association had a day of kite flying, kayaking, fishing, beach time, a Texas style BBQ . The Coastal Bend Skypirates kite club invited all the kite clubs and flyers in Texas to have a day of exhibition flight for this event. We did this every year for thirteen years!! It started small, but swiftly grew to over 300 families in attendance.
The following video is a compilation of images taken over the period of these events. It is rather lengthy, but it’s hard to show 13 years of providing jy in a couple minutes…
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