Toronto Kite Fliers Club KiteFest 2003

The Mandarin Club of Toronto and the
Toronto Kite Fliers Present:

Industrial Alliance KiteFest 2003

This Year's Title Sponsor is:

Saturday & Sunday, September 13^th & 14^th
Milliken District Park, McCowan Rd. & Steeles Ave.
10:30 am to 4:30 pm

For media and general festival information contact: The Mandarin Club

or you can phone them at: 416-979-7110

Contact the Toronto Kite Fliers: Don Brownridge

Show me a map to the park.

This will be our 9^th annual KiteFest and we're looking forward to a great weekend of kite flying.

Meg Albers will have a kite-making workshop for the children and a flying area for them to fly their new creations. There will be stunt kite flying, demonstrations and competitions to take in, food and contests to enter. So bring the whole family and be prepared for a day of kite fun!

Admission is FREE!

Proudly Sponsored by

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Key Sponsors of the Event Include:

Title Sponsor

Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc.

Premium Sponsor
United Airlines

Featured Kite Experts Include:

Team Zoone Collectif - Richard Poisson & Christophe Cheret from France - Visit their website at Zoone Collectif
Wolfgang Schimmelpfennig and Wolfhard Burant from Germany
Mr. & Mrs. Takakuwa from Japan- Vist their website at Mr. & Mrs. Takakuwa
AKA Champion Kitemaker José Sainz of San Diego, California
The pairs team Raw Power ( Rick & Reid Wolcott ) from Washington State - Visit their website at Team Raw Power
Dogs Play Cards - a 3 person sport kite team from Michigan
- Jon Trennepohl
- Dan Wellbaum
- Mike VanCleve
Team Two Plus 2 - a 2 person ( 2 kites each ) sport kite team from Quebec
- Johnny Lemire
- Jean Lamoureux
- Special guest Richard Gareau will be joining the team for a 3 man Team S.T.A.F.F. reunion

Featured Fliers Who Will Be Performing On The Main Field:

Click on the links below to see their pictures!

Karen & Irving Reid - Teddy bear parachute drops from a Rokkaku kite
Lam Hoac - Quad-line & dual-line demonstrations
Mark Groshens - Power kite buggy demonstrations
Mike Dinsmore - Power kite buggy demonstrations
TKF Spitfire Fighter Club - Fighter kite demonstrations

Featured Kite Clubs and their attending members:

Fédération Québécoise du Cerf-volants - Quebec Federation of Kitefliers
André Bernard, Normand Girard, Michele Forget, Alain Lalonde, Lucien Gibault & Jean Poisson

Great Lakes Kitefliers Society - Buffalo, New York
Meg & Bill Albers

Kitchener/Waterloo Wind Climbers
Ed Hummel

Carlos Simoes

Niagara Windriders Association
Essex Kiteflyers Group
Renegade Strings
Royal City Fun Flyers
Ottawa Valley Kitefliers
Carl Bigras

Milliken District Park Field Map

Schedule of Events

This schedule is subject to last minute changes due to wind conditions and other circumstances.

Saturday September 13

Area 'A' - The Main Field

12:00 - Opening Ceremonies

12:15 - Ribbon Cutting

12:25 - Mass Ascension

12:30 - VIP Lunch

12:30 - 1:00 - Zoone Collectif

1:00 - 1:30 - Wolfgang Schimmelpfennig and Wolfhard Burant

1:30 - 1:45 - Raw Power

1:45 - 2:00 - Dogs Play Cards

2:00 - 2:15 - Lam Hoac performs with dual-line or quad-line kites - Masters class champion

2:15 - 2:30 - Team Two Plus Two

2:30 - 3:00 - Corporate Rokkaku battle

3:00 - 3:30 - Mr. & Mrs. Takakuwa and José Sainz

3:30 - 3:40 - Teddy bear parachute drops from Rokkaku Kites by Karen & Irving Reid

3:40 - 3:55 - Raw Power

3:55 - 4:10 - Dogs Play Cards

4:10 - 4:30 - Team Two Plus Two

Area 'A' - This Is The Main Demonstration Field And Has A Sound System

Area 'B' - The Demonstration Field

10:30 - 4:00 - This is where the featured kite experts and kite clubs will be setup.

Area 'C' - The Family Flying Field

9:00 - 12:00 - Open flying time in Family area.

12:00 - 2:00 - A kids kitemaking workshop in the shelter area by the Family Field.

Area 'D' - The Fighter Kite Field

Sunday September 14

Area 'A' - This Is The Main Demonstration Field And Has A Sound System

10:30 - 11:30 - Large kite demonstrations - Wolfgang Schimmelpfennig and Wolfhard Burant

11:30 - 12:00 - Zoone Collectif

12:00 - 12:15 - Lam Hoac performs with dual-line or quad-line kites - Masters class champion

12:15 - 12:30 - Raw Power

12:30 - 12:45 - Dogs Play Cards

12:45 - 1:00 - Team Two Plus Two

1:00 - 1:15 - Fighter kite demonstration by the TKF Spitfire Fighter Squadron

1:15 - 1:30 - Power kite buggy demonstration by Mike Dinsmore & Mark Groshens

1:30 - 1:45 - Raw Power

1:45 - 2:00 - Dogs Play Cards

2:00 - 2:30 - Mr. & Mrs. Takakuwa and José Sainz

2:30 - 2:45 - Team Two Plus Two

2:45 - 3:00 - Teddy bear parachute drops from Rokkaku Kites by Karen & Irving Reid

3:00 - 3:30 - Industrial Alliance Cup Open Championship Rokkaku Battle!

3:45 - 4:00 - Awards Presentations