Color the Skies Hot Air Balloon Festival Benefits Children's Hospital

Event details: Come JOIN US for the 2008 Color the Skies Hot Air Balloon Festival, Labor Day Weekend at Ripon Sports Park on East River Road in Ripon, California.

Don't miss one of the most talked about event's of the summer - a family fun filled event that benefits our very own Children's Hospital Central California.

Read on to learn more about Children's Hospital, Color the Skies, and the fun events planned for the big weekend!

WHO ARE WE?

Color The Skies, Inc. is a non-profit organization which was founded in 2006 by Jessica Coleman.

WHAT ARE OUR GOALS?

The primary purpose of Color The Skies, Inc. is to raise awareness and financial support for Children's Hospital Central California. Color The Skies Hot Air Balloon Festival is held in Ripon, California, over Labor Day Weekend annually. Proceeds benefit Children's Hospital Central California, where both Jessica and her husband, Greg have served on various hospital boards for the past decade.

For more information visit www.colortheskies.com or email info@colortheskies.com. Thank you for your support!

WHY SUPPORT Children’s Hospital Central California?

There are over 500 doctors practicing pediatric specialties at Children’s Hospital Central California. These doctors, nurses and their teams are dedicated to providing the best possible care to our children, regardless of their families ability to pay.

From Stockton to Bakersfield, Children’s Hospital has one of the largest service areas in the United States. Miracles happen every day at Children’s, and with continued support from communities, they will continue to happen. Right in our own backyard!

Children's Hospital was founded in 1952 by 5 mothers, and has become one of the largest service areas of any children's hospital in the nation. The hospital covers over 45,000 square miles, employes 500 doctors practicing in over 40 pediatric subspecialties, and has grown from treating 2,000 patients in 1952, to over 12,000 in 2006. Including 63,000 emergency & urgent care visits and 9,000 surgeries.

Color the Skies
August 30th and 31st

Click for Directions & Map!
http://www.colortheskies.com/map.html

Saturday, August 30, 2008

S.T.A.R.S. Pancake Breakfast 5:00 am - 11:00 am
Hot Air Balloons 6:00 am - 7:30 am
Hot Air Balloon Rides for Children
Air George Helicopter Arrival
Yosemite Corvette Club Car Show
Special Performances
Baby Animal Petting Zoo
Spring Creek Golf Fun Center 7:00 am -11:00 am
1 Mile RUN 7:30 am
5K RUN 8:00 am
Children's Fun Run 9:00 am
Runner’s Award Ceremony 9:30 am

Sunday, August 31, 2008

S.T.A.R.S. Pancake Breakfast 5:00 am - 11:00 am
Hot Air Balloons 6:00 am - 7:30 am
Hot Air Balloon Rides for Children
Air George Helicopter Arrival
Special Performances
Baby Animal Petting Zoo
Spring Creek Golf Fun Center 7:00 am -11:00 am

This event is perfect for the whole family! HOT AIR BALLOON RIDES, face painting, live music and entertainment, bounce houses, children's crafts and much much more!

RISE. SHINE. GIVE. RUN.
Presented by Taco Bell
1 mile
Time: 7:30 am 5K
Time: 8:00 am Children's Fun Run
Time: 9:00 am
Course: Flat and fast through countryside

Pre-Register before August 25:
$18/adults, $5 for Kids 12 and under
Receive a T-Shirt with pre-registration only

Register after August 25 or race-day:
$20/adults, $7 for Kids 12 and under

Race-day registration begins at 6:30 am

Various prizes to overall male and female winners including a hot air balloon ride on Sunday.
Medals to all children participants.
Medals three deep: 12 and under, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+

OUR 2008 SPONSORS

OUT OF THIS WORLD SPONSORS

Gallo Family Vineyards
Savemart Supermarkets
Soroptimist Int. of Ripon
Taco Bell/OCAT, Inc.
KAT Country
Marcia Herrmann Design

ABOVE THE CLOUDS SPONSORS

City of Ripon
Mid Valley Promotions
Ripon Police Department
Artemis, Christine DeMont
Ripon Fire Department
Oak Valley Community Bank
Stanislaus Magazine
Stepping Stone Development Company
Ag Industrial Manufacturing
Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Modesto
Parks Printing
Van Unen Miersma Propane

WIND RIDER SPONSORS

Yosemite Corvette Club
Flying J
Gilton Solid Waste Management
Draper Photography
Shadowchase Running Club
Spring Creek Country Club
Pampered Chef by Leonor Kelley
Showcase Photography
Ripon Record

OFF THE GROUND SPONSORS

Fleet Feet
Dan Gamel RV
CBS Outdoor
Tony Lawrence Jr., In Memory of Tony M. Lawrence Sr.
Ripon Chamber of Commerce
Kid Red Entertainment
Windmill Septic
G3 Enterprises

OUR 2008 VENDORS

Beady, Beady, Beady
Pampered Chef
Jolie Boutique
Dream Dinners
Escalon Chiropractic
Spring Creek Golf & Country Club

FOOD VENDORS

The Cinnamon Peddler

ENTERTAINMENT

Yes Company
Schaffer Tae Kwon Do
Sparkles & Ravioli

and more!

OUR 2008 PILOTS

Mark Weller
I have been a pilot in various fixed wing aircraft since 1984 and a Commercial pilot and Hot Air Balloon Instructor since 1999.

Don and Linda Heisig
We live and fly off of Roberts Island on the California Delta.We are both Pilots and have 2 Balloons.

David Wakefield
Co-Owner and chief pilot of Cheers Over California Hot Air Balloons in Sacramento, CA.

James Abell, Santa Rosa, CA

Jeanne Anson, Morgan Hill, CA

Ken Lehr, Sacramento, CA

Gary Michalek, Lafayette, CA

Jennifer Parks, Boulder Creek, CA

Mark Prothro, Wichita Falls, TX

Gloria Navarette, Antioch, CA

David Robinson, Half Moon Bay, CA

Michael Parks
started ballooning over 20 years ago in the Mid-West United States. He was an officialâ Balloon Federation of America Observer for many hot air balloon competitions, including the Canadian/American Balloon Challenge and the 1993 Gordon Bennett Gas Balloon Race in Albuquerque, NM.

Brent Stockwell
Brent is the co-owner & chief flight instructor of Balloon Excelsior, Inc., a FAA-Approved Balloon Flight School. His previous occupations include: FAA-Designated Pilot Examiner, Aviation Safety Counselor, and a Co-Owner & Chief Inspector, of a FAA-Approved Balloon Repair Station.

Clint Silverman

David Wakefield

All pilots are by invitation only.
If you are interested in becoming a Color The Skies Pilot please contact one of our following consultants:

Elise Osner, 209-527-4420 - elosner@ainet.com
Brent Stockwell, 209-825-4290 - brentstockwell@gmail.com
David Wakefield, 916-922-9253 - cheersballoon@comcast.net

Event website: www.colortheskies.com