Date: Sun, 21 Jan 1996 04:30:25 -1000 From: russe@ix.netcom.com (Russell Erganbright ) Message-Id: <4dtim1$b2j@ixnews8.ix.netcom.com> Organization: Netcom Subject: A call to Action = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = From: ciuffo@rainbow.rmii.com (Aaron Ciuffo) Subject: Re: A Call to Action Date: Fri, 5 Apr 1996 04:08:02 -1000 Organization: Rocky Mountain Internet Inc. Message-ID: <4k39g2$i8@natasha.rmii.com> G Engvall (gengvall@aol.com) wrote: : In article <4jbr5m$ghq@ixnews2.ix.netcom.com>, russe@ix.netcom.com(Russell : Erganbright ) writes: : >I know I could do so : >much more to help children learn to look up at the clouds : >and dream. : > : >With this in mind, I would like to know if there are other : >kite folks out there that feel as I do. : One of my stipulations when I do kite making workshops is that the kites : go to the kids for free. So, somebody organizing the workshop needs to : find a way to cover the cost of the materials. : Doing a workshop a month, the object of which is for any kid to make a : kite they can fly with (relatively) common materials, means there are : always a few "leftovers" and mistakes, that can be fixed or made and given : away, which is what I do with them. : I can give you ideas about who to contact (City Parks & Rec Dept for a : start, and your doing a Kite Making Workshop will give them the biggest : "bang for their buck" of anybody) and suggest kites to make, projects to : do, etc. I found that I can make apx 100 kites for under $30. Two boxes of generic tall trash bags ($2.5) Some string, and about $15.00 worth of 1/8" Dowels. The tale can be made out of an old video tape. If you would like instructions and a sample (I will mail it to you) just mail me your address. Good Luck And Good Winds = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Wed, 10 Apr 1996 04:20:00 -1000 Message-Id: <9604101420.AA09290@bustoff.bwh.harvard.edu> From: Marty Sasaki Subject: Re: A Call to Action ------- Start of forwarded message ------- From: Ian Lydford <101371.1554@CompuServe.COM> Subject: Re: A Call to Action Date: 9 Apr 1996 22:04:43 GMT Organization: alt bonsai Cliff I do some workshops here in the UK mostly for Scouts and Guides. I use Margaret Greger's basic sled, but would dearly love an alternative for the coming season. I tried a simple Eddy-style diamond with pre-bent spar but couldn't get as much success, with much lower angle of flight. Any suggestions? Ian -- Ian Lydford Bonsai Enthusiast ------- End of forwarded message ------- = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =