What a great party and fundraiser we had

Thanks to everyone who donated items for the silent auction and to all our great friends who came to the party.
Wow, that was a great one. We had about 150 people show up and everyone seemed to have had a blast.
On Saturday morning about 10 people hiked up Mt. Swansea (4 from the house and the rest from half way up the mountain). The flying conditions were not good at all as we had very strong SE gusting winds. No problem though, we just had a reason to start the party earlier as planned, and all of us had a nice hike down together.
Thanks again to Frank and Tracye for hosting the party at their house., and welcoming so many people to their home. Thanks also to Brian and Judy, Tracye's parents for all their help and hard work throughout the day and the evening, and to Brad for keeping the barbecuing going, and to Sarah for all her hard work with the silent auction. The best babysitter for the kids was the bouncy castle which Frank and Tracye organized. And a big thanks to Cheri for face-painting so many excited kids. The faces were just awesome.  Also a huge thanks to everyone else who helped out to make the whole day such a great experience.

The party (BBQ and Silent auction) brought in just over $7000.00, which is amazing and a huge wow. We knew before applying how much money this race would cost us (about $20.000), but it is amazing how much support we received from the community willing and wanting to help us with our endeavour. See the list of supporters at
http://www.flyingmax.com/xalps/sponsors-and-supporters/

Check out the pictures (thanks Kathy Tam as she did most of the pictures) and everyone else who has some pictures, please load them up as well.

Team Canada xAlps fundraiser party

Frank and Tracy are hosting the
Team Canada xAlps fundraiser party
May 14th
at their house at  Lakeview Meadows.
Camping is available at Frank & Tracey's place or at our place.

FOR NON PILOTS:
BBQ, Silent auction, and jam night.
Burger & salads: $10/person (Kids: $5)
Burger, salads, keg beer (as much as you want till it's gone): $20/person

Silent auction:
Lots of great items to be auctioned.
If you have any items or services you would like to donate, please contact Penny.

Tracye organized a bouncy castle and Cherri Hann will do face painting for the kids.

Jam with Duncan McDonald.
Bring your instruments and friends who would like to jam it up. Dancing all evening too.

We will also have several harnesses set up as flight simulators, for anyone who would like to feel how it is to fly.

FOR PILOTS:
9:30 am pilots meet in front of Frank and Tracye's house
$10 for pilots who are hiking
$20 for pilots who want to get their wing driven up
$40 for pilots whw want to have a ride with their wing

X-country task will be assigned on launch.

Here are some photos from the 2009 fundraiser.


Hope to see you all.
Max & Penny