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Due to the Holiday Balloon Fest hosting the US Nationals this summer, the winter event has been placed on hold. We want to thank you for a decade of continuous support by our sponsors and spectators.
A Note from the HBF Executive Director: On behalf of the Board of Directors, Chair Committees, dedicated Volunteers, and our Sponsors, I’m proud to welcome all our guests to the 43rd US National Hot Air Balloon Championship. This is the first year for Battle Creek to host the US Nationals and it will be exciting time for everyone that attends. We are proud to team up with the Balloon Federation of America and bring this highly competitive balloon event to our community and crown a US National Champion! This event is the first to be revealed from an ambitious four year plan of Ballooning in Battle Creek! We focus our efforts on safety of everyone involved and educating our youth by introducing them to our sport. We also provide a quality event for our visiting aeronauts and their families. In addition, we are dedicated to the continuation of this event as the only US National event in our country. I hope that you will be as excited as our pilots are flying over Battle Creek! The entire Holiday Balloon Fest, Inc. staff are all volunteers of our non-profit organization and will be making every effort to make you feel like special guests during the Family oriented, Fun-filled, Free event we can possibly produce. We are confident that balloonists from all around the nation will unite in the tradition of Friendship, Fellowship, and Fun and of course sportsmanship. You too will be able to experience that camaraderie during your visit by walking around the balloons and interacting with the Pilots during the Balloon Glows at Kellogg Community College near downtown Battle Creek. In closing, please enjoy yourself during your visit and stay in Battle Creek. I’m proud to have directed the Holiday Balloon Fest, Inc. since it’s creation and to be hosting Pilots and their crews from our community, state, and across our nation. Come one; come all to the US National Hot Air Balloon Championship, at Kellogg Community College! We are confident you’re about to see sights during our 9 Balloon Flights and 2 evening Balloon Glows that are amazing and memorable in our wonderful sport of ballooning. We will see you there! For all updates please visit our website at: www.bfa.net or www.holidayballoonfest.com Soft Landings, Derrick J. Jones
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Welcome
to the 2009 US National Hot Air Balloon Championship!