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Kite Festival
The Salem-Roanoke County Chamber of Commerce just completed its Tenth Annual KiteFestival at Greenhill Park in Roanoke County. The day started out overcast with very little breeze, but the winds began to pick up to a perfect kite flying tempo as the first of approximately 10,000 kite enthusiasts started to arrive at 9:45 a.m. Several students along with the Chair of the Tourism and Hospitality Program, Khari K. Ryder, proved indispensable in assisting the County police with the massive parking operation at the venue.
“The Kite Festival has always been a wonderful family attraction,” said student Cary Linkswiler, who volunteered last year and helped this year in coordinating the volunteers from National. In addition to students, other volunteers included Career Center Director and Chamber Ambassador Cathy Fortune, Community Resource Coordinators Diana Quick and Steve Watson, and Campus Director and Chamber Board Member Lew Bishop. "National was very well-represented again and significantly helped this year's Kite Festival be the outstanding success it turned out to be," enthused Chamber Executive Director Debbie Kavitz. "Year after year, we look forward to and love the energy and great customer service orientation of National College students."
Tourism and Hospitality students who volunteered their time at the Kite Festival are pictured in the front (l to r) Treysa Howell, Cary Linkswiler, April Garman, Patricia Alls and in the back are Khari Ryder (Department Chair for the Tourism and Hospitality Program), Michael Smith, Donald Horne, Jr.
