Celebrate all that’s good in the world with Life is good tees, hats, totes, mugs, and more.
Here are ten Life is good holiday gift must-haves for the perennial optimist on your list.
4.) Life is good Chillin N’ Grillin
5.) Life is good Heart Tree Dinner Mug
6.) Life is good Hatteras Lighthouse Mug
7.) Life is good Snowflake Hat
8.) Life is good Cable Trapper Hat
10.) Life is good Large Recycled Tote
(and who says we have to keep a top ten list to ten items, anyway???)
Happy Holidays from the Kitty Hawk Kites family to yours!
Now that the holiday shopping season is in full-swing, we thought we’d share with you a few of our favorite things to help you find the perfect gift for the special someones on your list. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be releasing our buyers’ top ten favorite things in kites, toys, footwear, watersports, kiteboarding, Life is good, and more.
And to kick things off, here are, in no particular order, the Top Ten Gifts for Kiteboarders for the 2011 Holiday Season:
(available in short and long-sleeve)
Plastered on walls and doors and filing cabinets and printers and whiteboards and refrigerator doors throughout Kitty Hawk Kites stores worldwide (okay, the Outer Banks and our two Florida locations…) are 11×17 posters that outline our company’s core values. These posters do a good job of reminding those of us in the Kitty Hawk Kites family of employees who we are and what we’re supposed to become.
Appropriately, the first value on that list is FUN. Of all the things we are and strive to be, FUN is first and foremost. How’s that for strategy? Hey, it’s worked for us for 37 years. And if we were to wax philosophical for a moment or two, we’d posit (you can use words like posit when you’re waxing philosophical, you know) that other companies would do well to make having fun a top strategic priority. If you’re looking for fun on the Outer Banks, look no further. We’ve sealed the deal, so to speak.
As you might have guessed, then, Halloween is a pretty big deal around here.
Exhibit A:
Way to live the core values, Kitty Hawk Kites team!
And just in case you’re wondering, the rest of the core values list includes: QUALITY, CUSTOMER SERVICE, EXCELLENCE, SAFETY, and VALUE.
Lastly, we’re sad to report that nobody dressed (no pun intended) as a turkey yesterday, but while we’re talking turkey, we have to mention that you’re going to definitely want this turkey spinner for Thanksgiving. Remember, we’ve got one of the largest selections of kites, flags, spinners, and windart anywhere on the Web. Click on over today.
$3,738 in customer donations, $3,738 in Kitty Hawk Kites dollar-for-dollar matches, three van loads of customer- and community-donated supplies, and the support of the entire Kitty Hawk Kites family made it possible for us to provide some much-needed relief for our friends and neighbors impacted by Hurricane Irene.
All donations were given directly to the Outer Banks Interfaith Community Outreach and stay right here on the Outer Banks.
Thanks for your generosity, everybody. This is a fantastic community-sponsored accomplishment that wouldn’t have been possible without your kindness.
We’re in your debt!
Presenting a check to the Outer Banks Interfaith Community Outreach. And we're going to get in big trouble for using this image 'cause we said we wouldn't. But it was just too cheesy not to share.
Whew, that’s a pretty complicated formula. Know what’s not complicated? The decision to come to the Soaring 100 celebration October 21-24th!
What, you might be asking, is all this Soaring 100 hullabaloo about? In a nutshell: Orville Wright’s world-record setting 1911 glider flight that impacted forever the science and sport of flying. While Orville’s foundational flight only lasted 9 minutes and 45 seconds (a record that stood for ten years), its legacy lives in every hang glider that glides and every sailplane that sails. And we’re celebrating that legacy at Soaring 100. Okay, so you probably couldn’t really fit all that into a nutshell.
Since this blog has garnered no small amount of fame for its handy, timely, and insightful top ten lists, we decided to bring you…
“The Top Ten Reasons to Come to Soaring 100″
#10: Souvenir mail delivered by glider at Jockey’s Ridge State Park! (Word on the street is they’re sending it “air mail”)
#9: The NASA “Driven to Explore” exhibit, complete with a three-billion year-old moon rock you can actually touch.
#8: A symposium on early motorless flight that’s been coordinated by the senior curator of the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum.
#7: A glider-building workshop and time aloft contest for youngsters.
#6: A 1911-themed Ragtime Gala at Duck Woods Country Club, with top-notch entertainment to compliment a gourmet menu.
#5: A “Legends of Hang Gliding” series. And, man, can these guys tell stories.
#4: You can see a life-size replica of Orville’s storied 1911 glider.
#3: You get to meet one of only three women astronauts to ever pilot a shuttle. Susan Kilrain’s one impressive pilot.
#2: The opportunity to see hang gliders and sailplanes towed aloft from the First Flight airstrip and land on the Wright Brothers Memorial’s hallowed ground.
and the number one reason to come to Soaring 100…
#1: It’s 96 hours of history, flight, and fun…and it’s all FREE! (But gate fees at the Wright Brothers Memorial do still apply).
For more information and a full schedule, visit www.Soaring100.com. You can get your tickets to the opening night barbecue at Jockey’s Ridge Crossing, the Ragtime Gala, and the Landing Party at Pamlico Jack’s there, too.
Kitty Hawk Kites is proud to be a sponsor of this momentous Wright achievement. We’ll see you there!