DADvocate

Today we attended the Buffalo Trace Balloon Race festival. The actual race was yesterday evening. I took some pictures but, since my old digital camera only has a zoom of 2.5 times, the balloons look like spots in the sky. Today several balloons were available for tethered balloon rides.The festival today appeared to be a rousing success. The parking areas were full and cars were parked on both sides of the highway for a half mile or more in both directions. Bands played and food vendors looked very happy. The happiest is probably the recipient of the proceeds.

This picture shows about a fourth of the crowd.

Each year a charity is chosen and receives 100% of the proceeds from the event.My son worked as a volunteer. This years charity is C.A.S.A. (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children). I know almost nothing about the charity but it appears to me to be on program that could be very good or very bad depending on how reasonable and unbiased they are in their advocacy.

This was the first year for the balloon race. I look forward to again each year as I'm sure many others do also. The festival was held on the grounds of Maysville Community & Technical College which frequently hosts outdoor community events in the warm months.