15th Heart of Texas Sertoma Kite Festival | DonationMatch

15th Heart of Texas Sertoma Kite Festival

Carnival/Festival for Sertoma Inc./ Heart Of Texas Sertoma Club
May 06, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Deadline: April 14, 2023

Who's Going
Fundraising Goal $10,000
Expected Attendance 1,000
Reach 1,000
Ticket Price $0
Metro Area Dallas, TX
Exempt Status 501(c)(3) (IRS Form 990 Filed)
Nonprofit Category S - Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Attendee Gender Ratio 50% Male, 50% Female
Potential Item Uses Raffle/Sweepstakes
How Donors Promoted Event Announcement Website
Attendee Ages 0-4 Years 5-11 Years 12-17 Years 18-24 Years 25-34 Years 35-44 Years 45-54 Years 55-64 Years 65+ Years
Attendees' Children's Ages 0-4 Years 5-11 Years 12-17 Years 18+ Years
Special Populations Moms Adults-Only Event (21+ Up) College Students
Description

Free family event with 100 free kites given away, games, candy drop, hula hoop contests, glider workshop, prize wheel and raffle all to benefit hearing impaired children in central Texas.  We work with Dr. Carrie Drew at Baylor Speech and Hearing Clinic to provide hearing aids to children whose parents cannot afford them and hearing screening audiometers and otoscopes to Region 12 nurses.  We also give scholarships to hearing impaired teens entering college and teens entering the hearing and speech field of intterpreting field.  All proceeds from this event remain in central Texas to help these children.  Last year alone, we donated hearing aids, equipment, and scholarships totaling over $18,000.

Heart of Texas Miniature Aircraft Field
Overflow Road
Waco, TX 76712