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KC Midwest Balloon Professionals Association

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Association Activities:

Check out the Event page for upcoming chapter meetings and events! Committee Page
List of committee members
Watch for meeting information
March, 2000 Newsletter
June, 2000 Newsletter

Spring, 2001 Newsletter

By-Laws
Member By-Laws
Tips N Tricks from Tena 2000 Video Tape Library - NEW!
Classified buy and sell page - NEW!  
   

PHOTOS:

 
The following are links to Johnna Perry's photo album site that she set up just for us.  You can order photos right from the site!  The photos on this side are on our site.  If you have any great photos to share of your own work, or from chapter events, please e-mail them to mpadgitt@earthlink.net.
July Jam Photos 2000 (Links in black will be shown soon)
August Jam Photos 2000 American Royal Parade Photos 1997
September Jam Photos 2000 Indep. Center Contest Photos
Prep work for IBA project 2000 Decorator's Workshop 1999
Finished IBA Project 2000 IBA Jungle Photos page 1 2000
Workshop with Twister Chris 2000 IBA Jungle Photos page 2 2000
October Jam Photos 2000  
Decorator's Workshop 2000  
March Balloon Jam 2001  

 

 

 

 

 

 

KC/Midwest members that went to dinner at Pierpont's during the IBA conference. In addition to chapter members, Wayne and Norma Roberts from Pioneer and Bruce Walden are in the photo.

2001 Board of Directors:

President: John Perry, CBA  jperryii@swbell.net
Vice-President:
Chris Benitz
partieswithpizzazz@hotmail.com
Secretary:
Kathy Webber 
kcbobw@aol.com
Treasurer:
James Sampson 
jimbotclown@yahoo.com
Past president:
Tammie Dorsch, CBA
balloon@solve.net
Newsletter Editor: Johnna Perry jperryii@swbell.net 
Pioneer Representative: 
Tena Santaularia, CBA 
tenakat@hotmail.com

Prior Board Members: 

2000:
President: Tamie Dorsch, CBA  
Vice-President: John Perry, CBA
Secretary: Kathy Webber 
 
Treasurer: James Sampson  
Past president: Kathi Gutierrez, CBA

Newsletter Editor: Johnna Perry
Pioneer Representative:  Tena Santaularia, CBA 


1999:

President, Kathi Gutierrez
VP: Tamie Dorsch
Treasurer: Iciphene Hardy
Secretary: Kathy Webber
Past President: Kim Beyer
Newsletter Editor: Margie Padgitt
Pioneer Rep: Tena Santaularia

1998
President: Kim Beyer
VP: Tamie Dorsch
Treasurer: Tammy Roach
Secretary: Tamie Dorsch
Past President: Margie Padgitt
Newsletter Editor: Margie Padgitt (one vote)
Pioneer Rep: Tena Santaularia

1996-1997
President: Margie Padgitt
VP: Kim Beyer
Treasurer: Tammy Roach
Secretary: Tammy Roach 
Pioneer Rep: Tena Santaularia
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History of the Association: This association was founded in August of 1996 by Margie Padgitt, who contacted QBN for information on how to start a chapter.  Margie, Tammy Roach, Kim Beyer, and Tena Santaularia had the first meeting in '96, and started the chapter in order to promote professionalism in the balloon industry in the Midwest.  Our second meeting at American Balloon Factory gained 10 more members, and it has grown ever since.  We asked "Twisters" to join us in 1999, and the group has grown even bigger and better as a result, mostly due to the Perry's and Jim Sampson's connections with twisters.  Our group is now one of the largest balloon associations in the U.S. 

Affilliate Members: Please do business with our affiliate member wholesalers and manufacturers who support our organization.

American Balloon Factory
6420 W 110th Street 104
Overland Park, KS,  66211
913-491-1600
Fax 913-491-1672
E-Mail: David Hays -drballoon@aol.com

Florist Distributing, Inc. 
17331 E 40 Hwy #112
Independence, MO 64055
816-478-3336 
Sherry Dickerson
FDIKC@aol.com

Conwin:
Jan Iiams, Midwest Rep
Janiiamsconwin@aol.com
www.ConwinOnline.com

Pioneer Representative
Tena Santaularia
Lawrence, KS 66044
785-749-4833
tenakat@hotmail.com 

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