WHEREAS, kite flying is family friendly, non-polluting, healthy, educational, outdoor oriented and fun; and

        WHEREAS, kite flying and kite fliers, from Benjamin Franklin to Charlie Brown, are a constructive and quintessential part of our own American culture; and

        WHEREAS, kites have made significant contributions to the arts, science, mathematics, cultural awareness and history; and

        WHEREAS, the American Kite Fliers Association and the Kite Trade Association International have designated April as National Kite Month, and are promoting kite festivals and kite workshops across the entire country; and

        WHEREAS, Flying Just for Fun Day sponsored by the Sunrise Kite flyers is planned for April 26-28^th 2006 at Sandy Downs Park in Idaho Falls;

        NOW, THEREFORE, I, C.L. “BUTCH” OTTER, Governor of the State of Idaho, do hereby proclaim April 2007, to be

K I T E   M O N T H

in Idaho.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Idaho at the Capitol in Boise on this 26^th day of March in the year of our Lord two-thousand and seven and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred thirty-first and of the Statehood of Idaho the one hundred seventeenth.       

BEN YSURSA
SECRETARY OF STATE