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Penny Lingenfelter
The Ultimate Kite Ambassador
If there were such a position as, “Kite Ambassador to the World”, our nominee would be Penny Lingenfelter. Penny, from Port Orchard, Washington, loves to teach, fly, learn, and do just about anything related to kites and kite flying. Kites came into Penny’s life over a decade ago after she took some children to a festival and became enthralled with a multi-colored string of bird shaped kites. She was hooked by the kaleidoscope of colors in the sky and found a passion worth pursuing.
Penny began to fly four line, or quad line, kites made by Revolution. She comes to festivals prepared to entertain, not only with her expert flying skills, but also with her costumed, choreographed routines. Penny has been a pirate, a clown, and even a dinosaur emerging from an egg.
 After Penny intrigues and beguiles young and old with her routines, she eagerly provides free flying lessons to all who ask, always available to invest time and energy into new devotees of the sport. That’s what an ambassador does.
Penny also competes with the best. She has placed 1st in the Northwest Sport Kite League for several years in Open Quad Ballet and 3rd at the American Kitefliers Association National Competition for Master Quad Ballet.
About seven years ago, Penny discovered indoor kite flying, the unique sport of flying with very light kites indoors, without wind. She placed 2nd in the event at the AKA championships in 2001 and 2nd at the 2005 Lincoln City Indoor competition.
Penny Lingenfelter continues to refine her skills and to promote the sport she loves. Come see her fly, and let her teach you how, at the 2006 Lincoln City Indoor Kite Festival and Competition, March 24-26 at Taft High School. |
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