Volunteer Crew Member,

Greetings from Preakness Celebration Balloon Crew Headquarters! Please mark your calendars for our Hot Air Balloon Festival scheduled for May 13-15, 2010. This year, all activities will be at Turf Valley Resort in Howard County.

Twenty hot air balloons will participate and volunteer crew members are needed. See the festival home page for schedule of all events.

We are thankful for those of you who have volunteered over the past 20 years to be chase crew members for the pilots coming in from out of town. We hope your interest in ballooning brings you out again this year. We need to know the dates and times you and/or your family members can participate. We will try to pre-determine on which balloon you would like to crew and provide all details on meeting times & logistics. See crew photos from past years.

To be a volunteer crew member, please do the following:
1.- REGISTER-ON-LINE
2.-Print, sign, bring with you the CREW WAIVER and give to me on the launch field.
3.-Review CREW GUIDELINES

Keep current on plans and updates by watching this website. We will also keep you informed by our crew emailing list.

Please contact me, if you have any questions. Thanks again and we look forward to working with you!

Sincerely,
Dick Ruehl
Volunteer Crew Coordinator

410-465-7117
ruehl02@verizon.net