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- A full production quarterly magazine (Kiting) which includes event coverage, kitemaking plans, local and regional reports, festival calendar, club activities, contacts, and association news
- 10% discount on kite merchandise from over 100 Merchant Members and online stores
- Over 100 sanctioned events in your community and around the country each year
- $1,000,000 insurance coverage for organizers and members at sanctioned events
- $1,000,000 insurance coverage for members at sanctioned local club flies
- National membership directory listing members, clubs, and stores
- Monthly news and information emailed directly to you from the national AKA president
- Regional reports and news emailed directly to you from your local representative
- World record tracking of achievements within the sport
- Annual national convention with workshops, competitions, awards, and flying
- National Kite Month program to celebrate and promote kiteflying
- Competitor ranking and recognition at regional, national, and international level
- Regional and national awards program for contributions to kiting
- Professional staff available in national headquarters office
- Online list of hundreds of recommended flying locations with details and directions
- Regional referrals to encourage information sharing, personal contact and assistance
- Archival materials and publications
- Safety codes, competition rules and event specifications for sport kites, kitemaking competition, fighter kites, and kite buggies
- Access to member-only webpages with bylaws, meeting minutes, and financial and historical information
- An AKA Regional Director familiar with kiting in your area, clubs, contacts and local concerns
- Over 100 affiliated local kite clubs
- Opportunities to serve in leadership roles locally and nationally or on policy committees
- Free publications including rule books, event and club organizing manuals, and instructional materials
- Educational materials for teachers including Kites in the Classroom programs, reference materials, and teaching tools
- Cooperation and coordination with kite associations and events around the world
- Discounted dues for family members
- Instructional pamphlets for flying and competing
- Calendar of local, regional, and national kiting events, festivals, and workshops
- Association products including clothing, patches, hats and pins
- Friends in the field
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