Embry-Riddle Hosts Activity Center for Kids at Wings & Waves Air Show

Daytona Beach, Fla., Nov. 1, 2001 -- A free Eagles Activity Center for Kids will operate from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 10 and 11, during the air and sea show Wings & Waves: Celebrating Embry-Riddle's 75th Anniversary.^TM

Sponsored by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the Activity Center will be set up in the Ocean Avenue parking lot between the Adam's Mark Resort and McDonald's. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Attendees are invited to visit the exhibits to fill out a scavenger-hunt card for a free McDonald's ice cream. Embry-Riddle will also give away prizes.

Participating organizations and their exhibits include:

• Adventure Landing: "Aligator" mascot
• American Red Cross: Bloodmobile and Emergency Response Vehicle
• Boy Scouts Troop 468/Venture Crew: Campsite, scouting activities
• Daytona Beach Fire Department: Fire-safety smokehouse trailer, antique fire truck
• Daytona Beach International Airport: "Wheel of Fortune" game and prizes
• Daytona Beach Police Department: Fingerprinting, ID badges, McGruff Crime Dog, walking crash dummies
• Daytona Cubs Baseball: "Cubbie" mascot, display
• Daytona USA: Racecar display
• Experimental Aircraft Association's Young Eagles: Aviation display, activities
• Eastern Volusia YMCA: Basketball, activity display
• Embry-Riddle Athletics: Mini-versions of putting green, tennis court, soccer field; baseball speed shot
• Embry-Riddle Flight Team: Flight simulator
• Embry-Riddle Upward Bound and Summer Academy: Display
• Florida Power and Light: Electricity-safety activities
• Forestry Division: Smokey the Bear and his cabin
• Girl Scouts of Citrus Council: Arts and crafts activities
• Go-Kart City: Model go-kart, coupons
• Halifax/Fish Community Health: Bicycle-helmet safety, Kid Care health information
• Hospice of Volusia/Flagler: Clowns, facepainting
• Inlet Harbor Restaurant: Clowns, facepainting
• Jumpin' Beans Party Rental: Inflatable moonwalk
• Klassix Auto Attraction: Model car display, activities
• NASA: Space exhibit
• Sunshine Park Ice Arena: Hockey shot games
• U.S. Space Camp: Space exhibit, activities
• Volusia County Leisure Services' Marine Science Center: ECHO (Ecological, Cultural, Historical, Outdoors) program display
• Volusia County Sheriff's Office: DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) Corvette and motorcycle

For more information on the Activity Center, contact Marci Liberski at 386-226-6155 or liberskm@cts.db.erau.edu.

Embry-Riddle will present Wings & Waves: Celebrating Embry-Riddle's 75th Anniversary,^TM a spectacular air show over the ocean at Daytona Beach, in celebration of its 75th anniversary. The family-oriented air and sea show, which is free and open to the public, will take place 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 10 and 11, over the Atlantic Ocean, with the beachside Adam's Mark Resort as show center.

The air show will feature the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, wing walkers, sky divers, and popular aerobatic fliers, such as Sean D. Tucker in his Oracle Challenger, one of the hottest air show acts in the world. The "waves" part of the show will include exciting speedboat racing and search-and-rescue demonstrations using helicopters and boats.

Spectators may sample music, food, concessions, and exhibits. Two beach runs, a 7.5K Riddle Run and a 0.75K Fun Run sponsored by the Ocean Deck Restaurant, are planned to tie in with the 75th anniversary theme.

A concert by the Beach Boys will be held at 8:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10, at the oceanfront Daytona Beach Bandshell. Admission is free and open to the public.

For more information about Wings & Waves: Celebrating Embry-Riddle's 75th Anniversary,^TM contact Darryl Niemeyer at 386-323-5091 or niemeyed@cts.db.erau.edu or visit www.embryriddle.edu/wingsandwaves.

Embry-Riddle, the world's largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, meets the needs of students and industry through its educational, training, research, and consulting activities. Embry-Riddle educates 24,000 students annually through the master's level at residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Prescott, Ariz., at more than 150 teaching centers in the United States and Europe, and through distance learning.