In this issue...

• Features
  • Have Top-Flight Fun Earning Your Own Wilbear Aviator Teddy Bear
  • CVB's Visitor Guide Wins Middy Award
  • 104th Anniversary of Practical Flight Celebrated October 5th
  • Dayton Air Show Named as an ABA Top 100 Event for 2010
• President’s Corner
• Fast Facts
• Help Us Welcome These Groups
• On The Road

Features

Have Top-Flight Fun Earning Your Own Wilbear Aviator Teddy Bear!

QUESTION: What is as much fun as having your own Wilbear Wright Aviator Teddy Bear?! ANSWER: Visiting six of the nine amazing Dayton aviation sites to earn one for free!

You'll find the sky's the limit in our community when it comes to innovation, inspiration, discovery and educational fun. Greater Dayton offers a unique history, a fascinating present, and a boundless future. You are invited to have some Top-Flight fun and to Race to Dayton's Amazing Aviation Places! Simply tour a minimum of six of the nine amazing aviation sites outlined in the Wright-Dunbar Business Village's new brochure and you can win your very own Wilbear Wright Aviator Teddy Bear. Passport brochures can be picked up at the Dayton/Montgomery County CVB offices, the Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center, the National Museum of the US Air Force, Carillon Historical Park or the Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center OR download your own passport/brochure at www.Wright-Dunbar.org. Just tour and obtain a passport stamp at six of the nine sites (note the Wright Dunbar Interpretive Center is the one required site) and you can redeem your passport for your very own "Wilbear Wright" aviator teddy bear (an indirect descendant of Wilbur and Orville Wright the inventors of powered heavier-than-air human controlled flight.) The nine amazing aviation sites include: Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park; Paul Laurence Dunbar State Memorial; Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center and Huffman Prairie; John W Berry Sr. Wright Brothers Aviation Center at Carillon Historical Park; National Museum of the US Air Force; National Aviation Hall of Fame; Hawthorn Hill; Historic Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum; The Wright B Flyer. Completed passports (with a minimum of six stamps) should be mailed to "Wilbear Wright" c/o Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center, Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, PO Box 9280 Wright Brothers Station Dayton , OH 45409. Only one passport accepted per visitor. Offer good while supplies last.

President Jacquie Powell accepts Middy Award

CVB's Destination Dayton Visitors Guide Wins Middy Award

The Dayton/Montgomery County CVB recently was honored with a Middy Award for its 2009 Destination Dayton Visitors Guide. The Ohio Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus (OACVB) conducts the Middy Awards competition annually. Winners are announced at a ceremony during its annual educational conference. The industry awards, which include entries from convention and visitor bureaus throughout the state, are presented to bureaus for excellence in creativity, design and effectiveness of message. Annually the CVB produces 125,000 copies of a colorful, user-friendly, free guide that provides helpful information to visitors on area items ranging from lodging, dining, attractions, arts and cultural entertainment, metroparks, meeting facilities, area communities and more.

According to Jacquelyn Powell, President/CEO of the Dayton/Montgomery County CVB, "It is an honor to be recognized among your peers for producing outstanding communication materials. We are also pleased to have received extremely positive feedback on the Destination Dayton Visitors Guide from folks coming into the community who have utilized the guide. The Destination Dayton piece allows us to give visitors a glimpse of the many wonderful attributes in Dayton/Montgomery County."

Mark Dusenberry in flight Over Huffman Prairie Flying Field

Replica 1905 Wright Flyer Flight--104th Anniversary--October 5 at 9 A.M.

Join the free festivities and celebrate the 104th Anniversary of Practical Flight (1905-2009) at Huffman Prairie Flying Field, located on Wright-Patterson AFB on Monday, October 5th. The field will be open to the public at 8 am. The event will feature a flight by a replica Wright Flyer III, the plane in which Wilbur and Orville deemed they had truly perfected flight with controlled take-offs, landings and in-air turns and navigation. Thousands will gather at the actual flying field (Huffman Prairie) the Wright Brothers utilized to practice and perfect their flying. It was also at this location that the world's first flight-school opened. Mark Dusenberry aviation enthusiast has hand-built a replica of the Wright Flyer III and will maneuver his plane above the prairie grasses for all to watch, marvel and enjoy. The day's activities will include: 10am flights by Mark Dusenberry in his hand-built Wright Flyer III replica; 11:30am--2:30pm childrens' grades 1-6, hands-on activities at 40 education stations (for children who have pre-registered.) If the event is canceled due to weather or military operations at the base, no alternative date is scheduled. The event will also feature static displays of the Canadian-built "Silver Dart". This year marks the 100th anniversary of its first flight in Canada. For more information on this free event, please visit www.visitnaha.com or call (937) 443-0165 or 937-425-0008.

Dayton Air Show Named as an ABA Top 100 Event for 2010

Congratulations to the Vectren Dayton Air Show! This top-flight annual event which was nominated by the Dayton/Montgomery County Convention & Visitors Bureau, has been chosen as one of the American Bus Association's Top 100 Events in North America for group travel in 2010. A panel of ABA-member bus and tour operators selected the Vectren Dayton Air Show from hundreds of entries nominated by state/provincial tourism offices and local and regional convention and visitors bureaus.

The winners were published in September in a special supplement to Destinations, ABA's award-winning magazine, and publicized through an ABA press release to North American media. Additionally, the 2010 Top 100 Events will be posted on ABA's Web site, www.buses.org, from September 2009 through December 2010.

For more information about ABA's Top 100 Events program and to see the 2009 supplement, visit http://www.buses.org/top100. For more information about the Vectren Dayton Air Show, visit www.usats.com or www.vectrendaytonairshow.com

CVB Staff

President/CEO:
Jacquelyn Y. Powell
Director of Marketing & Communications:
Beverly Rose
Director of Sales:
Anna Nash
Controller/Director of Human Resources
Bruce Stricker
Sales Managers:
Mary Bloyd, Ronald Eifert, Pierre Le
Sales & Tourism Coordinator:
Heather Ivers
Convention Services Manager:
Donna Michael
Convention Services Coordinator:
Annie Solomon
Executive Assistant:
Lynn Gathagan
Administrative Assistant:
Dawn Mader
Visitor Information Specialist:
Anita White
Visitor Information:
Foster Bud Brown, W.T. Brown, William Dix, Cecil Jones, Mikell Kloeters, Gwen Lee, Bertha Olgetree, Sarah Seagraves, Martha Tollefson
Dayton Ambassadors:
Betty Clark, Delmar Dunning, Donna Edly, Ina Green, Raymond Green, Bernadine Gregory, Amy Moore, Jane Moore, Carol O’Connell, Cecil Jones, Inge Rhinehelder, John Rhinehelder, Lorna Schoenberger, Linda Shaw, Bonnie Steele, Jean Steele, Alan Twehues, Suzanne Twehues

Board of Trustees

Chairman
Ray Keyton, President & CEO, AAA Miami Valley
Vice Chairman
Vail Miller Jr., CEO, Heidelberg Distributing Company
Treasurer
Larry Wheeler, General Manager, Dayton Airport Hotel
Secretary
Brady Kress, President & CEO, Dayton History
At Large
Brian Sharp
Ex-Officio
Carol Cleavenger, Montgomery County
General Counsel Ex-Officio
Alan Schaeffer, Pickrel, Schaeffer & Ebeling
President/CEO & Ex-Officio
Jacquelyn Y. Powell

Bill Castro, Owner, El Meson Restaurant
Janice Driesbach, Director & CEO, Dayton Art Institute
Don Griffin
Sandy Gudorf, President, Downtown Dayton Partnership
Toni Kennedy, General Manager Dayton Marriott Hotel
Joe A. Lambright
Brian McKenzie, General Manager, Holiday Inn Express Huber Heights
Mark Meister, President & CEO, Dayton Society of Natural History
Ron Monte, General Manager, Holiday Inn Dayton Mall
Idotha Bootsie Neal, President, Wright Dunbar, Inc.
Maureen Patterson, VP, Stakeholder Relations, Dayton Development Coalition
Dennis Percy, Director Major Gifts, United Way of the Greater Dayton Area (ex-officio)
Jenell Ross, Dealer Operator/VP, Bob Ross Dealerships
Barbara Stonerock, Director of Community Relations, The Dayton Foundation
Dr. Peter Titlebaum, Assoc. Professor Department of Health & Sport Science,
University of Dayton
Debbie Watts Robinson

Sections/Features

A Few Fun Dates-Fast Facts

Below are some fast facts and a sampling of activities you can enjoy in Dayton/Montgomery County in the coming weeks

• Mark your calendars on the beginning of every month to start off with a bang in downtown Dayton. First Friday (October 2nd) is a free art event held the first Friday of every month. This event features exhibit openings at numerous galleries, along with a rotating variety of entertainment options as well as restaurants, bars, comedy club, movie theater and more that make up the downtown mix. 5pm to 10pm. Call 937-224-1518 ext. 228 or visit www.downtowndayton.org for more information.
• Have fun in the great outdoors on October 3rd with Five Rivers MetroParks GearFest, featuring live music, outdoor recreation demonstrations and instructions, food and rock climbing. Call for times. Eastwood MetroPark. Call 937-275-PARK or visit www.metroparks.org/gearfest for more information.
• The 19th annual Amish Quilt Auction will open its doors at 12Noon on October 11th. Nearly 200 items will be sold during the afternoon. Starts at 1:30pm. Aullwood Audubon Center. Free admission. Call 937-890-7360 for more information.
• The Dayton Art Institute will unveil hidden treasures from their collection, HELLO WORLD! Rarely Seen Art from October 10 – January 10. Call for times. Call 937-223-5277 or visit www.daytonartinstitute.org for more information.
• The Hauntfest on Fifth street party is back and better than ever on October 31! Two outdoor stages of live music! Amazing street performers! The world's most outrageous costumes! Eat, drink and have a howling good time! Win big money in the costume contest. Hauntfest on Fifth in the Oregon District is an all-ages event however you must be 21 or older to consume alcoholic beverages and enter many of the district's bars and taverns, but the festival is open to all. Pick up a two-for-one coupon at participating Oregon Arts District businesses. 7pm to 1am. Call 937-224-1518 or visit www.oregonartsdistrict.com for more information.
• Join the U.S. Air Force Band of Flight Concert in honoring heroes from all eras of American history during the annual Veterans Day concerts, November 6 and 7. Starts at 7:30pm. National Museum of the United States Air Force. Free. Call 937-255-5924 for more information.
• The 35th annual Dayton Train Show, one of the biggest and best in Ohio, returns to Hara Arena November 7 and 8. Hundreds of exhibitor tables will showcase all the accessories and equipment needed to start or expand a model train hobby. A complete and operational model railroad will be raffled off on Sunday. Free admission for children under 12 years of age. 11am to 5pm, Saturday. 11am to 4pm, Sunday. Call 937-278-4776 or visit www.nmra.com for more information.
• The Dayton Holiday Festival is your source for free family-friendly holiday fun in downtown Dayton. Started by Mrs. Virginia Kettering in 1972 so that all children could enjoy the holiday season regardless of their economic means, the Festival continues today with free attractions for the community. Each year the festival kicks off Thanksgiving weekend with the Grande Illumination and the Dayton Children's Parade. Call 937-224-1518 ext. 229 or visit www.downtowndayton.org for more information.
• The prestigious 38th annual Dayton Mid-Am Regional AA Silver Stick Hockey Tournament will be held at a number of area ice rinks, including Hara Arena on December 4, 7, 11-14. There is a three game guarantee and no admission charge for these games. Starts at 8am. Call 937-278-4776 or 937-837-8122 for more information.
• Celebrate the 106th Anniversary of First Flight with the annual wreath laying ceremony on December 17 at the Wright Memorial Hill located next to Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Starts at 10am. Call 937-425-0008 for more information.

Help Us Welcome These Groups

Contact the Dayton/Montgomery County Convention & Visitors Bureau today to learn how the CVB can save you time and money by providing complimentary assistance to bring your next social or business group’s event to Dayton, The Birthplace of Aviation!

On The Road

Here’s a sampling of where Bureau staff is headed in our ongoing effort to bring business to Dayton/Montgomery County.

Jacquelyn Y. Powell
President/CEO
Dayton/Montgomery County Convention & Visitors Bureau

President’s Corner

It's hard to believe that Summer has passed and Fall is upon us. Our community had a wonderful summer with many event highlights ranging from the CityFolk Festival and City of Dayton Fireworks, the Vectren Dayton Air Show presented by Kroger, and the U.S. Air Force Marathon, to the Hot Rod Power Tour, National Police Softball Tournament, AAU Girls Fast-pitch Tournament, the American Legion of Ohio Convention, the adidas Warrior Soccer Tournament and the CUSA Mead Cup Soccer Tournament among others These events and others that were enjoyed by locals and visitors alike, helped infuse dollars into our local economy.

Fall continues to be busy. September and October are always our area's most popular months for hosting military reunion groups. The world-class National Museum of the US Air Force serves as a natural draw for military groups. The Dayton/Montgomery County Convention & Visitors Bureau is proud to work in conjunction with meeting planners, area hotels and the Museum to host nearly fifty reunions this fall. November 11th our nation celebrates Veteran's Day and Greater Daytonians are invited to attend free U.S. Air Force Band of Flight Concerts at 7:30pm November 6th and 7th at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. While these concerts and the Veterans Day holiday celebrate our military we like to say that every day is veteran's day in Dayton/Montgomery County. We salute and honor our veterans, thank them for their service to our country, and invite them to host their military reunions in Dayton/Montgomery County.

The Fall season also brings numerous special events, festivals and activities. If you're an outdoor recreation enthusiast you won't want to miss Five Rivers MetroParks GearFest taking place October 3rd at Eastwood MetroPark. Ghost and goblins can enjoy Victoria Theatre's "Tales for the Shadows", spooky ballets based on Edgar Allan Poe and Robert Louis Stevenson's tales running between October 20-November 1, or the Enchanted Forest at Aullwood Farm October 23-24. The annual PhilharMONSTER Halloween Concert at the Schuster Center occurs October 24th and Hauntfest on Fifth will take place October 31st in the Oregon District. Later in the fall you'll want to be sure to attend the November 27th annual Grande Illumination & Dayton Children's Parade Spectacular in Lights, a Holiday Festival in downtown Dayton.

This Fall I encourage you to take advantage of, and enjoy, the plentiful diverse activities, events, attractions, shopping, lodging, and dining opportunities available in Dayton/Montgomery County. Log onto our website www.daytoncvb.com; or call our offices 800-221-8235 for assistance, ideas and suggestions. Have a great Fall!

Jacquie Powell

Contact the Dayton/Montgomery County Convention & Visitors Bureau today for your free Destination Dayton Visitors Guide. 937-226-8211 or 800-221-8235 or www.daytoncvb.com

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