The Ohio Challenge

The purpose of the annual event is to bring positive attention to the City of Middletown while including non-profit organizations in a way that they may add to their own treasuries. National Hot Air Balloon Championships were held in Middletown 1992-1993-1994. The community asked that continuing balloon events be held in Middletown. The Ohio Challenge is in response to that interest and centers around a significant hot air balloon competition which draws many of the best pilots in the country. The Executive Committee:
Chair - Maria Langendorf
Event Manager - Paula Hale
Treasurer - Scott Richardson
Past Chairs/Operational Logistics:
-Rodney Hale
-David Pearce
-Dan Sack
Past Chair/Pilot Services - Ginger Bruggeman
Balloon Pilots - Dr. Mark Frazer
Grounds - Brad Short
Guest Services –
Shuttle Services – Joe Wittman
Publicity - J. Patrick Venturella

2015 Sponsors

Presenting Sponsor
SELECTION.COM

Primary Sponsors
Chamber of Commerce serving Middletown, Monroe, Trenton
City of Middletown
Middletown Community Foundation
Middletown Convention and Visitors Bureau

GOLD
AAA Ohio Auto Club • Bob Sumerel Tire & Service
Digital Visuals • George E. Kuhn & Company
Journal-News • K99.1 FM • Kroger
Land of Illusion • Blast Zone Paint Ball • Meijer

SILVER
Alliance Printing & Mailing Services
Berns Garden Center & Landscaping
BioLife Plasma Services • Butler County Visitors Bureau
Cincinnati State Technical Community College
Dayton VA Medical Center • Garden Manor Retirement Village
Great Miami Valley YMCA • Improve It Home Remodeling
The Kleingers Group • Leaf Filter Gutter Protection
Miami University Regionals • Middletown Moose Family Center
MidPointe Library System • Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Choices
Premier Health / Atrium Medical Center • Sears Home Services

BRONZE
AK Steel • Clark, Schaefer and Hackett
Cohen Brothers • Combs, Schaefer, Atkins & Little Law Firm
Dickerson Distributing • GFS Marketplace
Huhtamaki • Lee’s Famous Recipe
MillerCoors • OmniCom Solutions Group
Summit Family Physicians
Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

CORPORATE BALLOONS
BalloonPong • BalloonPong.com
Bella Balloons • FlyBellaBalloons.com
Gentle Breeze • Hauser Asphalt • HotAirBalloonRides.com
IMTS • International Manufacturing Technology

SPECIAL THANKS
Chick-Fil-A - Bridgewater Falls
Jeff Couch’s RV Nation
Keep Middletown Beautiful
Bob Leibold & Associates
Rumpke
TV Middletown

For more information, please email [email protected]
or call 513-705-1770