LR Paper Airplane Championship to be held on Sept. 15

The Little Rock Paper Airplane Championship is cleared for takeoff!

The 2018 Little Rock Paper Airplane Championship will be held on Saturday, September 15 at the Clinton School of Public Service. So, mark your calendars and get your paper airplanes ready! 

As usual, we'll have competitions for distance and air time and we'll have trophies for first, second, and third place in each age group. 

We've also changed the name of the event to the Little Rock Paper Airplane Championship to better reflect the nature of the event. 

For more information, contact Griffin Coop at griffin@lymphomaniac.org. 

Lymphomaniac Society Accepting Applications for 2018 Trips

The Lymphomaniac Society is now accepting applications for 2018 respite trips to Hot Springs, Little Rock and Northwest Arkansas. Trips are available for eligible cancer survivors who need a break from the physical and emotional tolls of treatment. 

Applications are available at www.lymphomaniac.org/apply. The organization accepts medical referrals from social workers and other medical team members, self-nominations from cancer survivors, and nominations from friends and family. 

Applicants must be in active treatment or less than one year removed from their last treatment. Stem-cell transplant recipients must be less than two years removed from the date of their transplant. 

For more information, contact Elizabeth Fortune at elizabeth@lymphomaniac.org. 

Sponsor Spotlight: Causey Law Firm

This is part of a series of profiles on sponsors of the Little Rock Paper Airplane Festival, which will be held on Saturday, Sept. 9 at 11 a.m. at the Clinton School of Public Service. Learn more at www.lrpaperairplane.com or register today at www.lrpaperairplane.com/registration. 

Based in Little Rock, Arkansas, the Causey Firm provides services for individuals and businesses to meet their legal needs. Utilizing more than a decade of experience working for Arkansans in Washington, D.C. and at the Capitol in Little Rock, the firm is led by Chad Causey who previously served as Chief of Staff to Congressman Marion Berry and as liaison to the House Appropriations Committee. 

The Causey Law Firm offers general counsel to businesses that otherwise may not be able to take advantage of having in-house counsel. The firm's practice areas include drafting contracts, reviewing contracts, employment issues, and federal and state regulatory compliance. For more information on the Causey Law Firm, go to www.causeyfirm.com. 

Sponsor Spotlight: Fortune Marketing

This is part of a series of profiles on sponsors of the Little Rock Paper Airplane Festival, which will be held on Saturday, Sept. 9 at 11 a.m. at the Clinton School of Public Service. Learn more at www.lrpaperairplane.com or register today at www.lrpaperairplane.com/registration. And join us August 26 at Loblolly Creamery for a special event from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Fortune Marketing is a small business marketing consulting firm located in Little Rock, Arkansas. Led by experienced sales and marketing professional Mark Fortune, this firm provides marketing strategy and implementation services to small businesses who struggle with realizing a return on their marketing investments. 

Fortune Marketing is also a Master Duct Tape Marketing Consultant, a national marketing company that takes a practical and logical approach to small business sales and marketing. Duct Tape Marketing’s initiatives can help companies grow their business while becoming more confident in their sales and marketing investments. Companies that are looking to improve their brand can receive a free brand audit by filling out a brief form at http://fortunemarketinginc.com/sig-audit/.

Sponsor Spotlight: ETI Corporation

This is part of a series of profiles on sponsors of the Little Rock Paper Airplane Festival, which will be held on Saturday, Sept. 9 at 11 a.m. at the Clinton School of Public Service. Learn more at www.lrpaperairplane.com or register today at www.lrpaperairplane.com/registration. And join us August 26 at Loblolly Creamery for a special event from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

 ETI Corporation is an engineering and design firm in Memphis, TN. ETI provides a wide range of engineering services, including civil engineering, surface transportation design and planning, stormwater management and much more. ETI has worked on many airport projects, including projects in Arkansas at West Memphis Airport and Walnut Ridge Regional Airport. ETI Corporation’s Airport Engineering Services include government grant assistance, property acquisition, runway overlay, air traffic projections, hangar expansions, taxiway improvements and many other services.

 
ETI’s experienced professionals, civil engineers, planners and landscape architects have collaborated on numerous design projects, ranging from simple one-acre sites to large-scale multi-use development. The company has worked on numerous projects for a variety of clients throughout the Mid-South. ETI’s work includes commercial projects as well as office, institutional, transportation and government projects among others.

For more information about ETI Corporation, go to www.eticorp.com.

Sponsor Spotlight: Michael Baker International

This is part of a series of profiles on sponsors of the Little Rock Paper Airplane Festival, which will be held on Saturday, Sept. 9 at 11 a.m. at the Clinton School of Public Service. Learn more at www.lrpaperairplane.com or register today at www.lrpaperairplane.com/registration.

 
Michael Baker International is a global leader in engineering, planning, and consulting. MBI has been partnering with communities since 1940 to solve the most complex infrastructure challenges with a legacy of expertise, innovation, and integrity.
 
MBI has more than 6,000 employees across 90 world-wide offices, including 3 offices in Arkansas. Clients include federal, state, and municipal governments; foreign allied governments; and, a wide range of private development and commercial partners. MBI is consistently ranked among the top 20 firms in the United States in airports, as well as in transportation and bridges. Through years of service, MBI has come to know the special requirements of airports, from the smallest general aviation facilities to the busiest airports around the world.  Arkansas aviation clients include the Arkansas Department of Aeronautics, the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT), the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA), and a number of general aviation airports. 
 
In addition to working with clients, MBI employees give their time, talents, and money to support various charitable causes, and to improve the communities in which they live and work. To learn more about their endeavors, visit www.mbakerintl.com. 

The Lymphomaniac Society is excited to have Michael Baker International as a sponsor of the 2017 Little Rock Paper Airplane Festival. 

Jet Fuel Ice Cream to Take Off at Loblolly on Aug. 26

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!  

Loblolly Creamery will unveil a special flavor called Jet Fuel later this month in honor of the Little Rock Paper Airplane Festival. 

The flavor will be unveiled at an LRPAF registration event at the Loblolly Creamery Scoop Shop on August 26 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Lymphomaniac Society will be on hand to answer questions about the organization (respite trips are still available for 2017!) as well as accept registrations for the Little Rock Paper Airplane Festival.

The Loblolly Creamery Scoop Shop is located at 1423 Main Street in Little Rock. For more information on Loblolly Creamery, go to www.loblollycreamery.com. 

The Little Rock Paper Airplane Festival is a fun, family-friendly event in which participants of all ages compete in paper airplane competitions for distance and hang time. Register today at www.lrpaperairplane.com/registration. or go to www.lrpaperairplane.com for more information. Early registration is $20 and day-of registration is $25. 

The Lymphomaniac Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides respite trips to cancer survivors. For more information, go to www.lymphomaniac.org. 

Registration Opens for Little Rock Paper Airplane Festival

Registration is now open for the Little Rock Paper Airplane Festival, which will be held on Saturday, September 9 at 11:00 a.m. at the Clinton School of Public Service.

Go to http://bit.ly/2v12o1s or www.lrpaperairplane.com to register today at a reduced rate. 

The Little Rock Paper Airplane Festival is a fun, family-friendly event, featuring paper airplane contests for both distance and hang time. Prizes will be awarded in age groups of 6-and-under, 7 to 12, 13 to 18 and Adult. 

Early registration is $20 and registrants will be entered into both the distance and hang time competition. Registration will increase to $25 on the day of the event. 

Check out this photo gallery of all the fun at last year's Paper Airplane Festival: http://www.lrpaperairplane.com/event-photo-gallery/. 

A big thanks to all of our 2017 sponsors! We'll be telling you more about them in the coming weeks. Sponsorships are still available. If you are interested, contact Griffin Coop at griffin@lymphomaniac.org. 

The Little Rock Paper Airplane Festival supports the Lymphomaniac Society, which is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides respite trips to cancer survivors. For more information on the Lymphomaniac Society, go to www.lymphomaniac.org. 

Contact Griffin Coop at griffin@lymphomaniac.org if you have any questions. 

Rock Paper Scissors at The Joint on July 19

Are you ready for the BIGGEST night of your life? Tell your friends, alert your next of kin . . . It's time for Rock Paper Scissors! 

The Lymphomaniac Society will host a Rock Paper Scissors Tournament on Wednesday, July 19 at 6:00 p.m. (Registration starts at 6:00 p.m., tournament starts at 6:30 p.m.) This event will be at The Joint at 301 Main Street in North Little Rock. The Joint is a super cool venue in Argenta that serves coffee, cocktails, craft beer, fine wines, snacks and live comedy. As usual, it costs just $10 to participate in the tournament and the event is for ALL AGES so both children and adults are encouraged to attend. 

Pick a nickname for yourself and get ready for some Rock Paper Scissors action! 

After the RPS tournament, stick around to see the hilarious comedy improv group improvLittleRock. The group, which performs each Wednesday night at The Joint, includes Matt Decample, who will also be the host of our Rock Paper Scissors Tournament. 

For more information on this event, contact Griffin Coop at griffin@lymphomaniac.org. 

To learn more about our friends at improvLittleRock, go towww.improvlittlerock.org. 

Rock Paper Scissors Tournament - Round 2 - May 17

Imagine yourself, years from now, telling your friends and family the awesome story about that time on you were crowned a Rock Paper Scissors Champion. You'll be able to tell them about the awesome prizes you won and how you were congratulated on the streets by throngs of adoring fans. (Ok, that last part might be a stretch). 

Are you ready for some fun? The first Rock Paper Scissors Tournament was so much fun we had to do it again! 

The Lymphomaniac Society will host another Rock Paper Scissors Tournament at Flyway Brewing on Wednesday, May 17. The event will be the second tournament hosted by the nonprofit organization after the initial tournament was held last month.

Whitney Croy, pictured above left at the first tournament in April, was crowned the champion of our first tournament, and she took home some awesome prizes. In addition to the bragging rights of being named Rock Paper Scissors Champion (pretty cool, huh), she also won a rock (literally, a rock), a note pad (paper) and a pair of scissors (scissors). She also received a variety of prizes from Flyway Brewing. 

The next tournament will be held on May 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the Flyway Brewing, which is located at 314 Maple Street in North Little Rock. The entry fee is $10 and the proceeds go to benefit the Lymphomaniac Society, which provides respite trips to cancer survivors.

Registration will begin at 5:00 p.m. at the brewery on the night of the event. Prizes will be awarded to finalists and the champion.  

For more information, contact Griffin Coop at griffin@lymphomaniac.org.