RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon To Make Educational Visit To Meadow View School In Plainfield On May 4

Program Sponsored by RE/MAX Northern Illinois Real Estate Network

The students at Meadow View Elementary School, 2501 Mirage Ave., Plainfield, Ill., will get an exciting introduction to hot air ballooning when the RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon and its crew visit the school on May 4. The visit is part of an on-going interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network.

The 950 students and staff at Meadow View will learn about various aspects of ballooning, including its history, the scientific principles involved and a demonstration on how the balloon functions.

The outdoor program will begin at 9:05 a.m. when all students will watch as the 75-foot-tall balloon is inflated on the school grounds. Later, a presentation on the fundamentals of ballooning will be presented twice in the school gymnasium to accommodate all the students, once at 9:30 a.m. and again at 10:30 a.m.