RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon To Make Educational Visit To Coles Elementary School In Chicago On May 14

Program Sponsored By RE/MAX Northern Illinois Real Estate Network

The students at Edward Coles Elementary School, 8441 S. Yates Blvd., in the South Chicago neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, will get an exciting introduction to hot air ballooning when the RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon and its crew visit the school on May 14. The visit is part of an on-going interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network.

The 650 students and staff at Coles will learn about various aspects of ballooning, including its history, the scientific principles involved and a demonstration on how the balloon functions. The program will be presented at 9:30 a.m. outdoors on the south parking lot of the school, weather permitting, but can be moved indoors if required. The balloon envelope will be inflated with hot air to its full 75-foot height if the program is held outdoors. If the program moves indoors, the envelope is inflated with cold air so that students can walk inside it.