RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon To Make Educational Visit To Gary Elementary School In Chicago On May 13

Program Sponsored by RE/MAX Northern Illinois Real Estate Network

The students at Joseph E. Gary Elementary School, 3740 W. 31st St., in s Little Village neighborhood of Chicago, IL, will get an exciting introduction to hot air ballooning when the RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon and its crew visit the school on May 13. The visit is part of an on-going interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network.

The 1,200 students and staff at Gary 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 a.m. outdoors on the school playground, 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.