RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon To Make Educational Visit To Bristol Grade School

Program Created by RE/MAX Northern Illinois Real Estate Network

Second- and third-grade students at Bristol Grade School, 24 Hunt St. in Bristol, Ill., will enjoy an exciting introduction to hot air ballooning when the RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon and its crew visit the school on June 8. The visit is part of an on-going interactive educational program developed by the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network.

One hundred and fifty students at Bristol Grade School will be treated to a presentation about various aspects of ballooning, including its history, the scientific principles involved and a demonstration on how the balloon functions. The program will start at 10:45 a.m. in the school gymnasium. During the program, the balloon envelope will be inflated with cold air so that students can walk inside it. Later, the students will go outside for a demonstration of the balloon basket and its propane burners, which heat air to lift the balloon.

This visit to Bristol Grade School is being sponsored by Jada Lutterbach, an agent with RE/MAX Way in Oswego, IL.

RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon Visits Onahan School in Chicago

Standing in the basket of the RE/MAX hot air balloon, pilot Bill Baker demonstrates how the propane burners work to an audience of students at William J. Onahan Elementary School, 6634 W. Raven St. in the Chicago real estate neighborhood of Norwood. The burners are used to heat the air inside the balloon, causing it to rise. The demonstration took place May 26 when the RE/MAX balloon and its crew visited the school to present an educational program.