The results from the Plano Balloon Festival are in, and we raised nearly $5,000 this year for CMN!
Of course, the RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon took center stage at the festival. As a branding level sponsor, the balloon and other RE/MAX signage was highly visible to attendees of the festival’s 30th anniversary. Despite wet weather, visitors flocked to the event and the RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon braved the elements for exclusive coverage by the local Fox News affiliates.
By selling RE/MAX blinky pins and balloon booth photos, we were able to raise a total of $4,281 for Children’s Miracle Network. We also had our first ever $100 donation from an attendee at the RE/MAX photo booth. It was a moment of amazing generosity.” Adding to that generosity was Michael Coburn of RE/MAX Town & Country, how donated 3,000 inflatable beach balls (along with a compressor to inflate them), which were distributed to the crowd. Afterward, Michael and some of his agents enjoyed a relaxing ride in the RE/MAX Balloon.
One funny event also occured during a low altitude over a Plano subvision. RE/MAX of Texas Aviation director Steve Lombardi spotted a house with a RE/MAX sign out front and its owners standing in the yard. "I couldn't resist," he said. "In the spirit of our famous TV commercials, I yelled down to the owners saying 'Hey, I just wanted to let you know we are working on getting you a contract for your house!'. The owner laughed and said that their agent was showing the house right at that moment. I told her to get the prospective buyers outside to see the balloon. It would be the sign they needed to buy the house!"
There’s more Balloon fun on the way as the Houston area prepares for the 16th annual RE/MAX of Texas Ballunar Liftoff Festival at NASA Johnson Space Center, sponsored by by the City of Nassau Bay. Canceled last year due to Hurricane Ike’s visit, the festival is on track to make up for lost time. Find out more about this excellent event by visiting www.ballunarfestival.com.
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