RE/MAX Metro Chicago Real Estate Network’s Hot Air Balloon Visits Mahalia Jackson School in Chicago’s Auburn Gresham Area on Sept. 7

Chicago, IL, September 07, 2012 --(PR.com)-- The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will pay a Sept. 7 visit to Mahalia Jackson Elementary School, 917 W. 88th St., in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood of Chicago where the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX metro Chicago real estate network.

The students at Jackson School will learn about various aspects of ballooning, including its history and the scientific principles involved, and they will see a demonstration on how the balloon functions.

The program will be presented twice starting at 8 a.m. in the school gymnasium to all 260 students at the school. The 75-foot-tall balloon envelope will be inflated with cold air, permitting students to walk inside it. The presentation then will conclude outdoors with a demonstration of how the balloon basket and burners operate.

RE/MAX has been the leader in the northern Illinois real estate market since 1989. The RE/MAX Northern Illinois network, with headquarters in Elgin, Ill., consists of 2,100 sales associates and 110 individually owned and operated RE/MAX offices that provide a full range of residential and commercial brokerage services. Its www.illinoisproperty.com and www.remax.com websites are leaders in consumer visits among real estate franchise brands. Its mobile search, m.illinoisproperty.com, allows users to conduct real estate searches on any mobile device with Internet access. The northern Illinois network is part of RE/MAX LLC, a global real estate organization with 88,000 sales associates in 90 nations.