As one reporter later recounted of Balloonfest '86: “It was like almost a volcano when it went off" Bettmann Archive/Getty Balloonfest '86 promised to raise publicity for the still-rebounding city of ...
The Problem: The United Way needs money! And Cleveland needs some fun! The Solution: Ballonfest '86! A fundraising event to set the Guinness World Record for releasing helium balloons! Sounds like a ...
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On Sept. 27, 1986, the Cleveland chapter of United Way planned to release some 1.5 million balloons — part publicity stunt, part record-breaker. Balloonfest '86 promised to put Cleveland — then a city ...