Four-story hot-air balloons will light the sky in Wildwood, Missouri, USA\u00a0on Friday, April 11 when the Wildwood Business Association (WBA) presents its annual Holiday Balloon Glow benefiting the YMCA Strong Community Campaign. The event originally was planned for last December but was postponed because of weather.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur members of the WBA want the local community to come out and enjoy this great event and support our local Wildwood YMCA,\u201d said Holly Ferris, WBA marketing director. \u201cWe look forward to hosting this event every December, but since last December\u2019s weather was so cold, moving it to spring was a good alternative, and we are hoping for a beautiful night.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Balloon Glow will run from 7-9 p.m. at Wildwood Town Center. Guests will have the opportunity to go on photos with the Easter Bunny, take a hayride, enjoy a live band, purchase spring flowers and bid on silent auction items donated by WBA members. There will be spring crafts for kids, and the first 100 children aged 10 and younger to visit the arts and crafts tent will receive an Easter egg containing between $1 and $20 in \u201cmystery cash,\u201d compliments of West Newsmagazine. The first 300 guests will receive goodie bags, and lemonade and sweet treats will be available for purchase.<\/p>\n
While admission to the Balloon Glow is free, money for the YMCA Strong Community Campaign is raised through sponsorships from WBA members, proceeds from concessions and visitor donations. Fahr Greenhouses will donate a percentage of its floral sales, Indigo Joe\u2019s will donate 10 percent of the evening\u2019s restaurant proceeds and proceeds from lemonade sales, and Wildwood Pub & Grill will donate proceeds from cookie sales. Funds raised all go directly to the Wildwood branch of the YMCA to help local families who are unable to pay for YMCA programs.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe do plan on having our normal Balloon Glow in December of this year, too,\u201d Ferris said.<\/p>\n