Balloonfest '86 was an event held by the United Way of Cleveland in Ohio. They set out to raise funds for the less fortunate and beat a world record by releasing almost
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United Way of Long Island - In 1986, United Way of Long Island kicked off its fund raising campaign season with “Balloon Launch '86” where 50,000 balloons flew into the sky with
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In '86 the United Way set a world record by releasing 1.5 million balloons. Meant as a fundraising stunt, they drifted back over the city and landed in the surrounding area, causing
Rexy Tseng 曾慶強 - "Balloonfest '86 was a 1986 event in which the United Way of Cleveland in Ohio set a world record by releasing almost one and a half million balloons.
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