Friday, November 18, 2011 - Media Flights

6:00 - 10:00 am	Launch
	Balloons leave the combined playgrounds of Gila Vista Junior High and McGraw Elementary Schools. Parking and entry will be from the Keegan parking lot. (Map)

Saturday, Nov. 19 - Launch at West Wetlands Park

1st Street and 12th Avenue

6:00 am	Gates Open
	Morning events and balloon launch take place at West Wetlands Park located between 1st street and 12th avenue in Yuma (Map)

6:00 - 10:00 am	Food and Drinks Available
	Food and drinks will be available for purchase at the launch site provided by Sunrise Rotary Club

Sunrise

Flag Ceremony

7:15 am	Launch
	Balloons leave the West Wetlands in a mass ascension. Sponsor Day.

Saturday, Nov. 19 - Balloon Glow at Desert Sun Stadium Sponsored by Barney’s Convenience Stores

1st Street and 12th Avenue

Admission $1 Per Person and Any Non-Perishable Food Item

Held on the main field at the Ray Kroc Complex - 3500 S. Avenue A. (Map)

4:00 pm

Gates Open - Food, Entertainment, Vendors, Family Fun. Soda, Water, Coffee, Hot Chocolate available for purchase

4:00 pm	Regional School Carnival
4:00 pm	Student Tissue Balloon Launch
	Tissue balloons made by local students are launched from stadium.

4:00 - 7:00 pm	Tether Balloon Rides - $15 per Person
	The best way to see the glow. About a 5-muinute tethered flight to a height of approximately 75 feet. Parents must sign consent form for children under 18 years
5:30 pm	Barney's Convenience Stores Desert Balloon Glow
	A selection of hot air balloons are inflated and illuminated to music.

Following  Glow	Hansberger Refrigeration Fireworks
	Sponsored by Hansberger Refrigeration & Electric

Sunday, Nov. 20 - West Wetlands Park

1st Street and 12th Avenue

6:00 am	Gates Open
	Morning events and balloon launch take place at West Wetlands Park located between 1st street and 12th avenue in Yuma (Map)

6:00 - 9:00 am	Food and Drinks Available
	Food and drinks will be available for purchase at the launch site provided by Yuma Area Law Enforcement (YALE)

Sunrise

Flag Ceremony

7:15 am	Launch
	Balloons leave the West Wetlands in a mass ascension. Sponsor Day.

Launch Admission: One or more items of non-perishable food to be donated to the Yuma Crossroads Mission