As the hot air balloons fly this weekend in the Danville area, organizers of Balloons Over Vermilion say they want to thank their many sponsors. Pat O’Shaughnessy, one of the co-chairmen of the event, says the fun area families are having this weekend would not be possible without of a large donation from the Julius W. Hegeler II Foundation, other sponsors who he says jumped at the chance to be involved, and the hundreds of volunteers.
And when the going got tough this week, such as when a large section of fence was blow down during a thunderstorm, O’Shaughnessy says volunteers quickly came to the rescue from a Danville industry, Hyster.
O’Shaughnessy added that when volunteers were needed at the last minute to help with transportation at the airport, others in the community stepped up. And within hours, those slots had been filled.
O’Shaughnessy says those ‘’are just a couple of examples of the true spirit of Vermilion County.’’
Have fun this weekend! For more information, including a schedule of activities, visit balloonsoververmilion.com.
(Story posted by Bill Pickett on VermilionCountyFirst.com on July 14, 2017.)
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