Visit http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/balloonsnfuntimes/ for more info about Balloons-n-Funtimes - the Voice of the exciting, growing and ever expanding Celebration Industry. We offer a place for family entertainers, balloon decor and balloon twister, face painters, clowns and others to come togeter to learn about the celebration industry! EDUCATION IS OUR MAIN GOAL. We sponsor Jump Start Jams thru-out the country. A Jump Start Jam is a place where balloon people and face and body painters come together to learn from and about each others. The events are fun and the networking is amazing. EVERYONE is welcome!

Joe and Maxine Baird are shown with the 1st Blue Ribbon Balloon Challenge winner Janet Lenox of Las Vegas. She won over $400 in prizes! Included were a $250 Gift Certificate from Betallic Balloons, a new state of the art Twisn n Flate, a case of Bando's, case of white and a case of crystal clear with bubbles Presentation Sticks from Control Plastics. Added was a bottle of fine Idaho Chaignpagn fron the Ste Shepel winery of Idaho, Idaho Spud Candy Barsa and beautiful Ready to Bake Idaho Potato's from Wada Farms in Pingree Idaho.

Forty-seven folks took part in the competition! Everyone got a package with the same betallic balloons, had the sam 30 minute time limit and had to use ALL of their balloons in their design. WOW! WOW! WOW! What a great time and Janet was SO EXCITED! I would not have missed it for anything!

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