Balloon fest gives special needs kids unique experience
Keith Erwin checks the wind while filling up his hot air balloon during the first day of the Bluff City Balloon Jamboree in Collierville on June 18, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Hot air balloons light up the sky during the first day of the Bluff City Balloon Jamboree in Collierville on June 18, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Gary Whitby gets his hot air balloon ready during the first day of the Bluff City Balloon Jamboree in Collierville on June 18, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
A hot air balloon shaped like Yoda keeps an eye on a pair of Stormtroopers during the first day of the Bluff City Balloon Jamboree in Collierville on June 18, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
A lone hot air balloon takes off during the first day of the Bluff City Balloon Jamboree in Collierville on June 18, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
The Bluff City Balloon Jamboree officially kicks off Saturday, but Friday night it held a special event for some families.
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Collierville bluff city balloon jamboree Bluff City Balloons hot air balloons Collierville Rotary ClubAbigail Warren
Abigail Warren is an award-winning reporter and covers Collierville and Germantown for The Daily Memphian. She was raised in the Memphis suburbs, attended Westminster Academy and studied journalism at the University of Memphis. She has been with The Daily Memphian since 2018.
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