Pilot hot air balloon at Brampton Fall Fair

Have you ever been in a hot air balloon? Goodison Insurance Brokers is providing the opportunity, by bringing the Pilot Insurance Company hot air balloon to the Brampton Fall Fair, Sept. 15-17. There will be a chance to win a flight for two in the balloon or just sample what it feels like on a tethered ride, all to benefit the Peel Children's Aid Foundation.

Brampton is the 15th stop on Pilot's Hot Air Balloon Program, which visits fairs and festivals throughout Ontario over a six-month period. Now in its 10th year, the Hot Air Balloon Program has taken more

than 500 passengers on exhilarating flights in its eight-storey-tall balloon, while thousands more adults and children have enjoyed a taste of ballooning on tethered rides.

"We're really excited about the Pilot balloon coming to the Brampton Fall Fair," said Scott Goodison of Goodison Insurance & Financial Services. "It's a creative way of raising money for charity in our community, while at the same time giving lots of people a real thrill that they might otherwise never experience."

To give adults and children alike a sample of

ballooning, tethered rides will be available at the Fairgrounds Friday and Saturday evenings (approximately 6-8 p.m.) and Saturday and Sunday mornings (approximately 911 a.m.), weather permitting. An optional charitable donation to the Peel Children's Aid Foundation is requested for the tethered rides.

In addition, a lucky draw winner will experience an exciting sunset balloon flight for two during the Fair weekend (weather permitting).

The heart of Pilot Insurance's business is in rural Ontario through independent brokers. Pilot's Hot Air Balloon Program provides an opportunity to

support many worthwhile community based charitable causes and at the same time

offer the general public "an adventure above all others."