We celebrate International Balloon Month to promote the joy and positive power of balloons, and to encourage the use of SMART Balloon Practices to help ensure that balloons will be a part of our celebrations for years to come!

This year our theme is “Don’t Let Go!” to emphasize that balloons should NEVER be released into the air, which is TBC’s #1 #BeBalloonSmart tip.

TBC is once again hosting the #LiftUpSomebody Campaign and Photo & Video Contest. Everyone is invited to enter for a chance to win a FREE Gift Basket FILLED with trendy balloon items and products provided by our generous sponsors. 

The GOAL is to encourage everyone to give balloons to “lift up” a friend, family member, or someone in your community and bring joy to those around us during the month of September.  See pre-made posts you can share below.

The CONTEST challenges all balloon friends, your customers, and the public to take photos or create videos of these special balloon moments and post and share them on your social media accounts - Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tik-Tok*

SHARE AND ENTER USING THE HASHTAGS:

#LiftUpSomebody and #BeBalloonSmart 

#LiftUpSomebody Photo/Video Contest Categories

Best Theme Category: “Don’t Let Go!”

• Best in-store display or educational material used to promote NEVER releasing balloons.
• Best creative ways to “weight” and tether balloons so they don’t escape.
• Best promotion of the 5 Smart Balloon Practices

Best Child/Family/Pet:  Showing the joy of balloons

Best Community Outreach: Showing how you give back to special individuals or organizations in your community (teachers, nurses, firefighters, police, etc.)

The best images from each category will be featured on TBC's website and awarded prizes from our balloon industry sponsors: Anagram, Betallic, Qualatex, Premium Balloon Accessories and the HI-FLOAT Company.

NOTE: Please sign up on this Google form and register so that we can share the posts you make with our TBC followers and make sure you are entered into the contest!  

CONTEST RULES

To Enter: All photos** and videos** should be posted on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, or Tik-Tok* using the hashtags 

#LiftUpSomebody and #BeBalloonSmart

IMPORTANT NOTES

*If you post to Tik-Tok please send the link to [email protected] 

**If you have a video or photos but no social media accounts, you can enter by sending them to [email protected]

TBC will then share on our social platforms:

facebook.com/balloonsliftup

twitter.com/balloonsliftup

instagram.com/balloonsliftup

Deadline: Submissions will be accepted from now until Oct. 15 and winners will be announced at the end of the year.

TBC is proud to supply these posts and text suggestions for you to use and share to help promote International Balloon Month and the contest.

To download "right click" on the image and save to your computer. Or you can access these images and other #BeBalloonSmart materials using this link to our GOOGLE DRIVE.

Visit our website for additional Smart Balloon Practices materials.

If you have any questions about the contest please send an email to [email protected].