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GaryLedbetterandGuidoVerhoefAnnouncedasLeadersofDecorators’WorkshopatBallooniversity®2017Bogart,GA(March13,2017)Incelebrationofthe35thanniversaryofburton+BURTON®,BallooniversityisreturningtoAthensthisAugust.Thisyear’sthemeisSunsetSafari.Itisaworld-classcelebrationthatonlyhappenseveryfiveyears,and2017isgoingtobethebestyet.Attendeeslearnfromtopballoon,floral,andbusinessindustryleadersaswellascelebrityinstructors.Decorators’WorkshopwillbeheldonWednesday,August9andThursday,August10,andBallooniversityeducationalclasseswilltakeplaceonFriday,August11andSaturday,August12.SaturdaynightfeaturestheBallooniversityGalacelebratingthe35thanniversaryofburton+BURTON.GaryLedbetter,CBA®,andGuidoVerhoef,CBA®,willleadtheDecorators’Workshop.Thisisatwo-dayseminarofintense,fast-pacedlargeeventdecorating.ThedécorcreatedwillbeunveiledattheSaturdaynightgala.Itistheperfectopportunitytolearnprofit-enhancingtipsandtechniquesfromtheseballoonexperts.GaryLedbetter,CBA®,hasbeenintheballoonbusinessforover20years.Infact,Garypaidhiswaythroughcollegebyperformingmagicandcreatingballoondécor.Heestablishedaretailstore,DynamiteMagic&BalloonsofMontgomery,Alabama,andhasbeen“makingmagic”intheindustryeversince!BornintheNetherlands,GuidoVerhoef,CBA®,attendedtheEuropeanSchoolforPerformingArtsandBont’sInternationalClownSchool.Hebeganworkingasaclownandballoonartistin1993,foundinghisownentertainmentcompanyin1995.In2002,heexpandedhiscompanyintouniqueballoondecorating.Hiscompany,Manifold,designsexclusiveactsandcreativeballoondesignsforlargecorporateeventsandshowsandhasarrangedover4,000performancesinthelastdecade.FormoreinformationregardingDecorators’WorkshopandEducationalClasses,visitwww.ballooniversity.com.

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Aboutburton+BURTONFoundedin1982,burton+BURTONisafamily-ownedand-operatedbusinessthathasgrownintothelargestwholesaledistributorofballoonsandcoordinatinggiftsintheworld.Inadditiontoitsshowroomatthecompany’sheadquartersinBogart,Georgia,thecompanyalsomaintainspermanentshowroomsatAmericasMart®inAtlanta,DallasMarketCenter®,andLasVegasWorldMarketCenter.MediaContact:KacieCarswell800.241.2094ext.2585kcarswell@burtonandburton.com