Why 99 Red Balloons in the German Cultural Garden in Cleveland

Dan Hanson of ClevelandPeople.Com is co-chair, with his sister Debbie Hanson, of the Marketing Committee for the Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation.  They produced the event where 185 people gathered in the German Cultural Garden in Cleveland to celebrate the 99th year of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens.  Here Dan explains why the number 99 was chosen.

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99 Red Balloons in German Cultural Garden in Cleveland

Over 185 people gathered in the German Cultural Garden in Cleveland to celebrate the 99th year of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens.  They gathered with 99 red balloons and posed in front of the huge Goethe-Schiller statue as the Cleveland Donauschwasbe Blaskapelle (brass band) played the 1983 German pop hit 99 Luftballons (99 re balloons) by Nena.  #owd2015http://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/germans/germans.htm

How Does It Feel To Be 99? Keeping up with Maury

When I look back at my life it doesn't seem to be one answer. I always knew I was medically vulnerable because of my genetic background. My parents died very young and I later found out that mostly everyone in our family was all in that same position; bad genetics. ...


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