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 93rd Annual Kiwanis International Convention
Orlando, Florida
June 26-29, 2008
Loritts to speak at 2008 convention
 Crawford Loritts is a man on a mission. For nearly 40 years, Loritts has traveled the globe delivering a message of hope and inspiration to a world that is in great need of both. Scheduled for the 2008 International Convention Fellowship Breakfast, he is a frequent speaker for professional sports teams, including three National Football League Super Bowl champions and the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Final Four Chapel. Loritts has spoken to gatherings of senior military officers at the United States Pentagon and is a regular speaker at Promise Keepers men’s conferences. He and his wife, Karen, are featured speakers at Family Life’s marriage and parenting conferences and serve together at an Atlanta-area church where he is the senior pastor.
Loritts also hosts Living A Legacy, a daily radio program heard on 330 outlets worldwide. Come hear from a man with unbounded energy and a passion for service to others. Regardless of your personal faith, you will be inspired by this man who believes our personal legacy is determined not by great acts of charity or public acclaim, but by how we live our daily lives.
Muppet-land’s Maria to visit Kiwanians
 Maria! Millions of children worldwide have met a woman named Maria. They know her as Gabriela’s mom, Luis’ wife, and one of Big Bird’s best friends. You, too, can meet her. Sonia Manzano, who has portrayed Maria Rodriquez on Sesame Street for more than 30 years, will speak at the 93rd Annual Kiwanis International Convention in Orlando, Florida, June 26-29. Her topic: serving children, of course.
Manzano has received numerous awards and honors, including the Hispanic Heritage Award for Education, an honorary doctorate in fine arts from Notre Dame University, and two Emmy nominations. As the author of two children’s books—No Dogs Allowed and A Box Full of Kittens—Manzano draws on her adventures as a young girl who grew up in a Bronx neighborhood of New York City.
Learn to be a story ‘shooter’
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Pascagoula, Mississippi, Kiwanian Carl Lawrence, who participated in the 2007 International Convention photo forum, captured a story-telling angle at a Key Leader forum. |
Words are one way to compose your story, but a picture can tell tales too. The 2008 Kiwanis International Convention in Orlando, Florida, June 23-28, will feature two photography forums to help Kiwanis members shoot story-worthy photographs.
A popular, standing-room-only workshop at the 2007 convention, the forum returns this year with two options:
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A beginners’ class, which is open to children as well as Kiwanians and adult guests.
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A more advanced class for attendees who participated in previous photography forums and for those who are comfortable with a camera.
If you plan to attend a photography forum, bring your camera and its manual, because participants will be assigned to take photos throughout the convention. Your pictures may be projected during convention highlight presentations or appear in future Kiwanis International publications.
Early entries are prize-eligible
Kiwanians who beat the 2008 International Convention’s early registration deadline are eligible to win prizes. For example, one winner will receive two Southwest Airlines tickets to Nashville, Tennessee, for the 2009 Convention and Kiwanis gift certificates. The prize package also includes limousine transportation and an entertainment card with free admission into more than 30 Nashville-area attractions.
Other prizes include: a Richard Petty Driving Experience, hundreds of dollars in Kiwanis gift certificates and merchandise, and a US$500 buffalo meat gift certificate.
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