[nfbwatlk] FW: [Nfb-idaho] information on breaking world record attempt at national convention

[Marci Carpenter]

This email from our Idaho colleagues spells out our Guinness World Record event very well. I also participated in this call. Mr. Rosen, who owns the hotel we are meeting in, is very excited about this event happening at his hotel and plans to have staff members from all of his properties in attendance. The overhead pictures will be taken from a drone which will carry the camera. I urge all who are attending convention to sign up for this exciting and fun event by going to www.nfb.org/gwr <http://www.nfb.org/gwr>. 

Marci
> On Jun 4, 2015, at 8:10 AM, Mike Freeman via nfbwatlk <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> From: Nfb-idaho [mailto:nfb-idaho-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dana Ard
> via Nfb-idaho
> Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2015 7:35 AM
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> Cc: Dana Ard
> Subject: [Nfb-idaho] information on breaking world record attempt at
> national convention
> 
> I participated in a state presidents' conference call concerning breaking a
> world record by creating an umbrella mosaic. The previous world record for
> this was set in Indonesia on a soccer field with 21669 participants. We want
> to really break the record by having at least 3000 participants.  The event
> will take place before our first general session on July 8. There will be
> time between this event and the general session to go back to our rooms,
> shower, and change clothes if desired. We will need to be in the staging
> area, which will be in the parking lot behind the hotel  by 7:00 A.M.  It
> will take an hour or more to get everyone lined up. We will be lined up in
> lines of 47 people each. We will all be issued a wrist band with an RFID
> chip in it, so we can be counted when we step over the mat to line up. Our
> mosaic will show our new icon with our tag line "live the life you want."
> There will be a Guinness world record adjudicator on site and we will know
> immediately if we broke the record. We will hold our umbrellas up for 5
> minutes, and a picture will be taken from above. We will be able to purchase
> a certificate, suitable for framing, with our name indicating that we were a
> participant in this record breaking event. This certificate will cost
> $25.00. No chairs will be provided although people could sit on the ground
> if standing for the hour is problematic. This will be a fun and unique, once
> in a lifetime event. Besides our convention attendees as participants, we
> are inviting the exhibitors, Rosen Center staff, Delta Gama members, Boy
> Scouts and Girl Scouts, to join the fun. If you know of other groups that
> should be invited, please let me know and I will send the suggestions on.
> One more important thing, you need to register for this event. It will give
> national an idea of the number of members that will be participating. It's
> really easy to do this, and coming from me, that says a lot. Just go to
> www.nfb.org/gwr and sign up. See you in Orlando for this great record
> breaking event! 
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