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By the numbers: Where Are We From?

Tyler Falk — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:00:59 +0000

123 convention registrants from Canada

1 Mennonite from Burkina Faso

500 members of Eglise Evangélique Mennonite du Burkina Faso

1,513 attendee from Ohio

1,784 people from Pennsylvania

1 person who traveled from China to attend the convention

22 hours on flight to Hong Kong to Columbus, Ohio

237 people who traveled to Ohio from the West Coast

Laura Schlabach — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:57:22 +0000

5 gallons of coffee provided by the Executive Leadership Council

37 T-shirts stamped by Mennonite Mission Network

10 frisbees to be given away at the Canadian Mennonite Education booth

12 rose bushes and 12 rocking chairs, from Dutchmen Hospitality, in the living landscape display

217 outfits from Goodwill at Eastern Menonnite University’s display

100 Starbucks gift cards hidden in 450 Hesston College tumblers

46 leaves on the Prayers for the Nations tree

11,000 U.S. dollars to attend Canadian Mennonite University for one year

1,700 purple gumballs in Bluffton University’s display

20 hammers used to help build the Mennonite Disaster Service house

5,000 patches at the Goshen College display

Tyler Falk — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:32:39 +0000

1980 ribbon-cutting for the Great Columbus Convention Center (known as “The Ohio Center”)

71 average temperature inside convention center

649 bathrooms in the Hyatt Regency hotel (connected to the convention center)

1 Irish dancing competition hosted in this space last year

239 volunteer meals served on Monday night

1 vegetarian and gluten-free meal served at the volunteer dinner

4” x 3” size of name tags

3.5” x 2.25” size of plastic name-tag holders