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As the Republican National Convention wraps up tonight in the Twin Cities, we're making the final arrangements for the third major political convention of the last two weeks -- the National Family Convention this Saturday in Birmingham, Chicago and Los Angeles.
The
latest numbers:
* 15,000+ attending from the Foundation’s grantmaking regions (Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Texas and Washington)
* 2350+ hotel rooms
* 11 Languages – English, Spanish, Khmer, Somalian, Hmong, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Vietnamese, Creole and ASL
* 800+ airline flights booked
* 200+ buses – local and charter
* 32,100+ meals served
* 1925 children in childcare
* 100+ exhibit booths
Check out the additional information -- including the list of keynote speakers in all three cities --
here.If you haven't already done so, be sure to become a
fan of Equal Voice for America's Families on Facebook. And check back here through the weekend as we bring you the latest reports -- and details of the national family platform -- in the coming hours and days.
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