Visiting Convention Group Gives Back to Community in a Big Way

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Visiting Convention Group Gives Back to Community in a Big Way

Invado International Donates $8,800 to local Make-A-Wish Foundation during its Conference in Northern Kentucky

COVINGTON, KY/April 6, 2011 – An organization meeting in the Northern Kentucky recently showed how conventions can benefit the local community in numerous ways.

Invado International, a direct selling company based in Northeast Ohio, donated $8,800 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana at Invado's National Training Event held in late March at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center. Invado President & Co-Founder Damon Mintz presented the donation check to Tom Carleton, Executive Director of the Make-A-Wish Southern Ohio Regional Office.

Approximately 1,000 people attended Invado International's National Training Event at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center, a two-day event for training, recognition and company announcements.

About the Northern Kentucky Convention & Visitors Bureau

The mission of the Northern Kentucky Convention & Visitors Bureau is that of an aggressive sales, marketing, service, and informational organization whose primary responsibility is to positively impact the Northern Kentucky economy through conventions, meetings, and visitor expenditures. The direct economic impact of visitors’ spending in Boone, Campbell, and Kenton Counties in 2009 was $262 million.