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"Our
world has changed. During the course of the last several months,
you have heard things - you have seen things that as kids and young
children - as adults would hope you would never have witnessed nor
seen. But you have.
This program is to help you move forward with your life. It's to
help you understand the importance of what it is all of these people:
your team managers, your appraisers, your parents, your grandparents
hope: That someday you will ... move this world forward.
It is important that you learn that lesson.
It is important that you take this skill, this precious thing
of creative problem solving, and that you use it in your life. Because
some day, we as adults hope and pray that you will be able to lead
us into a better and larger world. You are a team. We need you to
be a team. We need you to use what you have learned to help this
world and make it better, and we have every confidence that all
of you will do that not only for us, but for you and everybody in
this world."
-Bob
Purifico, Executive Director, Destination ImagiNation
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"WELCOME
TO THE LARGEST CREATIVITY PROBLEM SOLVING PROGRAM IN THE ENTIRE WORLD!
we are 783 teams, during the course of the next 4 days you will demonstrate
your creative talents and abilities to the thousands of people who are
here."
With that welcome from Destination ImagiNation Executive Director Bob
Purifico, opening ceremonies for Global Finals has begun . . .
 
Welcome to
Knoxville, Tenn. home of Destination ImagiNation Global Finals d2k.2
Our
teams have checked into to Global Finals, found their rooms, some new
friends from four continents. Now it's time for Opening Ceremonies. A
representative from each team in each state, province and country march
into the Thompson-Boling Arena for the Parade of Teams.
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New
Hampshire Affiliate Director Jill Schoonmaker once again had the
honor of welcoming the teams from four continents to Global Finals.
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Referencing
our theme this year she asked the 17,000 in the Thompson-Boling arena
to "Put your hands together ... for the team from our our own
tropical ParaDIse in New England, NEW HAMPSHIRE." |
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NHICC,
New Hampshire's Ambassador of Creativity leads team New Hampshire
into arena to worldwide applause.
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