Americans Capture Memories for a Chance to Win.Business/Lifestyle Editors ROCK ISLAND, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2002 According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a Harris Interactive/Modern Woodmen of America poll, 91 percent of Americans stay in contact with family members through either phone calls or letters and photographs. Given Americans' strong interest in staying in touch with family members, Modern Woodmen of America is offering amateur photographers a chance to share their family memories in its Greatest Gatherings Photo Contest at www.gatherings.info. The purpose is to capture and share images of memorable gatherings important to Americans. Anyone can obtain a registration form at www.gatherings.info. Participants may enter a photograph in one or all five categories. The categories include: largest gathering, most generations in a photo at a gathering, gathering held in an unusual place, most interesting photo of a child or children at a gathering and best moment captured at a gathering. "Picture taking has been rekindled in recent years with the increased interest in scrapbooking," said Sharon Snawerdt, public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most coordinator at Modern Woodmen of America. "Now Americans are taking it a step further by using the Internet to share messages and photographs with friends and family. In fact, 66 percent of those polled in the study say they are interested in using the Internet to send or view family photos, but only 61 percent have actually used the Internet to e-mail or send photos. This contest is just one way to encourage Americans to stay in touch with family and friends." One prize will be given away quarterly for each category and a digital camera valued at $350 will be given away to the grand-prize winner. All winners' names, along with the winning photos, will be posted on the winner's page at the Gatherings(SM) site. To be eligible for the photo contest, an entrant must be a legal resident of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , age 18 years or older. The contest begins Oct. 1, 2002. Winners will be selected quarterly throughout the coming 12 months with the contest ending Sept. 30, 2003. Gatherings.info, a Web site developed by Modern Woodmen of America, gives people tools to make planning a gathering simple and fun. Site users can ease the stress of planning a gathering by navigating through tips, lists and ideas on how to organize a gathering. The site provides not only planning checklists, location and travel advice, but also recipes, games, themes and photography tips, as well as suggestions on how to research your family tree. About Modern Woodmen of America Gatherings.info is developed and sponsored by Modern Woodmen of America, a fraternal fraternal /fra·ter·nal/ (frah-ter´n'l) 1. of or pertaining to brothers. 2. of twins; derived from two oocytes. fra·ter·nal adj. 1. Of or relating to brothers. life insurance organization based in Rock Island, Ill. Modern Woodmen serves more than 750,000 members nationwide, offering life insurance, annuity and investment(a) products, along with fraternal member benefits for families and their communities. Modern Woodmen developed the site as part of its fraternal mission to help people achieve quality of life. (a)Securities offered through MWA Digispeak for "a kiss" (the sound "mwa" makes!). See digispeak. Financial Services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Modern Woodmen of America, 1701 1st Avenue, Rock Island, IL, 61201, 309-558-3100. Member: NASD NASD See: National Association of Securities Dealers NASD See National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD). , SIPC (Simply Interactive PC) An earlier umbrella term from Microsoft and Intel for a PC that works like a home appliance. For example, it has a sealed case, uses external connectors for expansion and boots in just a couple of seconds. . |
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