{"id":37977,"date":"2013-08-01T17:13:04","date_gmt":"2013-08-01T21:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=37977"},"modified":"2021-10-04T10:31:38","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T14:31:38","slug":"dan-oconnell-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/08\/01\/dan-oconnell-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan O&#8217;Connell Day photos and video"},"content":{"rendered":"ngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n<p>Today was declared, &#8220;Dan O&#8217;Connell Day&#8221; in Fort Wayne, Indiana by Mayor Tom Henry. O&#8217;Connell&#8217;s celebrates 25 years of service at Visit Fort Wayne.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"3whu-al30YI\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2013\/08\/01: Dan O&#039;Connell recognition\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3whu-al30YI?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"VGe7kGrEJQc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2013\/08\/01: Dan O&#039;Connell speaks with the media\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VGe7kGrEJQc?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\nngg_shortcode_1_placeholder\nngg_shortcode_2_placeholder\nngg_shortcode_3_placeholder\nngg_shortcode_4_placeholder\nngg_shortcode_5_placeholder\nngg_shortcode_6_placeholder\nngg_shortcode_7_placeholder\nngg_shortcode_8_placeholder\nngg_shortcode_9_placeholder\nngg_shortcode_10_placeholder\n<p>News release for the event:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>City of Fort Wayne, Visit Fort Wayne to Celebrate &#8220;Dan O&#8217;Connell Day&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne, Indiana (August 1, 2013) &#8211; The City of Fort Wayne and Visit Fort Wayne Board of Directors will recognize Visit Fort Wayne President\/CEO Dan O&#8217;Connell for 25 years of service with &#8220;Dan O&#8217;Connell Day&#8221; on August 1, 2013. The ceremony will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. at the Visitors Center.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Tom Henry, city representatives, Visit Fort Wayne Board of Directors and staff members will honor O&#8217;Connell with an official proclamation, plaque and naming of the Visitors Center Board Room, which will be called the &#8220;Dan O&#8217;Connell Board Room.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Most people in this city don&#8217;t realize what Dan and his team do to promote, enhance and benefit this city,&#8221; said Tim Beere, co-owner of DeBrand Fine Chocolates and Visit Fort Wayne Board Chairperson. &#8220;Fort Wayne is very fortunate to have a guy like Dan leading the efforts of Visit Fort Wayne. Dan and his team do a fantastic job and that benefits all of us!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Since 1988, O&#8217;Connell has been at the forefront of helping Fort Wayne bring in millions of visitors and generate billions of dollars in economic impact into our community. He has developed, implemented and performed new sales and marketing strategies that have lured in thousands of local, state, Midwest and national conventions, conferences and sports tournaments.  In fact, under O&#8217;Connell&#8217;s leadership, Fort Wayne will host a new-city record of more than 20 national groups in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, O&#8217;Connell helped Fort Wayne earn the 2014 Indiana State Republican Convention after bringing in the 2012 Indiana State Democratic Convention. Both groups had never held their respective conventions outside of Indianapolis.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/\">Return to the AroundFortWayne home page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71709.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces call for referendum vote on the gaming issue during a press conference on February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='a84cc9eb2f54d8521eb7dc564e647792' data-image-id=\"199\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71709.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71709.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces call for referendum vote on the gaming issue during a press conference on February 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"199\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71709.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71710.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss after the press conference announcing his decision to seek a referendum vote on the gaming issue.  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Photo taken February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='a84cc9eb2f54d8521eb7dc564e647792' data-image-id=\"204\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71717.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71717.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Dr. John Crawford and son Grant\" data-description=\"Former City Councilman Dr. John Crawford and son Grant attended the press conference in which Mayor Henry called for a referendum vote on the gaming issue. 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Photo taken April 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='a84cc9eb2f54d8521eb7dc564e647792' data-image-id=\"1634\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20090427\/84744.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20090427\/thumbs\/thumbs_84744.jpg\" data-title=\"Phil Keoghan with CVB bag\" data-description=\"Phil Keoghan of the Amazing Race during his Ride Across America stop in Fort Wayne. He&#039;s just been presented with a bag of stuff from the Fort Wayne Allen County Convention and Visitor&#039;s Bureau.  Photo taken April 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Phil Keoghan with CVB bag\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Phil Keoghan with CVB bag\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1634\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20090427\/thumbs\/thumbs_84744.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85078.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the press about the City&#039;s hiring of lobbyists to promote a referendum vote on gaming. Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell is in the background. 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Photo taken May 1, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1693\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85078.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85080.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the press about the City&#039;s hiring of lobbyists to promote a referendum vote on gaming.  Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell is on the left and City Corporate Counsel Tim Haffner is on the right.  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