The king and queen of the festival, who this year are King Henry VIII and his sixth wife, Catherine Parr, walk through the village as part of the Royal Parade.

Photo by Caroline Boyer

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The mermaid “Laguna” swims in her tank at the Kansas City Renaissance Festival. The “Magical Mermaid” is one of the new attractions this year.

Photo by Caroline Boyer

Carlos Hernandez, left, and Zach Roberson graduated from Kansas University School of Law, where they met and became friends. The two are opening a bilingual law firm in Olathe after realizing a need for more bilingual attorneys in the Kansas City area.

Photo by Mike Yoder Lawrence Journal-World

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Kansas forward Jamie Fletcher (11) heads the ball as she helps defend the goal against an Arizona State corner kick during their soccer match Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, at the Jayhawk Soccer Complex.

Photo by John Young

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The harbor at Manisa, Turkey.

Photo by Photo courtesy of Shannah McAleer

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The Rev. Shannah McAleer, third from RIGHT, poses with children at a private kindergarten through high school that’s free to children from Turkey and other parts of the world. The school is funded and operated by members of the Güllen movement, which strives for open dialog among the various cultures and faiths in the world.

Photo by Photo courtesy of Shannah McAleer

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These are from a family that hosted me at their home in Samsun, Turkey.

Photo by Photo courtesy of Shannah McAleer

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Jennifer Salva poses for a photo after winning the 2012 Miss Czech-Slovak US Pageant this summer.

Photo by Photo courtesy of Missczechslovakus.com

Jennifer Salva, far right, is pictured with, from left, her cousin Dan Salva, uncle Stan Salva, cousin Josef Luptak and his wife Maria Luptak

Photo by Photo courtesy of Jennifer Salva

Birthplace of my grandmother in Hrustin, Slovakia

Photo by Photo courtesy of Jennifer Salva

Strecno Castle, Slovakia

Photo by Photo courtesy of Jennifer Salva

Shooting in the mountains with Slovak documentary filmmaker, Ivo Brachtl

Photo by Photo courtesy of Jennifer Salva

Mary Carr checks out the Taj Mahal in Agra, India.

Photo by Photo courtesy of Margie Carr

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A Bengal tiger eats a deer in Ranthambore National Park.

Photo by Photo courtesy of Amla Carr

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The Carr family poses in front of the Taj Maha

Photo by Photo courtesy of Margie Carr

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A group of Masai women, with babies on their backs, receive advice on infant nutrition from Valerie Stull (kneeling, on left).

Photo by Photo courtesy of Bob Basow

Orphan children proudly display their tee-shirts from the United States, brought by Pam Paden.

Photo by Photo courtesy of Bob Basow

Pam Paden unpacks a suitcase of clothing for orphans. Each K2K member took to Kenya a suitcase filled with clothing, medical supplies, irrigation tubing and other supplies.

Photo by Photo courtesy of Bob Basow

Pam Paden meets with a group of orphans and their guardians at All Saints Church in Maai Mahiu.

Photo by Photo courtesy of Bob Basow

Managers of the Thika Community Development Trust explain to K2K Microfinance team members how their organization grew to become one of Kenya’s most successful.

Photo by Photo courtesy of Bob Basow

Women making baskets from shredded packaging material in an IDP (internally displaced persons) camp. Selling baskets and purses provides income to these women, many of whom are widows with children.

Photo by Photo courtesy of Bob Basow

Mamashiko produces eggs, milk and crops on her farm near Thika. She began with a small flock and through microfinance was able to build her business and send her daughter to college.

Photo by Photo courtesy of Bob Basow

Brian Segebrecht, leader of the Microfinance team, watches a group of Masai women making beaded jewelry for sale in local markets.

Photo by Photo courtesy of Bob Basow

Kathy Miller reads to children, and listens to them read to her, on the steps of All Saints Church, where the Osborne Library will house 50 E-readers for use by students and their parents.

Photo by Photo courtesy of Bob Basow

A boy at Ngeya primary school reads to his classmates from an Ereader. With more than 1,600 students, this school typically has more than 100 students in a classroom.

Photo by Photo courtesy of Bob Basow

Kathy Miller shows students in an Ngeya classroom how e-reader displays pictures as well as text.

Photo by Photo courtesy of Bob Basow

Kathy Miller trains teachers at Ngeya primary school to use new e-readers.

Photo by Photo courtesy of Bob Basow

Joe Bob Lake (Leawood, KS) leader of the Community Development team, meets three of the orphans who will live in the home being built with help from the K2K Construction team.

Photo by Photo courtesy of Bob Basow

Jesse Sharp (left, from Overland Park), Gary Chubb (pointing, from Parsons) and Quenton Cole (bending over, from Kirkwood, MO) install a drip irrigation system in a garden that provides food for residents in an IDP (internally displaced persons) camp.

Photo by Photo courtesy of Bob Basow

Quenton Cole (recent KU Engineering grad) visits with secondary-school students in an agriculture class about harvesting rainwater for irrigation.

Photo by Photo courtesy of Bob Basow

Lisa “Liese” Ridgeway Vanatta

Kelly Barth

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Cans for the Community treasurer Linda Lang presented a $1,000 donation to The Arc of Douglas County on June 28. Pictured from left are Hal Schultz, Lang, Barbara Bishop, executive director of Arc of Douglas County, Amber Frost, and Brad Linnekamp. Cans for the Community donates all of their proceeds from recycling aluminum cans to local nonprofit organizations. Linda Klinker, of Lawrence, submitted the photo.