COVINGTON, KY (FOX19)  - The Symposium on the Use of Social Media in the Tourism Industry will be held November 7-9, 2012.

The question is, where?

The event’s organizers have turned that into a Facebook contest. It’s in a tournament format, and as of early Wednesday evening, Northern Kentucky was trailing Baltimore by a small number of votes, with 4 hours to go.  Oddly, the photo for Northern Kentucky is of Downtown Cincinnati.  In another bracket, Kansas city had a significant lead over Cleveland.

The inaugural symposium - which hosted 110 attendees - was held in 2010 in Loudoun County, Virginia.  The second inaugural symposium in 2011- which hosted 183 attendees - was held in Tunica, Mississippi, a casino town a couple of counties south of Memphis.

Here is the page for Northern Kentucky vs. Baltimore.

EDGEWOOD, KY (FOX19) - Since launching an internal campaign last week to help victims of the tornados that came through Northern Kentucky on March 2, St. Elizabeth Healthcare has raised $75,000 toward the tornado relief fund.

St. Elizabeth associates donated more than $37,000 in just over a week, with an average donation of more than $100. Included in the donations were two separate $2,000 gifts from the Florence and Ft. Thomas Auxiliaries, which are fundraising arms of the hospitals.

St. Elizabeth initially offered to donate up to $25,000 from the healthcare system in a dollar-for-dollar match for the campaign. The overwhelming response from associates prompted the healthcare system to increase its pledge to match every dollar that was donated. The combined amount for the relief fund of $75,000 will be sent to the local chapter of the American Red Cross, which is delivering assistance to those in need as a result of this disaster.

FLORENCE, KY (FOX19) - It started with a text message. “Most of us were missed by the storms, but were close to those who were not as lucky,” says Lisa West, executive director of Community Services of Northern Kentucky. She sent a text message to the staff on Saturday and asked if they’d be willing to donate supplies for tornado victims, and it snowballed from there. “We have more than I would have imagined,” she says. “Family members were dropping off items all day Tuesday. Items were left outside our door Monday night, and families from therapy brought items in as well. It was truly heartwarming.”