LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Nearly 16,000 people saw the Dalai Lama Sunday at
the KFC Yum! Center as he spoke about compassion.

"Welcome to engaging compassion," WAVE 3's Dawne Gee said on stage
as she helped kick off the event.

"Please join me in welcoming His Holiness, the Dalai Lama," said
Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer as he introduced him.

The Dalai Lama spoke and took questions from the audience, with his main
message focusing on compassion toward each other and the environment.

"Compassion means being considerate of others well being, rather than
one's selfish interest," he said.

In order to get inside to see it all, lines were long, stretching outside the
KFC Yum! Center and onto the sidewalk of the Second Street Bridge. There even
were reports that some people waited a state away in Indiana just to get
inside. One man drove 15 hours to see the Dalai Lama.

"It's a once in a lifetime opportunity," he said.

From Amanda Storment

LOUISVILLE, KY – The USA Volleyball Open National Championships comes to the Kentucky Exposition Center May 24-29. With more than 5,000 players and 492 teams, the tournament is expected to generate more than $4.2 million in economic impact for Louisville.
The competition runs Friday, May 24-Wednesday, May 29, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. each day in the North Wing, East Hall and South Wings AB of the Kentucky Exposition Center. This event is free and open to the public. Parking is $8 per vehicle.
The USA Volleyball Open National Championships have 33 championship brackets, offering competitions for skill level participation, age group and height-limited competition for men and women. Anyone 18 and over can compete in these open divisions. Age group competition ranges from 40-and-over for men and women to the men’s 76-and over-division.