[Arizona-students] Fw: National Federation of the Blind Announces 2010 Scholarship Program!

[Allison (NFBA)]

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Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 8:09 PM
Subject: National Federation of the Blind Announces 2010 Scholarship Program


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> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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> CONTACT:
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> Chris Danielsen
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> Director of Public Relations
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> National Federation of the Blind
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> (410) 659-9314, extension 2330
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> (410) 262-1281 (Cell)
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> cdanielsen at nfb.org
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> National Federation of the Blind Announces 2010 Scholarship Program
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> Thirty Scholarships Available to College and Postgraduate Students
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> Baltimore, Maryland (November 3, 2009):  The National Federation of the 
> Blind, the oldest and largest organization of blind people in the United 
> States, announced today that applications are now being accepted for the 
> 2010 National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Program.  Thirty 
> scholarships totaling $100,000 will be awarded to blind students from the 
> United States and Puerto Rico.  The scholarships are available to blind 
> students who will be enrolled in college or a graduate program beginning 
> in the fall of 2010, including incoming freshmen.  Scholarships range in 
> value from $3,000 to $12,000.
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> Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said: 
> "The National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Program is the 
> Federation's way of recognizing outstanding academic achievement by blind 
> students and spreading our positive philosophy of blindness to these 
> students and to the general public.  Because of the collective efforts of 
> blind Americans, blind people today are achieving greater academic success 
> and entering fields of study once thought closed to the blind, and 
> celebrating their achievements is always a highlight of our national 
> convention.  I join the Scholarship Committee in inviting every eligible 
> blind student to submit an application, and I look forward to meeting the 
> dynamic individuals that will make up the 2010 National Federation of the 
> Blind scholarship class."
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> Information on the NFB scholarship program is posted online at 
> <http://www.nfb.org/scholarships>www.nfb.org/scholarships.  The deadline 
> for applications is March 31, 2010.
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> Questions may be directed to the NFB Scholarship Committee Chairman, Mr. 
> Anil Lewis, by e-mail at 
> <mailto:Scholarships at nfb.org>Scholarships at nfb.org, or by phone at (410) 
> 659 -9314, extension 2415.