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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Rovig, Lorraine [mailto:LRovig@nfb.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 05, 2014 4:16 PM<br><b>To:</b> Charlene.russell-tucker@ct.gov<br><b>Subject:</b> College scholarships for blnd students; deadline 3/31<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Please help us inform Connecticut’s blind students of this opportunity through informing their teachers.<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Educators of Blind Students:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>The National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Program</b> invites blind students who will attend college in fall 2014 to apply for a scholarship. We offer 30 awards, worth from $3,000 up to $12,000, plus financial assistance for the 30 winners to attend our July 2014 Annual Convention in Orlando, Florida –the largest and most informational convention for blind persons in the world. Students apply once to the program to be in the pool for all 30 scholarships.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>These scholarships are available for incoming freshmen up through graduate level. Membership in the National Federation of the Blind is not required.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For full information, including the rules for eligibility, a link to the online application form, and the checklist for required documents, go to <a href="http://www.nfb.org/scholarships">www.nfb.org/scholarships</a>. Submission deadline: 3-31-14.<span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cordially,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Lorraine Rovig<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Assistant to Chairperson Patti Chang, Esq.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>Scholarship Program<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>Baltimore, MD 21230<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Office: (410) 659-9314, x2415; <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Email: <a href="mailto:scholarships@nfb.org">scholarships@nfb.org</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Website: <a href="http://www.nfb.org/scholarships">www.nfb.org/scholarships</a> </i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can have the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>To make a donation to the National Federation of the Blind Imagination Fund campaign, please visit <a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=5">https://nfb.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=5</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>