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<div align=center><B>Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest 2010-2011<br>
November 1, 2010January 4, 2011<br>
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</B>The National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute, the National Association to Promote the Use of Braille (NAPUB), and the National Organization of Parents of Blind Children are pleased to announce the 28<SUP>th</SUP> annual Braille Readers are Leaders contest for students grades K-12. This contest encourages children around the country to be proud of their ability to read Braille and continually work to improve their skills. As in previous years students will read as many Braille pages as they can in two months (November 1, 2010, through January 4, 2011) to compete for ribbons, cash prizes, and an all-expenses-paid trip to the 2011 NFB national convention in Orlando, Florida. After a successful 2009-2010 adult Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest, NAPUB and the NFB Jernigan Institute are again offering a contest for mature Braille readers. Adults will compete for cash prizes, national recognition, and bragging rights! Teams of two to five participants are welcome to compete in both the K-12 and adult contests again this year. Registration begins October 1, 2010; form your teams, get some interesting reading material, and warm up your fingers! For detailed information about the K-12 and adult contests please visit <A target=_blank __removedLink__1989748222__href="http://www.nfb.org/BRAL"><B>www.nfb.org/BRAL</A> . <br>
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<div align=center><B><I>Seven Simple Steps<br>
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1.<FONT size=1 face="Times New Roman, Times"> </FONT>Register: fill out the simple online form at <A target=_blank __removedLink__1989748222__href="http://www.nfb.org/BRAL">www.nfb.org/BRAL</A> to enter the contest. <br>
2.<FONT size=1 face="Times New Roman, Times"> </FONT>Gather: collect leisure reading material (books, magazines, and whatever else you enjoy reading that has a title, author, and date of publication). <br>
3.<FONT size=1 face="Times New Roman, Times"> </FONT>Log it: download the spreadsheet at <A target=_blank __removedLink__1989748222__href="http://www.nfb.org/BRAL">www.nfb.org/BRAL</A>. Save it where you will be able to access it easily, or print it and keep a hard copy log. <br>
4.<FONT size=1 face="Times New Roman, Times"> </FONT>Read: put your fingers to the paper.<br>
5.<FONT size=1 face="Times New Roman, Times"> </FONT>Leader Board: update your Pages Read on the Leader Board to compete for additional prizes.<br>
6.<FONT size=1 face="Times New Roman, Times"> </FONT>Letters: contestants competing for a special award must submit at least one letter of recommendation for each award. <br>
7.<FONT size=1 face="Times New Roman, Times"> </FONT>Turn it in: submit your reading log, special award documentation, and final entry form no later than January 18, 2011, at <A target=_blank __removedLink__1989748222__href="http://www.nfb.org/BRAL">www.nfb.org/BRAL</A>. <br>
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Mark your calendar with the important dates below.<br>
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<H2><B>Important Dates</I></B></H2></div>
<FONT face=Symbol>·</FONT><FONT size=1 face="Times New Roman, Times"> </FONT>October 1, 2010: registration for the contest opens and continues through the end of the contest.<br>
<FONT face=Symbol>·</FONT><FONT size=1 face="Times New Roman, Times"> </FONT>November 1, 2010: contest begins, and participants start tracking their reading. <br>
<FONT face=Symbol>·</FONT><FONT size=1 face="Times New Roman, Times"> </FONT>January 4, 2011: Louis Brailles birthday marks the end of the contest and the last day participants can count their pages. <br>
<FONT face=Symbol>·</FONT><FONT size=1 face="Times New Roman, Times"> </FONT>January 18, 2011: all final entry documentation for the regular contest and special awards must be submitted to the NFB Jernigan Institute by midnight. This includes reading logs, letters of nomination, and final entry forms. <br>
<FONT face=Symbol>·</FONT><FONT size=1 face="Times New Roman, Times"> </FONT>March 2011: prizes are mailed out.<br>
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</B></FONT>Paper forms may be requested by e-mail, mail, telephone, or fax from:<br>
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<A __removedLink__1989748222__href="mailto:BrailleReadersAreLeaders@nfb.org">BrailleReadersAreLeaders@nfb.org</A>, or<br>
Braille Readers Are Leaders<br>
200 East Wells Street<br>
<I>at Jernigan Place<br>
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<A name=OLE_LINK2></A>Phone: <A name=OLE_LINK1></A>(410) 659-9314, extension 2293<br>
Fax: (410) 659-5129<br>
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