<div dir="auto">Congratulations. </div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Jul 27, 2024 at 12:02 AM Kim Yvette Stanley via GreaterPhilly <<a href="mailto:greaterphilly@nfbnet.org">greaterphilly@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div>
<div>Simone,</div><div><br></div><div>Congratulations!</div><div><br></div><div>Kim</div><div></div><div></div><div><br><br><div><a style="font-size:12px" href="https://mail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=nativeplacement&c=Global_Acquisition_YMktg_315_Internal_EmailSignature&af_sub1=Acquisition&af_sub2=Global_YMktg&af_sub3=&af_sub4=100000604&af_sub5=EmailSignature__Static_" target="_blank">Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone</a><br></div></div></div><div><div><br><p style="font-size:15px;padding-top:15px;margin-top:0px;color:rgb(132,115,255)">On Friday, July 26, 2024, 9:51 PM, Simone Cooper via GreaterPhilly <<a href="mailto:greaterphilly@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">greaterphilly@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:</p></div></div><div><div><blockquote></blockquote></div></div><div><div><blockquote><div id="m_-7836290607275434681yiv7269515490"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Thank  you so much Tyrina! I really appreciate it. I</div></div><br clear="none"><div><div id="m_-7836290607275434681yiv7269515490yqt31580"><div dir="ltr">On Fri, Jul 26, 2024 at 9:30 PM Tyrina McGill via GreaterPhilly <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" href="mailto:greaterphilly@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">greaterphilly@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div>That’s awesome Simone! Congratulations! You really do awesome job with the group so you definitely deserve it<br clear="none" id="m_-7836290607275434681yiv7269515490m_826294244686532448lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"><blockquote type="cite">On Jul 26, 2024, at 6:46 PM, Simone Cooper via GreaterPhilly <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" href="mailto:greaterphilly@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">greaterphilly@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Hello everyone,</span><br clear="none" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br clear="none" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">I wanted to share this great news with my National Federation of the Blind community.</span><br clear="none" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br clear="none" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">For those who may not know, I am the coordinator for The Blind Social Club, which is a group for blind and visually impaired adults to come together to socialize with their peers and engage in various activities in Philadelphia. </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Recently I was nominated for a financial award for my work with the group and </span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">I am truly excited to announce that I have been awarded one of the inaugural Sowing Excellence Awards for<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span>The Blind Social Club. The Sowing Excellence Awards, a program of the U.S. Botanic Garden (USBG) and the IDEA Center for Public Gardens, aims to recognize and support the growth of plant-centered activities that tap into the potential of under-resourced, underrepresented communities and organizations and expand the availability of funds to those who previously may have been excluded from similar awards/funding. </span><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">I put a lot of time and effort into the events I plan <span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">for the group </span>so my peers can have a great experience. </span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">I am </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">so grateful for being nominated and recognized for the work I do with The Blind Social Club. </span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Thank you to everyone who supports my work, especially to those who </span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">attend these events<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> and </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">share<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">s </span>the information </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">with others. </span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br clear="none">With <span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">this award, I'll be able to plan some exciting events for the end of the summer, so make sure you're on the email list to receive the invitations. </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">For more</span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> information about<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span>The Blind Social Club<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> events</span>, please email me at <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" href="mailto:blindsocialclub@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">blindsocialclub@gmail.com</a> or call me at 215-868-4292.</span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br clear="none">Thank you for allowing me to share this <span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">acknowledgement.</span><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br clear="none"></span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br clear="none"></span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Ward regards,</span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Simone Cooper</span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Greater Philadelphia Chapter, Member</span></div></div></div></div>
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