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<div>Simone,</div><div><br></div><div>Congratulations!</div><div><br></div><div>Kim</div><div></div><div></div><div><br><br><div class="yahoo-signature"><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_">Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone</a><br></div><br><p class="yahoo-quoted-begin" style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(132, 115, 255); padding-top: 15px; margin-top: 0px;">On Friday, July 26, 2024, 9:51 PM, Simone Cooper via GreaterPhilly <greaterphilly@nfbnet.org> wrote:</p><blockquote class="iosymail"><div id="yiv7269515490"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;" class="yiv7269515490gmail_default">Thank you so much Tyrina! I really appreciate it. I</div></div><br clear="none"><div class="yiv7269515490gmail_quote"><div id="yiv7269515490yqt31580" class="yiv7269515490yqt5877390833"><div dir="ltr" class="yiv7269515490gmail_attr">On Fri, Jul 26, 2024 at 9:30 PM Tyrina McGill via GreaterPhilly <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:greaterphilly@nfbnet.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:greaterphilly@nfbnet.org">greaterphilly@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;" class="yiv7269515490gmail_quote"><div>That’s awesome Simone! Congratulations! You really do awesome job with the group so you definitely deserve it<br clear="none" id="yiv7269515490m_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" ymailto="mailto:greaterphilly@nfbnet.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:greaterphilly@nfbnet.org">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;" class="yiv7269515490gmail_default"><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 class="yiv7269515490gmail_default">Recently I was nominated for a financial award for my work with the group and </span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">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;" class="yiv7269515490gmail_default"> </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 class="yiv7269515490gmail_default">for the group </span>so my peers can have a great experience. </span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">I am </span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif;" class="yiv7269515490gmail_default">so grateful for being nominated and recognized for the work I do with The Blind Social Club. </span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Thank you to everyone who supports my work, especially to those who </span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">attend these events<span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;" class="yiv7269515490gmail_default"> and </span></span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">share<span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;" class="yiv7269515490gmail_default">s </span>the information </span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif;" class="yiv7269515490gmail_default">with others. </span></div><div style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div><br clear="none">With <span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;" class="yiv7269515490gmail_default">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="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif;" class="yiv7269515490gmail_default">For more</span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> information about<span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;" class="yiv7269515490gmail_default"> </span>The Blind Social Club<span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;" class="yiv7269515490gmail_default"> events</span>, please email me at <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:blindsocialclub@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:blindsocialclub@gmail.com">blindsocialclub@gmail.com</a> or call me at 215-868-4292.</span></div><div><br clear="none">Thank you for allowing me to share this <span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;" class="yiv7269515490gmail_default">acknowledgement.</span><br clear="none"></div><div><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;" class="yiv7269515490gmail_default"><br clear="none"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;" class="yiv7269515490gmail_default"><br clear="none"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;" class="yiv7269515490gmail_default">Ward regards,</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;" class="yiv7269515490gmail_default">Simone Cooper</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;" class="yiv7269515490gmail_default">Greater Philadelphia Chapter, Member</span></div></div></div></div>
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