[il-talk] Great Lakes Braille Reading Contest begins soon

[Gregory Chang Patti]

THE NEW  Great Lakes BRAL Contest IS HERE!

 The National Federations of the Blind of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio  have joined together to offer the first annual Great Lakes regional Braille Readers Are Leaders contest for kids, grades K-12. Contestants compete to read the most Braille pages, going against other kids in similar grades across all five states. The contest runs for 7 weeks, encouraging kids to be proud of their Braille reading ability and to work to improve their skills -- while possibly winning prizes in the process. 


A thumbnail sketch of the contest: 
	A certifying official (parent, teacher, etc.) should fill out and submit a registration form. This can be done as early as November 1, 2016, and as late as January 20, 2017. 
	Kids enter in one of five grade categories: K-1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-8, & 9-12. 
	Record Braille pages read between December 1, 2016, and January 20, 2017, on a reading log. 
	The certifying official should submit the reading log form by February 1, 2017. 
	Prizes in each grade category are: first, $25; second, $15; third, $10. 
	Every contestant, whether a winner or not, will receive a goodie bag at the end of the contest. 
	To get the complete contest rules, registration form, and the reading log form, visit the website, http://www.nfbofillinois.org, then go to link “Great Lakes BRAL Contest.” 
	Both the registration form and the reading log form should be submitted by email as attachments to dkent5817 at att.net <mailto:dkent5817 at att.net>. Please put BRAL in the subject line. 

If you have questions, contact the contest administrator:
Deborah Stein
Email: dkent5817 at att.net. Please put BRAL in the subject line. 
phone number: 773-203-1394

This is a great opportunity. Please spread the word to any students you know. 

"Every day we raise the expectations of blind people in the National Federation of the Blind.  Live the Life You Want."

Patti Gregory Chang
National Federation of the Blind of Illinois, Treasurer
NFB Scholarship Committee Chair 
pattischang at gmail.com
NFB of IL: www.nfbofillinois.org
NFB: www.nfb.org