<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br><br><div dir="ltr">Marsha drenth <div>email: marsha.drenth@gmail.com <div>Sent with my IPhone </div><div><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Please note that this email communication has been sent using my iPhone. As such, I may have used dictation and had made attempts to mitigate errors. Please do not be hesitant to ask for clarification as necessary.</span> </div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> marsha.drenth@gmail.com<br><b>Date:</b> April 8, 2020 at 8:18:48 AM EDT<br><b>To:</b> marsha.drenth@gmail.com<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Essay Contest for Blind Students</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;color:#313131">In an effort to support blind children and their education during the COVID19 outbreak, the National Federation of the Blind of Texas is sponsoring an e<span class="term-highlighted">ssay</span> <span class="term-highlighted">contest for blind and low vision students</span>. These <span class="term-highlighted">essays</span> are meant to be a way for children to explore what they are going through and to help them process their feelings. Hopefully, <span class="term-highlighted">writing</span> things down will enable children to feel more in control of their surroundings and empowered Moving forward.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;color:#313131"><br>Please contact <span class="term-highlighted">Emily</span> <span class="term-highlighted">Gibbs</span> at </span><a href="mailto:egibbs@nfbtx.org" target="_blank">egibbs@nfbtx.org</a><span style="font-size:14.5pt;color:#313131"> or 281-968-7347 with questions.<br><br>INSTRUCTIONS:<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;color:#313131">Students should use their essay to answer the following question: How have you dealt with the coronavirus, social distancing or another life challenge?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;color:#313131"><br>Upload answers using the following form.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;color:#313131"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#313131"><a href="https://forms.gle/CmY45rgeqiGgYVxp8" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/CmY45rgeqiGgYVxp8</a><br><br>Answers should be no less than 500 words.<br><br>Answers will be uploaded to NFB-NEWSLINE® for everyone to read.<br><br>A 50 dollar gift card will be awarded to one <span class="term-highlighted">essay</span> in each of the following grade brackets.<br>K-3<br>4-6<br>7-8<br>9-12.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#313131"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#313131">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#313131"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal">-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Norma Crosby, President<br>National Federation of the Blind of Texas<br>1600 E Highway 6, Suite 215<br>Alvin, TX 77511<br>(281) 968-7733<br><br><br>Sent from NFBTX Mobile<o:p></o:p></p></div><div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="1" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="0" style="border:none;border-top:solid #D3D4DE 1.0pt"><tbody><tr><td width="55" style="width:41.25pt;border:none;padding:9.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient&utm_term=icon" target="_blank"><span style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="46" height="29" style="width:.4791in;height:.3055in" id="_x0000_i1025" alt="Image removed by sender." src="cid:image001.jpg@01D60D7E.544DBEF0"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="470" style="width:352.5pt;border:none;padding:9.0pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#41424E">Virus-free. <a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient&utm_term=link" target="_blank"><span style="color:#4453EA">www.avast.com</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></blockquote></body></html>