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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Chika, you learned braille in school as a child and are not eligible for this contest. This is for people who learned braille after they got out of high school.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Debbie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> MD-Sligo [mailto:md-sligo-bounces@nfbnet.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>nfbmd via MD-Sligo<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, August 05, 2017 10:51 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> nfbmd@nfbnet.org; 'Greater Baltimore'; 'Sligo Creek Chapter list, NFB of Maryland'; nationalharbor@nfbnet.org; 'Central Maryland Chapter List'; 'NFB of Maryland At Large Chapter List'; 'Towson/Lutherville/Cockysville Maryland Chapter List'; mabm@nfbnet.org;
'Maryland Association of Blind Students Mailing List'; 'Maryland Parents of Blind Children List'<br>
<b>Cc:</b> nfbmd<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Md-sligo] Braille contest for adults, please read<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<h1 align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Braille Literacy for Life<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h1 align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Adult Braille Reading contest<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h1 align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Sponsored by<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">National Federation of the Blind of Maryland<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Did you learn Braille when you were over eighteen years old? Are you still practicing those essential skills to maintain and increase your speed? Would you like
to have fun reading with an experienced Braille-reading blind mentor who will encourage you to practice on a regular basis? If this describes you, then our contest is for you! Improve your Braille reading skills and compete for cash prizes!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<h2><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Who is Eligible?</span><span style="font-size:17.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Blind adults living in Maryland who learned Braille over the age of eighteen.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<h2><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Contest Dates<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">From September 1, 2017 to Louis Braille's birthday, January 4, 2018.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<h2><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">How the Contest Works<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Contest participants will be divided into two categories—those who learned Braille in the last three years, and those who have been reading
Braille longer than that. Read as much Braille as you can </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">during the contest period and keep track of what you have read.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<h2><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></h2>
<h2><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></h2>
<h2><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Contest Prizes<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">There will be three winners in each category. The top prize in each category is $150, the second prize is $100, and the third prize is
$50. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<h2><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Contest Rules</span><span style="font-size:17.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">The rules of the contest are simple!
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">You must register to participate in the contest. Registrations will not be accepted after December 1.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">All participants must be Maryland residents.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">You can read Braille books, magazines, and/or religious materials.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Keep track of the books and/or magazines you have read during the contest period (September 1, 2017 to January
4, 2018). Include the title, author, number of pages read, and the date you started and the date you finished reading the book.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Prizes will be awarded based on the total number of pages read.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">All reading logs should be sent to Ellen Ringlein, Chair of the Braille Literacy for Life contest committee, by
January 22, 2018. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">A panel of judges reserves the right to ask questions about materials you have read for contest credit.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Get a head start and register early, so you are ready to go when the contest begins on September 1.
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<h2><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Contest Registration</span><span style="font-size:17.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Contact Ellen Ringlein by email or snail mail in Braille, and provide the following information:
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Your current age<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">The age at which you learned Braille (remember, you must have started learning Braille over age eighteen to be
eligible for the contest.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Ellen Ringlein’s Contact</span><span style="font-size:17.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> Information<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<a href="mailto:greaterbaltimore@nfbmd.org">greaterbaltimore@nfbmd.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Address for Snail Mail: Ellen Ringlein, National Federation of the Blind, 200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD
21230<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">After You Register<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">You will receive an email or phone call acknowledging your registration. You will be matched with a mentor who will work with you to get started and who will check
in with you periodically. Your mentor is available to read with you throughout the contest to help build your Braille reading skills.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Tell a friend about this exciting contest. Members of the National Federation of the Blind of Maryland look forward to getting to know you, and, even more importantly,
to encouraging you as you improve your Braille skills. Happy reading!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Sharon Maneki, </b>President<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">National Federation of the Blind of Maryland<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">410-715-9596<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your
future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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