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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>FYI:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><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"'> Mdpobc [mailto:mdpobc-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Trudy Pickrel<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 14, 2013 4:37 PM<br><b>To:</b> MDPOBC<br><b>Subject:</b> [Mdpobc] Fwd: NFB TO AWARD 30 SCHOLARSHIPS IN 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br>Trudy L Pickrel<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>President MD Parents Blind Children<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>Begin forwarded message:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b>From:</b> "Rovig, Lorraine" <<a href="mailto:LRovig@nfb.org">LRovig@nfb.org</a>><br><b>Date:</b> February 14, 2013, 2:33:11 PM EST<br><b>To:</b> "<a href="mailto:tlpickrel@hotmail.com">tlpickrel@hotmail.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:tlpickrel@hotmail.com">tlpickrel@hotmail.com</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> "State President, Maryland" <<a href="mailto:melissa@riccobono.us">melissa@riccobono.us</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>NFB TO AWARD 30 SCHOLARSHIPS IN 2013</b><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;letter-spacing:-.6pt'>Please help us pass the word…</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#333333'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>The National Federation of the Blind is now accepting applications to our national scholarship program from freshmen beginning college this fall on up through graduate students. The 30 scholarships range in value from $3,000 up to $12,000, and include a trip to Orlando this July for the world’s largest convention for the blind. To learn more and to apply, please visit <a href="http://www.nfb.org/scholarships">www.nfb.org/scholarships</a>. Applications must be received by March 31, 2013. Membership is not required.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'> </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>A one-page flyer on this national program is attached. </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'> </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>Please pass this scholarship information on to eligible students, counselors, teachers, parents, college disability offices, libraries for the blind, your group’s listserv, offices for assessing equipment for the blind or visually impaired, radio reading services, the state announcement section of NFB-NEWSLINE®, and any other outlet you think of that will help blind students discover this program.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'> </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>Email: <a href="mailto:scholarships@nfb.org">scholarships@nfb.org</a></span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>Website: <a href="http://www.nfb.org/scholarships">www.nfb.org/scholarships</a> </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cordially,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Lorraine Rovig, Assistant to Patti Chang, Esq.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Chairperson, NFB Scholarship Committee</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>200 East Wells Street <i>at Jernigan Place</i></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Baltimore, MD 21230 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Office: (410) 659-9314, x2415 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>E-mail: <a href="mailto:scholarships@nfb.org" title="blocked::mailto:scholarships@nfb.org">scholarships@nfb.org</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Website: <a href="http://www.nfb.org/scholarships" title="blocked::http://www.nfb.org/scholarships">www.nfb.org/scholarships</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>P. S.: The application period for the NFB Scholarship Program for 2013 ends March 31, 2013. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To help us help blind students, text the word BLIND to 85944 to donate $10 to the NFB Imagination Fund via your phone bill anytime.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></body></html>