<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><blockquote type="cite"><div><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PostalCode"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="Street"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="address"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"><div class="Section1"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold">Mount Airy <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Baptist</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">Church</st1:placetype></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><b><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold">1100 North Capitol Street, NW</span></font></b></st1:address></st1:street><b><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold"><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on"><b><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Washington</span></font></b></st1:city><b><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold">, <st1:state w:st="on">DC</st1:state> <st1:postalcode w:st="on">20002</st1:postalcode></span></font></b></st1:place><b><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">(202) 789-0640<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic">Street parking is
available. Please do NOT park in the lots beside the church. The
closest metro stop is Union Station.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Activities for children include games, crafts and
music. <b><span style="font-weight:bold">SANTA will arrive at <u>12
noon</u> so please be prompt!</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Lunch will be provided. Parents/guardians: Join
us for a parent session at 12:30 p.m. Also, braille books and educational
products (sorry, no technology!) will be available for purchase/giveaway.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Please <b><span style="font-weight:bold">RSVP</span></b>
with the <b><span style="font-weight:bold">NAMES AND AGES of all attendees</span></b>
to Andrea.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><font size="5" face="Kristen ITC"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Kristen ITC";font-weight:bold">Community
Resources and Links:</span></font></u></b><font size="5"><span style="font-size:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-style:italic">The following sections are a compilation
of information from external sources and from various websites and
organizations, other than CLB, that speak to issues which may be of interest to
our consumers. <o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">From the National Organization for Albinism
and Hypopigmentation (NOAH):<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial">NOAH is proud to announce a new way to bring our discussion groups
into your living room, providing opportunities for parents to connect and
support each other while being presented with a variety of topics. We
will host one teleconference per month and the calls will last for about one
hour. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Our first call, <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Dealing
with albinism as a parent</span></b>, is set for <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Wednesday, November 17th at 9pm ET/8pm CT/7pm MT/6pm
PT</span></b>, and will be led by Sheila Adamo MSW, CADC. For more
information or to register for this call, visit <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?NOAH/2686bb231e/1868e68992/45af47b640/utm_content=arnoel%40clb.org&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=http%3A%2F%2Fparents%2Ealbinism%2Eorg&utm_campaign=New%21%20NOAH%20Parent%20Teleconference%20Series" title="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?NOAH/2686bb231e/1868e68992/45af47b640/utm_content=arnoel%40clb.org&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=http%3A%2F%2Fparents%2Ealbinism%2Eorg&utm_campaign=New%21%20NOAH%20Parent%20Teleconference%20Series"><a href="http://parents.albinism.org">http://parents.albinism.org</a></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><u><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">From the National
Federation of the Blind:<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">- <st1:personname w:st="on">Braille</st1:personname> Readers Are Leaders Contest 2010-2011<br>
November 1, 2010–January 4, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold"> <br>
</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial">The National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute, the
National Association to Promote the Use of <st1:personname w:st="on">Braille</st1:personname>
(NAPUB), and the National Organization of Parents of Blind Children are pleased
to announce the 28th annual <st1:personname w:st="on">Braille</st1:personname>
Readers are Leaders contest for students grades K-12. This contest
encourages children around the country to be proud of their ability to read <st1:personname w:st="on">Braille</st1:personname> and continually work to improve their
skills. As in previous years students will read as many <st1:personname w:st="on">Braille</st1:personname> pages as they can in two months (November 1,
2010, through January 4, 2011) to compete for ribbons, cash prizes, and an
all-expenses-paid trip to the 2011 NFB national convention in Orlando, Florida.
After a successful 2009-2010 adult <st1:personname w:st="on">Braille</st1:personname>
Readers Are Leaders Contest, NAPUB and the NFB Jernigan Institute are again
offering a contest for mature <st1:personname w:st="on">Braille</st1:personname>
readers. Adults will compete for cash prizes, national recognition, and bragging
rights! Teams of two to five participants are welcome to compete in both
the K-12 and adult contests again this year. Registration begins October 1,
2010; form your teams, get some interesting reading material, and warm up your
fingers! For detailed information about the K-12 and adult contests
please visit <a href="http://www.nfb.org/BRAL" title="blocked::http://www.nfb.org/BRAL"><a href="http://www.nfb.org/BRAL">www.nfb.org/BRAL</a></a>. <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Seven Simple Steps<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial">1. Register: fill out the
simple online form at <a href="http://www.nfb.org/BRAL" title="blocked::http://www.nfb.org/BRAL"><a href="http://www.nfb.org/BRAL">www.nfb.org/BRAL</a></a> to enter the
contest. <br>
2. Gather: collect leisure reading material
(books, magazines, and whatever else you enjoy reading that has a title,
author, and date of publication). <br>
3. Log it: download the spreadsheet at <a href="http://www.nfb.org/BRAL" title="blocked::http://www.nfb.org/BRAL"><a href="http://www.nfb.org/BRAL">www.nfb.org/BRAL</a></a>.
Save it where you will be able to access it easily, or print it and keep a hard
copy log. <br>
4. Read: put your fingers to the paper.<br>
5. Leader Board: update your “Pages
Read” on the Leader Board to compete for additional prizes.<br>
6. Letters: contestants competing for a special
award must submit at least one letter of recommendation for each award. <br>
7. Turn it in: submit your reading log, special
award documentation, and final entry form no later than January 18, 2011, at <a href="http://www.nfb.org/BRAL" title="blocked::http://www.nfb.org/BRAL"><a href="http://www.nfb.org/BRAL">www.nfb.org/BRAL</a></a>.
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Mark your calendar with the important dates below.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial">October 1, 2010: registration for the contest opens and
continues through the end of the contest.<br>
November 1, 2010: contest begins, and participants start tracking their
reading. <br>
January 4, 2011: Louis <st1:personname w:st="on">Braille</st1:personname>’s
birthday marks the end of the contest and the last day participants can count
their pages. <br>
January 18, 2011: all final entry documentation for the regular contest and
special awards must be submitted to the NFB Jernigan Institute by midnight.
This includes reading logs, letters of nomination, and final entry forms. <br>
March 2011: prizes are mailed out.<br>
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Paper forms may be requested by e-mail, mail, telephone, or fax from:<br>
<a href="mailto:BrailleReadersAreLeaders@nfb.org"><a href="mailto:BrailleReadersAreLeaders@nfb.org">BrailleReadersAreLeaders@nfb.org</a></a>
or <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><st1:personname w:st="on"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial">Braille</span></font></st1:personname><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial"> Readers Are
Leaders<br>
<st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">200 East Wells Street</st1:address></st1:street><br>
at <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Jernigan Place</st1:address></st1:street><br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Baltimore</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">Maryland</st1:state> <st1:postalcode w:st="on">21230</st1:postalcode></st1:place><br>
<a name="OLE_LINK2"></a>Phone: <a name="OLE_LINK1"></a>(410) 659-9314,
extension 2293<br>
Fax: (410) 659-5129<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">- NFB <st1:personname w:st="on">Braille</st1:personname>
Reading Pals Club </span></font></b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial">is an early literacy program that
encourages parents to read daily with their blind or low-vision child (ages
infant to seven). Sponsored in part by the National Organization of
Parents of Blind Children (NOPBC) and the American Action Fund for Blind
Children and Adults (AAF).<br>
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Participating club members will receive: <br>
• A print-<st1:personname w:st="on">Braille</st1:personname> book and a
plush reading pal <br>
• Monthly parent e-newsletter promoting tips for early <st1:personname w:st="on">Braille</st1:personname> literacy <br>
• Quarterly <st1:personname w:st="on">Braille</st1:personname> activity
sheets for young children <br>
• <st1:personname w:st="on">Braille</st1:personname> birthday cards for
child participants <br>
• Access to a network of resources devoted to serving parents of blind
children <br>
<br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Mission</st1:city></st1:place> of the
Program:<br>
• Introduce young children and their families to <st1:personname w:st="on">Braille</st1:personname>
<br>
• Provide parents literacy strategies to use with their children <br>
• Direct parents to essential resources for promoting success for their
young blind children <br>
• Help parents promote early literacy skills, a love of reading, and a
positive attitude about <st1:personname w:st="on">Braille</st1:personname>
through daily reading with their blind children<br>
To learn more about this exciting program, or to register, please visit <a href="www.nfb.htm" title="blocked::www.nfb.htm"><a href="http://www.nfb.org/readingpals">www.nfb.org/readingpals</a></a>, or
call (410) 659-9314, extension 2295.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">SAVE THE DATE!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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