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<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";'>I am sending you information about a new program ( just launched last week) that makes print/braille books available free
to preschool ( age 5 and below). Parents or guardians must sign up for the program. Please share this information with appropriate lists.</span></p>
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<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";'>To read the whole story go to</span></p>
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<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><a href="http://www.aph.org/dolly-partons-imagination-library/" target="_blank">http://www.aph.org/dolly-partons-imagination-library/</a></p>
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<b><span style='color: rgb(28, 107, 170); font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>APH Endowment Makes Free Braille/Print Books Available for Preschool Children</span></b></p>
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<span style='color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";'><img id="ecxPicture_x0020_1" border="0" alt="http://www.aph.org/photos/OldBear_cvr.jpg" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CD7477.6E7B7F90" width="300" height="296"><img id="ecxPicture_x0020_2" border="0" alt="http://www.aph.org/photos/OldBear_inside.jpg" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CD7477.6E7B7F90" width="300" height="171"></span><span style='color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";'></span></p>
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<span style='color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'>Dolly Parton's Imagination Library (DPIL) in partnership with APH has provided many Imagination Library books in a digital audio format for young children who are blind and visually
impaired. Now, five titles each year will also be available in print/braille format. The titles selected from the current year's list of DPIL books published by Penguin Group, are those most appropriate to translate into braille. Two hundred copies of each
title will be made. The books will be provided free-of-charge to families.</span></p>
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<span style='color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'>This year's print/braille titles include:</span></p>
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</span></span></span><i><span style='color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'>Old Bear and His Cub</span></i><span style='color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'></span></p>
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</span></span></span><i><span style='color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'>A Mud Pie for Mother</span></i><span style='color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'></span></p>
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</span></span></span><i><span style='color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'>My Lucky Day</span></i><span style='color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'></span></p>
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</span></span></span><i><span style='color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'>Read to Tiger</span></i><span style='color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'></span></p>
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<span style='color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'>Since the purpose of this program is to promote early literacy in the home, applications should be made by parents or guardians rather than schools. Please help us spread the word.</span></p>
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<span style='color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'>To read about the application process for the free books</span><span style='color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'> </span><span style='color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'><a title="APH/Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Partnership website" href="http://www.aph.org/dpil/" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 92, 161);">visit
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<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";'>We will send a small door prize—a gift basket with a print/braille book, tshirt, and a couple other small items. I don’t think we have enough of anything that we can give something for each
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<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";'>Roberta Williams, 502-899-2357</span></p>
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<p class="ecxMsoPlainText">-----Original Message-----</p>
<p class="ecxMsoPlainText">From: Trudy Pickrel [<a href="mailto:tlpickrel@hotmail.com">mailto:tlpickrel@hotmail.com</a>]
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<p class="ecxMsoPlainText">Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2012 5:48 PM</p>
<p class="ecxMsoPlainText">To: Aph Development</p>
<p class="ecxMsoPlainText">Subject: Maryland Parents of Blind children of NFB</p>
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<p class="ecxMsoPlainText">Good morning</p>
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<p class="ecxMsoPlainText">The MD Parents are having a back to school picnic for families on August 25. We are putting together approximately 20 backpacks with appropriate school supplies for our Blind/VI students.
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<p class="ecxMsoPlainText">We so far have donated backpacks, glue sticks, index cards, foam pieces, We are looking for donation of print/Braille books for all ages, anything small to go in back packs. And maybe a larger item we can have as a door Prize.
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<p class="ecxMsoPlainText">Md Parents of Blind Children is a non-profit membership organization of parents and friends of blind children and youth to ensure the best possible future for our blind youth by: promoting blindness skills, fostering self-esteem, and
utilizing blind adult role models to build a solid foundation for a productive life with the maximum independence.</p>
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<p class="ecxMsoPlainText">Thank you for any help</p>
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<p class="ecxMsoPlainText">Trudy Pickrel</p>
<p class="ecxMsoPlainText">President MD Parents of blind children affiliate of NFBMD NOPOBC board Member</p>
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