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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Time to sign up to the Maryland Braille Challenge!
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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""> Kerry Michael
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 03, 2019 9:57 AM<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Jacqueline Otwell<br>
<b>Subject:</b> 5-4-3-2-1 BLAST OFF! To the 2020 Braille Challenge<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="paragraph" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#212121">It's time to register for the 2020 Maryland Regional Braille Challenge! It’s going
to be out of this world! </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#212121"> The first 10 students who register will be entered into a drawing to win a prize! </span></span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#212121"> </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#212121"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#212121">This year will include:</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#212121"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#212121">*A Space theme</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#212121"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#212121">*Special guests </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#212121"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#212121">*A Writing Contest </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#212121"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#212121">*Mini-BELL Program for Beginning Braille readers in Grades 1-5. Mini-BELL </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#212121"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#212121"> is a day long program of fun for students just learning to read Braille. </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#212121"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#212121">*Parent Workshops </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#212121"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#212121">*Much more! </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#212121"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="paragraph" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#212121">Registration is due by January 17. Please be sure to complete both registration
forms. If you are in need of any assistance please e-mail Kerry Michael at </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#212121"><a href="mailto:kerrym@mdschblind.org" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:blue">kerrym@mdschblind.org</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#212121">. </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#212121"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#212121"> </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#212121"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#212121">If you are a Teacher of the Visually Impaired and interested in volunteering please
complete the form at the below link: </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#212121"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfPqXBxv1towTYHRW2BS6iicRmf4DDq6944gOV9zVM-wjMtEQ/viewform" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:blue">Volunteer
Here</span></span></a></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#212121"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#212121"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#212121">If you have a teacher that you would like to nominate for Teacher of the Year for Excellence in
Braille Instruction see the following link below. If you do nominate a teacher please notify Kerry so that we can recognize that teacher at the Maryland Regional Braille Challenge. </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#212121"><a href="https://www.brailleinstitute.org/braille-challenge/teacher-of-the-year" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:blue">Teacher
of the Year</span></span></a></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#212121"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#212121"> </span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#212121">Check out the link below to learn more about the Braille Challenge. </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#212121"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#212121"><a href="https://youtu.be/u-y-Gaw5s_g" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:blue">What
is the Braille Challenge?</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#212121"> </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#212121"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#212121"> </span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#212121"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#212121">If you have any questions please contact Kerry Micheal at </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#212121"><a href="mailto:kerrym@mdschblind.org" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:blue">kerrym@mdschblind.org</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#212121"> or
Jackie Otwell at </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#212121"><a href="mailto:jacquelineo@mdschblind.org" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:blue">jacquelineo@mdschblind.org</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#212121"> </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#212121"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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