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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Please see an exciting opportunity below.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#1F497D'>Ronza Othman, </span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'>President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>National Federation of the Blind of Maryland<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>443-426-4110<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Pronouns: she, her, hers</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div id=divRplyFwdMsg><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='color:black'> Emory Russo <<a href="mailto:emoryr@mdschblind.org">emoryr@mdschblind.org</a>><br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 18, 2025 12:09 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> DEADLINE to register for the 2025 Regional Abacus Bee</span> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse' id="x_bodyTable"><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' id="x_bodyCell"><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:33.75pt 0in 33.75pt 0in;background:cover;background-size:cover;background-position-x:50%;background-position-y:50%' id="x_templateHeader"><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;background:cover;background-size:cover;background-position-x:50%;background-position-y:50%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;max-width:600px!important'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%;float:left'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt;min-width:100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 6.75pt 0in 6.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><img border=0 width=330 style='width:3.4375in' id="_x0000_i1032" src="https://mcusercontent.com/da8f913f82891276e85e5bd03/images/71544604-4273-c0fa-be1f-3cec363283de.png" alt="MSB Outreach logo"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:27.0pt 0in 33.75pt 0in;background:cover;background-size:cover;background-position-x:50%;background-position-y:50%' id="x_templateBody"><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;max-width:600px!important'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;max-width:600px!important'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;background:cover;background-size:cover;background-position-x:50%;background-position-y:50%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 0in 0in 0in;min-width:100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;max-width:100%;min-width:100%;float:left'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt'><h1>2025 Regional Abacus Bee<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'>DEADLINE TO REGISTER: SEPTEMBER 22</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'><br><br>Registration for the 2025 Regional Abacus Bee Competition is now open! The Abacus Bee is a national competition for children in grades 2-12 who are blind and low vision that asks them to solve equations without the use of a calculator or scratch paper/written computations, whether they use an abacus, manipulatives, finger math, or mental math. Remember, the Abacus Bee is NOT just for braille readers and abacus users!<br><br>4 testing dates will be held throughout the month of November, listed below. Students should attend only ONE testing date, for which they must be pre-registered. There are both competitive and non-competitive levels. <o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#757575;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>November 1: 1-4:30 pm in Hagerstown, MD (Library)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#757575;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>November 4: 3:30-7 pm in Chevy Chase, MD (Library)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#757575;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>November 6: 9 am to 12:30 pm in Chestertown, MD (Library)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#757575;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>November 7: 9 am to 12:30 pm at The Maryland School for the Blind (Knefely Gym)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'><a href="https://list-manage.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=da8f913f82891276e85e5bd03&id=56e02d3e04&e=e0f97de3db" target="_blank"><span style='color:#007C89'>Register for the 2025 Regional Abacus Bee by September 22</span></a>.<br><br>Regional Awards will be given out on December 7, 2025 at The Maryland School for the Blind as part of our Family Holiday Celebration. 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