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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='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos'>Please share this with your networks.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black'>Hello families, <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black'>If you will be at convention, your children can sign up for the Maryland Regional Braille Challenge. They can even sign up if they are new to braille. We will be having fun activities and doing videography projects! This will take place Saturday during convention. More information and to register follow this link: <a href="https://www.marylandschoolfortheblind.org/maryland-regional-braille-challenge-2026/">Maryland Regional Braille Challenge 2026 — You do NOT have to attend MSB to attend the proctoring here – Maryland School for the Blind</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id=Signature><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black'>Reach out with any questions. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='background:white;border-collapse:collapse;box-sizing: border-box;border-spacing: 0px'><tr style='height:147.5pt'><td width=419 style='width:314.0pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:147.5pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse;box-sizing: border-box;border-spacing: 0px' id="table_0"><tr style='height:146.0pt'><td width=202 style='width:151.5pt;padding:.75pt 5.25pt .75pt .75pt;height:146.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse;box-sizing: border-box;border-spacing: 0px'><tr style='height:97.0pt'><td width=194 style='width:145.5pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:97.0pt'><p class=elementtoproof style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:.75pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1155CC'><a href="https://marylandschoolfortheblind.org/" title="Original URL: https://marylandschoolfortheblind.org/. 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