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<DIV>Hello Listers ... we need your help!<BR><BR>1. Seedlings is eligible for a $25,000 grant from Art Van Furniture if we get enough votes; and<BR>2. It's much easier to help this year: You only need to vote once per email address by 5/31 rather than having to vote everyday!<BR><BR>Dates for voting: Now through May 31st<BR>(voting ends 5/31 at 11:59 pm Eastern)<BR>Place: <A href="http://artvancharitychallenge.com/" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN id=lw_1338305953_0 class=yshortcuts>http://artvancharitychallenge.com/</SPAN></FONT></A><BR><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">How: Go to their site, click on VOTE and follow the instructions! Don't stop until you see: "Thank you for voting." Remember, you can vote once per email address.<BR><BR>Additional ways to help: We need lots of people to vote so please encourage others to vote by sending this information to your friends, family, coworkers, listservs, and social
media.<BR><BR>We are currently in 1st place, but it's close and we're up against some really large organizations.<BR>Please take a moment to vote for Seedlings today! Thank you for your help!<BR></FONT><BR> </DIV><FONT face=verdana><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><STRONG>Therese Vick</STRONG></FONT><BR></FONT><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><STRONG>Community Outreach Coordinator<BR>Seedlings Braille Books for Children <BR>(734)427-8552 x301 <BR>(800)777-8552 x301 <BR>seedlink7@ameritech.net <BR>www.seedlings.org <BR></STRONG></FONT><BR><EM>"Placing a book in a child's hands is like planting a seed."</EM>
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