[nabs-l] FW: 2013 MouseHole Scholarships Close on May 15th

Fri Apr 19 13:37:35 UTC 2013

Please read below:

From: info at blindmicemegamall.com [mailto:info at blindmicemegamall.com] 
Sent: Friday, April 19, 2013 5:12 AM
To: avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com
Subject: 2013 MouseHole Scholarships Close on May 15th

Thank you for supporting Blind Mice!
The Mice use the proceeds from your purchases to help our future get a
little brighter!
The 2013 Blind Mice MouseHole Scholarships are now open and accepting
entries!
When you make a purchase at Blind Mice Mega Mall, a portion of your purchase
funds the MouseHole Scholarship Program!
Your purchase also helps sponsor the Cooking In The Dark Show!
you are actually making it possible for the scholarships and the cooking
show to exist!

You are helping the Mice make a difference in the lives of many, many blind
and visually impaired individuals!
The Motto of Blind Mice:
Have a MICE Day, 
"MICE" stands for Make It Count Everyday!
With your support, we make this happen!
Please read about the MouseHole Scholarships below and forward to anyone
that might be interested...
Heck, forward this to anyone that might not be interested too! (Grin)
If you have not heard the Cooking in the Dark Show on ACB Radio or one of
the many reading radio services airing it, 
Enter Here For Cooking In The Dark Archives
<http://www.cookinginthedark.libsyn.com> 
and enjoy over 8 years of broadcasts!
Blind Mice and you, making tomorrow a little better for everyone!

2013 Mouse Hole Scholarships 

sponsored by Blind Mice inc

Welcome to a dream come true! The Mouse Hole Scholarship Program began as a
dream in 2000. It became a reality in 2004 with the first scholarships being
awarded to students. The program is funded by purchases at Blind Mice Mega
Mall and private donations! The number of awards and the amount of each
scholarship varies each year. Our goal is to offer more and larger
scholarships every successive year! 
This depends upon the income generated by these sources. Every time you make
a purchase at Blind Mice Mega Mall the Scholarship Fund grows!

Blind Mice Inc, through your purchases, donations from companies, and
contributions by friends of the Mice, has offered over $28,350.00 in
scholarships to students since 2004! The goal for the program as stated by
the founder of Blind Mice inc and the Mouse Hole Scholarship Program, Dale
Campbell, is to be able to provide a scholarship to every student that
applies! 

The scholarships are open to visually impaired students and also to sighted
students with visually impaired parents. Let's all work together to make
life better for everyone! 

See this year's awards  <> 
Jump to this year's essay topic <>  
Read the eligibility rules for the Mouse Hole Scholarship Essay Contest <>  
Jump to 'How to get an application' <>  
Jump to 'Directions for Submitting Essays' <> 

Awards for the 2013 Mouse Hole Scholarship Essay Contest 

Blind Mice Shoppers raised over $2,500.00 in 2012 for the Mouse Hole
Scholarship Fund and The Mice donated another $500.00!! 
2013 Mousehole Scholarship Awards

.         The Antonia M. Derks Memorial Scholarship: $2,000.00

The Antonia M. Derks Memorial Scholarship carries the name of a great lady
and will be awarded to the top applicant.! 

.         The Kelsey Campbell Memorial Scholarship: $1,000.00

The Kelsey Campbell Memorial Scholarship is awarded to the first runner-up!

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The topic for this year's essay:

Mouse Hole Scholarship 2013 Essay Topic 
Applicants are asked to write about the following:

The year is 2023. You have just received an invitation to your 10-year high
school reunion. Thoughts of the past fly through your head. As you reflect
upon the past, write about where you are in your life in the year 2023. 

The essay should be a combination of fact and fiction. Use your imagination,
experiences, and dreams to create your essay!
Here are some questions to get you thinking! 
A winning essay will be composed using these prompts in a very creative
manner! 
Please don't put our judges to sleep with a boring essay! 
Don't be afraid to have some fun with this essay and dream a little! 
Remember, it is ten years in the future! Let your imagination go!
About You: 

*	Who makes up your family and What are they like? 
*	What are your likes and dislikes. 
*	What are your strengths and weaknesses. 
*	What groups and organizations did you belong to in high school? 
*	What were your activities and interests in high school and how did
they influence you? 
*	Did you continue these interests in college? 
*	How have the members of your family influenced you? 
*	What else has influenced you and your beliefs, goals, and dreams? 
*	Has blindness affected your ideas, goals, and dreams? 

About college: 

*	Why did you choose the college you attended? 
*	How did earning a college degree help you reach your goals? 
*	Why did you want to attend college and study in your chosen field? 
*	What was the hardest part of college and earning your degree? 
*	Upon entering college, what was your biggest fear and how did you
overcome this fear? 
*	How did the Mouse Hole Scholarship help you? 
*	What did you expect college to be like? 
*	What activities and interests did you pursue in college? 
*	What groups and organizations did you belong to in college? 

After College: 

*	What career did you end up in? 
*	Are you married? 
*	Do you have children? 
*	Is your life turning out as you expected? 
*	What are your goals for the future?
*	Are you looking forward to your 10 Year Graduation Reunion? 

Again, this essay is an opportunity to dream a little about your future and
to tell us about yourself in a creative manner. 
The length of the essay should be between 4 and 15 pages. 
Essays will be judged on originality, creativity, grammar, spelling, and the
judge's overall impression of the applicant. 
We look forward to reading your essays! 
Good Luck! 

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2013 Mouse Hole Scholarship Essay Contest Rules

Eligibility Rules: 

1.	Applicants or their parent or parents corrected vision must be
20/200 or worse in both eyes, i.e. legally visually impaired, to apply for
this scholarship. 
2.	Applicants must be a high school graduate or equivalent and be
graduating by the summer of 2013 and not have been previously enrolled
solely in any college. If receiving a GED, it must be earned by the summer
of 2013. 

3.	Applicants must be attending a college or university degree program
in the United States beginning in either the Fall of 2013 or the Spring of
2013. 

4.	The length of the essay will be at least 4 pages and not exceed 15
pages double spaced. 

5.	Essays may be submitted for consideration only in these ways: 

A. Electronically sent as attachments by e-mail 
B. Saved on a CD-R and mailed 

Submissions sent as an attachment by e-mail or those saved on Cd-R must be
in MS Word (.doc format only) or text format. Entries received in any other
formats except those listed above will not be accepted or considered. 

6.	The Information Cover Sheet and a letter of recommendation must
accompany each essay. 

7.	The letter of recommendation must be written by the student?s school
counselor, an administrator , or by one of the student?s teachers. 

8.	All Submissions will become the property of Blind Mice inc and Mouse
Hole Scholarships. 

9.	All decisions made by the judges and Blind Mice Inc. are final. 

10.	Essays will be accepted until May 15, 2013. 

11.	Recipients of awards will be notified on or before June 30, 2013. 

12.	. The names of award recipients and their essays, in part or whole,
may be used by Blind Mice inc for promotional purposes. 

13.	Scholarships will be paid, in the name of the winning students, to
the general scholarship fund of the college or university the winning
applicants will be attending. 

14.	Proof of visual impairment may be requested before awards are
presented. 

15.	These scholarships are limited to individuals pursuing a
post-secondary college or university degree program in the United States. 

16.	Individuals may submit only one application for an award period 

17.	Judges, officers, Board Members, and employees of Blind Mice inc. as
well as their families are not eligible for the scholarship awards. 

18.	These rules may be amended or changed at anytime by Blind Mice Inc.
. without notice. 

E-mail address for submissions: 
blindmicemart at att.net 
Submit Essay, Application, and Recommendation Letter Here!
<mailto:blindmicemart at att.net?subject=2013%20Essay%20Submission>  
Postal Address for mailing essays: 

Mouse Hole Scholarships 
c/o Blind Mice inc
16810 Pinemoor Way 
Houston, TX 77058 
Contact Phone Number: 713 893 7277 

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How to Get an Application

We will be happy to e-mail an application to you. Click on the link below to
request your application. If you need us to send it to a different e-mail
address, please indicate the address that the application should be sent to.

Send for an application now!
<mailto:blindmicemart at att.net?bcc=dcampbell31 at houston.rr.com&subject=Applica
tion%20Request&body=Please%20send%20me%20an%20application%20for%20the%202013
%20Mouse%20Hole%20Scholarship%20Essay%20Contest!> 

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Directions for Submitting Essays:

The application, letter of recommendation, and essay can be submitted by
e-mail or by saving the documents on a CD-R and mailed. The documents should
be saved in MS Word (.doc format only) or Text format only to be considered.

To Submit Electronically by E-mail: 
Send application, recommendation letter, and essay as attachments to
blindmicemart at att.net

Ready to send entry? Click here!
<mailto:blindmicemart at att.net?bcc=info at blindmicemart.com&subject=Mouse%20Hol
e%20Submission> 

Remember The files must be in MS Word (.doc format only) or Text format.
Electronic submissions must be received before midnight (central time) May
16, 2013 . A confirmation will be sent confirming the receipt of your essay.

To Submit by mail on CDR or 3.5 inch floppy diskette: 
Save application, recommendation letter, and essay in MS Word (.doc format
only) or Text format on a CD-R and mail to: 
Mouse Hole Scholarships 
16810 Pinemoor Way 
Houston, TX 77058 
Parcel must be postmarked on or before May 15, 2013 to be accepted. No
materials will be returned. Please contact us with any questions: By E-mail:

blindmicemart at att.net
or
info at blindmicemart.com

By Phone:
call: 713 893 7277

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