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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><o:p> </o:p></a></p><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Peggy Chong [mailto:peggychong@earthlink.net] <br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, May 28, 2017 1:35 PM<br><b>To:</b> Chong Peggy <peggychong@earthlink.net><br><b>Subject:</b> Holman Prize Committee Selects Finalists<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Hello to All:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>This week I received an email that began like this;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><i><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>On behalf of the Lighthouse for the Blind in San Francisco and our entire Holman Team, we are thrilled to announce that you have been chosen for consideration in the final round of the inaugural Holman Prize. Congratulations! We were highly impressed with the thoughtfulness, clarity and energy that you brought to your project proposal.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p style='background:white'><i><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p style='background:white'><i><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>As one of only eleven finalists, you have already demonstrated your ability to dream, plan and put into motion something truly ambitious. "</span></i><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>To be one of the eleven finalists is an honor in and of itself. I am hoping to be able to let you all know next month that "The Blind History Lady" has won! When I can make that announcement, I will be off and running on a very ambitious schedule to gather information from around the country and bring to life many more new adventures of our blind ancestors. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Until then, I continue my research here at home. There are several stories that I have, yet to be finished and brought to publication at www.smashwords.com. There you will find several of my stories of blind ancestors in great detail already published. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>I continue working on my magazine articles. The June issue of the Braille Monitor will have an article on blind actors of the past. I hope you will all check it out at https://nfb.org/braille-monitor. Dialogue will also have in its next issue coming out shortly, an article on the four blind judges of Silver Bow County, Montana. That article will go further into detail about the men and the community. Those of you who subscribe to Dialogue will have it shortly. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>I want to thank all of you who have provided me with support during the Holman Prize process. It was greatly appreciated. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Peggy Chong<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>The Blind History Lady<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>