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<p class="MsoNormal">Very nice!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b>From:</b> NFB_of_Georgia <nfb_of_georgia-bounces@nfbnet.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>JoAnn JohnsonJoAnn Johnson via NFB_of_Georgia<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, November 19, 2022 12:35 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> nfb_of_georgia@nfbnet.org<br>
<b>Cc:</b> joann369@bellsouth.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [NFB_of_Georgia] Congratulation & the winner is: Jingle Braille Rock (Bringing Awareness to Braille & the Blind Community)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Hello Everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">This is an update, remember I posted an announcement that the Gwinnett Family Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of Georgia was entering a Christmas
Tree at the 2022 Georgia Festival of Trees?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Well, we have good news and would like to invite everyone out to view our winning Christmas Tree, our Jingle Braille Rock Christmas Tree was awarded the Most
Creative Christmas Tree at the 2022 Georgia Festival of Trees among hundreds of other trees at the opening preview party ceremony of trees attended by Jenifer and myself on last night, Friday evening, November 18, 2022. This evening event was the judging
of 2 categories of Christmas Trees, the Best In Show and the Most Creative which congratulations go out to the following chapter members who purchased items and decorated the beautiful Christmas Tree we named Jingle Braille Rock , designers, Jo Ann, Kimberly,
Shannon, Jenifer, Eleanor and helpers Stephanie and Joel. We also want to especially thank our family and friends for their donation of items to decorate the tree.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">This tree brings awareness to braille and the blind community and we all should be proud.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Our Jingle Braille Rock Christmas Tree is a 4-foot beautiful Everglades white Christmas Tree with a hidden Motion Sensor Activated recorder that plays Jingle
Bell Rock as you stroll pass the tree. The tree Features Braille A to Z Alphabet wooden tiles with corresponding Braille symbols and examples of braille words written on a few ornaments. The Jingle Braille Tree is to symbolize how BRAILLE is LITERACY for
the blind as PRINT is for the sighted and is written on the tree skirt of the tree. The tree comes to life with the holiday spirit with sparkling lights, all its ornaments of vibrant reds, twilight golds, glittering silvers, rich wooden tones, soft velvets
and little musical instruments throughout the tree to create the sounds of jingle and rock music as cute little blind children with their white canes dance merrily around the Christmas Tree. Just ordinary people, living life every day.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The Gwinnett Family Chapter of NFB of Georgia would like to invite everyone to come out and view our Jingle Braille Rock Christmas Tree with its award-winning
ribbon that will be enjoyed by over 25,000 guests over this five-day event attending the Georgia Festival of Trees held at the Georgia World Congress Center from November 19-27, 2022 excluding some days for the Thanksgiving Holiday.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The Georgia Festival of Trees includes something for everyone! This special experience is fun for all ages and includes a forest of fully-decorated Christmas
trees, children’s activities, live entertainment, boutique gift shops, sugar cookie decorating, a Christmas Gingerbread competition…and so much more!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;mso-line-height-alt:10.5pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">NOTE:
<b><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">SENIOR DAY-</span></b><span style="letter-spacing:.1pt;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">All Seniors (ages 62+) are invited to attend the festival free of charge courtesy of Wellcare. This ticket
is good for entry <u>ONLY</u> on Tuesday, November 22, 2022.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Everyone will need a ticket to enter even if you are a Senior, so for tickets and more information on the Georgia Festival of Trees, visit: gafestivaloftrees.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Also, each ticket admission will give you a chance to vote on the category: The People’s Choice.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Again, CONGRATULATION TO US!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">HAPPY HOLIDAYS!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="ydp542709a7yiv4839688200msonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Jo Ann Johnson, President</span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="ydp542709a7yiv4839688200msonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Gwinnett Family Chapter</span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="ydp542709a7yiv4839688200msonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">National Federation of the Blind of Georgia</span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="ydp542709a7yiv4839688200msonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Phone: (678) 451-3975
</span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="ydp542709a7yiv4839688200msonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">E-mail: <a href="mailto:joann369@bellsouth.net" target="_blank">joann369@bellsouth.net</a></span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Chapter Website: </span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://www.nfbga.org/gwinnett-family-chapter/" target="_blank">www.nfbga.org/gwinnett-family-chapter/</a></span><span class="ydp542709a7yiv4839688200msohyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of
blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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