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face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Freeh, Jessica
[mailto:JFreeh@nfb.org]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 03, 2009 2:14
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Alpidio Rolon; Amy Buresh; Angela Wolf; Anil Lewis; Art
Schreiber; Beth Rival; Bob Kresmer; Carl Jacobsen; Cathy Jackson; Charlene
Smyth; Christine G. Hall; Dan Hicks; Daniel Burke; Don Galloway; Donna Wood;
Elsie Lamp; Frank Lee; Franklin Shiner; Fred Schroeder; Fred Wurtzel; Gary Ray;
Gary Wunder; J.W. Smith; James Antonacci; James Broadnax; Jennelle Bichler;
Jennifer Dunnam; Joe Ruffalo; John Batron; John Fritz; Joyce Scanlan; Ken
Rollman; Kevan Worley; Marie Johnson; Mary Willows; Matt Lyles; Matt Lyles;
Melissa Riccobono; Michael Barber; Michael Freeman; Mika Pyyhkala; Nani Fife;
Pam Allen; Parnell Diggs; Patti Chang; Richard Gaffney; Ron Brown; Ron Gardner;
Sam Gleese; Scott LaBarre; Selena Sundling-Crawford; Terri
Rupp<BR><B>Subject:</B> National Federation of the Blind Announces 2010
Scholarship Program<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=Garamond>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT
face=Arial>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT
face=Arial>CONTACT:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Arial>Chris
Danielsen<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Arial>Director of Public
Relations<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Arial>National Federation of the
Blind<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Arial>(410) 659-9314, extension
2330<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Arial>(410) 262-1281
(Cell)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT
face=Arial>cdanielsen@nfb.org<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<H1 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 12pt 0in 3pt" align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face=Arial>National Federation of the Blind
Announces 2010 Scholarship Program<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></H1>
<H2 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 12pt 0in 3pt" align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><EM><FONT face=Arial>Thirty Scholarships Available to
College and Postgraduate Students<o:p></o:p></FONT></EM></SPAN></H2>
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face=Arial> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><FONT face=Arial><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Baltimore,
Maryland (November 3, 2009):</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The National Federation of the Blind,
the oldest and largest organization of blind people in the United States,
announced today that applications are now being accepted for the 2010 National
Federation of the Blind Scholarship Program.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Thirty scholarships totaling $100,000
will be awarded to blind students from the <st1:country-region w:st="on">United
States</st1:country-region> and <st1:place w:st="on">Puerto
Rico</st1:place>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The scholarships
are available to blind students who will be enrolled in college or a graduate
program beginning in the fall of 2010, including incoming freshmen.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Scholarships range in value from $3,000
to $12,000. </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p><FONT
face=Arial> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT face=Arial>Dr. Marc
Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said: “The National
Federation of the Blind Scholarship Program is the Federation’s way of
recognizing outstanding academic achievement by blind students and spreading our
positive philosophy of blindness to these students and to the general
public.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Because of the collective
efforts of blind Americans, blind people today are achieving greater academic
success and entering fields of study once thought closed to the blind, and
celebrating their achievements is always a highlight of our national
convention.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I join the Scholarship
Committee in inviting every eligible blind student to submit an application, and
I look forward to meeting the dynamic individuals that will make up the 2010
National Federation of the Blind scholarship
class.”<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p><FONT
face=Arial> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
face=Arial>Information on the NFB scholarship program is posted online at
</FONT><A href="http://www.nfb.org/scholarships"><FONT
face=Arial>www.nfb.org/scholarships</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The deadline for applications is March
31, 2010.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT face=Arial>Questions
may be directed to the NFB Scholarship Committee Chairman, Mr. <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Anil Lewis</st1:PersonName>, by e-mail at </FONT><A
href="mailto:Scholarships@nfb.org"><FONT
face=Arial>Scholarships@nfb.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial>, or by phone at
(410) 659 -9314, extension 2415.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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