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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> National Federation Of The Blind Performing Arts Division <nfbpad@gmail.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 7, 2024 2:11 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> 2024 Federation Song Contest: Submit Music or Lyrics by March 15!<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> Calling all blind creatives!<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>In case you haven’t heard, you could be involved in writing the next hit song, celebrating Federation history or a positive blindness philosophy!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Whether you’re a songwriter or a lyricist, amateur or professional, the National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts Division welcomes you to apply by March 15, 2024. Participants will be selected to attend a songwriting retreat this summer in Baltimore with mentors to create new Federation music.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>All information is here: <a href="https://nfb-pad.org/songwriting">https://nfb-pad.org/songwriting</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Please reach out to <a href="mailto:nfbpad@gmail.com">nfbpad@gmail.com</a> if you have any questions!<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>~Katelyn MacIntyre, M.M.<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>President, National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts Division<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nfb-pad.org">www.nfb-pad.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.facebook.com/PerformingArtsDivision">www.facebook.com/PerformingArtsDivision</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Twitter: @NFB_PAD<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>