<div dir="ltr"><p class="gmail-MsoPlainText">For Immediate Release<span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText"> Release Date: Monday May 1, 2017<span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText"> Shane Buresh, Scholarship
Coordinator<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText"> National
Federation of the Blind of Nebraska<span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText"> Office: 402-477-7711 Cell: 402-440-4732<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText">Email:<a href="mailto:scholarship@ne.nfb.org">scholarship@ne.nfb.org</a><span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText">Lincoln, NE (May 1, 2017). The National Federation of the
Blind of Nebraska today announces the 2017 NFBN Scholarship Program and the
immediate release of its application form.<span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText">Are you a legally blind college student living in
Nebraska? This annual program offers 5 scholarships ranging in value from
$250.00 to $1,000 to eligible students from high school seniors beginning their
freshman year in the fall semester of 2017 up through grad students working on
their PhD. These merit scholarships are
based on academic excellence, community service, and leadership. In addition to
the money, each winner will receive an all- expense paid trip to the NFBN state
convention in Norfolk, NE from October 13th through 15<sup>th, </sup> 2017, and the chance to compete for one of five
scholarships awarded by the state affiliate and various chapters and divisions
within the NFB of Nebraska.<span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText">Anyone who has ever attended an NFBN convention will be proud
to attest to its ability to be a positive, life changing experience.<span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText">To apply, read the rules and the submission checklist,
complete the official 2017 Scholarship Application Form (online or in print),
supply all required documents, and request and complete one interview with the
NFBN affiliate president.<span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText"> To apply, print an
application form or to learn more, go to <a href="http://www.ne.nfb.org/scholarship-form">www.ne.nfb.org/scholarship-form</a>.<span></span></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>National Federation of the Blind of Nebraska</div><div>Phone: 402-477-7711</div><div>Email: <a href="mailto:info@ne.nfb.org" target="_blank">info@ne.nfb.org</a></div><div>Web: <a href="http://www.ne.nfb.org" target="_blank">http://www.ne.nfb.org</a></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:small">Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/nebraskasblind" target="_blank">https://facebook.com/nebraskasblind</a></span><br></div><div>Twitter: @nfbn</div><div><br></div><div><p><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">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. </span></p></div></div></div>
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