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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:black'>For Immediate Release<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><a name="_gjdgxs"></a><span style='color:black'>Release Date: Thursday August 1, 2019<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:black'> Shane Buresh, Scholarship Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:black'> National Federation of the Blind of Nebraska<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:black'> Office: 402-477-7711 Cell: 402-440-4732<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:black'>Email:</span><u><span style='color:#0563C1'><a href="mailto:scholarship@ne.nfb.org"><span style='color:#0563C1'>scholarship@ne.nfb.org</span></a></span></u><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:black'>Lincoln, NE (August 1, 2019). The National Federation of the Blind of Nebraska today announces the 2019 NFBN Scholarship Program and the immediate release of its application form.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:black'>Are you a legally blind college student living in Nebraska? This annual program offers 5 scholarships ranging in value from $250.00 to $1,500 to eligible students from high school seniors beginning their freshman year in the fall semester of 2019 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 Columbus, NE from October 11th through 13</span>th, <span style='color:black'> 2019, 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:black'>Anyone who has ever attended an NFBN convention will be proud to attest to its ability to be a positive, life changing experience.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:black'>To apply, read the rules and the submission checklist, complete the official 2019 Scholarship Application Form, supply all required documents, and request and complete an interview with the NFBN affiliate president.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:black'> To apply, print an application form or to learn more, go to </span><u><span style='color:#0563C1'><a href="http://www.ne.nfb.org/scholarship-form"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.ne.nfb.org/scholarship-form</span></a></span></u><span style='color:black'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>