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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white'><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>Greetings Nebraska Friends!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white'><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white'><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>Have you registered for the Braille Readers are Leaders contest? Want an incentive to read even more?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white'><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white'><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>The NFB of Nebraska Lincoln Chapter is awarding two prizes to Nebraskan’s that read the most during the contest period.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white'><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white'><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>What will you win?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white'><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>First place: $100 cash and a braille Rubiks Cube<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white'><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>Second Place: $50 in cash<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white'><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white'><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>Minutes read must be sent to <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white'><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'><a href="mailto:lincoln@ne.nfb.org">lincoln@ne.nfb.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white'><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>No later than February 1, 2025. If using Beanstack to track your minutes, proof of minutes read through screen shot may be required.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white'><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white'><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>Read below for the contest details! Good luck and happy reading!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white'><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white'><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>Braille Readers Are Leaders<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>Braille reading students, adults, and teachers of the blind across the U.S. compete against other participants in similar contest categories for seven weeks! Sponsored by the American Action Fund in partnership with the National Federation of the Blind, the contest begins December 2, 2024, and will run through January 17, 2025. We are using the platform, Beanstack, to register and to log your minutes of reading. There are badges to earn, prizes to win, and lots of Braille to read!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;background:white'><b><span style='font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#002E6D;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:2.4pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;background:white'><b><span style='font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#002E6D;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:2.4pt'>General Contest Information<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#212529;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif'>Purpose: to promote the joy of reading for pleasure; to promote a pride in Braille as a viable literacy medium equal to print; and to demonstrate the importance of independent reading in the development of Braille literacy skills.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#212529;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif'>Eligibility: blind and low-vision Braille-reading students, adults, and teachers of blind students.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;background:white'><b><span style='font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#002E6D;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:2.4pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;background:white'><b><span style='font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#002E6D;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:2.4pt'>Registration<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>Registration for the 2024/2025 contest is open.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>Register now: <a href="https://actionfund.beanstack.org/"><span style='color:#007BFF'>https://actionfund.beanstack.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;background:white'><b><span style='font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#002E6D;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:2.4pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;background:white'><b><span style='font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#002E6D;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:2.4pt'>Summary of Important Dates<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#212529;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif'>November 15: Registration is open: create your account and register for the contest.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#212529;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif'>December 2: The beginning of the contest and the first day participants can count log their minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#212529;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif'>January 17: The end of the contest, the last day participants can track and add more minutes, and the last day to submit a registration form.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#212529;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif'>January 24: All minutes read during the contest period must be logged on Beanstack by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Standard Time.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#212529;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif'>March 2: Live virtual event/winners notified.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#212529;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif'>March 2: Prizes will be mailed out.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For more information including content guidelines and prize information visit<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.actionfund.org/BRAL">https://www.actionfund.org/BRAL</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Members of the Lincoln Chapter<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>