[NFBNJ] Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest: Prepare Your Reading List

[joe ruffalo]

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Please review, share and promote the Braille Readers are Leaders 
opportunity.
Joe

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From: National Federation of the Blind
Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2020 6:00 AM
To: Joe Ruffalo
Subject: Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest: Prepare Your Reading List










                  Upcoming Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest
                  Join the American Action Fund for Blind Children and 
Adults and the National Federation of the Blind in this upcoming contest to 
promote Braille. K-12 students and adults learning Braille across the U.S. 
compete to read the most Braille pages, going against other participants in 
similar contest categories for seven weeks. What books are on your reading 
list?

                  Encourage more Braille. Improve reading skills. Win 
prizes.

                  Registration is opening on November 1. Learn more about 
the Braille Readers Are Leaders contest.

                  Contest Details
                    a.. Register: For each student who enters, a certifying 
official (parent, teacher, etc.) must submit a registration form any time 
between November 1, 2020 and January 18, 2021.
                    b.. Category: Select a grade category or adult category: 
K-1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-8, 9-12, or adult.
                    c.. Record: Participants log the amount of Braille pages 
read between December 1, 2020 and January 18, 2021 on a reading log.
                  Prizes and Gifts
                    a.. Contest Prizes in each grade category are: first, 
$25; second, $15; third, $10.
                    b.. Additionally, an award of $25 will be given to 
students who face barriers to learning Braille and demonstrate great 
determination in their journey to literacy such as an English learner or 
having multiple disabilities
                    c.. Every contestant will receive a gift bag of 
Braille-related items at the end of the contest.
                  Complete contest rules, registration form, and the reading 
log form, visit the website: actionfund.org/BRAL-contest or call (410) 
659-9315.

                  Join us as we continue to promote Braille throughout the 
nation, a cornerstone mission of the American Action Fund for Blind Children 
and Adults and the National Federation of the Blind.





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