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<DIV>Greetings to all!</DIV>
<DIV>Please review and share with others.</DIV>
<DIV>I encourage those that consider the following opportunity to give it a
try!</DIV>
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<DIV>We care. We share. We grow. We make a difference<BR>Joe Ruffalo, President
<BR>National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey <BR>973 743
0075<BR>nfbnj1@verizon.net<BR><A
href="http://www.nfbnj.org">www.nfbnj.org</A></DIV>
<DIV>Your old car keys can be keys to literacy for the blind.<BR>Donate your
unwanted vehicle to us by clicking <BR>www.carshelpingtheblind.org <BR>or call
855 659 9314<BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Reminders About the Nationwide BRAL Contest</DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: black'>Hello,
parents, teachers, certifying officials, and any others involved in the
2017-18 Nationwide Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest For Kids. </SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR: black'><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: black'>I
hope you had a happy holiday season, and I hope your child/student had a
productive year-end break reading Braille for the Nationwide contest.
</SPAN><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: black'>Note
we now have 16 states in the contest: California, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma,
Missouri, Minnesota, Louisiana, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, New York, New
Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, and Georgia. Children in a grade level
will compete with children in that same grade level from all 16 states.
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style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: black'>A
remeinder that the contest will close on February 1, approximately four weeks
from now. The certifying official will then need to record all the pages read by
their child/student on a Reading Log and submit it. </SPAN><SPAN
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</SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: black'>Fill
out the Reading Log for pages read from December 15 to February 1.
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</SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: black'>Submit
the Reading Log as directed on the form by February 10. The easiest way is to
submit it as an attachment to an email to Deborah Stein at <A
href="mailto:dkent5817@att.net">dkent5817@att.net</A>. Please put Nationwide
BRAL in the subject line. </SPAN><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: black'>Note:
It’s not too late to register a child! You have untill February 1 to do that.
Find the registration form, along with the reading log form and other contest
information, at the website: <A
href="http://www.nfbofillinois.org/nationwide-bral-contest">http://www.nfbofillinois.org/nationwide-bral-contest</A>.
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: black'>Also
note any child that registers after the opening date of December 15 can count
pages read from that date if the certifying official can verify the pages. In
addition any child in a state that has joined the contest after December 15 can
retroactively count pages read from that date if the certifying official will
verify the reading. </SPAN><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: black'>One
last thing. If your child/student has other </SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'>disabilities <SPAN
style="COLOR: black">besides impaired vision such as mental, physical, language,
etc. that have made his or her efforts to compete in the contest more
challenging, consider entering them for the Kelly Doty Award. This is a special
prize of $25 given to one contestant in this category. This prize is awarded
independently of how many pages the contestant read</SPAN>s<SPAN
style="COLOR: black">. See the bottom of the registration form for a complete
description of the award. There is no problem if you want to modify a previously
submitted registration form for your student/child you want to be considered for
this recognition. </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR: black'><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: black'>If
you have questions, contact the contest administrator:</SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR: black'><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: black'>Deborah
Stein</SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR: black'><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: black'>Email:
<A href="mailto:dkent5817@att.net">dkent5817@att.net</A>. Please put Nationwide
BRAL in the subject line. </SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR: black'><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: black'>phone
number: 773-203-1394</SPAN><SPAN
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