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<DIV>Greetings to all!</DIV>
<DIV>Please review the following opportunity and share with others.</DIV>
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<DIV>The NFBNJ has registered for this contest.</DIV>
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<DIV>Warmly,</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000">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>
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Expectations To Live The Life You Want!</DIV>
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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
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<DIV>The National Federation of the Blind of Illinois, in partnership with
the
NFB Jernigan Institute and The American Action Fund for Blind Children and
Adults, again announces the annual Nation-wide Braille Readers Are Leaders
(BRAL) contest for kids. Students must be K-12, and must reside in a state
registered for the contest. Entrants compete to read the most Braille pages,
going against other students in similar grades across all participating
states.
The contest runs for seven weeks, encouraging students to be proud of their
Braille reading ability and to work to improve their Braille skills -- while
possibly winning prizes in the process. </DIV>
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<DIV>A thumbnail sketch of the contest: </DIV>
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<DIV>* For each student who
enters, a certifying official (parent, teacher, etc.) must fill out and
submit a
registration form. This can be done as early as November 1 2018 and as late
as
January 19 2019. </DIV>
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<DIV>* Students enter in one
of
five grade categories: K-1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-8, & 9-12. </DIV>
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<DIV>* Participants record
Braille pages read between December 1 2018 and January 19 2019 on a reading
log.
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<DIV>* The certifying
official
must submit the completed reading log form by February 2 2019. </DIV>
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<DIV>* Prizes in each grade
category are: first, $25; second, $15; third, $10. </DIV>
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<DIV>* Every contestant,
whether
a winner or not, will receive a gift bag of Braille-related items at the end
of
the contest. </DIV>
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<DIV>* To get the complete
contest rules, registration form, and the reading log form, visit the
website,
<A
href="http://www.nfbofillinois.org/nationwide-bral-contest">http://www.nfbofillinois.org/nationwide-bral-contest</A>.
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<DIV>* Both the registration
form and the reading log form can be submitted by email as attachments to
Deborah Stein at dkent5817@att.net <mailto:dkent5817@att.net> . Please
put
Nationwide BRAL plus the contestant’s name in the subject line.
Alternatively,
you can mail to: Deborah Stein, 5817 N. Nina Ave., Chicago, IL 60631</DIV>
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<DIV>* In addition to awards
in
the five grade categories, Kelly Doty Awards of $25 will be given to
students
who have met unusual challenges in order to learn and read Braille. Such
challenges include, but are not limited to, having other disabilities in
addition to blindness or being an English language learner.</DIV>
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<DIV>If you have questions, email the contest administrator, Deborah Stein,
at
dkent5817@att.net <mailto:dkent5817@att.net> (please put
“Nationwide
BRAL Question” in the subject line). </DIV>
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<DIV>Or phone 773-203-1394 </DIV>
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<DIV>“LIVE THE LIFE YOU WANT”</DIV>
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