<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><h1 style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-top: 16px;"><span style="font-size: 28pt;"><span style="line-height: 39.9466667175293px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Please see below for the national Braille Readers are Leaders 2022-23 contest! We need every Braille reading South Carolinian to join in and represent! More info to come about possible state level participation as well. Let’s warm up those fingers! </span></span></span></h1><h1 style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-top: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 28pt;">Save the Date & Get Reading List Ready</span></h1><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 11px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The National Federation of the Blind is proud to partner with the American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults for the 2022-2023 Braille Readers Are Leaders contest. This Braille literacy contest is for students and adults learning Braille across the U.S. to compete against participants in similar contest categories for seven weeks. Participants will:</span></span></span></p><ul style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li style="margin-left: 32px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Register and log minutes read each day online using Beanstack</span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left: 32px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Log the number of minutes read. Earn prizes and fun badges</span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left: 32px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Read the most minutes in your category and receive a cash prize in addition to all other prizes earned.</span></span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 11px; margin-left: 32px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Earn entries into a drawing for a fabulous grand prize! The more minutes you read, the more entries you earn.</span></span></span></li></ul><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 11px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="line-height: 29.959999084472656px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The contest will begin <span dir="ltr">on December 5, 2022</span>and run through January 23, 2022. Registration opens <span dir="ltr">November 7.</span> Get your reading list ready. We are excited to get started reading with you!</span></span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 11px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="line-height: 29.959999084472656px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><i>Encourage more Braille. Improve reading skills. Win prizes.</i></span></span></span></p><h2 style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-top: 3px;"><span style="font-size: 22pt;"><span style="line-height: 31.386667251586914px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Braille Book Resources</span></span></span></h2><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 11px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="line-height: 29.959999084472656px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 29.959999084472656px;">Expand your child’s Braille library and toolbox. Check out the </span><a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=27603&qid=7884084" rel="nofollow"><span style="line-height: 29.959999084472656px;"><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">Braille storybook resources webpage</span></span></a><span style="line-height: 29.959999084472656px;"> for information on free books, lending libraries, and Braille book retailers.</span></span></span></span></p><br><div dir="ltr">Jamie R. Allison<div>President, NFB SC Cherokee Chapter </div><div><br></div><div>Sent from my iPhone</div></div></body></html>