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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Way to go everyone!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Shannon Cook<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Member, National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>The greatest investment you can make in this world is kindness.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> NFBofSC <nfbofsc-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jamie Allison via NFBofSC<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 3, 2023 1:26 PM<br><b>To:</b> nfbofsc@nfbnet.org<br><b>Cc:</b> Jamie Allison <nfbsccherokeejamie@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [NFBofSC] Braille Readers are Leaders contest update!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Just in time to bring a bit more excitement to your first week of the new year... here is the latest update from the Braille Readers are Leaders contest! <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>So far, we have five readers signed up and with a voracious appetite for reading! Some readers already have reached totals of more than 1,000 minutes! The district bragging rights contest is also well underway... currently, district 2 is in the lead with 3,689 minutes; district 5 is not far behind with 3,475, and district 4 is coming in with 825. The contest is not over until January 23rd, so there is still more time to read! It's certainly NOT too late to join in on the fun even if you haven't signed up yet. There will be national and state-level prizes, some of which are earned and others that are randomly chosen among the participants. If you need more info on getting signed up, please reach out to Jamie and she will be more than glad to assist. The more readers our state has to sign up, the better we represent our affiliate! Stay tuned for further updates! <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Jamie R. Allison, MAAA<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>She/her/hers<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Teacher of the Visually Impaired/Teacher of Nonvisual Skills<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>With love, hope, and determination we, in the National Federation of the Blind, will turn our dreams into reality! <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>