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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Kudos!!! To Lenora Robertson and All of YOU!!!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>CONGRATULATIONS!!!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Readers are LEADERS!!!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> NFBofSC <nfbofsc-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jamie Allison via NFBofSC<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 13, 2023 9:32 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 Wrapup!<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>For all of you who have waited so patiently, we now have results for the 2023 Braille Readers are Leaders contest for the NFB of SC!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The state had 5 adult readers within the affiliate that reported their number of minutes, which is one more than we had last year. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Our top 3 readers were:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>3rd place - Linda Dizzley - 1,480 minutes read<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>2nd place - Tracy Spittle - 3,838 minutes read<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>and,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>1st place - Lenora Robertson - 5,625 minutes read<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Shelley Coppel and Jamie Allison also participated this year.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Our first place winner will receive an award suitable for display. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>For the district bragging rights, the top 3 districts were: <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>3rd place - district 4 - 1,371 minutes<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>2nd place - district 2 - 4,564 minutes<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>1st place - district 5 - 7,105 minutes<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>District 5 has taken home the bragging rights for this year, but the competition was tough!<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'>The grand total of minutes for all 5 readers was...<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'>(Drumroll, please!) <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'>13,040 minutes! <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>This is the equivalent to over 200 hours of reading! The passion for Braille reading in SC is strong! <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The participants will also receive a prize courtesy of the SC affiliate, and we will randomly draw for at least one Braille-related prize, which will be a Braille pop-it game and possibly one or two other items. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Please recognize these Dot Divas when you get the chance to, and if you read Braille and you didn't sign up this year, please consider it for next year! We'd love to have you come along for the read! <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></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>