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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">NFB of SC Convention Awards – <u>ACT NOW!</u></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">All Nominations for Awards due by August 1, 2026 so a plaque can be made.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All Committee decisions to David Houck by August 1</span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Donald C. Capps Award</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">David Houck, Chair</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">E-mail: nfbsc@sc.rr.com</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Phone: 803-254-3777</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Debra Canty</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Frank Coppel</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Lenora Robertson</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Janice Smith</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Demetrius Williford</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Donald C. Capps Award has a long history of our membership choosing that NFB of SC blind member who demonstrates active involvement in work with the blind on local, state and even national levels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They certainly do their fair share and then some.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Send David Houck your nomination for committee consideration by July 29 and tell us all about why your candidate deserves this award!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Get your nominations in to David Houck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you would like to know who were our past recipients, contact David Houck.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan lines-together; page-break-after: avoid; mso-outline-level: 1; margin: 12.0pt 0in .0001pt 0in;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Betty R. Capps Committee</span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Julie Bible, Chair</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">E-mail: </span><a href="mailto:jbible73@gmail.com"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #0563c1;">jbible73@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Phone: 803-622-8093</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">David Bundy</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Linda Dizzley</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Lenora Robertson</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Janice Smith</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Valerie Warrington</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Betty R. Capps Award (formerly known as the Associate Member Award) has a long history of our membership choosing that NFB of SC sighted member who demonstrates active involvement in work with the blind on local, state and even national levels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They certainly do their fair share and then some.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Send Julie Bible your nomination for committee consideration by July 29 and tell us all about why your candidate deserves this award!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Get your nominations in to Julie Bible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you would like to know who were our past recipients, let David Houck know.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan lines-together; page-break-after: avoid; mso-outline-level: 1; margin: 12.0pt 0in .0001pt 0in;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Educator of the Year Committee</span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Tracy Spittle, Chair</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">E-mail: </span><a href="mailto:tracysc1974@gmail.com"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #0563c1;">tracysc1974@gmail.com</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Phone: 803-447-7609</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Andrew Adams</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Debra Canty</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Linda Dizzley</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Tina Herzberg</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Educator of the Year Award goes to that educator, teacher, etc. of the blind who has made a real difference for blind students over the years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This person sets an example for other educators/teachers of the blind and visually impaired to follow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Send Tracy Spittle your nomination for committee consideration by July 29 and tell us all about why your candidate deserves this award!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Get your nominations in to Tracy Spittle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you would like to know our past recipients, let David Houck know.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">David Bundy, Chair</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">E-mail: </span><a href="mailto:davidbundy13@outlook.com"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #0563c1;">davidbundy13@outlook.com</span></a><u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #0563c1;"> </span></u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Phone: 803-447-7629</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Ed Bible</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Debra Canty</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Steve Cook</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Loretta Green</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Employer of the Year Award goes to that South Carolina business who demonstrates hiring the blind and promoting them within the business.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This employer seeks to give blind employees the opportunity to live the lives they want at a good, competitive wage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Send David Bundy your nomination for committee consideration by July 29 and tell us all about why your candidate deserves this award!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Get your nominations in to David Bundy now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you would like to know who our past recipients were, let David Houck know.</span></p>
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