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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Fellow chapter members,<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'>I wanted to share the below as a follow up to my brief presentation on the Holman prize at January’s meeting… Let me know if you have any questions!<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'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Brian R. Miller, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Greater Alexandria Chapter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>NFB of Virginia<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'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Max Levenson [mailto:MLevenson@lighthouse-sf.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 14, 2018 12:00 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> Holman Prize Applications Close in Two Weeks!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><div><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#282828'><img width=516 height=329 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D3A8F2.FCC1AEE0"></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#282828'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#282828'>(<em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Image: a blue and black silhouette of a figure with a cane on a mountaintop, above the words "Holman Prize"</span></em>)</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#282828'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#282828'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#282828'>Greetings!</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#282828'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#282828'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#282828'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#282828'>Submissions for the Holman Prize, LightHouse for the Blind’s annual $25,000 award for blind creators and adventurers, are coming to a close! You have until February 28 at noon PST to submit your application!</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#282828'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#282828'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#282828'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#282828'>To apply, submit a 90 second YouTube video explaining the project that you would undertake with the prize money, as well as a brief questionnaire. The application, as well as more information on how to apply, can be found on our website, <a href="http://www.holmanprize.org./">www.holmanprize.org.</a></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#282828'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#282828'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#282828'>You can read more about the prize <span style='background:white'>in the </span><a href="http://washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2017/06/29/blindness-does-not-stop-this-beekeeper-this-baker-and-this-kayaker-from-expanding-their-vision/" target="_blank"><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white'>Washington Post</span></em></a><span style='background:white'>, the </span><a href="http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/SF-group-s-awards-allow-blind-baker-beekeeper-12224147.php" target="_blank"><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white'>San Francisco Chronicle</span></em><span style='background:white'>,</span></a><span style='background:white'> the </span><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08x4rj7" target="_blank"><span style='background:white'>BBC</span></a><span style='background:white'>, and PRI’s </span><a href="https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-11-07/new-technology-help-blind-captain-kayak-across-bosphorus-solo-journey" target="_blank"><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white'>The World</span></em></a><span style='background:white'>.</span></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#282828'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#282828'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#282828'>In 2017, our inaugural year, we received more than 200 applications from two dozen countries, and our three winners, chosen by a panel of blind judges, represent a wide spectrum of ambition and ingenuity. </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#282828'><a href="http://lighthouse-sf.org/blog/meet-ahmet-ustunel-blind-kayaker-and-holman-prizewinner/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ahmet Ustunel</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#282828'> is training to kayak Turkey’s Bosphorus Strait, completely solo; </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#282828'><a href="http://lighthouse-sf.org/blog/meet-penny-melville-brown-blind-baker-and-holman-prizewinner/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Penny Melville-Brown</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#282828'> is taking her YouTube baking show to six continents; </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#282828'><a href="http://lighthouse-sf.org/blog/meet-ojok-simon-blind-beekeeper-and-holman-prizewinner/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ojok Simon</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#282828'> is teaching his fellow blind and low-vision Ugandans to become self-sustaining beekeepers.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#282828'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#282828'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#282828'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#282828'>If you have questions, please feel free to contact Max Savage Levenson, Holman Prize Coordinator, at <a href="mailto:mlevenson@lighthouse-sf.org" target="_blank">mlevenson@lighthouse-sf.org</a></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#282828'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#282828'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#282828'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><br>Max Levenson <br><br><br><br>LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired<br>1155 Market Street, 10th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103<o:p></o:p></p><div><p>Despite damage from the Napa fires, <a href="http://lighthouse-sf.org/2018/01/30/enchanted-hills-camp-back-with-a-full-camp-schedule-for-the-2018-season/"><strong>we are pleased to reopen Enchanted Hills Camp for Summer 2018!</strong></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>