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</style><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0in; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 17px;">From Jimmy Morris</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0in; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 17px;">Chairman, NFBV Scholarship Program</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: center;"><a name="page1"></a><b><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">National Federation of the Blind of Virginia<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.45pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">2020 Scholarship Program<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.15pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: 13.066666603088379px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 15.680000305175781px; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The NFB of Virginia is pleased to announce the launch of its James F. Nelson merit scholarship program for the academic year 2020-2021. Up to three scholarships of $1500.00 will be awarded based on academic achievement, community engagement, and leadership potential.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: 13.199999809265137px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 15.84000015258789px; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The NFB of Virginia believes that all blind and visually impaired students who apply for a James F. Nelson scholarship can greatly benefit from the experience of attending this year’s virtual state convention. As such, the NFBV will cover reasonable costs associated with attending the convention for all eligible applicants including the cost of registration. Convention related expenses will be reimbursed or covered by the affiliate as well. Applicants are expected to pre-register in order to signal their intention to attend the state convention and to assist the scholarship committee in planning accordingly.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 17.85pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">To be eligible to receive a James F. Nelson scholarship, all applicants must:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 14.4pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:75%;
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"MS PGothic",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"MS PGothic"">➢<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></sup><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 11.5px; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Participate in the entire NFB of Virginia virtual state convention and in all scheduled scholarship program activities to be held October 30, 2020 to November 1, 2020.</span><sup><span style="font-size: 22.5pt; line-height: 22.5px; font-family: "MS PGothic", sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></sup></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 17.65pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 80pt; font-size: 10pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">To submit an online application, please visit </span><a href="http://www.nfbv.org/scholarship"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">www.nfbv.org/scholarship</span></a><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 17.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Deadline: Applications must be received no later than 11:59pm on Friday, September 25th, 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 0.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">For any questions, Please contact Jimmy Morris by email: </span><a><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">jimorris0116@gmail.com</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: windowtext;"> </span></a><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">or by phone:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">(434) 547-2720<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></p><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></blockquote></body></html>