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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR>Good Morning Everyone<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>With the winter and new year in full swing, one of the most important seasons for blind students is in full effect, scholarship season. The National Federation of the Blind awards 30 college scholarships to students based off different criteria. With the most competitive application process around, we in VABS understand how challenging and daunting the task of applying may be. For this reason, we are prepared to provide an incentive for you to complete the scholarship application.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Any blind student that completes the application for the national scholarship by February 15, 2018 will be entered a drawing for $50 cash. This amount will be awarded to students that are finished with the application only, a task that VABS can certify. Simply complete the application, forward the confirmation email to Robert Parsons, President of VABS at <a href="mailto:rob.parso3389@gmail.com">rob.parso3389@gmail.com</a>, and set an interview date with Tracy Soforenko, NFBV President, to be entered the drawing. The live drawing will take place on our Facebook page live on February 15 at 12pm. If you are not a member of the VABS Facebook page, please request to join. Simply search for “Virginia Association of Blind Students” to find our page. I look forward to being notified of the many applications and hope that you spread the word of this opportunity to both members and nonmembers.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best Regards<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Robert E. Parsons Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>President, Richmond Chapter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>President, Virginia Association of Blind Students<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>National Federation of the Blind of Virginia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>President, French Club<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Secretary, Caribbean American Student Alliance<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society ‘15<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Randolph Macon College '18 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Phone: 804 801 7674<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>"Without struggle, there is no progress." -Frederick Douglass<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>