[Nfbwv-talk] Braille Readers are Leaders

[Smyth, Charlene R]

Bre shared this message with me and I wanted to pass it on to all of
you.  

 

Karen, please contact our national center and ask that they let us know
who all from West Virginia registers for this contest so we can
encourage them.  I also want to share the names and contact information
with Bre so the student division can get to know any of the students.
Thank you in advance for taking care of this, Karen.  

 

Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest 

 

November 1, 2011-January 4, 2012

 

The National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute, the National
Association to Promote the Use of Braille (NAPUB), and the National
Organization of Parents of Blind Children (NOPBC) are pleased to
announce the 29th annual Braille Readers Are Leaders contest for
students grades K-12.  This contest encourages children around the
country to be proud of their ability to read Braille and continually
work to improve their skills.  As in previous years students will read
as many Braille pages as they can in two months (November 1, 2011,
through January 4, 2012) to compete for ribbons, cash prizes, and an
all-expenses-paid trip to the 2012 NFB national convention in Dallas,
Texas.
 
For the third year NAPUB and the NFB Jernigan Institute are also
offering a contest for mature Braille readers. Adults will compete for
cash prizes, national recognition, and bragging rights!
 
Teams of two to five participants are welcome to compete in both the
K-12 and adult contests again this year. Registration begins October 1,
2011. Form your teams, get some interesting reading material, and warm
up your fingers!  For detailed information about the K-12 and adult
contests please visit www.nfb.org/BRAL <http://www.nfb.org/BRAL>  . 
 

Seven Simple Steps

1.       Register: fill out the simple online form at www.nfb.org/BRAL
to enter the contest. 
2.       Gather: collect leisure reading material (books, magazines, and
whatever else you enjoy reading that has a title, author, and date of
publication). 
3.       Log it: download the reading log at www.nfb.org/BRAL. Save it
where you will be able to access it easily, or print it and keep a hard
copy log. 
4.       Read: put your fingers to the paper.
5.       Leader Board: update your "Pages Read" on the Leader Board to
compete for additional prizes.
6.       Letters: contestants competing for a special award in the K-12
contest must submit at least one letter of recommendation for each
award. 
7.       Turn it in: submit your reading log, special award
documentation, and final entry form no later than January 18, 2012, at
www.nfb.org/BRAL. 



Mark your calendar with the important dates below.


Important Dates


*         October 1, 2011: registration for the contest opens and
continues through the end of the contest.
*         November 1, 2011: contest begins, and participants start
tracking their reading. 
*         January 4, 2012: Louis Braille's birthday marks the end of the
contest and the last day participants can count their pages. 
*         January 18, 2012: all documentation for the regular contest
and special awards must be submitted to the NFB Jernigan Institute by
midnight. This includes reading logs, letters of nomination, and final
entry forms. 
*         March 2012: prizes are mailed out.
 
Paper forms may be downloaded via www.nfb.org/BRAL or requested by
e-mail, mail, telephone, or fax from:
BrailleReadersAreLeaders at nfb.org, or
Braille Readers Are Leaders
200 East Wells Street
      at Jernigan Place
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
Phone: (410) 659-9314, extension 2312
Fax: (410) 659-5129