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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'><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"'> Joshua Boudreaux [mailto:jboudreaux@lcb-ruston.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 03, 2011 8:45 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'Aaron Fallon'; Alex Castillo; 'Angela Grafton'; Annalee Yard; April Davis; Arlene Hill; Bethel Murphy; Bre Brown; 'Bruce Sanders'; Cindy Eskew; Conchita Hernandez; Darick Williamson; Deja Powell; 'Dianne Seilhan'; Domonique Lawless; 'Edward Bell'; 'Elnura Emilkanova'; 'Eric Guillory'; Janette Woodard; Jedi Moerke; 'Jerry Whittle'; 'Jewel Ardoin'; Jim Reed; 'Jonathan Cagle'; Joshua Crunkleton; Kathy Garrett; 'Kelly Womack'; Kevin Athey; Kevin Reeves; 'Kirk Beumel'; Leron Walker; Lisa Wallace; Liz Graves; 'Maria Morais'; Martha Harris; Maryann Sears; 'Mike Harvey'; 'Neita Ghrigsby'; 'Pam Allen'; 'Pam McVeigh'; 'Porter & Barbara Phelps'; 'Ruby Ryles'; 'Susan Clark'; 'Zena Pearcy'<br><b>Subject:</b> FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></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><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Joshua Boudreaux, </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Agency FB","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Director</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> of Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Louisiana Center for the Blind<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>(318) 251-2891<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>www.lcb-ruston.com<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><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"'> nfbnet-members-list-bounces@nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbnet-members-list-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>BrailleReadersAreLeaders (by way of David Andrews <dandrews@visi.com>)<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 30, 2011 2:51 AM<br><b>To:</b> nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Nfbnet-members-list] Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest <br>November 1, 2011–January 4, 2012</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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 29<sup>th</sup> 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.<br> <br>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!<br> <br>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 <a href="http://www.nfb.org/BRAL"><b>www.nfb.org/BRAL</b></a><b> . <br></b> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i>Seven Simple Steps</i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>1.<span style='font-size:7.5pt'> </span>Register: fill out the simple online form at <a href="http://www.nfb.org/BRAL">www.nfb.org/BRAL</a> to enter the contest. <br>2.<span style='font-size:7.5pt'> </span>Gather: collect leisure reading material (books, magazines, and whatever else you enjoy reading that has a title, author, and date of publication). <br>3.<span style='font-size:7.5pt'> </span>Log it: download the reading log at <a href="http://www.nfb.org/BRAL">www.nfb.org/BRAL</a>. Save it where you will be able to access it easily, or print it and keep a hard copy log. <br>4.<span style='font-size:7.5pt'> </span>Read: put your fingers to the paper.<br>5.<span style='font-size:7.5pt'> </span>Leader Board: update your “Pages Read” on the Leader Board to compete for additional prizes.<br>6.<span style='font-size:7.5pt'> </span>Letters: contestants competing for a special award in the K-12 contest must submit at least one letter of recommendation for each award. <br>7.<span style='font-size:7.5pt'> </span>Turn it in: submit your reading log, special award documentation, and final entry form no later than January 18, 2012, at <a href="http://www.nfb.org/BRAL">www.nfb.org/BRAL</a>. <br>Mark your calendar with the important dates below.<o:p></o:p></p><h2 align=center style='text-align:center'>Important Dates<o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt'> </span>October 1, 2011: registration for the contest opens and continues through the end of the contest.<br><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt'> </span>November 1, 2011: contest begins, and participants start tracking their reading. <br><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt'> </span>January 4, 2012: Louis Braille’s birthday marks the end of the contest and the last day participants can count their pages. <br><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt'> </span>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. <br><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt'> </span>March 2012: prizes are mailed out.<br><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt'> <br></span></b>Paper forms may be downloaded via <a href="http://www.nfb.org/BRAL">www.nfb.org/BRAL</a> or requested by e-mail, mail, telephone, or fax from:<br>BrailleReadersAreLeaders@nfb.org, or<br>Braille Readers Are Leaders<br>200 East Wells Street<br><i> at Jernigan Place<br></i>Baltimore, Maryland 21230<br><a name="OLE_LINK2"></a>Phone: <a name="OLE_LINK1"></a>(410) 659-9314, extension 2312<br>Fax: (410) 659-5129<br><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>