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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>The below message applies to all of us because there is an adult
contest now! If you are interested in being a team this year, let me know. I
was on a team last year with Christine Hall, Gail Wagner, and Vickie Buchignani
and I think we may do it again this year. Please join the contest so New Mexico
can be represented nationally!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Tara<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<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-master-list-bounces@nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbnet-master-list-bounces@nfbnet.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Shaheen, Natalie (by way of David Andrews
<dandrews@visi.com>)<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, October 03, 2010 1:47 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> nfbnet-master-list@nfbnet.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Nfbnet-master-list] 2010-2011 Braille Readers Are Leaders
Contest<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>Braille Readers
Are Leaders Contest 2010-2011<br>
November 1, 2010–January 4, 2011<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b> <br>
</b>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 are pleased to announce the 28<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, 2010, through January 4, 2011) to compete for ribbons, cash
prizes, and an all-expenses-paid trip to the 2011 NFB national convention in
Orlando, Florida. After a successful 2009-2010 adult Braille Readers Are
Leaders Contest, NAPUB and the NFB Jernigan Institute are again 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, 2010; 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 spreadsheet 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 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, 2011, at <a href="http://www.nfb.org/BRAL">www.nfb.org/BRAL</a>.
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<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 style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.5pt'> </span>October
1, 2010: 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, 2010: contest
begins, and participants start tracking their reading. <br>
<span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt'>
</span>January 4, 2011: 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, 2011: all final
entry 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 2011: prizes are mailed
out.<br>
<b><span style='font-size:13.5pt'> <br>
</span></b>Paper forms may be requested by e-mail, mail, telephone, or fax
from:<br>
<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 2293<br>
Fax: (410) 659-5129<br>
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