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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hello, friends and colleagues; </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Please help publicize our Second Annual Regional Braille
Challenge by sharing this information with others.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>We are inviting students from New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania and Connecticut (and anyone else who wants to travel to Long Island
to participate!)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>East Meadow/Long Island Second Annual Regional Braille
Challenge</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Saturday, January 10, 2009 (snowdate Saturday, January 24,
2009)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>8:00 AM - 3:30 PM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>W.Tresper Clarke High School</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>740 Edgewood Drive</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Westbury, NY 11590</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>For registration and/or information contact:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Dr. Sheila Amato</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><A
href="mailto:samato@eastmeadow.k12.ny.us">samato@eastmeadow.k12.ny.us</A> or <A
href="mailto:brltrans@verizon.net">brltrans@verizon.net</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>516-457-1990 (cell)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Brochure and student registration files are attached to
this email; feel free to print and distribute to TVIs, parents, administrators,
and students.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>We have a dynamic guest speaker, parent and educator
workshops, and of course, the Braille Challenge for the students. Breakfast and
lunch will be provided. Please encourage students to come for the day (even if
their braille skills aren't great...) It will be a day of fun, food, workshops,
activities, prizes, music, and camaraderie. You are welcome and encouraged
to join us as well. If you would like to volunteer to assist on this day, please
let me know via return email message. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>For further Braille Challenge information, please check
out <A
href="http://www.braillechallenge.org">www.braillechallenge.org</A>.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Thank you for your support,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Sheila Amato, Ed.D.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Teacher of students who are blind/visually
impaired</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>East Meadow School District</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Long Island, NY</FONT></DIV>
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