<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"><DIV></DIV>
<DIV>Great news!:<BR><BR>1. Seedlings Braille Books for Children is eligible for a $25,000 grant from Art Van (a Michigan furniture company) if we get enough votes; and<BR>2. It's much easier to help this year: You only need to vote once per email address by 5-31 rather than having to vote everyday!<BR><BR>Dates for voting: Now through May 31st<BR>Place: <A href="http://artvancharitychallenge.com/" target=_blank><SPAN id=lw_1337780154_3 class=yshortcuts><FONT color=#0000ff>http://artvancharitychallenge.com/</FONT></SPAN></A><BR>How: Go to their site, click on VOTE, register, and follow the instructions! Remember, you can only vote once per email address.<BR><BR>Additional ways to help: Encourage others to vote by sending this information to your friends, family, coworkers, listservs, and social media.<BR><BR>We are up against some really large organizations, but last year ... thanks everyone's help and support ... we were able to win a $15,000 grant (and
we used it to make hundreds of braille books)! We thank you in advance for your support again this year!<BR><BR> Best wishes,<BR> Debra Bonde, Director<BR> Seedlings Braille Books for Children<BR> <A href="http://www.seedlings.org/" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT color=#0000ff>www.seedlings.org</FONT></A><BR> 800-777-8552<BR> 734-427-8552 fax<BR> Follow on Twitter: @SeedlingsBrlBks<BR><BR>"Placing a book in a child's hands is like planting a seed ..."<BR><BR> </DIV>
<P><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Community Outreach</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Seedlings Braille Books for Children</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2 face=Arial><A href="http://www.seedlings.org/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>www.seedlings.org</A></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2 face=Arial>800-777-8552 x307</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2 face=Arial>734-427-8552 x307</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2 face=Arial>seedlink3@ameritech.net</FONT></P>
<DIV></DIV></div></body></html>