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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><STRONG><FONT size=3>1. <SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Seedlings is eligible for a $25,000 grant</SPAN> from <SPAN style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #366388 2px dotted; CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1338471255_0 class=yshortcuts>Art Van</SPAN> (a MI company) if we get enough votes; and<BR>2. <SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline">It's much easier to help this year</SPAN>: 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> (voting ends 5/31 at 11:59 pm Eastern)<BR>Place: </FONT></STRONG><A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://artvancharitychallenge.com/" shape=rect rel=nofollow target=_blank><STRONG><FONT size=3><SPAN id=lw_1338471255_1 class=yshortcuts>Art Van Charity Challenge site</SPAN></FONT></STRONG></A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Art Van's URL: <A href="http://artvancharitychallenge.com/" rel=nofollow target=_blank><SPAN id=lw_1338471255_0 class=yshortcuts><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>http://artvancharitychallenge.com/</FONT></SPAN></A><BR><BR><STRONG><FONT size=3>How: Go to their site, click on VOTE and follow the instructions! Don't stop until you see: "Thank you for voting." Remember, <SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline">you can vote once per email address</SPAN>.<BR><BR>Additional ways to help: <SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline">We need lots of people to vote so please encourage others to vote</SPAN> by sending this information to your friends, family, coworkers, listservs, and social media.<BR><BR><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline">We are currently in 1st place, but it's close</SPAN> and we're up against some really large organizations. Last year ... thanks to all of your help and support ... we were able to win a $15,000 grant
which enabled us to send out hundreds of free braille books! We thank you in advance for your support again this <BR><BR>Please take a moment to vote for Seedlings today! Thank you for your help!</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><STRONG> Best wishes,<BR> Debra Bonde, Director<BR> Seedlings Braille Books for Children<BR> </STRONG><A href="http://www.seedlings.org/" rel=nofollow target=_blank><STRONG><SPAN id=lw_1338471255_2 class=yshortcuts><FONT color=#0000ff>www.seedlings.org</FONT></SPAN></STRONG></A><BR><STRONG> 800-777-8552<BR> 734-427-8552 fax<BR> Follow on Twitter: @SeedlingsBrlBks</STRONG></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Community Outreach</FONT></P>
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