<div dir="ltr">Please forward to parents who might be interested.  Thanks!<div><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Dear parents of children who are blind/visually impaired,</span></div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><div dir="ltr"><span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Would you like to help your child get more active and experience the health benefits of exercise?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 12.75pt 0.0001pt 0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Would you like to receive a <a href="https://shop.aph.org/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_Walk-Run%20for%20Fitness%20Kit_1-07520-00P_10001_11051" target="_blank">FREE APH Walk-Run for Fitness Kit</a>* (a $160 value) AND a gift card for participating in a study about fitness for children who are blind/visually impaired?</span></p><span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 12.75pt 0.0001pt 0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 12.75pt 0.0001pt 0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">If you answered yes to these questions, WE WANT YOU!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 12.75pt 0.0001pt 0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 12.75pt 0.0001pt 0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We need parents of children who are blind/visually impaired (ages 3-21) who are willing to:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 12.75pt;vertical-align:baseline"></p><ol><li><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Record their child doing a short fitness demonstration (smart phone or tablet recordings are fine) of skills like skipping and rolling a ball.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Help their children perform simple exercises that are fun and geared towards family inclusion for at least 30 minutes a week over a 6-week period.  (Note: The APH Walk-Run for Fitness Kit and a guidebook showing you exactly what to do will be mailed at no cost to you.)</span><br></li><li><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Record their child doing a short fitness demonstration again after 6 weeks.</span><br></li></ol><p></p><span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 12.75pt 0.0001pt 0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">If you complete the study, you get to keep the APH Walk-Run for Fitness Kit, and you will also receive a gift card!  And even more importantly, you will have learned some ways to make fitness a part of your child’s life!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 12.75pt 0.0001pt 0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 12.75pt 0.0001pt 0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">If you are interested in participating or if you'd like more information, please contact Dr. Ali Brian at <a href="mailto:brianali@mailbox.sc.edu" target="_blank">brianali@mailbox.sc.edu</a> or Dr. Laura Bostick at <a href="mailto:lbostick@latech.edu" target="_blank">lbostick@latech.edu</a>. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 12.75pt 0.0001pt 0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 12.75pt 0.0001pt 0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Please forward this note to anyone who might be interested.</span></p><div style="margin:2px 0px 0px"><div><br></div></div><div><span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 12.75pt 0.0001pt 0in;vertical-align:baseline"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 12.75pt 0.0001pt 0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Thanks!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 12.75pt 0.0001pt 0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 12.75pt 0.0001pt 0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Laura Bostick, Ed.D.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 12.75pt 0.0001pt 0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 12.75pt 0.0001pt 0in;line-height:11.8pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Assistant Professor, Louisiana Tech University</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 12.75pt 0.0001pt 0in;line-height:11.8pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">First Vice President, National Organization of Parents of Blind Children</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 12.75pt 0.0001pt 0in;line-height:11.8pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">President, Louisiana Parents of Blind Children</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 12.75pt 0.0001pt 0in;line-height:11.8pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Secretary, National Federation of the Blind of Louisiana </span></p></span></div></div></span></div>
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