[stylist] FW: This I Believe Essay Submission

[James Canaday M.A. N6YR]

what a great idea Fred,
and I know your essay will be good.  Godspeed.
jc

Jim Canaday M.A.
Lawrence, KS

At 09:50 PM 11/18/2008, you wrote:
>Hello,
>
>Below is an email from the Public Radio program "This I Believe." I hope all
>of you will pray for me.  I submitted an essay on Louis Braille.  I just
>thought of it this past weekend, so it probably won't make it for Jan. 4,
>his birthday.  It is a fun exercise.  I urge any of you who feels like a
>challenge to try.  I did not know, but, each writer whose essay is selected
>is paid $200.  That is not my primary motivation, though I would enjoy the
>satisfaction of being paid for my writing.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: admin at thisibelieve.org [mailto:admin at thisibelieve.org]
>Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:34 PM
>To: f.wurtzel at comcast.net
>Subject: This I Believe Essay Submission
>
>
>Dear FrederickFirst Name WurtzelLast Name:
>
>You have successfully submitted your essay to This I Believe. Thank you for
>being part of our project!
>
>Should your essay be selected for potential broadcast on NPR, you will be
>contacted by one of our staff. If your essay is selected for potential
>broadcast by your local public radio station, one of their staff will
>contact you.
>
>Our project's goal is to open a public dialogue about belief-one essay at a
>time. To that end, every essay we receive is an important part of our
>project. This I Believe is not a "contest," but a community conversation.
>
>We have built an online archive on our website to house every essay we
>receive. At the completion of our review process, which takes about eight
>weeks, your essay will then be entered into our online database (found at
>www.thisibelieve.org). Feel free to check back periodically to see if your
>essay is there. That would signify the end of the review process.
>
>We've heard from many folks who wish to know where things are during our
>review. Though we very much wish we could keep everyone informed, we are a
>small non-profit organization with no budget for the full-time person we
>need for this task. We expend all of our energy on carefully-and
>thoroughly-reviewing every essay we receive.
>
>Thank you, sincerely, for submitting your essay!
>
>-- The staff of This I Believe
>
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>
>Well, pray, cheer or wish whichever works that I am successful.  This is
>fun.
>
>Warmest Regards,
>
>Fred
>
>P.S. all essays are posted on the "This I Believe" archive.  I will let you
>know when that happens.  I want to wait 'til then to let it out to the
>public.
>
>
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