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[Corbb O'Connor]

Students:

Don't let this opportunity slip you by! This scholarship is more than  
money -- it's a ticket to the Virginia state convention, where you can  
meet leaders in the Federation, learn about how to be a more efficient  
blind person, and meet lots of interesting people!

If you have any questions, contact the scholarship committee or me.

Corbb


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From: "Mark" <mwroane at mindspring.com>
Date: August 9, 2009 1:56:29 PM EDT
To: "Corbb O'Connor" <corbbo at gmail.com>
Subject: 2009 NFBV Scholarship

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF VIRGINIA

2009 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM


The National Federation of the Blind of Virginia (NFBV) will award up  
to three James F. Nelson, Jr. scholarships in the amount of $1500 at  
the organization’s annual state convention to be held November 13-15,  
2009 in historicWilliamsburg, Virginia.

The scholarships will be awarded to recognize academic achievement and  
community service by blind scholars.  To be eligible for these awards,  
each applicant must:

be legally blind,

be a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia or be attending school  
in the commonwealth,

be pursuing or planning to pursue a full-time, postsecondary course of  
study in the 2009 scholastic year, and

participate in the entire NFBV state convention and in all scheduled  
scholarship program activities.

In addition to the scholarship, each recipient will be brought to the  
NFBV state convention at the organizations expense.  All scholarships  
will be awarded at the convention banquet.

Deadline:  All documentation must be received by September 15, 2009.

To Apply:  Complete the 2009 Scholarship Application Form  
electronically and e-mail it to mwroane at mindspring.com, then mail a  
print copy with all required attachments to the NFBV Scholarship  
Committee.  (Or contact the committee chairman to receive a print copy  
to fill out and return by mail.)

The National Federation of the Blind of Virginia is an organization  
dedicated to creating opportunity for all blind people.  To that end,  
recipients of NFBV James F. Nelson, Jr. scholarships need not be  
members of the National Federation of the Blind of Virginia.  Each  
applicant will be considered for all scholarships for which he or she  
qualifies.  All scholarships will be awarded based on academic  
excellence and community service.  Individuals who have applied in  
previous years are encouraged to apply again.

The scholarship committee, consisting of successful blind college  
graduates, will review all applications and select the scholarship  
recipients.  Recipients will be notified of their selection by  
telephone by October 15, 2009.  All decisions of the scholarship  
committee are final.