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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dear Friends, </span></font><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>The deadline for the Verizon Tech Savvy Awards is approaching!</span></font></b></strong><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>NCFL
is now accepting nominations for the 2009 Verizon Tech Savvy
Awards through Friday, December 12, 2008, 11:59 pm (EST). </span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>One
$25,000 national award and four $5,000 regional awards will be presented at the
National Conference on Family Literacy in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Orlando</st1:City><u1:place u2:st="on">, <st1:State
w:st="on">FL</u1:place></st1:State></st1:place>, March 2, 2009.</span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The
annual awards — established in 2007 by the Verizon Foundation, NCFL, and
former First Lady of Iowa Christie Vilsack — are designed to recognize
outstanding programs that help parents bridge the widening gap between adults'
and children's understanding of technology.</span></font><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>For
more information and guidelines and to apply online, go to <a
href="blocked::http://www.famlit.org/techsavvyawards"
title="blocked::http://www.famlit.org/techsavvyawards"><font size=3
face="Times New Roman" title="blocked::http://www.famlit.org/techsavvyawards"><span
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12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><span
title="blocked::http://www.famlit.org/techsavvyawards">http://www.famlit.org/techsavvyawards</span></span></span></font></span></a></span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Gail J. Price<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Multimedia Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>National</span></font></st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> for Family
Literacy<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>325 W. Main Street,
Suite 300</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Louisville</span></font></st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">KY</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">40202</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>gprice@famlit.org<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>502 584-1133, ext. 112<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=1 color="#663399" face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#663399;font-weight:bold'>18th
National Conference on Family Literacy<br>
</span></font></b><i><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black;font-style:italic'>Family
Literacy – Family Progress<br>
</span></font></i><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>March 1-3, 2009<br>
<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Walt Disney World</span></i></span></font><i><font
size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black;font-style:italic'>®</span></font></i><font size=1 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>
Resort, <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Florida</st1:place></st1:State><br>
<br>
</span></font><b><i><font size=1 color="#663399" face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#663399;font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'>Now Accepting Proposals for Poster Sessions!<br>
</span></font></i></b><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Exhibit Opportunities
Also Available<br>
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title="http://www.famlit.org/conference">www.famlit.org/conference</span></span></span></font></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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