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<h3><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Annual Literacy Leaders
Award<o:p></o:p></span></h3>

<h3><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;Call For Nominations<o:p></o:p></span></h3>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We
hope that you will help us identify those who have had a statewide impact on
literacy, by nominating individuals or groups for the South Carolina Annual
Literacy Leader (ALL) awards for 2010.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
ALL awards are presented by the School of Library and Information Science at
the University of South Carolina in the fall of each year to from one to three
individuals and / or groups who have the potential to have statewide impact on
literacy in South Carolina. Their contributions can include the following kinds
of activities:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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      font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>developing and implementing innovative
      and creative approaches to literacy education;<o:p></o:p></span></li>
  <li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-list:
      l0 level2 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;
      font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>establishing models of best practices
      in literacy education;<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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      l0 level2 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;
      font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>providing service to under-served
      groups and communities; <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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      font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>providing funding and support for these
      kinds of programs; or<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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      l0 level2 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;
      font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>making other statewide contributions
      deemed appropriate by the Committee. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Recipients
can be any individuals, agencies, organizations or corporations with a local
presence in South Carolina, regardless of their primary place of residence or
corporate headquarters. <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Nominations
should take the form of a one-page letter summarizing the statewide impact of
the nominee with respect to the award criteria. Nominations should be received
no later than <b><i>April 12, 2010</i></b><i>.</i> <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Send
your nominations by email to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ellen
Hinrichs - <a href="mailto:ellenh@sc.edu">ellenh@sc.edu</a>&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>or<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Executive
Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>South
Carolina Center for Children&#8217;s Books and Literacy<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1500
Senate Street<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Columbia,
SC&nbsp; 29201<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

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