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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The NEA/YSA <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Youth Leaders for
Literacy Grants</span></b> <strong><b><font face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-weight:normal'>deadline</span></font></b></strong> has been
extended to <strong><b><font face="Times New Roman">November 20, 2008</font></b></strong>
to give student organizers time to complete and turn in their project
proposals. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The Youth Leaders for Literacy Grant is a $500 award for youth-led
literacy projects. <span class=normal>Youth Leaders for Literacy is an
initiative of the National Education Association (NEA) and Youth Service
America (YSA) to help youth direct their enthusiasm and creativity into
reading-related service projects. Grant applications should propose youth
leadership in developing and implementing a literacy project that begins on
NEA's Read Across America Day, March 2, 2009, and culminates on YSA's Global
Youth Service Day, April 24-26, 2009. During the six-week program period and
beyond, we hope to create a groundswell of literacy service in communities
across the country.</span><br>
<br>
<span class=normal>The NEA and Youth Service America developed the Youth
Leaders for Literacy program in 2001 to encourage and celebrate literacy
service of our nation's young people, and to provide them with resources to
conduct reading-related activities that benefit others. Making a difference in
the lives of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">America</st1:country-region></st1:place>'s
children is what the relationship between the NEA and YSA is all about.</span><br>
<br>
<span class=normal>Learn more at: <a
href="http://www.nea.org/readacross/volunteer/index.html"
title="http://www.nea.org/readacross/volunteer/index.html">http://www.nea.org/readacross/volunteer/index.html</a></span><br>
<span class=normal>Download the application: <a
href="http://www.nea.org/readacross/volunteer/images/2009yllgrantapp.pdf"
title="http://www.nea.org/readacross/volunteer/images/2009yllgrantapp.pdf">http://www.nea.org/readacross/volunteer/images/2009yllgrantapp.pdf</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><b><font
size=4 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-variant:small-caps;color:black'>Michael </span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font
size=5 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;
font-variant:small-caps;color:black'>M</span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font
size=4 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-variant:small-caps;color:black'>inks</span></font></b></strong><b><font
size=1 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
font-variant:small-caps;color:black;font-weight:bold'><br>
</span></font></b><strong><b><font size=1 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black;font-weight:normal'>Manager
of Outreach</span></font></b></strong><font size=1 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'><br>
<strong><b><font face=Tahoma><span style='font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:normal'>Youth
Service </span></font></b></strong></span></font><strong><b><font size=1
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:normal'><ns0:country-region
w:insAuthor="Michael Minks" w:insDate="2008-11-06T18:56:00Z"
w:endInsAuthor="Michael Minks" w:endInsDate="2008-11-06T18:56:00Z"><ns0:place
w:insAuthor="Michael Minks" w:insDate="2008-11-06T18:56:00Z"
w:endInsAuthor="Michael Minks" w:endInsDate="2008-11-06T18:56:00Z"><st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font color=black><span style='color:black'>America</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region></ns0:place></ns0:country-region><font
color=black><span style='color:black'> - </span></font></span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font
size=1 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:black'>CFC #11577</span></font></b></strong><b><font size=1 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black;
font-weight:bold'><br>
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w:insAuthor="Michael Minks" w:insDate="2008-11-06T18:56:00Z"
w:endInsAuthor="Michael Minks" w:endInsDate="2008-11-06T18:56:00Z"><st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font color=black><span style='color:black'>1101
15th Street, NW, Suite 200</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street></ns0:address></ns0:Street><font
color=black><span style='color:black'> | </span></font><ns0:place
w:insAuthor="Michael Minks" w:insDate="2008-11-06T18:56:00Z"
w:endInsAuthor="Michael Minks" w:endInsDate="2008-11-06T18:56:00Z"><ns0:City
w:insAuthor="Michael Minks" w:insDate="2008-11-06T18:56:00Z"
w:endInsAuthor="Michael Minks" w:endInsDate="2008-11-06T18:56:00Z"><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font color=black><span style='color:black'>Washington</span></font></st1:City></ns0:City></st1:place><font
color=black><span style='color:black'>, </span></font><ns0:State
w:insAuthor="Michael Minks" w:insDate="2008-11-06T18:56:00Z"
w:endInsAuthor="Michael Minks" w:endInsDate="2008-11-06T18:56:00Z"><st1:State
w:st="on"><font color=black><span style='color:black'>DC</span></font></st1:State></ns0:State><font
color=black><span style='color:black'> </span></font><ns0:PostalCode
w:insAuthor="Michael Minks" w:insDate="2008-11-06T18:56:00Z"
w:endInsAuthor="Michael Minks" w:endInsDate="2008-11-06T18:56:00Z"><st1:PostalCode
w:st="on"><font color=black><span style='color:black'>20005</span></font></st1:PostalCode></ns0:PostalCode></ns0:place></span></font></b></strong><font
size=1 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:black'><br>
<strong><b><font face=Tahoma><span style='font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:normal'>P:
202-296-2992 ext. 125 | F: 202-296-4030</span></font></b></strong><br>
</span></font><strong><b><font size=1 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'><a href="mailto:mminks@ysa.org">mminks@ysa.org</a></span></font></b></strong><font
face=Tahoma><span style='font-family:Tahoma'><br>
</span></font><strong><b><font size=1 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'><a
href="http://www.YSA.org">www.YSA.org</a> </span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font
size=1 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:black;font-weight:normal'>| </span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font
size=1 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:black'><a href="http://www.SERVEnet.org">www.SERVEnet.org</a></span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font
size=1 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:black;font-weight:normal'> </span></font></b></strong><font size=1
color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:navy'>|</span></font><b><font size=1 color=blue face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:blue;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><b><font
size=1 color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:navy;font-weight:bold'><a href="http://www.ServiceVote.org">www.ServiceVote.org</a>
</span></font></b><b><font size=1 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black;font-weight:bold'>| </span></font></b><a
href="http://www.gysd.org/" title="http://www.gysd.org/"><b><font size=1
face=Tahoma title="http://www.gysd.org/"><span title="http://www.gysd.org/"><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>www.GYSD.org</span></span></font></b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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