[Nfbnet-members-list] FW: Spreading the news about LightHouse for the Blind's Holman Prize for Blind Ambition

[Deborah Kent Stein]

Dear Holman judges from 2017 and 2018,

Help us spread the word about the Holman Prize.  Please send the info 
below to your network.

We are now accepting applications for the 
<http://www.holmanprize.org/>Holman Prize for Blind Ambition, and we 
need your assistance getting the word out to attract the best applicants.

The Holman Prize is awarded annually to three blind individuals who 
wish to push limits and change perceptions about blindness around the 
world. It is named for 
<https://holman.lighthouse-sf.org/who-is-james-holman/>James Holman, 
a nineteenth century blind explorer, who was the most prolific 
traveler of anyone before the era of modern transportation. Each 
winner will receive $25,000 to fund an adventure. From 
<http://lighthouse-sf.org/2018/08/14/an-untapped-market-how-ojok-simon-is-training-the-next-generation-of-ugandan-beekeepers/>teaching 
blind people to be beekeepers in Uganda, to 
<http://lighthouse-sf.org/2018/08/01/to-get-to-the-other-side-the-blind-captain-makes-his-mark/>kayaking 
solo across the Bosporus Strait, to 
<http://lighthouse-sf.org/2018/07/10/meet-conchita-hernandez-teaching-blindness-across-the-border-with-the-holman-prize/>hosting 
the first conference in Mexico for blind people led by blind people, 
our past six winners' projects are as varied as the winners themselves.

If you know an ambitious blind person who will be 18 or older by 
October 1, 2019, we ask you to encourage them to apply for the Holman 
Prize. Applications close February 28 at 12 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.

A big part of the Holman Prize is about building community. To that 
end, we have several ways people can engage with all things Holman 
Prize on social media:

<facebook.htm>Facebook
<twitter.htm>Twitter
<instagram.htm>Instagram
<https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBgTkRMP5uayXitsp8XZ0c_gFw1-kEf_l>YouTube 
Playlist of 2019 Candidate Videos

People can also visit <HolmanPrize.htm>HolmanPrize.org and sign up 
for the Holman Prize mailing List on the website. They can also email 
<mailto:holman at lighthouse-sf.org>holman at lighthouse-sf.org and ask to 
be added to the mailing list.

Everyone has a dream. With the Holman Prize, the LightHouse will 
provide funds to three blind people with the drive to achieve their dreams.

If you have any questions, please contact us at 
<mailto:holman at lighthouse-sf.org>holman at lighthouse-sf.org.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Sachs
Director of Development & Communications
LightHouse for the Blind and Enchanted Hills Camp
415-694-7333
<mailto:jsachs at lighthouse-sf.org>jsachs at lighthouse-sf.org
www.lighthouse-sf.org
<http://www.enchantedhillscamp.org/>www.enchantedhillscamp.org
www.holmanprize.org
<http://www.superfestfilm.com/>www.superfestfilm.com
https://www.facebook.com/lighthousesf/




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