[Nfbnet-members-list] Start Dreaming: Holman Prize Applications Open in January
Wunder, Gary
gwunder at nfb.org
Wed Dec 20 04:14:57 UTC 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SAN FRANCISCO November 8, 2016
Start Dreaming: Holman Prize Applications Open in January
LightHouse for the Blind in San Francisco is
thrilled to announce the return of the
<http://www.holmanprize.org/>Holman Prize for
Blind Ambition, our annual $25,000 award for blind adventurers and creators.
In 2017, the Prizes inaugural year, we received
more than 200 applications from over two dozen
countries. We couldn't be prouder of our three
winners, who encompass a wide range of ambition and ingenuity:
<http://lighthouse-sf.org/blog/meet-ahmet-ustunel-blind-kayaker-and-holman-prizewinner/>Ahmet
Ustunel is training to kayak Turkeys Bosphorus
Strait, completely solo;
<http://lighthouse-sf.org/blog/meet-penny-melville-brown-blind-baker-and-holman-prizewinner/>Penny
Melville-Brown is taking her YouTube baking show
to six continents;
<http://lighthouse-sf.org/blog/meet-ojok-simon-blind-beekeeper-and-holman-prizewinner/>Ojok
Simon is teaching his fellow Ugandans to become self-sustaining beekeepers.
Named after the 19th century blind world traveler
<https://www.holmanprize.org/jamesholman/>James
Holman, the Holman Prize empowers blind men and
women from around the world to complete the
journeys and projects of their dreams.
What would you do as a Holman Prizewinner?
Applications for the prize open on January 16,
2017 (and close February 28), and we encourage
applicants to start planning ahead! The initial
application is a quirky one: a 90-second YouTube
video explaining what you would accomplish as a
Holman Prizewinner (as well as a brief written
questionnaire). Once applications close, a select
group of semifinalists will be chosen to submit
in-depth written proposals, and later, finalists
will be interviewed by LightHouse staff.
<https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBgTkRMP5uayUh22CViOjMWudaPxXScCh>Check
out last years finalists video proposals to get
acquainted with the types of projects you can pitch.
To learn more about the prize, please visit the
Holman Prize <http://holmanprize.org/>website.
You can read more about the Holman Prize in the
<http://washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2017/06/29/blindness-does-not-stop-this-beekeeper-this-baker-and-this-kayaker-from-expanding-their-vision/>Washington
Post,
the<http://sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/SF-group-s-awards-allow-blind-baker-beekeeper-12224147.php>
<http://sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/SF-group-s-awards-allow-blind-baker-beekeeper-12224147.php>San
Francisco Chronicle, the
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08x4rj7>BBC and
PRis
<https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-11-07/new-technology-help-blind-captain-kayak-across-bosphorus-solo-journey>The
World.
If our<https://www.holmanprize.org/faq/> FAQ page
doesnt answer your questions, feel free to get
in touch with Max Savage Levenson, Holman Prize
Coordinator, at
<mailto:mlevenson at lighthouse-sf.org>mlevenson at lighthouse-sf.org.
Gary Wunder
Editor, Braille Monitor
200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 659-9314, extension 2360 | gwunder at nfb.org
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