Great. I know that I cannot be there in person.
Lynda

On 2/8/17, 2:59 AM, "Advisory Board of the LOC Literacy Awards on behalf of Karen Lotz" <[log in to unmask] on behalf of [log in to unmask]> wrote:

    Fun initiative!
    We'll share it out as well, thx
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    From: Advisory Board of the LOC Literacy Awards [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Loriene Roy [[log in to unmask]]
    Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2017 5:21 PM
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    Subject: Re: Kids can join the Young Reader Center Presidential Challenge
    
    Megwitch, Thanks!
    I'll share this with the tribal communities I know.
    
    Cheers,
    
    Loriene
    On Tue, 7 Feb 2017, Jackson, Pamela wrote:
    
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    > Kids Can Be President for a Day (Or at Least a Minute)
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    > Child at podium
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    > On President's Day (Monday, February 20, 2017), the Library of Congress is hosting an open house in The Young Readers Center (YRC) to honor our past presidents. During the event, kids will have a chance to give their presidential
    > remarks from the YRC Presidential Podium.
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    > Of course, we know that everyone can't make it to the Library in Washington, D.C. this February, so we're taking the Presidential Podium digital.
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    > Kids in grades K-12 who record a one-minute video answering the presidential "speaking prompt" will have a chance for their video to be selected to be aired at the YRC President's Day Open House and here on Read.gov.
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    > ·         Kids: Learn More Here
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    > ·         Parents and Educators: Learn More Here
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    > ·         Need to learn more about past presidents? Visit us here
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