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</p><p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Dear Colleagues,<br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The Henry Ford is pleased to kick off its Third Annual <b>Building
Stories: A Creative Writing Contest</b>. Students in grades 3-12 from across
the United States are invited to create a story that celebrates the life and
times of Thomas Edison, one of America’s greatest innovators. </span></font></p>
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<font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span>The
Henry Ford provides foundational materials, primary sources from our
collections, to set the backdrop for a creative story of historical fiction. We
encourage you to introduce this contest to your library patrons. The deadline for submissions is <b>March 15, 2015</b>. Students
can win great prizes, including the publication of the grand prize winner’s
story on The Henry Ford’s website, as well as 10 printed copies. You can find
the official rules and contest details at <a href="http://www.thehenryford.org/education/buildingstories.aspx" target="_blank">thehenryford.org/BuildingStories</a>.
</span></span></font><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><a name="14b2d643eb002e56__MailAutoSig"><span style="color:rgb(84,88,90)"></span></a></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Best regards,</span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><a name="14b2d643eb002e56__MailAutoSig"><span style="color:rgb(84,88,90)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Alison Greenlee</span></span></a></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><a name="14b2d643eb002e56__MailAutoSig"><span style="color:rgb(84,88,90)"><br></span></a></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><a name="14b2d643eb002e56__MailAutoSig"><span style="color:rgb(84,88,90)">--</span></a><span><span style="color:rgb(84,88,90)"> <br></span></span></span></font></p>
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