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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Michigan Humanities invites you to make a nomination for the 2024 Michigan Humanities Awards! Our annual awards program recognizes and
celebrates one organization and two individuals who are champions of public humanities. </span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>The deadline for nominations is March 1.</b> Recipients of the Humanities Champion of the Year and Outstanding Humanities Organization awards receive $2,500
to use towards a celebration in their community or a project supporting their work. The recipient of the Erik Jones Reading Champion Award receives a $2,500 honorarium. For more information, please visit michiganhumanities.org. Descriptions of the award categories
and links to nomination forms are listed below.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Erik Jones Reading Champion Award </b></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This award recognizes an individual who has significantly supported the development of literacy and a passion for reading in Michigan. </span></div>
<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Make a nomination here:
<a href="https://forms.gle/oWqArEFFqZ3bz7xh8" id="LPlnk">https://forms.gle/oWqArEFFqZ3bz7xh8</a> </span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Humanities Champion of the Year </b></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This award recognizes the person whose contributions resulted in outstanding public humanities impact in their community and in our state. Examples are teachers,
scholars, librarians, historians, or volunteers who have creatively and successfully brought humanities to the public forum.</span></div>
<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Make a nomination here:
<a href="https://forms.gle/PhjGpxZb7bncHKbH6" id="LPlnk">https://forms.gle/PhjGpxZb7bncHKbH6</a> </span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Outstanding Humanities Organization </b></span></div>
<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This award recognizes organizations that have made a lasting contribution to the enjoyment of public and accessible humanities programming
in Michigan. They may have brought to life a book, humanities project, historical project, discussion, or other humanities programs, serving their community and our state.</span></div>
<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Make a nomination here:
<a href="https://forms.gle/PhjGpxZb7bncHKbH6" id="LPlnk">https://forms.gle/PhjGpxZb7bncHKbH6</a> </span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Please reach out with any questions! We look forward to receiving your nominations.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Best, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Estee Schlenner (she/her)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Communications Officer</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Michigan Humanities</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">(517) 372-7770 ext. 665</span></div>
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