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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>You may think this is an odd post for this site, but I’m
asking a favor…..<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>No matter what role you play in the theatre, film,
television, or commercial arena, the written word and your ability to interpret
or manipulate its meaning is key to your success. You are an artisan of
story and practice its craft daily. Now, imagine a world where the
written word is a scramble on a page, a fight to discern….a dirty secret
that you can’t understand what the letters add up to, so you hide it from
everyone you know. That is what illiteracy means….it is a roadblock
to success, a constant frustration, and a cruel joke to millions of people
living in our country….thousands which make up a part of our
communities. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>So, I am asking that you take a few moments on Wednesday, February
12<sup>th</sup> to be counted in your support of literacy by reading for 30
minutes over the course of the day and registering your participation at <a
href="http://www.thiscityreads.org/">www.thiscityreads.org</a> . <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>This City Reads, a collective of community members, businesses,
organizations, and schools, is celebrating a new decade of reading as it
prepares for its 11<sup>th</sup> Annual Day of Reading.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Over a decade ago we set a goal for 100,000 readers participating, and
we’ve come close….help make 2014 the year we hit the mark.
That mark isn’t about numbers, it’s about words and the power they
have over our lives. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Thanks in advance for your participation and good shoot & break a
leg to you!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Inda Blatch-Geib Designs<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Costume & Production Design<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>This City Reads Partner<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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