<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light, Helvetica Neue Light, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431701120596_25370"><span></span></div><div></div><div class="" style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin" class="">Karamu House
will Celebrate its 100th year anniversary in June 2015. As part of our anniversary celebration we are
collecting stories from those who have been influenced by Karaumu House. <o:p class="" style=""></o:p></span></div>
<div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431701120596_25415" style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431701120596_25470">We are
calling all Actors, Dancers, Karamu Kids, Alumni, Administrators, Staff,
Production Directors, Set Designers, Musicians, Singers, Costume Designers,
Karamu Dancers, Karamu Women, Educators, Parents, Collaborating Organizations,
Donors and others to tell the stories of Karamu House influence on their lives.
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<b class="" style=""><u class="" style="">Guidelines for Submission of Your Story</u></b><u class="" style=""><br class="" style="">
</u>1) Please provide the following
contact information: Name, Address, Phone Number, and Email address.<br class="" style="">
2) Typed and double-spaced document.
250-500 words maximum.<br class="" style="">
3) Submission of a personal photograph
is optional but should be submitted in .jpg or .pdf format and be at least 350
dpi.<br class="" style="">
4) Deadline for submission is May 30,
2015.<br class="" style="">
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<b class="" style=""><u class="" style="">Three Ways to Submit Your Story</u></b><u class="" style=""><br class="" style="">
</u>1) Email stories to: Mary Weems at </span><a href="mailto:maryeweems@gmail.com" class="" style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:major-fareast;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black" class="">maryeweems@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin" class=""> and <br class="" style="">
Regennia Williams at </span><a href="mailto:regennia@gmail.com" class="" style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:major-fareast;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black" class="">regennia@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431701120596_25414" class=""><br class="" style="">
2) Mail copy of story and photograph to
Karamu House, Attn: 100 Stories, 2355 East 89<sup class="" style="">th</sup> Street, Cleveland,
Ohio 44106<br class="" style="">
3) Drop off your story and photograph to
the Karamu House Business Office at the address above. <o:p class="" style=""></o:p></span></div>
<div class="" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431701120596_25474"><b class="" style=""><u class="" style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin" class=""><br></span></u></b></div><div class="" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431701120596_25474"><b class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431701120596_25473"><u class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431701120596_25472"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431701120596_25471">Use
of Story and Disclaimer<o:p class="" style=""></o:p></span></u></b></div>
<div class="" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin" class="">A
book of 100 year stories will be created. Your submission may be edited if your
story is selected. Your story may appear in edited form in any Karamu House
publications, on the website, and in e-messages. All proceeds from the book will benefit
Karamu House. <o:p class="" style=""></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[endif]--></span><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431701120596_25400" dir="ltr"> </div><div class="signature" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431701120596_25356"><div>Mary E. Weems Ph.D. </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431701120596_25357">Author, of Blackeyed: Plays and Monologues</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431701120596_25355">http://tinyurl.com/p3o66eo</div></div></div></body></html>