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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Posted on behalf of REFORMA</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Now that we are in the midst of celebrating
<i>Día</i> at our libraries and schools, it is a great time to consider nominating your celebration for the Mora Award!
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Estela and Raúl Mora Award was established by author and poet Pat Mora to promote
<i>El día de los niños/El día de los libros</i> (Children’s Day/Book Day). REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-speaking, is pleased to announce the competition for the 2013 Mora Award.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Award has been presented annually since 2000 to the most exemplary program celebrating
<i>El día de los niños/El día de los libros</i>, also known as <i>Día</i>. It consists of a $1,000 stipend and a plaque to be displayed by the winning library or school.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Libraries, schools, educational institutions, and other youth-serving organizations<span style="color:black"> </span>that plan and implement Día programs
in 2013 are eligible to submit an application by August 15, 2013. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">For more information about the Mora Award and to download an application, visit
<a href="http://www.reforma.org">www.reforma.org</a> and click on “Awards and Scholarships.”<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">To learn more about
<i>Día</i>, visit <span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.patmora.com/whats-dia/" target="_blank">http://www.patmora.com/whats-dia/</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#2A2A2A">Lupita Vega</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">
</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">(<span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:LVega@santa-ana.org">LVega@santa-ana.org</a></span>)<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#2A2A2A">Chair,</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#2A2A2A">
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0068CF"><a href="http://reforma.org/content.asp?pl=7&sl=44&contentid=44" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0068CF">REFORMA</span></a><span class="ecxsquiggly"><a href="http://reforma.org/content.asp?pl=7&sl=44&contentid=44" target="_blank">
Mora Award</a></span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#2A2A2A">
<b>Committee</b></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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