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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Teen","sans-serif";color:green;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">                  We’re looking for the stars of our
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                 2013 Child Care Council calendar . . .<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Teen","sans-serif";color:green;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">              How about the children in your program?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Teen","sans-serif";color:green;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">It’s calendar time! The Child Care Council is again creating calendars featuring children from local child care programs to distribute to child care
 programs & human service agencies in the tri-county area.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Teen","sans-serif";color:green;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">Here’s how the children in your program can be stars:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:black;mso-ligatures:standard;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">J</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;mso-ligatures:standard;mso-contextual-alternates:yes"> </span><span style="font-family:"Teen","sans-serif";color:black;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">Only
 NYS regulated child care programs in Herkimer, Madison & Oneida counties can  participate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:black;mso-ligatures:standard;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">J</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;mso-ligatures:standard;mso-contextual-alternates:yes"> </span><span style="font-family:"Teen","sans-serif";color:black;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">You
 must submit digital photos only—via email or CD—of the children in your program now through  Friday, October 26.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:black;mso-ligatures:standard;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">J</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;mso-ligatures:standard;mso-contextual-alternates:yes"> </span><span style="font-family:"Teen","sans-serif";color:black;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">Submit
 photos in JPEG format saved with high quality compression with a long dimension of at least 1,600 pixels or higher at 200 dpi of resolution<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:black;mso-ligatures:standard;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">J</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;mso-ligatures:standard;mso-contextual-alternates:yes"> </span><b><span style="font-family:"Teen","sans-serif";color:black;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">Each
 program may submit no more than 10 photos. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:black;mso-ligatures:standard;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">J</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;mso-ligatures:standard;mso-contextual-alternates:yes"> </span><span style="font-family:"Teen","sans-serif";color:black;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">Each
 photo must be submitted with a Photo Submission Form and a Photo Release (enclosed, or visit www.mycccc.org).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:black;mso-ligatures:standard;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">J</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;mso-ligatures:standard;mso-contextual-alternates:yes"> </span><span style="font-family:"Teen","sans-serif";color:black;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">An
 independent panel of judges will review all submissions and based on quality and  creativity, select the photos that will be featured in our 2013 calendar.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Teen","sans-serif";color:green;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">Here are some tips from our judges:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:black;mso-ligatures:standard;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">J</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;mso-ligatures:standard;mso-contextual-alternates:yes"> </span><span style="font-family:"Teen","sans-serif";color:black;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">Avoid
 photos that are too far away, those with lots of people, or those with busy  backgrounds<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:black;mso-ligatures:standard;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">J</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;mso-ligatures:standard;mso-contextual-alternates:yes"> </span><span style="font-family:"Teen","sans-serif";color:black;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">We
 need photos of all seasons—so dig out those shots of last winter and fall!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:black;mso-ligatures:standard;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">J</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;mso-ligatures:standard;mso-contextual-alternates:yes"> </span><span style="font-family:"Teen","sans-serif";color:black;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">Sorry,
 no print photos will be accepted as scanned or copied prints produce low-quality copies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:black;mso-ligatures:standard;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">J</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;mso-ligatures:standard;mso-contextual-alternates:yes"> </span><span style="font-family:"Teen","sans-serif";color:black;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">Questions?
 Call Mariann at 223-7850 x 236 or  mj284@cornell.edu. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Teen","sans-serif";color:#207234;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">Submission Deadline—Friday, October 26th</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Teen","sans-serif";color:#207234;mso-contextual-alternates:yes"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mariann Joslin<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Child Care Council, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oneida County<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">121 Second Street<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Oriskany, NY  13424<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">ph (315) 223-7850 x 236<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">fax (315) 223-7855<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:green">Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.  THINK GREEN!</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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