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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The Central Early Childhood Direction Center (ECDC), located at the Madison-Oneida BOCES campus, is currently competing for a </SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:stockticker><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">CNY</SPAN></st1:stockticker><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">85 Giving Project Grant award to fund our <U>Steps & Stages Developmental Surveillance Project</U>. The Steps & Stages project will provide area health care providers with information, resources, and training necessary to identify children 0-5 with developmental delays or disabilities. Right now, fewer than half of the children with developmental delays or disabilities are identified before entering school.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">With limited budgets, we are seeking your support since this Grant will be awarded based on the number of votes each project obtains. You are allowed to vote 1x per day from June 1-June 30. Please forward to friends, colleagues, parents or anyone with a vested interest in early childhood development.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Please support our efforts to ensure children in </SPAN></B><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Madison</SPAN></B></st1:PlaceName><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </SPAN></B><st1:PlaceName><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">County</SPAN></B></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> don't miss out on their chance for early identification and treatment. Just follow the link:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <A href="http://mygiving.cnycf.org/page.aspx?pid=476" target=_blank><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">http://mygiving.cnycf.org/page.aspx?pid=476</SPAN></A> to vote and read the details of our entry. The competition runs from <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">June 1st - June 30th</B> and we make an earnest appeal for you to take advantage of the grant guidelines by </SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">voting once per day</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> and share our appeal with your contacts.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">Central Early </SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">Childhood</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceName><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">Direction</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">Center</SPAN></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Assistant Director of Early Childhood</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">Project Coordinator <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">Madison-Oneida BOCES</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">Madison-Oneida BOCES<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> 4937 Spring Rd., Verona, NY 13478</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">Susan Calandra, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">Central Early Childhood </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">Direction Center </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">Project Coordinator</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">Madison-Oneida BOCES</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">Spring Rd, Verona N.Y. 13478</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">(315) 361-5654</FONT></DIV>
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