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this tumultuous year comes to an end Im reaching out to ask you to support an effort that will have a positive and impactful effect on the future of our children -- the
</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(0,0,0); background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Ezra Jack Keats (EJK) Award.
</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(0,0,0); background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">The award, which is celebrating its
</span><a href="https://www.ezra-jack-keats.org/35th-anniversary-of-the-ezra-jack-keats-book-award/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">35</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:0.6em; vertical-align:super">th</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">
Anniversary</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(0,0,0); background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">, honors new writers and illustrators
who create </span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(0,0,0); background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">books that reflect
the diverse nature of our world, the strength of family, and the universal experience of childhood</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(0,0,0); background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">. </span></p>
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<div style="text-align:center"><img width="348" height="348" style="margin-left:0px; margin-top:0px" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/CfLgB5M2hTgUUxYo0LhNkGJOsq9K0ql8UrXnq92KZv66AP15Ed8f101KBD-NwgN0qHLOw3YQKz46QaE45pBYVQFrA8ulqIwERwElXUDncYOxayp6DkuKZXlD_b8vLdxJvAV4BryQ"></div>
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these book covers wonderful? They and their creators represent just a few of the winners and honorees weve celebrated over our 35 year history. I'm proud to be a board member of the EJK Foundation, and honored to be a contributor to this award myself. </span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">which supports new works that help children see themselves represented with equity and acceptance
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