Andrés Romero from Colombia submitted the 500th entry for the Reading Changed My Life Photo and Video Contest and has won a Kindle e-Reader! Congratulations, Andrés, for a wonderful picture! See the winning picture at https://www.facebook.com/globalpartnership/posts/546236072058934 “Fotografía tomada durante el Segundo Encuentro de Lenguas Criollas en San Basilio de Palenque (Mahates, Bolivar). Julio de 2012. Se rescata el uso, preservación y fomento de la lengua palenquera, tanto en la escuela como en diferentes contextos de uso en la vida cotidiana. Esto como garante de la transmisión del gran acervo cultural de San Basilio de Palenque. “Orgullo nuestro!!!” Photograph taken during the Second Conference on Creole Languages in San Basilio de Palenque (Mahates, Bolivar), July 2012. The Palenque language is being salvaged through its use, preservation, and promotion both in schools and in various everyday contexts to ensure the transfer of the great cultural heritage of San Basilio de Palenque. “Our pride and joy!!!” We are very excited that we have received over 500 entries from 71 countries! We want to give a special thanks to biNu, one of our partners, who has helped us to spread the word resulting in many submissions! Have you shared your photo or video showing how reading changed your life or the life of someone you know? Remember that the submission deadline is only a week away! You have time until November 7th, 2012 to share your photo and/or video and participate for a chance to win a Kindle Keyboard 3G, a Canon video camera and a Nikon photo camera! You can submit your entry by going to our competition website, via Facebook using GPE’s Facebook app or by tweeting your entry to @GPforEducation with hashtag #readingcontest and include your name, your country and how reading changed your life. Hurry up…time is almost up!