Dear List Members:
 
I thought that I would pass on this message.  It's a simple means
of spreading a little holiday joy.
 
Merry Christmas, etc.
John McCarthy
 
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<< Houghton Mifflin Company is sponsoring an opportunity for
Internetters
around the world to ... reach out to hospitalized children around
the United
States by taking part in The Polar Express Share the Spirit '95
Campaign
(http://www.hmco.com/polarexpress). >>
 
 
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From:   [log in to unmask] (Dickibus)
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Date: 95-12-19 11:46:18 EST
 
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Sent:   19 December 1995 02:27
To:     Multiple recipients of list TEAMWORK
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Subject:        The _Polar Express_
 
Subject: Send e-mail - Houghton Mifflin donates books to needy
children
 
 
 
Cambridge, Massachusetts
 
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>
>     How to help spread a little holiday cheer to those who may
need it...
>
>**PLEASE PASS THIS ALONG**PLEASE PASS THIS ALONG**
>
>THE POLAR EXPRESS SHARE THE SPIRIT '95 CAMPAIGN
>http://www.hmco.com/polarexpress
>
>I wanted to ask you as a member of the online communty to join
an
>Internet-wide campaign to share the spirit of the holiday season
with
>needy children.
>
>Over the past several months, the Internet has been unfairly
criticized
>by the media and the U.S. governmant as a place characterized by
>inappropriate content and people of questionable morals who can
do harm
>to our children.  We know that this does not represent the true
nature
>of the Net.  Houghton Mifflin Company is therefore sponsoring an
>opportunity for Internetters around the world to counter these
>accusations and reach out to hospitalized children around the
United
>States by taking part in The Polar Express Share the Spirit '95
Campaign
>(http://www.hmco.com/polarexpress).
>
> _The Polar Express_ , a Caldecott Medal-winning children's book
by
>Chris Van Allsburg, tells the story of a young boy who discovers
that
>only those who have the faith to truly believe can hear the
sound of
>Santa's sleigh bells.  Houghton Mifflin Company is now asking
everyone
>who still believes in the spirit of the season -- those who can
still
>hear the sleigh bell ring -- to send an email message to
>[log in to unmask] explaining how they keep the holiday
spirit
>alive.
>
>For every twenty-five e-mail messages received, Houghton Mifflin
Company
>will donate one copy of Mr. Van Allsburg's book to a children's
hospital
>and contributors will be eligible to receive a free copy of The
Polar
>Express CD-ROM Edition courtesy of Houghton Mifflin Interactive.
>
>We've set a goal of goal of 25,000 messages by December 31, and
have
>only a few weeks left to reach it.  All that's required of you
is a few
>minutes of your time, an e-mail message, and, like the young boy
in _The
>Polar Express_, the willingness to truly believe.
>
>Remember, send your email messages to [log in to unmask]
 For
>more information, send email to [log in to unmask]
>
>Thanks.
>
>Dan Maurer
>Online Publishing Manager
>Houghton Mifflin Interactive
>http://www.hmco.com/polarexpress
>
 
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