Fun_People Archive
19 Dec
THE POLAR EXPRESS SHARE THE SPIRIT '95 CAMPAIGN

Date: Tue, 19 Dec 95 22:04:34 -0800
From: Peter Langston <psl>
To: Fun_People
Subject: THE POLAR EXPRESS SHARE THE SPIRIT '95 CAMPAIGN

Forwarded-by: bostic@bsdi.com (Keith Bostic)
Forwarded-by:guess Deborah Scherrer <debbie@quake.Stanford.EDU>
Forwarded-by: pshall@Csa1.LBL.Gov (Perry S Hall)

[This is apparently real.  My personal theory is that some ISP
 wants to test the hell outta a gateway, or is simply too young
 to remember Craig Shergold.]

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 share_the_spirit@hmco.com 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 share_the_spirit@hmco.com.  For more
information, send email to info_sts@hmco.com.

Thanks.

Dan Maurer
Online Publishing Manager
Houghton Mifflin Interactive
http://www.hmco.com/polarexpress

© 1995 Peter Langston