Klarinet Archive - Posting 000586.txt from 1996/12

From: Mark Charette <charette@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Free books for sick kids
Date: Sat, 21 Dec 1996 09:20:37 -0500

Edwin V. Lacy wrote about the Houghton-Mifflin giveaway:
> Not true. This is another hoax, now thoroughly de-bunked on the internet.
> It has been widely discussed on many lists.

No, Ed, this one was true. Many are hoaxes, though.

Houghton-Mifflin was the sponsor of "The Polar Express Share the
Spirit Campaign", whereby they promised to give away 1 book for
every 25 e-mails. They gave away 2500 books this year, and reached
their goal. E-mails are no longer being accepted. You can read
more about this at their site:

http://www.hmco.com/hmco/trade/hmi/polar/

If people spread the rumor that this was a hoax then Houghton
Mifflin gets no credit fot the service they've done. If you
read that it was a hoax, kindly put those people straight.
--
Mark Charette "In the next world, you're on your own"
charette@-----.com - Firesign Theater