After checking the Houghton-Mifflin website (http://hmco.com) I found that the book donation program, "Share the Spirit," has ended. There is no further need to forward the message below onto other people. To learn about the results of the campaign, visit The Polar Express website (http://www.polarexpress.com/). 

Over 63,247 messages were received. 

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-----Original Message-----
From:   Jennifer Harris [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent:   August 28, 1997 1:06 PM
To:     [log in to unmask]
Subject:        Fwd: Children's Hospitals book drive

>>Children's Hospitals book drive program
>>
>>Please read and follow instructions below.  It only takes a minute for
>>a good cause!
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>
>> Houghton-Mifflin publishing company is giving books to children's
>>hospitals; how many books they give depends on how many e-mails they
>>receive from people around the world.  For every 25 e-mails they
>>receive, they will give one (1) book. All you have to do is e-mail:
>><[log in to unmask]> and type a message saying "children's hospitals book
>>drive program". Hope you can spare a few seconds ... let your friends
>>know.  So far they've only received 3,400 messages ... last year they
>>got 23,000. I think it would be great if we could kick it up to 30,000
>>. Please forward this mail to ANYONE you know.
>>
>>Thanks for your help
>>