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Two Good Deeds for the Price of One
Monday, September 24th, 2007 05:49 amFrom the New York Times -- you don't have to register to access the link below.
Buy a Laptop for a Child, Get Another Laptop Free
By STEVE LOHR
Published: September 24, 2007
One Laptop Per Child, an ambitious project to bring computing to the developing world’s children, is reaching out to the public through an interesting marketing campaign.
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The marketing program, to be announced today, is called “Give 1 Get 1,” in which Americans and Canadians can buy two laptops for $399.
One of the machines will be given to a child in a developing nation, and the other one will be shipped to the purchaser by Christmas. The donated computer is a tax-deductible charitable contribution. The program will run for two weeks, with orders accepted from Nov. 12 to Nov. 26.
The rest of the story is here
Buy a Laptop for a Child, Get Another Laptop Free
By STEVE LOHR
Published: September 24, 2007
One Laptop Per Child, an ambitious project to bring computing to the developing world’s children, is reaching out to the public through an interesting marketing campaign.
...
The marketing program, to be announced today, is called “Give 1 Get 1,” in which Americans and Canadians can buy two laptops for $399.
One of the machines will be given to a child in a developing nation, and the other one will be shipped to the purchaser by Christmas. The donated computer is a tax-deductible charitable contribution. The program will run for two weeks, with orders accepted from Nov. 12 to Nov. 26.
The rest of the story is here
